Charter Boat: Deep Blue
-
Boat and Skipper Details
-
Availability Calendar
-
Individual Spaces
-
Reviews
-
Location and directionsMap
-
Bait & Tackle
Boat and Skipper Details
The name 'Deep Blue' comes with an incredible reputation on the south coast. My first boat, an Evolution 38 was originally an Eastbourne boat but was sold a few years ago and was sent to Wales. I have had the privilege of bringing her back to the South East. Deep Blue V1 has now been replaced with a catamaran which has been christened with the same name.
Deep Blue is now one of the approved charter boats for the annual Species League competition.
Fishing trips from Sovereign harbour include reef, rough ground and deep sea wrecking.
We have been provided with brand new top of the range rod and reel setups from Penn Fishing. This equipment is available to use onboard, please ask the skipper about availability.
We are also sponsored by Sidewinder Lures and an ambassador for NAVIONICS. We have a great selection of lures available to use while on your trip.
Whole boat bookings:-
Reef/rough ground trips £560 (8 people max)
Deep water wrecking trips. £640 (8 people max)
Specials/Sand banks for Turbot/Brill (ask about availability) £680 (8 people max)
Evening, shorter or longer trips available at request. Please call for a quote.
Individual spaces:-
Small groups/individuals £70/£80 per head.
*a great way to make new acquaintances*
Equipment & bait can be provided, ask the skipper for details.
Sightseeing/nature trips:-
Royal Sovereign Lighthouse to Beachy Head (2hr round trip) £40 per head - min 6 passengers
Deep Blue has insurance for light workboat duties, and is also available for ashes scattering and filming/photography work.
ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ.
Deposits can be paid via bank transfer or cash. The balance of trips to be paid in cash, card or bank transfer on the day of your trip.
Don’t hesitate to ask for more information.
I'm Simon, owner and skipper of Deep Blue. Originally from Newcastle Upon Tyne, I spent nearly twenty years working in Oxford before relocating to Eastbourne in the summer of 2021. Fishing has been always been a big part of my life. My Grandad and my Dad were both real keen fishermen. My Grandad was also a rod builder, and I loved spending hours in the summer holidays as a kid watching him in his workshop.
I left my career in Mechanical Engineering to take up a life on the waves.
I moonlight as a wedding/event photographer. I am an experienced videographer and drone pilot. I was trained to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) standard to fly drones commercially, and held a PFCO for a number of years.
I hold a valid commercial endorsement from the RYA to skipper chartered motor boats up to 24m in length.
June 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: 23-Jun-2025 |
||||||
|
Sun 1st Jun
Fully Booked
|
Mon 2nd Jun
Whole Boat
|
Tue 3rd Jun
Fully Booked
|
Wed 4th Jun
Individual Spaces
|
Thu 5th Jun
Whole Boat
|
Fri 6th Jun
Fully Booked
|
Sat 7th Jun
Fully Booked
|
|
Sun 8th Jun
Fully Booked
|
Mon 9th Jun
Fully Booked
|
Tue 10th Jun
Individual Spaces
|
Wed 11th Jun
Fully Booked
|
Thu 12th Jun
Whole Boat
|
Fri 13th Jun
Fully Booked
|
Sat 14th Jun
Fully Booked
|
|
Sun 15th Jun
Fully Booked
|
Mon 16th Jun
Fully Booked
|
Tue 17th Jun
Fully Booked
|
Wed 18th Jun
Fully Booked
|
Thu 19th Jun
Fully Booked
|
Fri 20th Jun
Fully Booked
|
Sat 21st Jun
Fully Booked
|
|
Sun 22nd Jun
Fully Booked
|
Mon 23rd Jun
Individual Spaces
|
Tue 24th Jun
Fully Booked
|
Wed 25th Jun
Fully Booked
|
Thu 26th Jun
Fully Booked
|
Fri 27th Jun
Individual Spaces
|
Sat 28th Jun
Fully Booked
|
|
Sun 29th Jun
Fully Booked
|
Mon 30th Jun
Whole Boat
|
|||||
Upcoming Individual Spaces on Deep Blue
| Fri 27/06/2025 | 4 Spaces | £75.00pp |
£600 full boat or (£75pp) Mixed fishing
£680 full boat or (£85pp) Wrecking
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | |
| Mon 30/06/2025 | £75.00pp |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
£600 full boat or (£75pp) Mixed fishing
£680 full boat or (£85pp) Wrecking
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | ||
| Tue 01/07/2025 | £75.00pp |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | ||
| Wed 02/07/2025 | 3 Spaces | £75.00pp |
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | |
| Thu 03/07/2025 | £75.00pp |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | ||
| Wed 09/07/2025 | £75.00pp |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | ||
| Mon 14/07/2025 | 4 Spaces | £75.00pp |
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | |
| Tue 15/07/2025 | £75.00pp |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | ||
| Wed 16/07/2025 | £75.00pp |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | ||
| Thu 17/07/2025 | 5 Spaces | £75.00pp |
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | |
| Thu 31/07/2025 | 7 Spaces | £85.00pp |
£560 Mixed fishing - full boat
£640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | |
| Mon 04/08/2025 | £75.00pp |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | ||
| Tue 05/08/2025 | 7 Spaces | £75.00pp |
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | |
| Wed 06/08/2025 | £75.00pp |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | ||
| Thu 07/08/2025 | £75.00pp |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | ||
| Fri 08/08/2025 | £75.00pp |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | ||
| Mon 11/08/2025 | £75.00pp |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | ||
| Tue 12/08/2025 | £75.00pp |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | ||
| Wed 13/08/2025 | 1 Space | £75.00pp |
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details | |
| Mon 18/08/2025 | £75.00pp |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
£600 (£75pp) Mixed fishing - full boat
£680 (£85pp) Wrecking - full boat
Prices based on 8 anglers - we run up to 10 anglers maximum at request.
Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.
| View details |
Reviews
Summary:
-
Alec Roy (22/05/2022)
Brilliant day out on the deep blue.highly recommended to go fishing with Simon no matter what level of experience you have.will be booking another trip
Skippers Reponse: Thank you Alec, I appreciate that.
See you again soon. -
Kevin King (25/03/2022)
Had great day my first trip out with Simon great skipper all had fish mostly doggies but that's fishing can only get better will definitely go out again plenty of tea coffee ��
-
Kevin King (25/03/2022)
A1 skipper Simon great days fishing we all had fish 1st time out but will definitely go out again
-
L Mcnally (03/04/2022)
Had a great day out with Simon the skipper. A lovely group of 6 and it was hard fishing but Simon took us to some marks and we all caught. Dogfish, whiting, wrasse, pollock. Very knowledgeable. Lovely boat. Will be back again very soon
-
Dean Levy (03/04/2022)
Had a great day out on Deep Blue
Despite difficult conditions with big tides Simon worked hard to find the 6 on board fish.
All caught fish with a mixed bag of dogfish, whiting, pollack, wrasse and pouting caught.
Will definitely be booking for another trip soon
Location
Bait & Tackle
-
Anglers Den
Pevensey Bay, East Sussex, South East, England
-
Simpson Marine
Newhaven, East Sussex, South East, England
-
Lagoon Bait & Tackle
Hove, East Sussex, South East, England
-
Anglers Den
Pevensey Bay, East Sussex, South East, England
-
Nimpopo
Polegate, East Sussex, South East, England
-
Peacehaven Angler
Peacehaven, East Sussex, South East, England
Catch Stats
- CBUK Catch Log: 32 Species have been caught onboard Deep Blue, including: Baillon's Wrasse | Ballan Wrasse | Bass | Black Sea Bream | Bull Huss | Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) | Cod | Conger Eel | Cuckoo Wrasse | Dab | Dover Sole | European Squid | Flounder | Goldsinny Wrasse | Greater Weever | John Dory | Lesser Spotted Dogfish | Lesser Weever | Mackerel | Plaice | Pollock | Red Gurnard | Red Mullet | Smooth-hound | Spotted Ray | Starry Smooth-hound | Thornback Ray | Tope | Tub Gurnard | Turbot | Undulate Ray | Whiting
Latest Catches 202 photos uploaded
Latest Fishing Reports and News
-
13/05/2025
Fishing Report by Simon Logan
13 May 2025 by Simon Logan
Another exceptional day at sea.
Another day filled with a cracking stamp, and a cracking number, of fish (excluding the annual crazy bass fishing we are yet to experience this season).
Flat calm, hot & sunny.
I’m honestly struggling to create a well worded and witty report today. Two days back to back of the kind of fishing and conditions EVERYBODY who books a trip would absolutely love.
My rod hires absolutely banging fish out left right and centre on Sidewinder Lures & The Fish Locker skerries pro lures - they better lower their expectations for their next trip because they’ve been well and truly spoilt today.
It’s all the luck of the draw when it comes to the fishing and weather you have for your trip. There is one average boosting tip though, the more trips you book, the luckier you get. -
12/05/2025
Fishing Report by Simon Logan
12 May 2025 by Simon Logan
Wrecking…… with a bit of rock action.
9 onboard (because I can’t count) - which worked fine in the flattest seas you can wish for. Great drifting speed on the flood, could’ve done with a bit more tide on the ebb, until we found some elsewhere.
Hot in the sun when it finally made an appearance.
Hardly another boat seen all day ����.
Fantastic fishing for all but a couple of slow hours in the lanes.
We’ve never landed as many fish as we did today. The lads absolutely smashed it on (pretty much) exclusively lures only ��.
Pollack from the off, with several codling and bass thrown in for a bit of variation. No doubles today, but MANY were close to it. All but 2 fish were decently larger than the 50cm min landing size we have adopted on Deep Blue.
I used the SeaYaLayer descender a couple of times (for the first time) on those two smaller pollack, and it was very easy to use. We were on the same wreck for a good while, and no fish were seen to resurface once sent back down to 60+ metres.
⭐️ Top rod was Carey, who had in excess of a dozen stonking pollack, a few codling and a couple of bass alone ⭐️
�� What a great day - best job in the world on days like this �� -
18/04/2025
Fishing Report by Simon Logan
18 Apr 2025 by Simon Logan
Good Friday 18th April.
Full crew onboard with a less than good forecast.
The crew was briefed yesterday about the forecast, and they all opted to go for it regardless.
A little bit scratchy, but to be expected given the conditions. Lots of algae bloom in the water on the flood tide.
17 small smoothies, few bass, wrasse, pollack and bits…. -
17/04/2025
Fishing Report by Simon Logan
17 Apr 2025 by Simon Logan
Thursday 17th April.
Chasing fish tails, and our own tails today.
Very scratchy out there this last couple of trips. Lots of algae bloom in the water on the flood tide after yesterday’s wind. The ebb tide cleared it up a bit. The dredger has also just been, and they have permission to dump their spoil a measly mile away uptide of the marina, which makes the water muddy.
Fish very scattered around, tons of marks on the sounder, but again being finicky on the bite. A few nice fish dropped. No big girl smoothies yet still, but several smaller ones. There’s not even that many pouting out there, not that I would usually complain about that, but it’s just bloody weird.
Best fish of the day had be Becky’s micro Codling ������
Off out again tomorrow, before the wind comes back and spoils Saturday and Easter Sunday ��.
12 species landed today. -
15/04/2025
Fishing Report by Simon Logan
15 Apr 2025 by Simon Logan
Tuesday 15th April.
A swing in the weather again….. it’s day on, day off at the moment.
7 crew out on the reefs all day.
Yesterday was a bit more challenging than the trip before, today was more challenging than yesterday. Tides falling but still making the drifts a bit swift.
Quite a few snags from the chaps, some of whom have had a bit of a fishing hiatus. Blowing the cobwebs off today was a little bit of a baptism of fire - for some.
Fish all over the shop again, but they were being a bit finicky.
