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10/12/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
10 Dec 2010 by Colin Penny
The FLAMER FRIDAY FISHERS SPECIES LEAGUE 2010 - completed it's sixth season in early December.8 out of 11 matches arranged were fished and several different species were added to the leagues ever growing species list.Steve Clements regained the Champions trophy which he had also won in 2009.
The 2010 Results - Champion - Steve Clements 61 points,Runner Up - Robin Amor 52 points,Most Species - Steve Clements with 26 different species,Best Specimen - Andy Selby 45Ib Conger eel,Most Improved Angler - Mick Nunn,Pairs Winners - Steve Clements and partner,Weakest Link - Paul Milkins,
11 dates have been set for the 2011 season and will include a variety of fishing for all types opf species.Any one Interested in joining this friendly competitive species league then Contact Skipper Colin on tel 01305 766961 or 07968972736
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11/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
Nov 2010 by Colin Penny
FLAMER III - NOVEMBER REPORT - not to many trips done due to the early winter weather but some quality fish caught none the less.Catches included black bream,rays,conger,bull huss,bass,pollack,smooth hounds,ballan wrasse etc.The conger fishing on the reefs and the Adamant bank was superb with numerous eels up to 40Ib being caught and released.The Kidney bank produced some fine blonde rays.Marks to the east of the port also produced blonde rays along with undulate and thornback rays.The whiting showed up on the M2 ground and Adamant bank and are there in numbers now.55 different species have been caught on Flamer III so far in 2010.Flamer Fish of the Month for November is awarded to Ian Napier for his personal best 16Ib 8oz pollack which he caught on a reef with Ammo mackerel and squid cocktail bait.Ian is pictured with his pollack catch.
NEWS - The New FLAMER VI is nearing completion and should be up a running in early 2011. -
06/11/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
6 Nov 2010 by Colin Penny
FLAMER III November 6th Report - Pat and Kevin Trenchard from Somerset had Flamer III to themselves as the rest of the crew could not make it as their transport broke down on the way to Weymouth.They did well on three marks to the east of Weymouth catching several different species on Ammo mackerel and squid baits.The species included smooth hounds,whiting,black bream,thornback and undulate ray,congers,pollack and the usual pouts and dogs.Pat landed his first ever undulate ray which weighed 12Ib.The successful bait being Ammo mackerel and squid cocktail mounted on a pennel rig.The ray was returned a live.Pat is pictured with his undulate ray.Kevin Trenchard landed the best black bream of the day which weighed 3Ib 12oz.Kevin was using a two hook patonoster rig baited with small strips of Ammo squid and mackerel.The skipper also had a go and caught the best catch of the day a 2Ib 8oz lobster and it tasted very nice.During November the species caught will change as we move into winter but still expect to catch black bream,turbot,brill,bass,rays,congers,cod,bull huss etc on the inshore reef and banks.The offshore wrecks will produce some pollack and may be a bass or two.
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30/10/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
30 Oct 2010 by Colin Penny
FLAMER III - ENGLAND SQUAD WEEKEND WEYMOUTH - The annual England squad weekend took place in late October and involved three boats including Flamer III.The anglers were all trying out for selection for the 2011 Home Nations and World Championship teams.The Home Nations is being held in Weymouth in June.Any way the squad weekend was met by all sorts of weather forecasts but on the Saturday it was not to bad and plenty of different species were caught and different marks fished includuing two fine cod aboard Flamer III, Mike Smith landed an 18 pounder(pictured) and Steve Clements landed a cod weighing 15Ib 8oz with both being caught on Ammo mackerel.On the Sunday the weather was not good so fishing took place in Portland harbour were lots of wrasse,pout,pollack,scad,gobies,blenny's,
red band fish etc were caught.The anglers had to be prepared for any type of fishing over the weekend which must have mean't they would have spent hours even days tying up all sorts of rigs.The England squad weekend is again scheduled at Weymouth in 2011. -
10/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
Oct 2010 by Colin Penny
FLAMER III - OCTOBER REPORT - The fishing was good with the flatty fishing for turbot,brill and plaice just superb.The Kidney Bank fished well for blonde rays.The reefs saw plenty of action from black bream,congers,bull huss etc.Marks to the east were good for various rays,black bream,smooth hounds and some tope etc.The cod showed up at the end of the month on the inshore reefs with cod up to 18Ib being caught on mackerel and squid baits.A feature was done with Boat Fishing Monthly using only Ammo baits,it should be shown in the December issue.The Flamer species count for 2011 has now risen to 55 different species including a Flamer new one a Greater Pipe Fish caught by Welsh International Rod Adamson.Several copetitions were fished with a great deal of success.Flamer Fish of the Month for October was awarded to Mike Sheridan for his superb 7Ib 2oz plaice.Mike is pictured witrh his catch.
Don't Forget to book your Winter trips for whiting,cod,rays,pollack etc also your trips for 2011.
The fitting out of Flamer VI is coming on well and on target for a launch in early 2011. -
30/09/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
30 Sep 2010 by Colin Penny
FLAMER III - SEPTEMBER REPORT - The quality of the plaice fishing was just superb with lots of fish weighing 4 to 5Ib plus also two at 6Ib and one of 6Ib 4oz and a plaice weighing in at 7Ib.The Shambles bank was good for turbot,brill and some bass.The reefs fished well for black bream,congers,bull huss,rays,cod etc.The Kidney Bank produced some evcellent blonde ray fishing.Marks to the east of the port saw various rays caught along with tope and a 14Ib bass caught by Mike Baker.Several species comps/hunts were done with a great deal of success and enjoyment.53 different species have been caught on Flamer III so far in 2010.Flamer Fish of the Month for Septermber was awarded to Dave Metcalf from Sussex for his 7Ib plaice (pictured).
NEWS - The fitting out of Flamer IV is coming on well and it is hoped to launch her in the early part of 2011.
BOOKINGS - Don't forget to book your trips/places for the autumn and winter trips in 2010 and make your bookings for 2011. -
02/09/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
2 Sep 2010 by Colin Penny
FLAMING FLATTIES - Dave Metcalf,Roger Buttle,Steve Wells and Kevin all from Sussex enjoyed a days plaice fishing on Flamer III that will rank as one of their best ever.The signs were not good with a realy small tide and an easterly breeze blowing which normaly does not help the fishing.But fishing being fishing the rule a reason book went out the window and they had a brilliant day,this is what makes my job interesting and keeps a challange up for the anglers. As I always say every day is different in the fishing world.Lots of plaice were caught up to 7Ib including two six pounders and 5Ib plusssers along with 4 to 5 pounders.Steve Wells caught 12 including several personal bests and he put back the six pounder he caught.Roger Buttle also had a six pounder along with 4 to 5Ib fish.But the biggest was caught by Dave Metcalf a thumping 7Ib plaice which is Daves personal best.Dave is pictured with his big spotty.Kevin chipped in with some 3 to 4Ib plaice.The successful bait on the day was ragworm and Ammo black lug cocktail tipped with a squid strip.
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01/09/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
1 Sep 2010 by Colin Penny
AUGUST 2010 - FLAMER III REPORT - The fishing was good despite the unsettled weather.Good catches of turbot,plaice,brill,blonde rays and bream were taken through out the month.Graham Latimer had the best turbot which weighed 14Ib.Dave Barton had the best blonde ray which weighed in at 21Ib but several 20 pounders were caught.Early in the month pollack,cod and ling were caught on the wrecks. A few competitions were done including the 5 day Flamer Festival with great success and enjoyment.Plenty of different species have been caught which has now taken the Flamer III species count for 2010 up to 53.Flamer Fish of the Month for August is awarded to Mick Nunn for his 4Ib black bream.Mick is pictured with his black bream catch.
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16/08/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
16 Aug 2010 by Colin Penny
AMMO BAITS COMPETITION - Ian and Michelle from Ammo frozen baits joned Flamer III for the day and brought a variety of baits for the anglers to use in a species competition with the challange being that only the Ammo bait provided could be used.Drift fishing was done first over a reef and produced many red,tub and grey gurnards along with scad,mackerel,pouts,garfish and poor cod.Then a session drifting for flatfish using Ammo black lug tipped with squid strips lured some plaice and dabs with Ian catching a plaice him self.Two sessions at anchor then followed seeing some good size black bream being caught the biggest of 4Ib landed by elder statesman Mick Nunn with the successful bait being small pieces of Ammo mackerel.Dog fish,pollack,pouts,Thornback rayand more gurnards were also caught during the anchor sessions.Ian and Michelle also sponsored some trophies and prizes for the day which I know the lads and me greatly appreciated.Andy Coillings won the competition with 234 points.Best fish award - Mick Nunn 4Ib Black Bream. The crew and Ian are pictured.
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17/08/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
17 Aug 2010 by Colin Penny
BLONDES R'US - a morning session at anchor produced a hectic time with blonde rays and two bonus turbot.Dodgey Dave Barton started it all of by losing what could only have been a big blonde,they certainly hang on in the tide and test your tackle to the full,he later made amends catching blonde rays of 21Ib and 19Ib 8oz.Wayne Frapple joined in with blondes of 13 and 18Ib.Peter Collings landed a 15Ib blonde followed by his first ever turbot weighing 9Ib.Not to be out done Peters dad Andy landed a 20Ib blonde and his first ever turbot which weighed 6Ib 8oz.The Irish contingent in Donald and Billy weighed in with four blondes up to 19Ib.A few other smaller blondes were caught before all to soon the tide picked up and with the wind increasing it was time to move from the mark.All the blonde rays were returned back alive.I must mention Paul Milkins who must have wondered what was going on as he was the only one not to get a blonde.Dodgey Dave Barton is pictured with his 21Ib blonde.The successful bait for all the fish was Ammo squid and fresh mackerel fillet cocktails mounted on pennel rigs.
