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14/08/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
14 Aug 2016 by Philip Higgins
With the weekends forecast coinciding with very small tides offshore fishing seemed to good an opportunity to miss. Taking advantage of this we headed out to sea with several stops for mackeral which we had trouble finding close to shore so heho we just went with what bait we had. At our chosen anchor point with the anchor deployed several lads decided to try for bait and fortunately mackeral came in thick and fast, as soon as the big baits hit the bottom the fishing kicked off with large congers, big Tope and outstanding size bream coming in so fast I never got back in the wheelhouse for the duration fo the Saturday trip much to the amusement of the lads, several good fish were lost due to bite offs. Sunday was much the same but the tide seemed to be much more vicious but as soon as it cut a little the action kicked in with eels, Tope and more big bream coming onboard. It was a pleasure to watch both groups returning most of the bream only the deeply hooked ones were kept, over the 2 days the bream fishing was exceptional with the best being 4lb 12ozs (returned alive). A tiring weekend for me but fantastic fishing for the boys. Once moored up we were inspected by the SIFCA officers and with nothing to worry about and their good professional approach we had a few laughs and went our separate ways, as a skipper I welcome these inspections.
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Tight lines
Philip Higgins -
31/07/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
31 Jul 2016 by Philip Higgins
Hi
The fishing during July was extremely good with plenty of quality rays being caught, now the Mackeral are in the Tope have arrived in quantity although we have not landed any 'big' fish the best seems to be in the mid 20s but great fun on light gear. The harbour often throws up something special and true to form on 1 drift we landed Plaice, Turbot, Brill, Bream, Wrasse and a sizeable Bass. The Swash channel is producing Plaice along with Red Mullet.
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10/07/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
10 Jul 2016 by Philip Higgins
What a contrasting week of anglers ranging from Foriegn Student adventure holidays, Family fun days to high quality local club anglers, the fishing has mostly been local and has thrown up some great catches of Ray's, Plaice , Bream and Gurnards. Best Undulate 16lb went to Ann Chown who had never caught a Ray before but is now a seasoned Ray angler who also landed several more Small Eyeds today. Due to high winds for the last few days we have had to seek shelter in the Harbour for part of the day and several good Plaice up to 3lb and a few big Gurnards have been landed along with those pesky little bait robbing Bream.
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26/06/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
26 Jun 2016 by Philip Higgins
The Ray fishing has been excellent during the last few weeks with many Undulates, Small Eyed and Spotted Ray's being landed each trip. During the last week mackeral have been more plentiful with anglers restocking their freezers for the next trip and getting a few for the BBQ. The bigger bream seem to be thinning out or perhaps they are just not getting a look in with smaller pesky ones hitting the baits quicker. Offshore the wrecks have provided some good pollack fishing. The coloured water which badly affected the Plaice fishing is now clearing and we are starting to find a few along the Piers and in the Swash.
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19/06/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
19 Jun 2016 by Philip Higgins
On a wreck fishing Albion SAC club comp local angler Les Jones had his 'red letter' day 1st landing a fine 12lb Turbot whilst drifting at 3kts then a new PB Ling followed by Pollack, overall the quantity was below expectations the quality was excellent, the catch included Cod, Pollack, Ling, Turbot and to finish the day Angling Trust member Neil Wilson landed a good size Bass which with tears in his eyes he returned.
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06/06/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
6 Jun 2016 by Philip Higgins
Yesterday the boys from Christchurch Angling Centre were treated to trip by owner Tom, although mainly beach anglers they soon adjusted to mini species boat angling and fish were coming aboard quickly inc Bream, Hounds, Pout and the faithful LSDs. Toby using a LRF rod had great fun and hooked into a nice Small Eyed Ray only to realise that he had tangled with his other rod which had the fish and after a good scrap he landed a lovely 12lb fish which was returned very quickly. Great night for all and well done Tom for not being seasick
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06/06/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
6 Jun 2016 by Philip Higgins
Yesterday the boys from Christchurch Angling Centre were treated to trip by owner Tom, although mainly beach anglers they soon adjusted to mini species boat angling and fish were coming aboard quickly inc Bream, Hounds, Pout and the faithful LSDs. Toby using a LRF rod had great fun and hooked into a nice Small Eyed Ray only to realise that he had tangled with his other rod which had the fish and after a good scrap he landed a lovely 12lb fish which was returned very quickly. Great night for all and well done Tom for not being seasick
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29/05/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
29 May 2016 by Philip Higgins
This week has seen the full spectrum for a charter skipper, to start the week we had plenty of small to medium sized bream and lots of Small Eyed Ray's. The inshore fishing was very good then came the decision to go offshore chasing the Cod and Pollack which proved illusive we tried several wrecks and a couple of 'banker' marks (always get a fish spots) we still had poor results but as the day progressed we did grind out enough fish to make it a reasonable trip thankfully the weather was great and the spirits were up. Today we choose to fish inshore for big bream which in the strong winds proved challenging to anchor the spot, thankfully we were into fish quickly with bream up to 3lb 4ozs coming aboard. The fishing was not fast and furious but the quality of fish being landed certainly made up for that. Again the weather was fantastic and added to a great days fishing.
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22/05/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
22 May 2016 by Philip Higgins
Poole Bream Comp was won by D Lynes and top charter boat went to Mistress Linda, the Bream fishing was fantastic with lots of good size fish being landed the best of the day onboard going to Brian Moss with a fish of 2lb 11ozs, he thought he had a bigger fish but was surprized to see 3 bream on his rig weighing a total of 5lb 11ozs, Steve Collins landed a new PB bream of 2lb 10ozs and an Undulate of 15lb which was difficult on light gear in the tide. Apart from a short spell in the height of the tide fishing continued all day with Brian Moss setting the pace for the rest to follow. The week ahead looks settled and with the bream fishing being so good take the opportunity and join us for a day on the Bream.
all the best
Phil -
20/05/2016
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
20 May 2016 by Philip Higgins
Yesterday we spent the day doing a species hunt although the conditions were far from ideal, Steve Batchelor and Colin Searles and Chris Colledge bagged 17 species including some quality Common and Starry Smoothhounds. The bream fishing was very good at anchor although on the small to medium size they just kept coming. With the Poole Species Comp looming it is a great time to get some practice in trying out new rigs and bait combo's.
To arrange a day afloat give me a call.
Tight lines
Phil
