Charter Boat: Braveheart II
-
Boat and Skipper Details
-
Availability Calendar
-
Individual Spaces
-
Reviews
-
Location and directionsMap
-
Bait & Tackle
Boat and Skipper Details
Very fast powerglide 30 designed by the legendary Rod Baker of the offshore 32 and 105 fame . Spend more time fishing and less time steaming to the marks.
Have been skippering and fishing my own vessels for almost 40 years and I am just as passionate now as I was all those years ago. And giving my anglers a good day out is my number 1 priority. My love of smoothound fishing is no secret, especially in shallow water as pound for pound they are probably the hardest fighting fish in the UK ... especially in shallow water and i love the fact after a quick photograph they are returned. The sand and mudbanks of the Thames Estuary are host to bass, thornback rays, Dover sole, eels , stingray and many other species so even when targeting a particular species you never know what you will reel up, i caught a halibut one year !.
Know for my humour and sarcasm a good laugh is always guaranteed on board and always willing to help the most novice of anglers catch fish, and accomplished too.
I look forward to getting you out there .
*member of the*
: The Professional Boatman's Association
Best regards and tight lines
Phil
September 2025
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N.B. Not all Skippers keep this dairy up-to-date. Always check with skippers before making any plans. Last calendar update: 28-May-2025 |
||||||
|
Mon 1st Sep
|
Tue 2nd Sep
|
Wed 3rd Sep
|
Thu 4th Sep
|
Fri 5th Sep
|
Sat 6th Sep
|
|
|
Sun 7th Sep Fully Booked |
Mon 8th Sep Fully Booked |
Tue 9th Sep Fully Booked |
Wed 10th Sep Fully Booked |
Thu 11th Sep Fully Booked |
Fri 12th Sep Fully Booked |
Sat 13th Sep Fully Booked |
|
Sun 14th Sep Fully Booked |
Mon 15th Sep
Visit seal colony before fishing |
Tue 16th Sep Fully Booked |
Wed 17th Sep Fully Booked |
Thu 18th Sep Fully Booked |
Fri 19th Sep Fully Booked |
Sat 20th Sep Fully Booked |
|
Sun 21st Sep Fully Booked |
Mon 22nd Sep Fully Booked |
Tue 23rd Sep Fully Booked |
Wed 24th Sep Fully Booked |
Thu 25th Sep Fully Booked |
Fri 26th Sep
Whole Boat
£390.00
|
Sat 27th Sep Fully Booked |
|
Sun 28th Sep
. |
Mon 29th Sep
Whole Boat
£390.00
|
Tue 30th Sep
Whole Boat
£390.00
|
||||
Upcoming Individual Spaces on Braveheart II
| Tue 10/06/2025 | 3 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
....
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Thornback Ray / Starry Smooth-hound.
| View details |
| Wed 11/06/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead.
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Thornback Ray / Starry Smooth-hound.
| View details |
| Mon 16/06/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead.
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Tope.
| View details |
| Fri 27/06/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead.
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Mackerel / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray.
| View details |
| Tue 01/07/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead.
Shallow water, hounds & bass.
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Tope.
| View details |
| Thu 03/07/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead.
Shallow water, hounds & bass.
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Tope.
| View details |
| Mon 07/07/2025 | 4 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead.
Hounds, rays, bass.
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Thornback Ray / Tope / Starry Smooth-hound.
| View details |
| Tue 08/07/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead.
Hounds, rays, bass.
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Thornback Ray / Tope / Starry Smooth-hound.
| View details |
| Wed 09/07/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead.
Hounds, rays, bass.
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Thornback Ray / Tope / Starry Smooth-hound.
| View details |
| Thu 10/07/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead.
Hounds, rays, bass.
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Thornback Ray / Tope / Starry Smooth-hound.
| View details |
| Tue 15/07/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead.
Hounds, rays, bass.
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Tope.
| View details |
| Mon 28/07/2025 | 6 Spaces | £70.00pp |
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead.
Hounds, rays, bass.
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Tope.
| View details | |
| Tue 29/07/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead.
Hounds, rays, bass.
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Tope.
| View details |
| Wed 30/07/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead.
Hounds, rays, bass.
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Tope.
| View details |
| Thu 31/07/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead.
Hounds, rays, bass.
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Tope.
| View details |
| Fri 01/08/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Dover Sole / Mackerel / Smooth-hound.
| View details |
| Mon 04/08/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Dover Sole / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray.
| View details |
| Tue 05/08/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Smooth-hound.
| View details |
| Thu 07/08/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Dover Sole / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray.
| View details |
| Tue 12/08/2025 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Bass / Stingray (Common) / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Tope.
| View details |
Reviews
Summary:
-
Steve Ashdown (02/07/2022)
Great days fishing with Phil gave me lots of advice which paid off for me with a 15lb hound.
Really enjoyed the day can’t wait for the next trip
Thanks PhilSkippers Reponse: Hi Steve,
Was a pleasure to meet you and thanks for taking the time to post a review. Glad you caught your personal best smoothound look forward to getting you out Again
Thank you
Phil -
Nigel Waters (15/05/2022)
Has to be a 5 Star review from me across the board, this website gives all the info you need, to have a terrific day out at sea with Phil, nothing is too much trouble for Phil as he's determined u will have a great day. also as he rightly says banter a plenty, if u don't like fun and a laugh, don't go out with Phil, but coupled with this
His knowledge is top notch, and probably one of the most helpful skippers, I've ever had the privelledge to fish with, and I have been on many many many charter boats over the years. I love that I can check on spaces available by clicking onto here, makes it so much easier. I actually have fallen in love with Braveheart 2, what a beautiful boat, loads of space, not all clogged up with various parafenalia.
Ease of parking, and a short walk to the boat is a major plus for me.
Fish, tea, banter, laughs a plenty.
Superb skipperSkippers Reponse: Thanks nigel. The cheques in the post lol. Its always a pleasure having you rob and dave aboard as I know how much you like your fishing and always do my very best to give you all a good day. We've been catching some big smoothounds lately and have to get you out for that p.b ��
All the best my friend
Phil -
Gary Turner (12/06/2022)
I had a few trips with Phil on Braveheart Charters and always found him to be pleasant and a chirpy skipper always happy to help and good communication.
He always tries hard to put you on the fish and has produce the goods on the 3 trips I have been on.
I have noticed he gives tuition to the novice anglers and has a rod and reel hire on the boat and will supply bait if arranged although some frozen bait was supplied within the booking price of the boat.
I had a good experience and will be booking in the future, thanks Phil and all credit goes to you.
Regards
Gary Turner...Skippers Reponse: Thank you for taking the time to re write a review, it's always nice to have good seasoned anglers like yourself aboard as apart from enjoying your own fishing, the less experienced anglers can also watch and learn from your fishing ability. I always work my hardest to give my anglers a good day.
Cheers Phil -
Alan Smith (06/06/2022)
Our group have had the pleasure of chartering this boat several times this year
Top skipper Phil knows his stuff
He has put us on some very nice fish with pbs a plenty
He supplies decent rods reels and tackle if u don't have your own and will show you the best way to do everything from presenting the bait to correctly hooking the fish when u get a tug on your rod
Phil is our go to skipper locally in Southend
The boat is very fast too , the fastest fishing boat we've been out on
We look forward to many fishing trips with him in the future
Top skipperSkippers Reponse: Thanks Alan for taking the time to write a review .I always look forward to taking you and your crew fishing always lots of laughs on board from a positive crew which makes for a great day out. See you soon.
Best regards
Phil
Location
Bait & Tackle
-
Toosey Tackle
St Osyth, Essex, East, England
-
Colchester bait and tackle
Colchester, Essex, East, England
-
Brian Deans Tackle Shop
Clacton On Sea, Essex, East, England
-
Robertsons Fishing Tackle
Dagenham, Essex, East, England
-
Alfie's Angling
St.Osyth, Essex, East, England
-
Clacton Angling Centre
Clacton-on-sea, Essex, East, England
Catch Stats
- CBUK Catch Log: 22 Species have been caught onboard Braveheart II, including: Bass | Cod | Dab | Dover Sole | European Eel | Haddock | Lesser Spotted Dogfish | Mackerel | Plaice | Red Gurnard | Smooth-hound | Spider Crab | Spurdog | Starry Skate | Starry Smooth-hound | Stingray (Common) | Thornback Ray | Tope | Tub Gurnard | Turbot | Twaite Shad | Whiting
- CBUK Record Breaking Catches: April 2025, 13 lb 4 oz Starry Skate
Latest Catches 669 photos uploaded
Latest Fishing Reports and News
-
05/2025
Fishing Report by phillip browning
May 2025 by phillip browning
There has been a nice break in the weather this last 10 days which has allowed BRAVEHEARTII to get amoungst the fish and there has been plenty of life out there. I predict the big female hounds will start to move in on the next set of spring tides and we started to see them yesterday in perfect conditions . We've also had Some great days on the bass with fish between 44 & 62cm with the odd bigger one. My main objective is to make sure everyone enjoys themselves wether experience angler's, families or complete novices.
Please check out my CBUK calender for upcoming availability and get in contact if you would like to book a day's fishing aboard BRAVEHEARTII
Many thanks And tight lines
Phil Browning 07970 728707 -
05/2025
Fishing Report by phillip browning
May 2025 by phillip browning
Some nice Bass coming over the rails on BRAVEHEARTII, the majority falling to worm baits, but for those who persevere with live whiting some bigger fish can be caught. A nice bass of around 8lb took a live whiting three other day but unfortunately the hook came out before it was close enough to net! That's why it's crucial to keep tight ....especially on bass. The tope have just moved onto the sands and even if we aren't specifically targeting them , I will put a sleeper rod out... and then wait!!!!
Thank you to all my customers for your continued support as always, and look forward to getting you all out, to enjoy a day's fishing and banter aboard BRAVEHEARTII
Many thanks & tight lines
Phil Browning 07970 728707 -
05/2025
Fishing Report by phillip browning
May 2025 by phillip browning
We have been blessed with some fantastic weather and fishing aboard BRAVEHEARTII these last few weeks with good numbers of bass & smoothounds along with a few descend ,thornback rays and the smaller species like dab's, soles ,eels,pouting & lsd's etc. Here's ollie with a nice brace of bass caught withing half an hour of fishing!
The weather for the next few days looks a tad breezy so this gives me time to keep BRAVEHEARTII in tip top condition.
I am receiving great feedback from families who charter the whole boat and i am more than happy to assist novice anglers to enjoy and get the most out of the day
All booking enquiries 07970 728707
Or check out my cbuk calendar and website for availability....
Many thanks & tight lines
Phil Browning -
05/2025
Fishing Report by phillip browning
May 2025 by phillip browning
Here's young kai with his first Bass caught aboard BRAVEHEARTII on Saturday a nice chunky 54cm with several others he had along with smoothounds, dabs, whiting & lsd's !
At 6 years old he was even calling the species at the end of the day just by looking at the bite...... and 90% of the time he was right and had me in hysterics. Families are always welcome aboard BRAVEHEARTII and I have plenty of time and patience to ensure you have a good days fishing!
So why not get booked up for the summer and summer holidays and give them an experience they'll never forget.
Many thanks And tight lines
Phil Browning 07970 728707 -
05/2025
Fishing Report by phillip browning
May 2025 by phillip browning
Some nice Bass coming over the rails of BRAVEHEARTII, Here's Kevin with a lovely 59cm bass caught on lug worm on a running ledger.
The weather has been amazing this last few weeks and we have been out every day with some fantastic crews and boy do we have a laugh.
***£390 FOR THE WHOLE BOAT ****including frozen bait, makes it cost effective for smaller parties between 2 & 6 angler's and families,.
I work my hardest to ensure every one has a great day..... what are you waiting for get booking and i look forward to meeting you and creating some great memories. Good quality tackle available on board so don't worry, just turn up and fish!
Braveheartcharters.com
Many thanks & tight lines
Phil
