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28/08/2022
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
28 Aug 2022 by Rich Ward
There’s never two days alike in this game!
Yesterday’s crew dropped dead lucky with the fishing and the weather.
We sailed with just 6 of them after being let down by 4 other anglers and they all agreed to put a little more into the kitty for fuel so as to try and get out of the tide a little.
First stop produced around a dozen fish with a mixed bag of species.
The second stop produced for around 3 hours steady with a couple of double hookers too, which basically rounded the day off perfectly.
Baited rigs fishing the best without doubt.
Great crack all day and some really excellent wreck fishing.
Cheers lads, I really enjoyed the day with you all.
Rich
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27/08/2022
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
27 Aug 2022 by Rich Ward
Scratched around all over again yesterday for a bare picking.
Plenty of Mackerel to start the day as usual, then out to a tiny wreck 3 miles off to drop on slack water.
I thought we’d cracked it on the first drop when 6 fish came up immediately with a double up of Codling for Nick Ball too! Young Oscar from Richmond took a nice little Ling at 5lb 4oz which he was well pleased with. Two or three more drops on it proving fruitless really with just another 3 or 4 more fish. Total tally for the day, around 20 fish.
After the tide got running that was it really and we scratted around for a very odd fish here and there.
As I mentioned in my previous report, the amount of herring in the water here at Whitby at the moment is mad. We took a Codling yesterday which came up with a full herring hanging out of its mouth! The amount of feed this time of the year always makes things a little slow for us. This is why it’s called “fishing” and not “catching!”
Cheers for now lads and always keep a tight line.
Rich
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26/08/2022
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
26 Aug 2022 by Rich Ward
If I said that yesterday’s trip was anything but poor I’d be lying!
We went around all our local haunts, in, out, up and down and they simply weren’t having any of it!
The mixed group of lads boating around 15 fish between them that’s all with probably as many chuck backs too. Best fish falling to Paul Ashbridge from Lanarkshire, Scotland with a nice Codling of 7lb.
The amount of feed in the water off Whitby at present is bonkers with every member of the local seal population out hunting, along with Minky Whales too. A great time for spotting wildlife at present!!
The herring shoals are colossal in places and this is the main reason the fishing going quiet at times, as the natural food source for the fish is abundant!
Nevertheless, we will keep battling on as always.
Tight lines chaps,
Cheers
Rich
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24/08/2022
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
24 Aug 2022 by Rich Ward
Paul Mawson and his 6 mates chartered the boat yesterday for a 12 hour trip.
A 5.0am start was asked for so that’s what we did as conditions were perfect for it.
I must say though, it was a strange feeling steaming in the dark. Like going back to my younger commercial days!
First stop was a wreck 17 miles NNE of the harbour and to be fair I did question whether we would have enough daylight when we got there. It seemed we had, and the lads brought 4 fish over the side on the first pass.
I thought we’d cracked it but sadly not, with just another 4 or 5 coming up after that.
Wreck number 2 was a short hop out behind it and again we took another 7 or 8 fish that’s all.
A bit more of a steam then to a couple of wrecks SE of Bayman’s Hole where we fished pretty much the same. 6,8, maybe 10 fish off each that’s all. Not brilliant for the distance we were, at 32 miles!
We finished off on a couple more wreck just 20 miles ENE of the harbour with yet another half dozen off each. Lots of Ling boated with the usual chuck backs and a sprinkling of Codling. Paul from Bridlington taking the sweep with a Ling of just 11lbs.
Most of their fish coming up in the baited rigs.
Total tally for the day when worked out, around the 50 mark, which for the distance travelled was no great shakes.
Having said that, all the team were old hats, regular anglers with us, very experienced and fully knew the score, knowing that sometimes you don’t always “bag up” the further afield you go.
A great days entertainment with good crack all the way from the off though!
Cheers for a great day lads and looking forward to your next 12 hour trip in October.
Rich
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23/08/2022
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
23 Aug 2022 by Rich Ward
The fishing was nice and steady for the best part of the day yesterday until around 2pm, when the SE breeze reared it’s ugly self on us again.
Starting out on the chase for the Mackerel by the bouy where we didn’t find too many to by fair, so a run out to the 2 mile it was. Instantly the lads were in to strings of them. Enough aboard in literally 2 minutes!!
We chose to play around on the more local marks abreast of the harbour yesterday and the lads did quite well one wreck in particular where we stayed for a good couple of hours, picking some nice Cod to around the 8lb mark and plenty of Ling, most of those being chuck backs.
Regular angler on the boat Chris Siddle taking the best Cod at 8lb dead with Mark Konowski coming a close second with one at 7lb 12oz.
The baited rigs doing the job for us mainly, with the fresh Mackerel and squid working the best.
Cheers lads. A very enjoyable day indeed!
Rich
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21/08/2022
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
21 Aug 2022 by Rich Ward
Friday was our last trip out and the last of the year for the Smiths Brothers team from West Yorkshire Friday gone.
Conditions weren’t perfect for the gang to be fair and this made the fishing quite challenging at times.
The team of 7 finished the day with around 30 Codling between them and a handful of Ling.
Andy ( one of 4 Andy’s on board) took the best fish of the day with a nice plump 8lb’er.
The baited rigs fished best for the lads with the fresh Mackerel doing the business over the slack water periods.
A cracking day out with a cracking bunch of lads.
Cheers chaps and see you next year.
Rich
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19/08/2022
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
19 Aug 2022 by Rich Ward
First day back at sea yesterday after a few days off over the Spring tides and we still had a lot of run in the water.
The breeze from the South making things more difficult than it should have been and to be fair we struggled for the best part of the day with just 15 fish boated for the day.
A challenging but enjoyable day nevertheless.
Cheers
Rich
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14/08/2022
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
14 Aug 2022 by Rich Ward
The only place I would consider working (if we get the weather) is the “Wall” on enormous Springs like yesterday.
Vic Bruce and 5 of his mates chartered the boat yesterday and decided that was the place to go and try.
Another perfect flat calm day aided our run out there but sadly the fish weren’t really playing for us.
They were definitely there though as we lost loads more than we boated, but with the drift speed approaching 2 knots they were struggling to catch our baits/lures.
The lads knew it would be a challenge when they booked it but still enjoyed their day with around 20 keepers to take back to Malton.
Cheers lads and see you in October.
Rich
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12/08/2022
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
12 Aug 2022 by Rich Ward
With the tides on the make towards the huge Springs again, the fishing has certainly taken a knock these last two days.
A fresh South Easterly hampered our efforts on Wednesday and we actually cut the trip down a bit because conditions were so poor!
Yesterday however was the polar opposite, with the sea like a millpond again! Same forecast for both days yet completely different conditions.
Anyway, we did manage a “few” fish each day, with a couple of half decent fish boated over the slack water periods.
Andy Hoick from Hornsea taking a nice Cod yesterday at 9lb and our Charlie landing one 8lb 8oz too.
A couple of days off after tomorrow’s trip to wait for these Springs to ease back.
Cheers and enjoy your weekend!
Rich
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10/08/2022
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
10 Aug 2022 by Rich Ward
Perfect conditions on the pond for yesterday’s team.
More like fishing in the Med than the North Sea!
Another mixed group fishing with us, enjoying a nice days sport.
No big fish for us yesterday with our heaviest going to my old motorbiking mate Mick Jones with a Ling of 8lb 8oz.
Andy Holmes brought his daughter Fran with him on this trip which was her maiden run on a boat.
She loved it and managed a nice few fish for herself too.
Most of the fish falling to the usual fresh Mackerel, squid and Shads with a good few “double ups “ on the Codling too!
All in all, another cracker of a day on the boat.
Let’s hope this weather stays with us all for some time to come!
Cheers and tight lines,
Rich
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