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  • 25/05/2024 Fishing Report by Andy Savage on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)

    25 May 2024 by Andy Savage

    Report on-board Sea Urchin IIl

    Not the report that I had hoped to post, but you have to take the rough with the smooth and I think context is important. Tell the good and the bad is what I say.

    The last two days have once again been a real struggle caused by what we believe to be May Bloom in the water. May Bloom is common at this time of year, and is (broadly speaking) an algae bloom caused by increased sunlight and rising temperatures, which reduces the amount of oxygen in the water. The fish don’t like it and sport always suffers due to its presence, but a decent bit of wind can break it up fairly quickly.

    With the tides being on the large side, both days were spent on a mix of wrecks and rough ground. On Friday, we left a bit earlier to arrive at a couple of wrecks at slack water, but after trying four wrecks for just a handful of small Codling and Pouting, we moved onto the rough ground. We tried the five mile, seven mile and nine mile areas but we barely took a life.

    Then the Easterly wind lifted after dinner and the lines were streaming so bad, that we called it a day mid afternoon. Bait traces, Shads and squid baited Hokkai’s were all used, but it was a tough gig, with very little in the fish boxes. The lads aboard were all very patient and thankfully there were no “Freezer Fillers” aboard, so spirits were positive all day.

    Today we started on the three mile ground and had a few drifts while waiting for the tide to ease so we could drop on a wreck. Pleasingly, we actually got a few fish each drift, including the first “Scout” Mackerel of the year.
    We fished two wrecks through slack, with the first being terrible. Trying another one near where we started, we took 2-4 Codling a drift for half an hour. Nothing enormous, but a couple around 5lb were great to see.

    After that we fished the three mile, five mile and seven mile ground for very little return. Thankfully the second slack water in the afternoon gave us another dozen Codling to keep, but it wasn’t great. Same baits and tactics were employed as usual and the lads fished well. It’s just a shame the fish weren’t responsive.

    Hopefully the next report will be a bit more positive.

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