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  • 02/09/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    2 Sep 2017 by Philip Higgins

    The last few days have all been tailored to the Bournemouth International Airshow and for 3 days we had glorious weather some fantastic flying displays great fishing and 3 eat as much as you can BBQs. Although the fish were small they were very playful and added excitement between aerobatic displays. Over the event we must have taken thousands of pictures of planes, seagulls and clouds as just when you think you have a perfect photo the boat rolls and another seagull gets his pic taken. If you enjoy airshows the only place to get the best views and pictures are from the sea with the sun behind you and nothing in front of you.
    Looking forward to next year already.
    all the best
    Phil

  • 23/08/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    23 Aug 2017 by Philip Higgins

    There is some great inshore Plaice fishing to be had at the moment along the beaches, today the M&J team landed over 35 in a couple of hours along with Bream, Gurnards, and a small Turbot. More updates to follow at the weekend.

  • 14/08/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    14 Aug 2017 by Philip Higgins

    Last weekend saw us venture offshore to go after the sporting Bass and from the 1st drift quality Bass came aboard in good numbers of which in line with current regs all bar 1 per person were returned. As the tide eased we moved inshore to target Trigger fish and as the day started we were immediately into them with the 1st being landed within 2 minutes of anchoring.
    I have several singles dates targeting Triggers in Sept check the website www.mistresslindacharters.com for more details
    all the best
    Philip Higgins

  • 11/08/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    11 Aug 2017 by Philip Higgins

    This week we landed our 1st Trigger fish of the season and it fell to young Charlotte who went on to land 2 more much to the annoyance of her father, the fishing has been steady with some good Rays and Tope caught when you can get to the banks. Plenty of Plaice and small bream are being caught along the beaches and in the swash channel. One big surprize whilst fishing the Poole Harbour entrance just 100m from the ferry Tom who was fishing for Plaice thought he had hooked the bottom until 'it moved' after struggling to move it on his light tackle an Undulate Ray of 16lb 6ozs came aboard. This is one of the biggest fish I have heard of being caught in the entrance for many years.

  • 23/07/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    23 Jul 2017 by Philip Higgins

    Poole July 2017 Report
    The weather has seen some unseasonal highs and lows ranging from record high temperatures to excess rainfall and lightning storms which has affected the fishing dramatically. Mackeral were being caught in reasonable numbers have become very hard to find and we are having to rely on frozen baits as back up, at this time of year we should be catching enough to put some by for the winter months not draw down on our stocks. The wreck fishing has been very poor this month with a few Pollack being caught and hardly any Cod. Now the Bass ban has been lifted allowing an angler to retain 1 fish per day some very good Bass have been caught, Carl Hurren landed a PB Bass of 10lb 2ozs in the Swash Channel on very light spinning tackle whilst Plaice fishing. Ray fishing has continued to be excellent and working in conjunction with the Undulate Ray Project we are now seeing repeat landings of the same fish in the same areas. Further inshore and within the Harbour some very good Plaice fishing has been experienced with up to 50 in one session most are on the small side but for one angler from Romsey fishing on board Mistress Linda using a tiny bit of worm as small Bream were devastating the baits landed a Plaice of 4lb. Along the beaches there are lots of small Bream and Gurnards and as a bonus the 1st Trigger fish has been caught by Martin Bailey near Durley Chine weighing 3lb. One species for the boat this year was a fine Cuckoo Ray caught during a Lymington Club comp the fishing was very hard.
    Philip Higgins
    Mistress Linda

  • 09/07/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    9 Jul 2017 by Philip Higgins

    After a good week catching Rays and some of the best Mackeral fishing I have seen for a couple of years last Sunday the crew opted to go out of the box, it was originally planned as a wrecking trip but due to the low numbers of fish caught offshore we decided to drift for Turbot and Tope in new areas to us, 1st drift produced a fine Brill of around 5lb and a few Tope so we ventured further south to a flat open mark that produced another Brill of 6 lb and more Tope. This was a gamble that we all think with a little time invested would produce more 'flats' closer to Poole than people imagine.
    All the best
    Phil

  • 08/07/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    8 Jul 2017 by Philip Higgins

    Last week produced some brilliant Ray fishing with plenty of Undulates and Smalled Eyed Rays being caught and released. It also saw the best mackeral fishing seen for a couple of years. Tope are plentiful and great sport at the moment on light gear.

  • 27/06/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    27 Jun 2017 by Philip Higgins

    Update on my last report, after sending pics of all the Undulates landed to the Undulate Ray project for identification it proved that the same Ray was landed twice during the afternoon 1st time around 13.30 then again approximately 1 hr later and it fell to the same angler both times Albion SAC angler Allan Johanson. Check out this project and send in pics of your Undulate Rays for them to analyse.
    All the best
    Phil

  • 25/06/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    25 Jun 2017 by Philip Higgins

    Due to the predicted strong winds our game plan changed to fish several local banks which in hindsight proved very fortuitous, after getting a good supply of fresh mackeral we anchored off Swanage and were immediately into our 1st Ray this continued until we lost the tide and started to swing around the anchor rope so a quick move into Poole Bay was needed and once settled we were again into Rays. A total of 22 were caught and returned, 16 Undulates, 5 Small Eyed and 1 small Spotted, along with a few dogs and hounds to add to the score card.
    Great days fishing in challenging conditions and not a cup of tea spilt.

  • 07/06/2017 Fishing Report by Philip Higgins

    7 Jun 2017 by Philip Higgins

    The Bream fishing continues to excel with good catches, the weather has restricted our options but the fishing has been excellent in Poole Bay, during May fishing close to the shores we caught plenty of 1lb to 3 lb Plaice, Gurnards, and small Hounds. The Lymington boys did their species comp in very challenging conditions and landed a respectable 21 different species including a new club record Cornish Sucker (still waiting for it to be verified). On the outer banks there are plenty of Bull Huss and Tope along with some big Blondes. As summer approaches come and join us and enjoy the spectacular scenery the Dorset coast has to offer and its fine fishing.
    all the best

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