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18/02/2020
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
18 Feb 2020 by Philip Higgins
Well what some atrocious weather we have had and yet more to come, like most other skippers I have only managed a couple of trips this month cancelling 9 on the trot, not good but that is the nature of our business. The best day so far this month was with Paul and a few friends who had 3 previous trips cancelled, this was just plucked out of the air and it coincided with the calmest day of February and bright sunshine, we went to the chosen mark and it seems as though the bank has been washed away by storms and was 1/2 its original size so we headed further out and came across a new mark which produced Spurdogs and Rays all day with a couple of Tope well over 30lb and as a bonus for Paul he caught his 1st Octopus. Towards the end of the day we were joined by a large Porbeagle that was more interested in chasing hooked fish to the boat than feeding we offered plenty of goodies to no avail.
Not much to report but the wife is very happy as all those jobs around the home have been done and I have plenty of brownie points in the bag for later !!!!. -
19/01/2020
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
19 Jan 2020 by Philip Higgins
At last some decent weather cold, sunny and light winds which allowed us to venture offshore chasing Spurdogs, yesterday as we settled at anchor and the baits hit the seabed we were inundated with conger eels ranging from 8lb to 40lb, as the tide eased and the north west wind pushed the boat south we hit our target with the best Spurs being landed by Ian N weighing 19lb 12ozs and not to be outdone Simon landed a Tope of 35lb as the tide increased we came inshore and found some nice whiting, more eels and another Spur for Ian again weighing 18lb. Today my anglers choose to fish locally and found yet more eels, Blonde Rays, and some plump whiting as the flood tide increased someone suggested we drown a few worms and knowing how poor the harbour is fishing I jokingly said let’s go plaice fishing, what a great decision as on the 1st drift we had Plaice and Grey Gurnards followed by Tub Gurnards on successive drifts and to top it off Malcolm landed a small Octopus. After analysing the results and hearing what the local netters are landing I think this winter last years summer fish are still here.
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09/12/2019
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
9 Dec 2019 by Philip Higgins
Hi
After what seems forever and some challenging weather the new engines have finally been commissioned today all trials went extremely well and although the props are slightly over pitched the boat exceeded all expectations in performance and speed. I have plenty of individual days coming up over Christmas so if you fancy a day out please call.
Merry Christmas
Phil -
29/11/2019
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
29 Nov 2019 by Philip Higgins
Hi
Seems along time ago that I last updated this page, since then the boat has had new FPT engines, new dash and a full engine room upgrade including a new Fuel Polishing System fitted ready for the introduction of FAME diesel. On removing the old engines and water locks we found one of the water locks had melted inside fortunately a sensing system fitted by ActiSense alerted me quickly but after finding this obviously not quick enough even though the alarm went off at 82c. Nearly everything is now done just waiting for the customised exhaust spray heads to come back from the polishers ready for sea trials next week. Looking forward to getting out fishing and seeing what the boat handles like .
All the best
Phil -
22/10/2019
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
22 Oct 2019 by Philip Higgins
After a prolonged period of bad weather we are having fantastic catches of Plaice with some anglers catching up to 40 a day, the size is very random with medium and small fish coming on the same trace. The best we have had in the last few days may just touch the 3lb mark but definitely no bigger they are in excellent condition and punch well above their weight with many anglers thinking they have a much larger fish only to be surprised by the actual size of the fish. The winter Whiting have started to appear along with plenty of boot lace congers.
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10/09/2019
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
10 Sep 2019 by Philip Higgins
The last couple of weeks have seen a few small Cod caught including a double shot for Malcolm, but the highlight has been when Alan Cook bought to the side of the boat a new boat record Thresher Shark weighing between 200 and 250lb, the fish was released without being removed from the water but we did get very wet in the process. Closer to shore Plaice have been plentiful and in amongst the small ones we have found many up to 2lb 6ozs the only issue is the presence of small bait robbing bream which strip the hooks with military precision but this bodes well for the future.
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29/08/2019
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
29 Aug 2019 by Philip Higgins
Today was a practice session for the Lymington team to allow them to try new tactics and rigs, the start went well with a bit of wind and tide together as soon as we set up the Plaice and Bream kept coming aboard not fish but plenty of them then the tide changed so a bit of Ray fishing was required , a couple of Rays and more Bream came aboard and a move was required as I pulled the anchor up Robin was sure he had hooked weed so no one paid any attention then as the anchor was stowed a big shout from Robin that he needed a net and to our shock / surprise a 7lb 8 ozs Lobster was boated ( thank you Robin for my dinner). Conditions had deteriorated with a fresh breeze over the tide causing a bumpy drift at the wrong angles but I put it to the boys that this was a practice day and fishing outside of your comfort zone was the best way to gain knowledge so we moved nearer the shore enjoying a bit of the famous Bournemouth Air Show, as we started to drift the wind pushed us up the tide not ideal for fishing but good practice for the boys, to their credit they adapted very quickly and were soon into more Bream, Red Mullet, Plaice and various Wrasse species the Malcolm hit what he thought was another Ray but to our surprise he had bagged a double shot of Cod and a Bream. Well done to all the guys today managing challenging and producing the goods.
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16/07/2019
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
16 Jul 2019 by Philip Higgins
The settled weather we are having has improved the fishing with excellent catches of Plaice up to 3lb 4 oz, last weekend the Albion team managed 109 Plaice in 4 long drifts only keeping 18, along the beaches are also producing fine catches of Plaice with a few small Brill and Turbot as a bonus. The only downside of Poole Bay at the moment is the bumper year crop of tiny Bream which devastate the baits within seconds. On the outer banks Rays dominate the fishing with young 78 year old Colin getting a double shot of Undulate Rays weighing 10lb and 14lb on their own are good fish but together poor old Colin had to have an early nightcap (Brandy from the hip flask) to ease the pain. Today we saw our 2nd Sunfish of the season and plenty of Dolphins which again killed the fishing.
Tight lines
Phil -
18/06/2019
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
18 Jun 2019 by Philip Higgins
The weather has hampered fishing with lots of wet and windy conditions a far cry from this time last year add that to the continued presence of a large pod of Dolphins patrolling Poole Bay eating anything that swims, they have been seen flicking Bass into the air then devouring them as they hit the water. The Ray fishing continues to be good with plenty of Undulates, Small Eyed and Thornbacks being landed and released along with more dogfish and very small conger eels. This years Bream fishing has fluctuated with the tides but remains good with a bumper crop of very small bait robbing bream around if you fish small enough hooks you can get 3 at a time. During the bigger tides Bass dominate everyone's thoughts and there are plenty around to have a good days fishing and as long as you keep to the 1 fish rule you will be safe from the authorities.
Enjoy the summer and some great catches
Phil -
28/05/2019
Fishing Report by Philip Higgins
28 May 2019 by Philip Higgins
The last few days have seen totally different styles of angling, on Saturday the Lymington crew were seeking species and could only count the 1st 10 of each species this involved plenty of moves around Poole Bay targeting specific areas for fish and we managed a credible 20 failing to land a few of what I would call certs the worst part was next day the 1st 4 fish we landed we ones we missed the day before and this crew were after Rays of which Phil Thomas excelled landing 4 fine Undulates and Dave Potts landed a cracking 3lb 8ozs Bream
