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11/10/2009
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
11 Oct 2009 by Colin Penny
NOTTINGHAM SEA SPECIMEN GROUP - fished a weekend aboard Flamer III in October and they did particularly well on the turbot.Day 1/ after a session catching black bream etc they then had one drift on the famous Shambles Bank at the end of the day and landed three turbot.Day 2/ In windy conditions after two hours of catching nothing they had four turbot in one drift and then four more turbot in as many drifts,Not bad an 11 turbot catch in total.The successful bait was sandeel/launce fillets which were used because mackerel were few and far between and it proved to be a brilliant bait.They also caught other species such as bass,cod,gurnards,garfish etc and Steve Craven caught his first ever John Dory(pictured).Needless to say the Specimen Group have re booked for 2010.
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01/10/2009
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
1 Oct 2009 by Colin Penny
FLAMER III - SEPTEMBER 2009 REPORT - Well bar for a week of strong north east winds the weather was good.The fishing was just SUPERB.The turbot,brill fishing on the Shambles Bank was just brilliant also some 4Ib plus plaice were caught on the bank as well.The mussel beds was very good for plaice,bream,cod,gurnards etc.
The Reefs produced some good black bream fishing along with bull huss,cod,congers,tope,undulate rays etc.The ray fishing was good on marks to the east of the port and on the kidney bank with many 15Ib plus rays being caught.Trigger fish also featured on a mark east of Weymouth.57 different species have now been caught on Flamer III in 2009 which has equaled last years total.
Flamer III Fish of the Month for September was awarded to Andy Collings for his 27Ib blonde ray.Andy is pictured with his ray catch.Incidently this was Andy's first ever blonde ray.
2010 bookings have been brisk with many booking early.Don't Miss Out if you want a boat booking or for individual/s then contact me NOW. -
16/09/2009
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
16 Sep 2009 by Colin Penny
SPECIES FISHING - On Flamer III through out each year I keep a tally of how many different species are caught.The best total was acheived in 2007 with 61 different species.Just last week four more were added to this years total making 55 different species caught on Flamer III in 2009.The four were Gilthead Bream,Ballions Wrasse,Red Mullet and Trigger Fish.I had not seen a Trigger Fish all Summer/Autumn then five come along in two days and all from the same mark to the east of Weymouth were I had never caught them before.Small pieces of ragworm being the successful bait. Pictured is Aidy Cox with his Trigger Fish.
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09/09/2009
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
9 Sep 2009 by Colin Penny
THE CREAM OF DEVONSHIRE WITH A BIT OF CORNISH - Mark Collins and friends from Dartmouth and Gordon from Cornwall travelled to Weymouth for a day aboard Flamer III to sample the black bream and flatty fishing and they were not dissapointed.Breezy conditions did not make things easy for them.First we stopped and caught plenty of mackerel for bait.Then several drifts on the mussel beds on the edge of the Portland race produced some reasonable black bream on squid strips and scollop frill baits.Then a move for a session on the famous Shambles Bank saw four Brill,two turbot and plaice come aboard along with some gurnards and more mackerel.The suceessful bait being mackerel strip.The lads were well happy and vowed to come back for another trip.Pictured is Mark Collins with his first ever Brill which weighed 5Ib 8oz.
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01/09/2009
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
1 Sep 2009 by Colin Penny
FLAMER III - AUGUST REPORT - The flatty fishing was just superb with plaice in the 4 to 5Ib plus range being landed and plenty of brill up to 7Ib 4oz and turbot up to 9Ib also being caught.For some reason the black bream fishing has not been up to what you would expect at this time of year.The reefs produced bull huss,congers,rays,cod,tope and lots of other species.The offshore wrecks still had some cod,ling and bass on them.My 5 day Flamer III Summer Festival was a great success and will be held in August again in 2010.The Flamer III species count for 2009 stands at 51 different species so far.Flamer III August Fish of the Month was awarded to Stewert Huggins for his near record Undulate Ray weighing 19Ib.(Stewert is pictured with his big Undulate Ray).
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24/08/2009
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
24 Aug 2009 by Colin Penny
NEWICK CROWN HOOKERS SAC caught some smashing fish on their latest trip aboard Flamer III.Although the fishing was slow in the morning it certainly improved as the day went on.Simon Ramm was first with a cod weighing 14Ib.Then Mick Beech chipped in with a 3Ib plaice.Then a move to the famous Shambles Bank proved to be the icing on the cake with 6 brill and a turbot coming aboard in a two hour session.Guest Bill Walton landed two brill.
"Phil The Power Boswell" caught a 7Ib brill and a turbot with some of the other members adding to this flatty catch.The successful bait was mackerel strip.Needless to say the club were Happy Hookers at the end of their trip.Club chairman Les Whiteman known as number one unfortunatley failed to catch a flatty but vowed to improve and show the rest how it's done on the clubs next trip.
"PHIL THE POWER TAYLOR" is pictured with his 7Ib Brill. -
16/08/2009
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
16 Aug 2009 by Colin Penny
FAMILY FLATTY PLEASURE ON FLAMER III - Rick Hawkins belated 50th birthday family fishing trip saw the group catch five flatty's in two drifts on the famous Shambles Bank.The best flatty was caught by 25 year old Ciara on her first ever fishing trip,she landed a 7Ib 4oz brill followed by a turbot on the next drift.Mum Jenny and Ciara's boyfriend Sam both landed brill as well with Rick joining in with a turbot.All the flatty's were caught on mackerel strip bait.Later in the day anchored sessions on mussel beds and a reef produced black bream,bull huss,red gurnard,dog fish and pouts.Needless to say all of them enjoyed their day out on Flamer III.The picnic Jenny provided was very enjoyable as well.
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14/08/2009
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
14 Aug 2009 by Colin Penny
The 2nd FLAMER III SUMMER FESTIVAL was held in AUGUST 2009 - this 5 day competition was a great success.A variety of fishing was done over the 5 days including 2 species hunt days,a conger and ling day,a lure only day and a specimen day.In all 27 different species were caught.
Results - Overall Singles Champion - Dave Thompson 544 points,Runner Up - Peter Collings 526 points,Weakest Link - Stewert Huggins 378 points.Pairs Winners - Dave Thompson and Peter Collings with 22 species.Most Species - Dave Thompson with 20.
Best Flatfish - Mick Nunn - Brill 6Ib 8oz.Best Specimen - Stewert Huggins 19Ib Undulate Ray.
Pictured are some of the guys with their trophies etc. -
04/08/2009
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
4 Aug 2009 by Colin Penny
FLAMER III - JULY REPORT - well what a month for wet and windy weather and I thought summer was here.The month of July has been like this for three years in a row. Any way when we did get out to sea,some suberb fish were caught especialy flatfish and big bream.In early July the cod fishing on the wrecks was still good.The reefs/banks produced plenty of tope,rays,bream etc.The Shambles Bank was very good for turbot and brill along with a few bass and cod.The mussel beds threw up some superb plaice in the 4 to 5Ib plus range including one of 6Ib 10oz.43 different species have been caught on Flamer III in 2009 so far.
I had some excellent entry's for July Flamer fish of the month and decided to award it to James Mccarthy for his superb 5Ib Black Bream.
Note:Quite a few groups did 2,3,4 and 5 days trips aboard Flamer III in July and have all re - booked for 2010.There is something to be said for a few days fishing out of Weymouth as it offers all sorts of fishing and plenty of different species.If you fancy it in 2010 - then contact me a.s.a.p. -
28/07/2009
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
28 Jul 2009 by Colin Penny
Sheffield based GLODEN PLOVER SAC came to Weymouth in July 2008 to go out on Flamer III but the weather was awful and they were blown out each day.They returned in July 2009 and the weather was a little better but still very breezy and they did manage to get out for some flatty fishing.Their patience was rewarded with three flatty's in two drifts on the Famous Shambles Bank.First Christopher Lee landed a brill then on the very next drift Dave Roberts landed a turbot shortly followed by a brill for Richard Charlesworth.All the lads had never caught turbot or brill before.The successful bait was mackerel strip.The lads have re booked for 2010 with the hope that they get some summer weather then,third time lucky I guess.The happy guys are pictured with their flatty catch.
