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  • 07/2010 Fishing Report by Drew Brooke-Mellor on Yellowfin (Brighton, East Sussex)

    Jul 2010 by Drew Brooke-Mellor

    Report on-board Yellowfin

    First Class Boat. First Class Skipper. First Class Fishing. First Class Day Out!

    Last Friday (July 23rd) was our first outing with Kurt, his deck-hand Charlie and

    the Yellow Fin Boat. We were a party of five, including my Brother-in-Law from

    Canada, who is a lake fisherman, and Chris, our next-door neighbour who has never

    slung a hook in his life. If you book this boat (and you'd be a fool not to) take

    time to arrive for bacon butties (or more) at the cafe and a visit to the 'Newhaven

    Angler' for your bait and lures, where you get a great reception from both shops.

    Other supplies are availbale from the convenience store on the same parade. It

    really is a 'one-stop shop' for everything you need for a great day out.

    Leaving shortly before 8, we had caught our fresh mackerel bait by 9:30 and were on

    the way to our first mark. It wasn't long until, thanks to Kurt's expert knowledge

    of the area, before we were 'in the fish'. One of the other Lad's, Tim, caught an

    amazing 60lb, 7ft long Conger Eel which had us all leaping around the boat once it

    was landed and photographed before release to breed another day. It wasn't long

    before Rob, from our party, caught a very handsome 35lb Conger and Chris, our

    newbie, opened his own sea-fishing account with a respectable Pollack of around 7lb.

    I was thrilled to bits to hook my own personal Pollock of around 10lb.

    Including a handful of very meaty Bream, our total catch gave us over 50lb of

    table-ready fish after gutting and a very enjoyable BBQ was had by all and the WAGS

    of the Hunter Gatherers. The party went on long into the small hours and most of the

    talk was about booking the Yellow Fin for our next trip.

    Don't bother looking for another boat if you're fishing off Newhaven. Kurt Lander

    and the Yellow Fin is Numero Uno. It's the tops. End Of.

    Image - Chris with his first ever Sea Catch

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