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03/05/2013
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
3 May 2013 by Colin Penny
WRECKING - A recent trip produced Ling,Pollack , Cod and Conger. Scottish lassTracey Robertson landed a 15Ib Cod on 15Ib class tackle with a flying collar rig and Rhubarb and Custard Shad.Tracey is pictured with her Cod catch. Neil Barbour and Julie on their first wrecking trip on Flamer IV caught four Ling,two on lures and two on Ammo Squid Baits.Flamer IV regular Phil Harrison landed some Cod with the biggest weighing 14Ib 15oz.While trying for Ling with Squid and Mackerel baits,Phil kept catching Congers,"Never Mind Phil,Better luck with the Ling next time".
The Next Wrecking Trips on Flamer IV with places available are on May 28th,June 1st,11th,13th,14th,17th,27th,
DON'T MISS OUT - BOOK NOW -
30/04/2013
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
30 Apr 2013 by Colin Penny
FLAMER IV NEWS - During April the Plaice catches gradualy improved as the weather got better and the water clarity also got better.The biggest Plaice caught on Flamer IV was a six pounder landed by Mark Towner(pictured) which also won him Flamer IV Fish of the Month for April.The Turbot fishing was patchy which I put down to the well below water temperature for the time of year. The best Turbot of thge month was a 13Ib fish caught by Richard Christian. Two Flatty Competitions were done againsat other boats with the Flamewr IV Teams losing one and winning one.The inshore Reef/Bank fishing produced some excellent Spurdogs up to 18Ib and Blonde Rays up to 25Ib . Other species caught were Thornback,Undulate and Spoitted Rays.Smooth Hounds,Conger,Bull Huss etc.The wrecking produced Pollack and Ling.
During May we can expect the Cod to arrive on the wrecks and Summer species like Black Bream,Tope,Mackerel etc to show up.I am sure the flatty fishing will continue to be good.
On May 20th I am doing a 5 day West Country Trip and there is one place available for anyone that would like to join a group of individuals for this fishing/social trip.INTERESTED ? then contact me for details.
THANKS for all your support and I hope to see you on Flamer IV soon. -
04/2013
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
Apr 2013 by Colin Penny
FLATTY REPORT - At last the weather has improved and the water clarity has got a lot better,which in turn has improved the Plaice fishing as they can now see your baits.In recent days the Plaice fishing has been good with plenty of fish in the 2 to 4Ib range and the occassional big one .Mick Beach age 66 from Sussex landed a 5Ib 8oz Plaice only to be followed by a six pounder caught by Mark Towner age 60 from Winchester.In both cases the successful bait was ragworm and strips of Ammo squid. Mark is Pictured with his Personal Best 6Ib Plaice.
*** The Next Flatty Trips with places available on Flamer IV are on May,8th,16th, DON'T MISS OUT *** -
16/04/2013
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
16 Apr 2013 by Colin Penny
THE SUSSEX BOYS DO GOOD WITH A CHANGE OF PLAN - Dave Metcalf and his mates from Sussex joined Flamer IV for their annual Spring flatty trip but due to the constant unsettled weather the water clarity was not suitable for drift fishing for flatty's. They were not detered when I suggested the best thing to do would be to anchor up on the banks and see what comes. During their two days we only saw two flatty's a Turbot and a Dab but the quality of the other fish they caught was really good. Several Blonde Rays up to 25Ib were caught along with Spotted Rays and an 11Ib Undulate Ray.Also some excellent Spurdogs were caught in the 12 to 18Ib range. Other species caught were Bull Huss,Whiting,Pout and Dogfish. All the fish were released alive.The crew used down tide and up tide tatics with the successful baits being combinations of Ammo Squid and Mackerel.John Hole did particularly well landing several species and the two top fish with a 25Ib Blonde Ray and an 18Ib Spurdog.John is pictured with his big Blonde.
LUCKY STU - Stuart Johnson was sat down having a chat when his rod bent over and dissapeared over the side."OH DEAR" Stu said.Well not quite in them words.But 10 minutes later Paul Francis thought he was reeling up a fish when in fact his trace had tangled around stu's tackle and up come a Blonde Ray and Stu's rod and reel.I guess Stuart may be doing the lottery this week to see if his luck is really in. -
09/04/2013
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
9 Apr 2013 by Colin Penny
APRIL 2013 - Richard Christian from Dorchester,Dorset landed a 13Ib Turbot on his 38th birthday.Richard was using a Shakespeare 20Ib class rod with a flowing trace and 4/0 hook.The successful bait was a strip of Ammo Mackerel.
*** The Next Flatty Trips with place/s available are on April 24th,May 6th,16th, Don't Miss Out ***
If you want to catch Turbot,Brill and Plaice, NOW is the Time, Call me and book your trip/place.
NEWS - The Turbot,Brill and Plaice are now here to be caught.This is the time of year for that BIG TURBOT.
********* DON'T MISS OUT, BOOK YOUR PLACE/S NOW, ON A WEYMOUTH BASED CHARTER BOAT WITH A LOCAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SKIPPER.MORE TIME FISHING LESS TIME TRAVELING ************* -
03/2013
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
Mar 2013 by Colin Penny
FLAMER IV FLATTY NEWS - MARCH 2013 - Steve Perkins from Southampton is pictured with the 8Ib Turbot he caught on his debut in the Flamer IV Flatty League and was part of his match winning catch.The successful bait for the Turbot was a strip of Ammo mackerel.Steve's biggest Plaice during the match was 4Ib. The successful bait being ragworm,prawn and a strip of Ammo squid.
If you want to catch Turbot,Brill and Plaice, NOW is the Time, Call me and book your trip/place.DON'T MISS OUT.
NEWS - The Turbot,Brill and Plaice are now here to be caught.This is the time of year for that BIG TURBOT.SO DON'T MISS OUT.
*** The Next Flatty Trips with place/s available are on April 18th,24th,29th,30th, Don't Miss Out ***
********* DON'T MISS OUT BOOK YOUR PLACE/S NOW, ON A WEYMOUTH BASED CHARTER BOAT WITH A LOCAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SKIPPER.MORE TIME FISHING LESS TIME TRAVELING ************* -
03/2013
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
Mar 2013 by Colin Penny
FLAMER IV FLATTY NEWS
If you want to catch Turbot,Brill and Plaice and have not, NOW is the Time, Call me and book your trip/place.DON'T MISS OUT.
NEWS - The Turbot,Brill and Plaice are now being caught.This is the time of year for that BIG TURBOT.SO DON'T MISS OUT.
MARCH 2013 - Rob Shattock from Southampton landed a 4Ib 8oz Brill while drift fishing.Rob was using 10Ib class tackle and the successful bait was a strip of Ammo mackerel.Rob also caught a Turbot which he returned alive.Rob is pictured with his Brill catch.
FLAMER IV FLATTY NEWS
********* DON'T MISS OUT BOOK YOUR PLACE/S NOW, ON A WEYMOUTH BASED CHARTER BOAT WITH A LOCAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SKIPPER.MORE TIME FISHING LESS TIME TRAVELING *************
MARCH 2013 - John Bellamy from Southampton landed 3Ib 8oz Plaice he caught.John was using 8Ib class tackle with a trace that had lots green and black beads on and silver blades.The successful bait was ragworm and a strip of Ammo squid.John was pleased to land this Plaice as he lost a bigger one earlier.John also caught a Turbot which he returned alive. -
03/2013
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
Mar 2013 by Colin Penny
FLAMER IV FISHY NEWS
MARCH 2013 - "SODS LAW" Graham Gardner age 59 from Colchester had not long recovered from a hernia operation,was on his first fishing trip since his operation.I said to Graham "Sods Law says you will get the biggest fish" Sure enough that it was happened.First Graham caught a 40Ib Conger eel and then followed that with a superb 26Ib Cod. Graham was using 20Ib class tackle with a pennel rig baited with Ammo squid and mackerel.Of course I kept asking Graham if he was ok while he was trying to land the two big fish.Graham is pictured with his 26Ib Cod -
02/03/2013
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
2 Mar 2013 by Colin Penny
MARCH 2013 - Wrecking trips have produced some good Pollack fishing of late.On my most recent wreck trip some Ling were also caught on Lures.Colin Leadbeater from Bristol landing the biggest Ling weighing 20Ib.Colin was using a Shakespeare 20Ib class Ugly Stick rod with a flying collar rig and a silver sidewinder lure.Colin is pictured with his 20Ib Ling. Ling Fishing should now improve as we go into March and although we catch them on lures the favourite way of fishing for them is on a slow drift or at anchor with squid and mackerel baits.
So if you fancy getting a "TUG ON YOUR TACKLE" from a Ling then Book your Place/s Now.
DON'T MISS OUT. -
02/03/2013
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
2 Mar 2013 by Colin Penny
MARCH 2013 - An offshore wrecking trip on a cold March day produced some good Pollack fishing.Pick of the bunch was Flamer IV regular Russell Salmon who caught several Pollack and also beat his Personal Best with a 14 Pounder (pictured).During the early part of trip a variety of all the usual lures were used but the best lure on the day proved to be bubble gum pink red gills which accounted for the majority of the Pollack. Certainly this is the time of the year to catch Big Pollack.
SO DON'T MISS OUT.
On the same trip Trevor Pegg was not catching but with some advice from me and fellow angler Peter Gillett he managed to put a few fish together.So as the saying goes "every little helps". Certainly at times the Pollack will be be caught on certain colour and type lures but in a change of tide or a day later another type/colour lure will produce the best catches.So always keep a good selection of lures with you.
I look forward to seeing you all soon an Flamer IV. Thanks for your Support.
