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Took our teenager son out for some catch-and-release fishing. Skipper explained radar and sonar and all the gadgets to our son. Once we got out on the sea, skipper helped him all the way, from setting up the rods and placing the baits to hauling them in, to holding it properly for the victory photograph. Caught a 9lbs ray and a small smoothhound, had a seal watch us, even lost a 25lbs line to something strong enough to get away. Son had a great time.

Skippers Reponse: Glad you enjoyed your day out with us see you again soon Lee

Had the pleasure of competing in a regional fishing competition involving about 40+ anglers fishing out of 6 boats.I had the pleasure of drawing Sophie Lea. The Skipper of the boat, Lea, took us to a mark off Clacton . Boy does he know his stuff. If a certain person can draw 5 loaves and 5 fishes out of the bag then this skipper must be on a higher plane( either that or he has got connections!). We fished either side of a high tide for six hours and we just did not stop bringing the fish in. 4/5lb Codling and skate were in plenty supply. Not sure how many in total we took in the boat but were in the high numbers for codling and a slightly lesser number for Skate. - Whiting, Pouting and Dogfish were in great numbers too. From talking to my mates afterwards who were on other boats they didn't fare not nearly as well, which speaks volumes . Nobody can guarantee fish are out there but if you want the good chance of a good days fishing then a trip out on Sophie Lea would be a good bet.

Our family had an an amazing morning out on the Sophie Lee. I was really surprised how fast the boat travelled out to sea and how quickly the rods were all set up ready for us to start fishing. Within 15 minutes of finding the right spot the children had started catching fish! Lee was extremely patient with me and other members of the group who are novices. We were all fascinated by wide range of species that we caught during the morning; Lee gave us lots of interesting information about them all. I would totally recommend this experience for families (our kids were between the ages of 12 and 15), we had a brilliant time and hope to book another trip later in the year.

bought as a birthday present great boat great day skipper knows his stuff happy to help and takes you to the fish would recommend

Hi, me and my friends wants to spend good time together so we booked boat, we could't wait to be on the sea and catching nice fich. Beggining of the day was terrible because of bad wheater and strong wind. Lee, for sefaty reason adwise to not go deep into sea and thise was understandeable. We been sad, we plan a nice day, we hit more than 100 miles and finally we been just about to come back home early in the morning. Thise could happying but not with Skipper like Lee, hi find out that we can go fishing on the Estuary of the river, there are not big waves like on open sea and we still can enjoing a day :) Thanks to Him , we catch a lot of Whitening fish and Cods as well. Werry experience and nice person. Well recomended, and we will come back again in 100 %

Wear do I start got told 55 ponds for quality rod and tackle bait got their for first trip with this joke of a skipper did not even shake my hand and say hello he then had to get fuel for boat that took forever then said did I get bait had to go to bait shop for rag worms as we got to fishing point was told net up top and that was it he spent 3 hrs in cabin as we tried to get some fish that was clearly not their then when he did come out we asked to move did not tell us to reel up just started engine up moved half a mile if that to sit for two hrs one fish caught that went back when said it pointless staying hear turned round and said might as well go in earlier so done 5 hrs fishing and went in to be told that's 110 pounds please as I payed for my dads Father's Day present this is worse trip ever been on nice boat but wrong skipper total money grabber

This boat was brilliant, we had a great trip, the boat was superb very fast and getting to the fishing ground was very quick. The boat is maintained to a very high standard and run very professionally, joy to go on this boat as previous charters have not offered the same level of satisfaction, we will definitely be back, being only novices thanks to Lee We can bait a ragworm as good as any now. Great day five stars and well recommended.

Another great fishing day out on the Sophie Lea. Have been going out with Lee for a few years now and have always had a great day, everyone can have a quite day, thats fishing ,but you rarely have them on the Sophie Lea. Lee knows where to go and how long to stay before moving on to a new Mark. A very experienced and friendly skipper, I have fished on most of the other charter boats in the area over the years, but would now not use any other. I generally fish as part of a regular group but when it's just me, Lee always finds a space for me on a singles day where you get to fish with people with different levels of experience, I'm always impressed with the time and efforts Lee takes to teach people and I usually pick up a thing or too as well...Highly recommended for enthusiasts and novices alike.

A great day out on a good boat. We landed 20 thornbacks up to 13lb plus whiting and dog fish. Lee is a good skipper; knowledgable and very safe.

A treat for my husbands birthday - we had a lovely day out on the Sophie Lea and caught a handful off different fish. Skipper Lee was a very nice man and we had the pleasure of sharing our experience with Steve and Phil who were two very knowledgeable fishermen. A good day had by all - Thank you Sophie Lea!