Latest Fishing Reports: East Sussex
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20/03/2024
Fishing Report by Simon Logan
on Deep Blue (Eastbourne, East Sussex)
20 Mar 2024 by Simon Logan
Report on-board Deep Blue
Wednesday 20th March:
Day 2 of the Hampshire Police social ��♂️.
We headed out to the sandbanks in the shipping lanes this morning.
The conditions were perfect for it, and it gave the crews on Deep Blue, and Manx Belle a different prospect from yesterday’s inshore trip.
Now, the fabled Turbot & Brill would’ve been a more than welcomed sight, but alas it wasn’t to be. It’s probably still a little bit early for them, but I’ll be keeping my ear to the ground and heading back there to coral some of them into my crews hooks later this spring.
Every whiting in the channel seemed to be on the banks this morning. Every now and then we’d see a greater weaver, or and tub/red gurnard, but the whiting were thick. Lots and lots of birds working the water near us, but not obvious why.
We headed back in to have a look at some wrecks. The water was very clean, with excellent visibility, better than I’ve seen it in a long while. Lots of fish hugging the back end of the first wreck, with a few pollack coming up quick as a flash.
Onto the reefs for slack water saw more fish marking, and again a few pollack for our troubles.
Fishing the last half hour of the day back on the sand where we started yesterday saw plaice, dabs a flounder. There seems to be a good number of plaice this year, which is a vast improvement on the last few years.
A dozen or so species to the boat today, on what was a flat calm, and pretty warm in the sun, trip.
Thanks to John on the Manx Belle for buddying up with me to provide the 16 chaps guiding for their 2 day jolly.
We had Sea Angler magazine onboard today too, so there may well be a little write up in an upcoming issue - cheers Tim.
Last but not least, a big thank you to Shaun Gratton for coming along to assist, and for trying to give me diabetes with all the sweeties ������.
Species:
Dabs
Plaice
Goldsinney Wrasse
Pollack
Flounder
Greater weaver
Red gurnard
Tub gurnard
Mackerel
Dogfish
Pout
Whiting
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UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Deep Blue
View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 30/04/2024 1 Space 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Wed 01/05/2024 4 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Tue 07/05/2024 2 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Sun 19/05/2024 5 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Wed 05/06/2024 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Cod / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Wed 12/06/2024 7 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Cod / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Fri 21/06/2024 6 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Cod / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sun 23/06/2024 1 Space 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Cod / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sat 13/07/2024 5 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Sun 21/07/2024 1 Space 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details -
21/03/2024
Fishing Report by Simon Logan
on Deep Blue (Eastbourne, East Sussex)
21 Mar 2024 by Simon Logan
Report on-board Deep Blue
Thursday 21st March:
First COD(ling) of the year. Our last cod was on the 2nd December, so 3 months and 3 weeks without a rod and line caught cod - and I’m SO GLAD we found this one.
Leaving the harbour and straight onto my new favourite plaice grounds, we got into a good stamp of fish straight away. This was short lived with the tide coming to the end of its flood, so we blitzed out onto the reefs for slack for wrasse, and ready to fish the start of the ebb.
Ballan and Cuckoo wrasse found. Still small tides currently, but they are building in size. The clarity is still improving, with 6m visibility at least at 4miles out.
Moving onto a mark that we fish a lot for multi species over spring and summer, codling and numerous pollack landed on a mixture of lures, including my usual go to Bass lure - the 6” pearl Sidewinder sandeel. More wrasse here too, as well as a small Coalfish - that’s 2 coleys in as many days. Nothing to shout about for some, quite a feat for us this end of the channel.
Back onto the plaice mark as the tide eased and the wind picked up. Wind against tide pinning us to the spot for about an hour, a few fish caught.
We had a very good year with cod last year, even though no fish managed to break the magic proper COD threshold of 10lb, which make them codling to me, we still had a lot of them from March - December. According to some commercial friends, this winter has produced a good number of them, but they have been moving around a lot.
Hopefully this year is as good, if not better than last for this species. Given the number of pollack we’re seeing inshore, the commercial ban along the SW may allow Eastbourne to have a better year than usual on them too. Still no bass, but I can feel it in me bones that they aren’t far away, and you can trust we’ll be right at the front of the queue for them when they do finally arrive. View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Deep Blue
View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 30/04/2024 1 Space 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Wed 01/05/2024 4 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Tue 07/05/2024 2 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Sun 19/05/2024 5 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Wed 05/06/2024 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Cod / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Wed 12/06/2024 7 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Cod / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Fri 21/06/2024 6 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Cod / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sun 23/06/2024 1 Space 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Cod / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sat 13/07/2024 5 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Sun 21/07/2024 1 Space 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details -
22/03/2024
Fishing Report by Simon Logan
on Deep Blue (Eastbourne, East Sussex)
22 Mar 2024 by Simon Logan
Report on-board Deep Blue
FRIDAY 22ND MARCH:
Species League UK trip with 15 anglers on 2 boats.
Catch list: 8 anglers on Deep Blue
53 Wrasse (5 different species of kelp donkey)
78 Whiting
47 Lesser spotted catsharks
15 Pouting
6 Dabs
5 Pollack
2 Plaice
1 Smooth-hound
1 Coalfish
Don’t let the number of fish fool you. Today was a struggle. It was pretty lumpy out there, certainly not for the feint hearted, and conditions that would make me cancel 99% of my charter trips. But, the crews on the boats today were made up of very well seasoned species hunters, that have seen it, and been in it all.
No two days are ever the same. Yesterday was flat calm but overcast, with a small crew with differing abilities catching some decent fish. Today, the fish switched off at lunch time and that was that.
Not many photos of actual fish today. I’m always far too busy scoring and netting fish on these trips, and the anglers just want to get back on with fishing.
Good fun as always, but the fishing was tough.
Also worth noting, only myself and the Manx Belle were brave (stupid) enough to go out in these conditions. This kind of weather is no place for small recreational boats and amateur anglers.
The photos and videos don’t show the true scale of the big rolling waves and howling winds that were swirling around us. View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Deep Blue
View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 30/04/2024 1 Space 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Wed 01/05/2024 4 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Tue 07/05/2024 2 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Sun 19/05/2024 5 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Wed 05/06/2024 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Cod / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Wed 12/06/2024 7 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Cod / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Fri 21/06/2024 6 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Cod / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sun 23/06/2024 1 Space 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Cod / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sat 13/07/2024 5 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Sun 21/07/2024 1 Space 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details -
30/03/2024
Fishing Report by Simon Logan
on Deep Blue (Eastbourne, East Sussex)
30 Mar 2024 by Simon Logan
Report on-board Deep Blue
Saturday 30th March:
Bank holiday weekend started off with a windy Good Friday, and the outlook for Easter Sunday and Bank Holiday isn’t looking all that fishable either.....
So, with a little weather window today we headed out to see what’s what with 8 willing crew. Some say - that fishing is good after storm. I say BO***CKS. Especially after having the dredger in the harbour for the last week kicking up a load of silt into the inshore marks.
As expected, the water was murky, even several miles out. Anchor fishing with baits hasn't been all that good this winter, so that wasn't plan A. The plaice have all buggered off (for a now at least) with the dredger's presence too. Drifting the reefs was sloooooow during the flood tide, with only a handful of fish being seen.
Anchoring (plan �� produced more fish, just not the ones we were after. So, a tough days fishing, until the tide turned this afternoon and the wrasse started to play. Lots of these toothy beasts landed in the last hour.
Species:
Pollack
Ballan wrasse
Goldsinney wrasse
Smooth-hound
Bass
Dogs, whiting etc etc... View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Deep Blue
View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 30/04/2024 1 Space 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Wed 01/05/2024 4 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Tue 07/05/2024 2 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Sun 19/05/2024 5 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Wed 05/06/2024 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Cod / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Wed 12/06/2024 7 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Cod / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Fri 21/06/2024 6 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Cod / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sun 23/06/2024 1 Space 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper. Bass / Black Sea Bream / Cod / Mackerel / Pollock.View details Sat 13/07/2024 5 Spaces 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details Sun 21/07/2024 1 Space 8 Hours £70.00pp £560 Mixed fishing - full boat £640 Wrecking/Sandbanks - full boat Equipment and bait available - ask the Skipper.View details -
03/03/2024
Fishing Report by Steve Green
on Brigand (Brighton, East Sussex)
3 Mar 2024 by Steve Green
Report on-board Brigand
Not often that we get the weather that enables us to get where we want to go at this time of year out of Brighton, today with near perfect conditions we had our pick of wrecks and the guys onboard made the most of it.
Pete Stotesbury was top rod (that's not unusual!) with a personal tally of 13 high quality Pollock, the best nudging 13lb but everyone got in on the action with 40+ fish kept, plenty into double figures and no fishing trip is complete without a few of "The one that got away" tales! We had quite a few today including bite-offs on 25lb leader with some very hard fighting fish lost.
A beautiful day to be out on the Ocean with a wonderful crew, glorious sunshine , calm sea and plenty of high quality fish..... wreck fishing at its best, a huge thank you to all for a wonderful day.
Best wishes
www.brigandcharters.com View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Brigand
View Full Charter AvailabilityFri 03/05/2024 7 Spaces 7 SPACES 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/ LONG DAY OFFSHORE WRECKING POLLOCK & CODView details Tue 14/05/2024 2 Spaces 2 SPACES 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/ LONG DAY OFFSHORE WRECKING POLLOCK & CODView details Mon 03/06/2024 8 SPACES 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/ LONG DAY OFFSHORE WRECKING POLLOCK & COD AND BANKSView details Wed 26/06/2024 1 Space 1 SPACE 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/ LONG DAY OFFSHORE WRECKING POLLOCK & COD AND BANKSView details Mon 08/07/2024 4 Spaces 4 SPACES OFFSHORE TURBOT & BRILLView details Mon 15/07/2024 5 Spaces 5 SPACES ANCHORED WRECK FISHING FOR CONGER EELSView details Fri 26/07/2024 3 Spaces 3 SPACES OFFSHORE BANKS TURBOT & BRILLView details Wed 07/08/2024 2 SPACES OFFSHORE TURBOT & BRILLView details Wed 04/09/2024 3 SPACES 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/LOMG DAY OFFSHORE BANKS TURBOT & BRILLView details Mon 16/09/2024 2 Spaces 2 SPACES 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/LOMG DAY OFFSHORE BANKS TURBOT & BRILLView details -
02/2024
Fishing Report by kurt lander
on Yellowfin (Brighton, East Sussex)
Feb 2024 by kurt lander
Report on-board Yellowfin
Pollack fishing on Yellowfin charter Brighton... the weather has been a big challenge this Pollack season so much wind unfortunately cancelled lots trips.
But when we've managed to get a day out on the offshore wrecks customer's have been getting on the Pollack some more than others as a skipper younwant all your customer's to catch but unfortunately it doesn't always work out.
This is Lowrance pictured with his 12lb Pollack and he caught a few smaller ones. If you want to catch a pollack come and give us a try on Yellowfin charter Brighton 07731465992 View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilityMon 13/05/2024 6 Spaces 8 Hours £60.00pp Some at Anchor & some Drifting. Black Sea Bream / Plaice.View details -
17/02/2024
Fishing Report by kurt lander
on Yellowfin (Brighton, East Sussex)
17 Feb 2024 by kurt lander
Report on-board Yellowfin
Offshore Pollack fishing on Yellowfin charter Brighton. Customer's have been catching some nice double figure Pollack and lots of 4lb to 6lb Pollack some Bass about too.
Pictured with a nice brace of double figure 12lb & 11lb is a Alex who made his way from Dover to Brighton Marina he had a good day catching 8 Pollack in total.
If you want to come Offshore pollack fishing as a individual or Group on Yellowfin charter Brighton call or text 07731465992 View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilityMon 13/05/2024 6 Spaces 8 Hours £60.00pp Some at Anchor & some Drifting. Black Sea Bream / Plaice.View details -
11/2023
Fishing Report by Iain Barron
on Brighton Lure Boat (Brighton, East Sussex)
Nov 2023 by Iain Barron
Report on-board Brighton Lure Boat
Quick review of 0f 2023,
Well to say the least the weather gods were not with us last spring and summer, but the times we did get out, they were good, we had great caches of targeted species, Pollock and Bass, and Codling, along with Red/Tub Gunard, Wrasse, and 4 other species.
The best fish of the year for Pollock around 10lb, along with 5 other 8 sizeable pollock on the same trip.
The best bass of the year fell to Martin 7lb 9oz on mid surface lure over rock terrain.
we had lots of new crews which were some of the enjoyable moments with smiles lighting up the dull skys with there first ever catches, and our regualr crews who along with loads banter had great days out.
as we look forward to next spring summer , we are doing 6 hour trips during the week in March and April for combined target fish of Bass and Pollock, or anything else that fancies a munch on rubber or metal lures.
family groups are always welcomed on board, so if you have an Xbox fanatic , get them to have break and book a trip out with us,
Lastly,
Thank you to everyone who booked with us and for your understanding in which was a very strange year weather wise. We look forward to welcoming everyone on board in 2024. View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilityTue 07/05/2024 8 Spaces 4 Hours £55.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Early Session 6-10am 4spaces late session 11-3pm 4 spacesView details Wed 08/05/2024 8 Spaces 4 Hours £55.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Early Session 6-10am 4spaces late session 11-3pm 4 spacesView details Thu 09/05/2024 8 Spaces 4 Hours £55.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Early Session 6-10am 4spaces late session 11-3pm 4 spacesView details Fri 10/05/2024 8 Spaces 4 Hours £55.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Early Session 6-10am 4spaces late session 11-3pm 4 spacesView details Sun 12/05/2024 5 Spaces 4 Hours £55.00pp Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. Sapces 2 on early session 6-10am Spaces 3 on late session 11-3pmView details Mon 13/05/2024 8 Spaces 4 Hours £55.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Sapces 4 on early session 6-10am Spaces 4 on late session 11-3pmView details Tue 14/05/2024 8 Spaces 4 Hours £55.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Sapces 4 on early session 6-10am Spaces 4 on late session 11-3pmView details Wed 15/05/2024 8 Spaces 4 Hours £55.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Sapces 4 on early session 6-10am Spaces 4 on late session 11-3pmView details Thu 16/05/2024 8 Spaces 4 Hours £55.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Sapces 4 on early session 6-10am Spaces 4 on late session 11-3pmView details Fri 17/05/2024 8 Spaces 4 Hours £55.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Sapces 4 on early session 6-10am Spaces 4 on late session 11-3pmView details -
14/01/2024
Fishing Report by Steve Green
on Brigand (Brighton, East Sussex)
14 Jan 2024 by Steve Green
Report on-board Brigand
2024 brigand 1st trip
First trip of 2024 for ustoday and the target species was Pollock.
Always exciting to be heading out for the first trip of a new season so with a fantastic crew onbaord, full tanks of fuel, a determination to keep our 8 year, 100% catch rate intact we headed South in near perfect conditions.
Water clarity is vital when targetting Pollock with lures and we could see the colour changes from 3 miles away, really stark .......and really positive as inshore clarity was poor to extremely poor.
The first fish aboard was not particularly inspiring, a rather surprised looking Pouting! Then the guys got into it - 3 double figure fish on the bounce with probably the deepest Pollock that we have ever seen expertly boated by Max..... looked more like a Cod with a hugely distended belly, very unusual. A smattering of smaller Pollock in the 4-7lb range as we worked out around the wrecks before heading in before the forecast F5 on the nose kicked in.
All in all, a solid start to the season with a wonderful crew and plenty of valuable intelligence gathered.
Huge thanks to all who fished with us today, was an absolute pleasure sharing time at sea with you all.
Best wishes View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilityFri 03/05/2024 7 Spaces 7 SPACES 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/ LONG DAY OFFSHORE WRECKING POLLOCK & CODView details Tue 14/05/2024 2 Spaces 2 SPACES 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/ LONG DAY OFFSHORE WRECKING POLLOCK & CODView details Mon 03/06/2024 8 SPACES 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/ LONG DAY OFFSHORE WRECKING POLLOCK & COD AND BANKSView details Wed 26/06/2024 1 Space 1 SPACE 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/ LONG DAY OFFSHORE WRECKING POLLOCK & COD AND BANKSView details Mon 08/07/2024 4 Spaces 4 SPACES OFFSHORE TURBOT & BRILLView details Mon 15/07/2024 5 Spaces 5 SPACES ANCHORED WRECK FISHING FOR CONGER EELSView details Fri 26/07/2024 3 Spaces 3 SPACES OFFSHORE BANKS TURBOT & BRILLView details Wed 07/08/2024 2 SPACES OFFSHORE TURBOT & BRILLView details Wed 04/09/2024 3 SPACES 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/LOMG DAY OFFSHORE BANKS TURBOT & BRILLView details Mon 16/09/2024 2 Spaces 2 SPACES 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/LOMG DAY OFFSHORE BANKS TURBOT & BRILLView details -
26/11/2023
Fishing Report by Steve Green
on Brigand (Brighton, East Sussex)
26 Nov 2023 by Steve Green
Report on-board Brigand
An early start for us today in order to get the best of the weather before what looked like a stiff Southwesterly kicked in - turned out to be the right call!
A glorious, if somewhat moody, sunrise greeted us as we headed across the shipping lanes and into deep water in search of Pollock. This time of year can be fickle with the bigger fish generally appearing later in Winter/early spring but we had a fantastic crew aboard, conditions were great and once clarity improved it was looking good.
Fish to the boat from the off and a steady stream of very high quality fish throughout the day. The weather began to deteriorate around midday by which time we were way out to the SW so a very comfy ride in.
Didn't quite manage to get into double figure fish, 9 1/2lb was the best of the day, very respectable for this time of year and my thanks to a wonderful crew, an absolute pleasure fishing with today guys ��
We will be running more wrecking trips throughout Winter but ONLY when conditions are very good and at very short notice so keep an eye on here for those. This weekend Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd looking fantastic weather & tide so we are out both days split into part drifting for Pollock and part anchored for Pollock/Bream/Bass and perhaps even an early Cod. Bait can be supplied upon request
Best wishes
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View Full Charter AvailabilityFri 03/05/2024 7 Spaces 7 SPACES 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/ LONG DAY OFFSHORE WRECKING POLLOCK & CODView details Tue 14/05/2024 2 Spaces 2 SPACES 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/ LONG DAY OFFSHORE WRECKING POLLOCK & CODView details Mon 03/06/2024 8 SPACES 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/ LONG DAY OFFSHORE WRECKING POLLOCK & COD AND BANKSView details Wed 26/06/2024 1 Space 1 SPACE 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/ LONG DAY OFFSHORE WRECKING POLLOCK & COD AND BANKSView details Mon 08/07/2024 4 Spaces 4 SPACES OFFSHORE TURBOT & BRILLView details Mon 15/07/2024 5 Spaces 5 SPACES ANCHORED WRECK FISHING FOR CONGER EELSView details Fri 26/07/2024 3 Spaces 3 SPACES OFFSHORE BANKS TURBOT & BRILLView details Wed 07/08/2024 2 SPACES OFFSHORE TURBOT & BRILLView details Wed 04/09/2024 3 SPACES 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/LOMG DAY OFFSHORE BANKS TURBOT & BRILLView details Mon 16/09/2024 2 Spaces 2 SPACES 12 HOUR LONG DISTANCE/LOMG DAY OFFSHORE BANKS TURBOT & BRILLView details
