Charter Boat: Skylark
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Bait & Tackle
Boat and Skipper Details
Skylark is a spacious 35ft Vessel, Powered by a 6 cylinder Diesel engine. which cruises comfortably at 8 Knots. made from wood, she is of sturdy design able to cope with all weather conditions.
Skylark Has a code of Practice for 12 anglers and 2 crew and can travel 20 miles from any Port.
Skylark is equipped with a Many chart Plotters one on two large screen, GPS, Sonar, Side Scan sonar, and Stucture scan sonar (Giving pin-point accuracy when locating wrecks or prominent fish holding features) DSC radio with AIS, Radar, and full safety equipment.
THE FISHING
Renowned worldwide for it's quality sea fishing heritage, Scarborough on the beautiful Yorkshire coast is the ideal port to charter a boat for an angling trip.
Luckily for Scarborough there is many places to fish, most of these places we fish are Natural scars of rock, kelp beads, And generally really rough ground ideal for Cod and Pollock Fishing. there are many marks we fish some are only a few minutes away from the harbour and others can span up to filey brigg or ravenscar again two very good Cod and Pollock grounds.
Also close to Scarborough are many old ship wrecks, mainly ships that were sunk in the war, and some old trawlers. these wrecks can produce good Cod, Ling, Pollock, and Many other fish.
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If you wish to hire the boat for Diving, Filming, Survey, Scattering Ashes and Sightseeing please feel free to give us a call and I am sure we could be of service to you.
WE ARE THE ONLY CHARTER BOAT THAT OPERATES ALL YEAR AROUND FROM SCARBOROUGH.
Nick is a keen match angler fishing from the boat and the shore. Over many years he has fished in several Scarborough Clubs that he has gathered many trophies and prizes. As well as fishing Nick also enjoys gathering and digging his own bait to ensure he has the best possible bait.
Nick has worked aboard Skylark since 2012 taking passengers out, before then Nick fished on private angling vessels out of Scarborough harbour starting with his uncles boat the " Clare Louise a tremlett 21"
Whether you are a beginner or an expert, Nick with his lifelong knowledge of the area will take you to the best spots for a successful day’s fishing.
First and foremost Nick is an angler and admits to having a passion for bait fishing from the shore and the boat for Cod. During the summer Nick feels there is not any type of better fishing than catching Pollock on light tackle using lures. Obviously cod is the main target species of all the charter boats and we have had some excellent fish with both quality and quantity coming aboard
In 2015 Nick also started Skylark Tackle expanding the buissness into tackle and bait sales and also fabricating fishing equipment.
July 2025
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N.B. Not all Skippers keep this dairy up-to-date. Always check with skippers before making any plans. Last calendar update: 18-Jul-2025 |
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Tue 1st Jul Fully Booked |
Wed 2nd Jul
Wrecking tide if winds allow |
Thu 3rd Jul
Wrecking tide if winds allow |
Fri 4th Jul
Wrecking tide if winds allow |
Sat 5th Jul
08:00-16:00
16:00-20:00 |
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Sun 6th Jul
08:00-16:00
16:00-19:00 |
Mon 7th Jul Whole Boat Available |
Tue 8th Jul
09:00-15:00
15:00-18:00 |
Wed 9th Jul
Bait deliverys |
Thu 10th Jul
9 till 5 8hr trip |
Fri 11th Jul
09:00-15:00
15:30-17:30 |
Sat 12th Jul
08:00-16:00
16:00-19:00 |
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Sun 13th Jul
08:00-16:00
16:00-19:00 |
Mon 14th Jul Fully Booked |
Tue 15th Jul Unavailable |
Wed 16th Jul
09:00-17:00
17:00-20:00 |
Thu 17th Jul
9am-5pm Rough ground |
Fri 18th Jul Unavailable |
Sat 19th Jul
08:00-16:00
16:00-19:00 |
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Sun 20th Jul
08:00-16:00
16:00-19:00 |
Mon 21st Jul
Wrecking tide if winds allow |
Tue 22nd Jul
09:00-15:00
15:00-18:00 |
Wed 23rd Jul
08:00-14:00
14:00-20:00 |
Thu 24th Jul
08:00-14:00
14:00-17:00 |
Fri 25th Jul
08:00-16:00
16:00-19:00 |
Sat 26th Jul
08:00-14:00
14:00-17:00
17:00-20:00 |
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Sun 27th Jul
08:00-16:00
16:00-19:00 |
Mon 28th Jul
8 till 4 |
Tue 29th Jul
08:00-16:00
16:00-19:00 |
Wed 30th Jul
08:30-16:30
18:00-20:00 |
Thu 31st Jul
08:00-16:00
16:00-19:00 |
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Upcoming Individual Spaces on Skylark
| Wed 23/07/2025 | 2 Spaces |
08:00-14:00 |
6hr.
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| Thu 24/07/2025 | 4 Spaces |
08:00-14:00 |
6hr 8am-2pm.
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| Thu 24/07/2025 | 5 Spaces |
14:00-17:00 |
3hr.
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| Sun 27/07/2025 | 2 Spaces |
16:00-19:00 |
3hr.
Cod.
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| Mon 28/07/2025 | 2 Spaces | 8 Hours |
8 till 4.
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| Tue 29/07/2025 | 1 Space |
16:00-19:00 |
3hr.
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| Wed 30/07/2025 | 8 Spaces |
08:30-16:30 |
8hr.
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| Thu 31/07/2025 | 9 Spaces |
08:00-16:00 |
8 hour.
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| Thu 31/07/2025 | 5 Spaces |
16:00-19:00 |
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| Fri 01/08/2025 | 9 Spaces |
08:00-16:00 |
8hr.
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| Fri 01/08/2025 | 7 Spaces |
16:00-19:00 |
3hr.
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| Tue 05/08/2025 | 3 Spaces |
08:00-16:00 |
8hr Wrecking tide if winds allow.
Cod / Ling.
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| Tue 05/08/2025 | 10 Spaces |
16:00-19:00 |
3hr.
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| Sat 09/08/2025 | 6 Spaces |
16:00-19:00 |
3hr.
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| Mon 11/08/2025 | 5 Spaces |
08:00-16:00 |
8hr rough ground.
Cod / Pollock.
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| Tue 12/08/2025 | 8 Spaces |
08:00-16:00 |
8hr.
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| Thu 14/08/2025 | 1 Space |
08:30-16:30 |
8hr.
Cod / Pollock.
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| Fri 15/08/2025 | 6 Spaces |
08:00-16:00 |
8hr.
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| Sat 16/08/2025 | 7 Spaces |
16:00-19:00 |
3hr.
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| Tue 19/08/2025 | 3 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Wrecking tide if winds allow.
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Reviews
Summary:
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Tom Villias (17/07/2025)
Another amazing day with Skylark. Fishing started as soon as the lines hit the bottom a nice cod weighing just under 5lb.
Plenty of big mackerel all throughout the day with a good amount of pollock and codling.
Loads of other species caught.
What was nice to see was a skipper fishing with us and as soon as someone's rod bent over the skipper was there ready to help net.
This is my 2nd trip with Skylark in the last few months and I will be booking again.Skippers Reponse: Cheers Tomasz
We are always grateful for people's feedback, and hope to see you again soon -
Tom Villias (11/06/2025)
After loosing faith with fishing from Scarborough I should have followed previous reviews what a trip to be on. Friendly knowledgeable skipper who volunteers for his local RNLI and has a very high standard onboard. The booking was professional with all the information, terms and conditions sent across. The night before as promised we had the confirmation call, when onboard Nick gave a safety brief explaining all the situations making us feel really safe. Not the newest boats but it's really looked after and the skippers knowledge of the boat and area shows. I must of caught 45+ fish mainly 3 to 5lb cod.
I definitely will be coming back soon and thank you Nick for all the hard work you do. I nearly abandoned fishing from Scarborough after using 2 other companies.Skippers Reponse: Thank you for your review Tom, as you have seen we have been working hard to promote fishing in Scarborough. Fishing has it's good days and bad days, We always try our best no matter what! Hope you enjoyed the fillets and we look forward to seeing you again hopefully it's another productive day. Regards Nick
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Wojnowska Wojnowska (27/05/2025)
Had a fantastic 6 hour trip today with my dad on board the skylark i caught 4 cod and a couple of wrasse and sand eels the captain filleted the for us and he even let me drive the boat on the way back me and my dad had a brilliant day would definitely recommend going again
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The G (04/06/2025)
Fantastic experience from start to finish, went our wrecking on Monday and enjoyed it so much went back out on the Wednesday. Nick the skipper always put us on the fish, has a great selection of tackle/lures/rods & reels on board.
Great atmosphere and Nick incredibly knowledgeable with great watercraft. Can't recommend enough, from the experienced angler with all their own gear all the way to those with no gear who have never fished before.
Thanks for 2 cracking days fishing on the Skylark! -
The G (02/06/2025)
Fantastic experience I enjoyed it that much I have already booked to go again this week.
Location
Bait & Tackle
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SKYLARK TACKLE WAREHOUSE
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
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Anglers Choice
Middlesborough, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
Catch Stats
- CBUK Catch Log: 39 Species have been caught onboard Skylark, including: Ballan Wrasse | Bib (Pouting) | Blonde Ray | Brill | Bull Huss | Butterfly Blenny | Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) | Cod | Conger Eel | Cuckoo Ray | Dab | European Squid | Flounder | Grey Gurnard | Haddock | Herring | Lesser Spotted Dogfish | Lesser Weever | Ling | Lobster | Mackerel | Octopus | Plaice | Pollock | Poor Cod | Red Gurnard | Sand Eel | Scad | Shore Rockling | Short-spined Sea Scorpion | Smooth-hound | Spotted Ray | Sprat | Thornback Ray | Three bearded rockling | Topknot | Tub Gurnard | Whiting | Wolf Fish
Latest Catches 1,237 photos uploaded
4 lb 1 oz Ballan Wrasse
17-Jul-2025
5 lb 8 oz Pollock
17-Jul-2025
7 lb 12 oz Pollock
12-Jul-2025
6 lb Pollock
5-Jul-2025
6 lb 3 oz Cod
3-Jul-2025
5 lb 8 oz Cod
3-Jul-2025
3 lb 2 oz Pollock
25-Jun-2025
6 lb 8 oz Pollock
17-Jun-2025
5 lb 1 oz Cod
1-Jun-2025
7 lb 1 oz Cod
2-Jun-2025
7 lb 3 oz Pollock
29-May-2025
6 lb 2 oz Cod
29-May-2025
9 lb 4 oz Cod
28-Oct-2024
5 lb Cod
28-Oct-2024
6 lb 2 oz Ling
27-Oct-2024Latest Fishing Reports and News
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17/07/2025
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
17 Jul 2025 by Nick Gough
Some of the fish caught on today's 8hr trip
Unfortunately we've been tied up most of this week plagued with strong winds and lumpy sea.
Today wasn't perfect with thick fog this morning which cleared then ran in from south for an hour then went. We also had quite a bit of swell still running.
This wasn't a deterrent for today's anglers who still found loads of plump mackerel, some good size pollock and cod.
Also caught was ballen wrasse, coalfish, whiting, pouting and a weaver. Totaling 9 different species for the day.
As well as the fishing we had loads of wildlife throughout the day with bottle nose dolphins passing by for the majority of the morning, loads of playful seals.
Throughout the trip we also had many species of sea birds buzzing about. -
12/07/2025
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
12 Jul 2025 by Nick Gough
8hr and 3hr trips today
Fishing started on the first mark we went to and it was steady away all day.
Majority of the fish fell for lures with a good picking of good size Cod and pollock. Overall the lads on the 8hr trip had 50-60 cod and pollock to keep with many smaller size fish returned to fight another day.
As well as the cod and pollock we have also had several ling, whiting, loads of pesky ballen wrasse and a good amount of plump mackerel.
Heaviest fish from the 8hr was a pollock just under 8lb.
With several cod around the 6lb area
We even had a large shark possibly a porbegle due to its size follow a mackerel up surface for a few seconds then disappeared.
The 3hr trip was pretty much the same with us getting the best fish of the trip on the first drop a nice 5lb Pollock.
They also caught many other Pollock and cod, ballen wrasse and dreaded weaver.
And a dozen mackerel enough for everyone busy with plenty of sport and everyone taking a good few fry's home.
Overall for the day the customers caught 10 different fish species.
Cod, Pollock, ling, coalfish, whiting, mackerel, horse mackerel, pouting, weaver, ballen wrasse -
06/07/2025
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
6 Jul 2025 by Nick Gough
We ventured offside as the winds had dropped and with a neap tide it was ideal conditions a lot better stamp of fish caught with the majority of the cod being around the 3 to 5lb area.
The heaviest fish was a Ling weighing 8lb 8oz.
Experienced anglers seemed to have a huge advantage on this trip with less experienced struggling to get the bites. But after a lot of mentoring all the anglers got a few fish to keep. One angler managed to catch over 60lb of Cod, Ling and Pollock himself during the trip. -
05/07/2025
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
5 Jul 2025 by Nick Gough
Saturday 5th, we had a very strong offshore wind and we were forced to anchor the majority of the trip as the wind and tide together made the drift speed was immense. With us being anchored the anglers were bombarded with pouting and ballen wrasse. But amounts these weeks did get some good size Pollock.
Heaviest fish was a Pollock weight 7lb 2oz
We also had a good amount of codling and mackerel later in the day. -
04/07/2025
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
4 Jul 2025 by Nick Gough
Friday 4th, we had a good offshore breeze so again remained inshore which was quite steady away, The best fish was a Cod weighing 5lb 1oz.
We did see a good amount of species in the day with one angler managing to catch 6 different species
