Latest Fishing Reports: England
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09/05/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
9 May 2025 by Scott Belbin
Report on-board Galloper
As we would expect at this time of year there's been a great mix of species coming out lately. The bass have really increased in numbers and they are now most definitely here and feeding well.
Smooth-hounds often make up a large amount of our catches and there are some decent ones showing too.
There's been a few rays mixed in too which is nice to see and among the other species there have been a few dabs and even a nice sole came out the other day.
It won't be long before we start our tope trips and I am looking forward to our first plaice trip of the year too.
Please get in touch if you want to join us.
I have spaces from this weekend onwards.
Next spaces
11/05- 9 spaces @ £60pp
17/05- 2 spaces @ £60pp
22/05- plaice fishing @ £110pp
17/05- 2 spaces @ £60pp
24/05- boat available for individuals and groups
26/05- boat available for individuals and groups
27/05- boat available for individuals and groups
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more informationView Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Galloper
Sat 17/05/2025 3 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Thu 22/05/2025 7 Spaces 12 Hours £115.00pp Offshore trip targeting plaice, bass and various other species Bass / Plaice.View details Sun 01/06/2025 7 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 07/06/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sat 14/06/2025 1 Space 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sun 22/06/2025 7 Spaces £60.00pp View details Sat 05/07/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 12/07/2025 £60.00pp View details Thu 17/07/2025 12 Hours £115.00pp Offshore bass tripView details Sat 19/07/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details -
08/05/2025
Fishing Report by Steve Green
on Brigand (Brighton, East Sussex)
8 May 2025 by Steve Green
Report on-board Brigand
Bream fishing today with my dear friend Anthony Bonsels and his fantatsic crew of Bexhill anglers.
Tony was one of the first people I met when I started chartering out of Brighton 9 years ago and extended a very warm welcome, a very capable angler and boat handler it was pleasure to take him and his crew to some of the old marks ......... and they absolutely smashed it
Total count was around 140 with anything under 2lb going back the guys still took plenty of high quality fish home on ice.
Thanks all for a fabulous day at sea, look forward to seeing you all again for some Turbot action in a couple of months.
Best wishes
www.brigandcharters.comView Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Brigand
Thu 15/05/2025 4 Spaces 4 SPACES ON OUR LAST INSHORE BIG BREAM TRIP OF THE YEARView details Fri 23/05/2025 3 Spaces 8 Hours 3 SPACES OFFSHORE WRECK FISHINGView details Tue 27/05/2025 1 Space 8 Hours 1 SPACE OFFSHORE BASS FISHINGView details Tue 03/06/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours OFFSHORE WRECK FISHINGView details Fri 06/06/2025 8 Hours 8 SPACES BREAM FISHING - STOCK UP YOUR FREEZER!View details Sun 22/06/2025 4 Spaces 10 Hours 5 SPACES - OFFSHORE WRECKING FOR COD, BASS & POLLOCKView details Thu 26/06/2025 8 Hours 8 SPACES OFFSHORE BASS FISHING - 8hrsView details Wed 16/07/2025 8 Spaces 8 SPACES OFFSHORE TURBOT & BRILLView details Wed 06/08/2025 5 Spaces 5 SPACES CONGER FISHINGView details Thu 14/08/2025 6 Spaces 6 Hours 8 SPACES OFFSHORE BASS FISHING 6 hr TRIP £70ppView details -
08/05/2025
Fishing Report by Steve Green
on Brigand (Brighton, East Sussex)
8 May 2025 by Steve Green
Report on-board Brigand
Bream fishing today with my dear friend Anthony Bonsels and his fantatsic crew of Bexhill anglers.
Tony was one of the first people I met when I started chartering out of Brighton 9 years ago and extended a very warm welcome, a very capable angler and boat handler it was pleasure to take him and his crew to some of the old marks ......... and they absolutely smashed it
Total count was around 140 with anything under 2lb going back the guys still took plenty of high quality fish home on ice.
Thanks all for a fabulous day at sea, look forward to seeing you all again for some Turbot action in a couple of months.
Best wishes
www.brigandcharters.comView Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Brigand
Thu 15/05/2025 4 Spaces 4 SPACES ON OUR LAST INSHORE BIG BREAM TRIP OF THE YEARView details Fri 23/05/2025 3 Spaces 8 Hours 3 SPACES OFFSHORE WRECK FISHINGView details Tue 27/05/2025 1 Space 8 Hours 1 SPACE OFFSHORE BASS FISHINGView details Tue 03/06/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours OFFSHORE WRECK FISHINGView details Fri 06/06/2025 8 Hours 8 SPACES BREAM FISHING - STOCK UP YOUR FREEZER!View details Sun 22/06/2025 4 Spaces 10 Hours 5 SPACES - OFFSHORE WRECKING FOR COD, BASS & POLLOCKView details Thu 26/06/2025 8 Hours 8 SPACES OFFSHORE BASS FISHING - 8hrsView details Wed 16/07/2025 8 Spaces 8 SPACES OFFSHORE TURBOT & BRILLView details Wed 06/08/2025 5 Spaces 5 SPACES CONGER FISHINGView details Thu 14/08/2025 6 Spaces 6 Hours 8 SPACES OFFSHORE BASS FISHING 6 hr TRIP £70ppView details -
07/05/2025
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
7 May 2025 by Andy Savage
Report on-board Sea Urchin IIl
After a really enjoyable day species hunting yesterday; today we had a day on the wrecks. The anglers were a mixed group with wildly differing angling experience; from first time boat fishing, to hundreds of days spent at sea! With a dinky 4.4m tide and light winds forecast, I hoped we could get the full day in on the wrecks.
With the water starting to clear up a bit, I chose to try some of the inshore wrecks first and see if any new residents had arrived. If this failed I planned to push out a bit further, as I don’t like to run out a long way unnecessarily.
After a bit of instruction for the lads on my hire tackle and a half hour steam, we dropped onto the first wreck of the day. Most lads went in with a Squid bait on a muppet trace start off with. Thankfully it took less than a minute before a couple of rods were in and a couple of Codling were pulled aboard. To summarise a bit; the first wreck fished well for an hour with multiple fish each run. Steve Mason taking the best Codling at 6lb 8oz and everyone getting off the mark.
Once sport slowed a little we moved on to the next wreck (and that was the pattern of the day). The stamp of Codling were nice today, with most fish in the 3-4lb range and some lovely bright white fish in amongst the wreck residents. Really positive signs at last. We wreck hopped all day, some were more productive than others, but they all did fish.
Two anglers are definitely worthy of mention today. Antanas Jarosius was on my hire tackle and his first time wrecking at Whitby. I showed him what to do once and he fished like a pro all day. I was genuinely impressed with his consistency. He put together a lovely box of fish and on the second wreck of the day took a beautiful Cod of 11lb 8oz….top angling.
Ian Kellock is part of the furniture on Sea Urchin and he had a really decent day, fishing mainly with Shads. It’s great to see that when Ian gets a few, other anglers are willing to give them a try.
Today was the best days wrecking to date this year, with everyone getting a few and some nice fish amongst them.
The lads were all brilliant company and I thoroughly enjoyed it myself. Massive well done to everyone.View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Sea Urchin IIl
Sat 24/05/2025 1 Space Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.96m Jamie Britton - x 1 Jason Shields - x 1 Calvin Dipper - x 3 Allan Knaggs - x 1 Iain MacMillan - x 2 Steve Milnes - x 1View details Mon 26/05/2025 1 Space Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.37m Luke Staniland - x 2 Alan Lawson - x 3 John Hutchinson - x 3View details Wed 11/06/2025 5 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.09m Ali Clelland-Ball - x 1 Derek Coulson - x 3 Ian Scrivens - x 1View details Thu 19/06/2025 3 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.93m Ian Kellock x 1 Dave Sharp - x 1 Dan Evans - x 2 Jamie Britton - x 2 Ray Malik - x 1View details Fri 20/06/2025 2 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.94m Stan Matthews - x 1 Jeff Turner - x 1 John Hutchinson - x 2 Derek Hopkinson - x 4View details Fri 27/06/2025 4 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.51m Toby Plotzitzka - x 1 Joe Clough - x 1 Dave Kent - x 3View details Mon 30/06/2025 4 Spaces Available 12hr Offshore Trip - 5.29m £75 per Angler Ian Kellock - x 1 Dave Sharp - x 1 Mal Ruff - x 1 Steve Milnes - x 1 Pete Goddard - x 2View details Tue 01/07/2025 Summer Festival 4 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.11m Andy Burrell - x 1 Alan - x 5View details Wed 02/07/2025 Summer Festival 5 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.92m Ian Kellock x 1 Stan Matthews x 1 Charlie Hewitt x 1 Chris Chatham - x 1 Dave Sharp - x 1View details Mon 07/07/2025 Summer Festival 2 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.52m Alan - x 7 Steve Whitaker - x 1View details -
07/05/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
7 May 2025 by Scott Belbin
Report on-board Galloper
The bass are clearly coming on the feed now as they stop spawning and they are HUNGRY! Young Sam showed the lads how it's done yet again catching 3 sizable bass amongst the schoolies. There were some other decent bass caught too as well as some not so decent as you can see by Sam's dad Steve's basslett! Steve did redeem himself though with a beautifully marked female thornback. Unfortunately we didn't get as long as I wanted on the hounds but we did get a few small ones before the weather pushed us off.
Weather and tides look great for this weekend and I have spaces for individuals and groups over the coming weeks.
Next spaces
11/05-9 spaces @ £60pp
25/05- boat available for individuals and groups
26/05- boat available for individuals and groups
Not all dates advertised
Please call 07956411528 for more information
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UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Galloper
Sat 17/05/2025 3 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Thu 22/05/2025 7 Spaces 12 Hours £115.00pp Offshore trip targeting plaice, bass and various other species Bass / Plaice.View details Sun 01/06/2025 7 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 07/06/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sat 14/06/2025 1 Space 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sun 22/06/2025 7 Spaces £60.00pp View details Sat 05/07/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 12/07/2025 £60.00pp View details Thu 17/07/2025 12 Hours £115.00pp Offshore bass tripView details Sat 19/07/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details -
06/05/2025
Fishing Report by Andy Savage
on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)
6 May 2025 by Andy Savage
Report on-board Sea Urchin IIl
After some moderate Northerlies over the bank holiday weekend, I wasn’t 100% convinced about having a run out today.
A group of lads from the Civil Service Sports Club had come from far and wide and booked the boat for the day to have a Species Hunt and with them already being in Whitby, we obviously decided to give it a go.
Today wasn’t about trying to catch the usual suspects of just Cod and Ling. Each fish caught was recorded and allocated points. The more species of fish caught; the more points gained. Most points overall would be declared the winner.
We set off with a short run to some rough ground around some wrecks at three miles to get the day going. I didn’t know if the water would be clear enough after the weekend, but surprisingly, it wasn’t too bad. The lads got stuck straight in and started picking up plenty of fish each drift, keeping me busy recording them. We drifted the ground for a couple of hours and everyone started to build their scoresheet up. This style of fishing requires good preparation to excel. Lots of rigs pre-tied, some with beads, some with bling, some looking more like Christmas Trees! It was brilliant to see so many different tactics being used. These boys knew their stuff…
Throughout the course of the day, we tried fishing hard inside, three miles, five miles and then a couple of wrecks to finish. As expected, hard inside wasn’t very good, but we caught consistently everywhere else. Nothing enormous was landed, but that wasn’t the aim of the day. A 10lb Cod scored the same points as a 10oz Codling.
Having recorded all the fish, I knew it was fairly close between John Wright and Andy Kaczmarczyk, and while organiser Gareth totted things up on the way back in, it turned out that they actually drew, with 175 points each, which is pretty rare in this kind of event.
To put a few stats on the day…. Total fish landed between the eight anglers was 240 fish, consisting of 14 different species. Codling, Ling, Haddock, Pollock, Coalfish, Mackerel, Plaice, Dab, Gurnard, Scorpion Fish, Wrasse, Whiting, Pouting & Poor Cod.
I love these type of days and the lads were all fantastic company. Well done lads, brilliant anglingView Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Sea Urchin IIl
Sat 24/05/2025 1 Space Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.96m Jamie Britton - x 1 Jason Shields - x 1 Calvin Dipper - x 3 Allan Knaggs - x 1 Iain MacMillan - x 2 Steve Milnes - x 1View details Mon 26/05/2025 1 Space Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.37m Luke Staniland - x 2 Alan Lawson - x 3 John Hutchinson - x 3View details Wed 11/06/2025 5 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.09m Ali Clelland-Ball - x 1 Derek Coulson - x 3 Ian Scrivens - x 1View details Thu 19/06/2025 3 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.93m Ian Kellock x 1 Dave Sharp - x 1 Dan Evans - x 2 Jamie Britton - x 2 Ray Malik - x 1View details Fri 20/06/2025 2 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.94m Stan Matthews - x 1 Jeff Turner - x 1 John Hutchinson - x 2 Derek Hopkinson - x 4View details Fri 27/06/2025 4 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.51m Toby Plotzitzka - x 1 Joe Clough - x 1 Dave Kent - x 3View details Mon 30/06/2025 4 Spaces Available 12hr Offshore Trip - 5.29m £75 per Angler Ian Kellock - x 1 Dave Sharp - x 1 Mal Ruff - x 1 Steve Milnes - x 1 Pete Goddard - x 2View details Tue 01/07/2025 Summer Festival 4 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.11m Andy Burrell - x 1 Alan - x 5View details Wed 02/07/2025 Summer Festival 5 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 4.92m Ian Kellock x 1 Stan Matthews x 1 Charlie Hewitt x 1 Chris Chatham - x 1 Dave Sharp - x 1View details Mon 07/07/2025 Summer Festival 2 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.52m Alan - x 7 Steve Whitaker - x 1View details -
05/2025
Fishing Report by phillip browning
on Braveheart II (Wallasea Island, Essex)
May 2025 by phillip browning
Report on-board Braveheart II
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 728707View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Braveheart II
Mon 19/05/2025 2 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Bass, hounds, Ray's. Bass / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray.View details Tue 27/05/2025 6 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp Hounds, rays, bass. Bass / Tub Gurnard / Starry Smooth-hound.View details Thu 29/05/2025 6 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp Bass, hounds, Ray's. Bass / Stingray (Common) / Starry Smooth-hound.View details Mon 02/06/2025 6 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Bass / Thornback Ray / Starry Smooth-hound.View details Wed 04/06/2025 6 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Bass / Thornback Ray / Starry Smooth-hound.View details Tue 10/06/2025 6 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Bass / Stingray (Common) / Thornback Ray / Starry Smooth-hound.View details 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 Thu 12/06/2025 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 Thu 19/06/2025 6 Spaces £70.00pp Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Bass / Stingray (Common) / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Turbot.View details -
04/05/2025
Fishing Report by Matt Rowe
on Piscary (Poole, Dorset)
4 May 2025 by Matt Rowe
Report on-board Piscary
Had a great day out with the Lymington club on their latest recreational trip . Plaice and Bream were the target species.The tides and the weather were perfect which made for an easy day. Lots and lots of Bream , not that many Plaice but some quite nice ones plus a bonus Grey Gurnard.
I have spaces on the evening league on Friday the 16th and 30th , Sunday league on the 18th and an individuals trip on the 27th possibly offshore
If you have a genuine enquiry or want to book any trips the only way to contact me is by TEXT
07775756269.View Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Piscary
Fri 16/05/2025 3 Spaces 5 Hours Spaces for individuals to make up the numbers for the evening leagueView details Sun 18/05/2025 1 Space 8 Hours 1 space to make up the numbers for the Sunday leagueView details Mon 26/05/2025 6 Spaces 9 Hours Spaces for individualsView details Tue 27/05/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours Spaces on an individuals tripView details Fri 30/05/2025 3 Spaces 5 Hours Spaces for individuals to make up the numbers for the evening leagueView details Tue 17/06/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours Spaces on an individuals tripView details Fri 20/06/2025 3 Spaces 5 Hours Spaces for individuals to make up the numbers for the evening leagueView details Fri 27/06/2025 6 Spaces 8 Hours View details Wed 02/07/2025 5 Spaces 9 Hours Spaces on an individuals trip offshore anchoringView details Fri 11/07/2025 3 Spaces 5 Hours Spaces on for individuals to make up the numbers for evening leagueView details -
05/05/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
on Galloper (Brightlingsea, Essex)
5 May 2025 by Scott Belbin
Report on-board Galloper
It's always great to see a family out catching fish and making memories together. Even though the weather had turned a bit we were still able to find loads of fish for everyone and some nice hounds. We couldn't fish where we wanted to but managed 20 hounds, some small bass, loads of whiting and dogfish and a dab. The weather and tides are improving later in the week and I have spaces on Sunday and into next week.
Next spaces
11/05- 8 spaces @ £60pp
17/05- 2 spaces @ £60pp
22/05- 7 spaces plaice fishing ect offshore
24/05- boat available for individuals and groups
26/05- boat available for individuals and groups
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more informationView Boats Page
UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Galloper
Sat 17/05/2025 3 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Thu 22/05/2025 7 Spaces 12 Hours £115.00pp Offshore trip targeting plaice, bass and various other species Bass / Plaice.View details Sun 01/06/2025 7 Spaces 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 07/06/2025 6 Spaces 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sat 14/06/2025 1 Space 10 Hours £60.00pp View details Sun 22/06/2025 7 Spaces £60.00pp View details Sat 05/07/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details Sat 12/07/2025 £60.00pp View details Thu 17/07/2025 12 Hours £115.00pp Offshore bass tripView details Sat 19/07/2025 1 Space 12 Hours £100.00pp View details -
03/05/2025
Fishing Report by Nick Bentley
on Neverland (Levington Marina, Suffolk)
3 May 2025 by Nick Bentley
Report on-board Neverland
Today’s trip with Neverland Charters was incredible! We had 8 anglers on board, covering almost 30 miles round trip off the coast of Felixstowe. The smoothhounds were fantastic sport, really putting up a strong fight in the tide. Thanks to Neverland’s powerful engines, we got on the mark quickly and safely, navigating through the waters impressively. All fish were carefully returned alive. Can’t wait for the next adventure!
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UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Neverland
Wed 14/05/2025 2 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp INDIVIDUAL TRIP - 2 spaces.View details Thu 29/05/2025 5 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp INDIVIDUAL TRIP INSHORE/OFFSHORE. Bass / Conger Eel / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Starry Smooth-hound.View details Thu 05/06/2025 7 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp INDIVIDUAL TRIP INSHORE/OFFSHORE. Bass / Conger Eel / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Starry Smooth-hound.View details Sat 14/06/2025 5 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. INSHORE / OFFSHORE Options. Bass / Conger Eel / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Starry Smooth-hound.View details Tue 17/06/2025 4 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp INSHORE / OFFSHORE Options. Bass / Conger Eel / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Starry Smooth-hound.View details Mon 23/06/2025 7 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. INSHORE / OFFSHORE Options. Bass / Smooth-hound / Spurdog / Thornback Ray / Starry Smooth-hound.View details Mon 30/06/2025 8 Hours Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. INSHORE / OFFSHORE Options. Bass / Conger Eel / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Starry Smooth-hound.View details Thu 03/07/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. INSHORE / OFFSHORE Options. Bass / Conger Eel / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Starry Smooth-hound.View details Fri 04/07/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. INSHORE / OFFSHORE Options. Bass / Conger Eel / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Starry Smooth-hound.View details Mon 07/07/2025 5 Spaces 8 Hours £75.00pp Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. INSHORE / OFFSHORE Options. Bass / Conger Eel / Smooth-hound / Thornback Ray / Starry Smooth-hound.View details