Latest Fishing Reports: Galloper
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24/05/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
24 May 2025 by Scott Belbin
We continue to find plenty of bass, hounds and rays among the other species lately. Nick had these three lovely fish the other day which you can see he's very pleased with. Other species included some unseasonably high numbers of whiting and dabs. Special mention goes out to Neil for his dab catching skills not exactly the plan in may but interesting to see so many coming in and tony will enjoy eating them.
Aside from the exciting prospect of dabs there's still loads of bass and hounds around. We also have specialist trips targeting tope or bass or plaice available over the next few weeks.
We are incredibly lucky to be able to offer some fantastic sheltered fishing inshore and I have spaces on Bank holiday Monday if you are keen to get out. The forecast has improved too.
Next spaces
26/05- 8 spaces @ £60pp
01/06- tope fishing 2 spaces @ £100pp
07/06- 5 spaces @ £60pp
08/06- boat available for individuals and groups
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 -
21/05/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
21 May 2025 by Scott Belbin
The bass continue to feed hard now with some for the table and plenty returned. The lads enjoyed some sport with hounds, bass and a couple of rays mixed in too. The sun even came out eventually and the wind was on our side too. We had our first tope of the year too. Only small but hopefully a sign of things to come.
I have spaces this weekend and over the school holidays for groups and individuals.
Next spaces
24/05- midday to 9pm 3 spaces @ £60pp
26/05- individual spaces @ £60pp
01/06- tope trip 2 spaces @ £100pp
04/06- tope fishing 4 spaces @ £100pp
07/06- 4 spaces @ £100pp
08/06- boat available for individuals and groups
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information -
19/05/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
19 May 2025 by Scott Belbin
We had really nice mixed trip the other day. The stamp of bass we great with several between 4-7lbs, a few hounds and 15 rays which is pretty good going nowadays. The weather started grey but brightened up so who could ask for more. Special mention to young George who was on his first trip and did a fantastic job!
My next spaces are over the weekend and throughout the school holiday.
Next spaces
24/05- 12.30-9pm 4 spaces @ £60pp
26/05- boat available for individuals and groups
01/05- tope fishing 2 spaces @ £100pp
04/05- tope fishing 7 spaces @ £100pp
07/06- 4 spaces @ £60pp
08/06- boat available for individuals and groups
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information -
17/05/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
17 May 2025 by Scott Belbin
It was great to see some better hounds the other day. It was even better to share it with Stacey and the boys as well as our anglers. We had plenty of small bass and some small hounds with some decent ones in between. We even found a few rays too. We are lucky to have fish like this on our doorstep which meant we were able to get out and catch some decent fish while many others had to cancel. Sheltered marks like this are one of our biggest assets from brightlingsea and of course it helps that Galloper is a catamaran too.
The biggest hounds were pushing double figures and great sport fish obviously though a little big for Stanley. Lucky you there were some Stanley size ones there too.
The fishing really has kicked off here now and long may it continue. I have spaces for groups and individuals over the coming weeks so feel free to contact me.
Next spaces
19/05- boat available for groups
24/05- 4 spaces @ £60pp departing 12.30 return 8-9pm
26/05- boat available for individuals and groups
27-30- boat available for individuals and groups
01/06- tope fishing 2 spaces @ £100pp
07/06- 4 spaces @ £60pp
08/06- boat available for individuals and groups
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information. -
16/05/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
16 May 2025 by Scott Belbin
We continue to see some nice bass mixed in on our general trips as they stop spawning and start to feed hard. Together with smoothies and rays they make up our main targets at the moment. Of course there's still plenty of dogfish in between along with an unseasonal amount of whiting and dabs still showing.
There have been some decent hounds starting to show too which really know how to pull your string.
I'm looking forward to our first plaice trip of the year and we'll soon start our tope trips as well. If you want to join us for a general trip or something more specific then please get in touch and I'll offer you the most suitable tides for your trip.
Next spaces are over the bank holiday but not all available dates are advertised.
Next spaces
24/05- afternoon/evening trip 12.30 departure 4 spaces @ £60pp
26/05- boat available for individuals and groups
31/05- tope fishing 1 space @ £100pp
01/06- tope fishing 3 spaces @ £100pp
Please call 07956411528 for more information -
12/05/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
12 May 2025 by Scott Belbin
We've enjoyed some great mixed fishing on our general trips this week. There's been a bit of wind for a few days but we have still been able to put the lads on the fish thanks to our catamaran and the sheltered marks available from brightlingsea. the other day the lads had 40-50 small hounds, dogfish, whiting, dabs, pouting, rays and a few keeper bass amongst the schoolies. It was nice steady fishing all day in pleasant conditions.
There are some better hounds in places too. I can't wait to start fishing for tope shortly as well as heading off for plaice. If you want to join us for general mixed fishing or something more specific like tope, bass or plaice then please get in touch with me and I will send you some availability.
Next spaces are
24/05- boat available for individuals and groups
26/05- boat available for individuals and groups
31/05- tope fishing 3 spaces @ £100pp plus bait
01/06- tope fishing 2 spaces @ £100pp plus bait
07/06- 6 spaces @ £60pp
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information -
09/05/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
9 May 2025 by Scott Belbin
As we would expect at this time of year there's been a great mix of species coming out lately. The bass have really increased in numbers and they are now most definitely here and feeding well.
Smooth-hounds often make up a large amount of our catches and there are some decent ones showing too.
There's been a few rays mixed in too which is nice to see and among the other species there have been a few dabs and even a nice sole came out the other day.
It won't be long before we start our tope trips and I am looking forward to our first plaice trip of the year too.
Please get in touch if you want to join us.
I have spaces from this weekend onwards.
Next spaces
11/05- 9 spaces @ £60pp
17/05- 2 spaces @ £60pp
22/05- plaice fishing @ £110pp
17/05- 2 spaces @ £60pp
24/05- boat available for individuals and groups
26/05- boat available for individuals and groups
27/05- boat available for individuals and groups
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information -
07/05/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
7 May 2025 by Scott Belbin
The bass are clearly coming on the feed now as they stop spawning and they are HUNGRY! Young Sam showed the lads how it's done yet again catching 3 sizable bass amongst the schoolies. There were some other decent bass caught too as well as some not so decent as you can see by Sam's dad Steve's basslett! Steve did redeem himself though with a beautifully marked female thornback. Unfortunately we didn't get as long as I wanted on the hounds but we did get a few small ones before the weather pushed us off.
Weather and tides look great for this weekend and I have spaces for individuals and groups over the coming weeks.
Next spaces
11/05-9 spaces @ £60pp
25/05- boat available for individuals and groups
26/05- boat available for individuals and groups
Not all dates advertised
Please call 07956411528 for more information
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05/05/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
5 May 2025 by Scott Belbin
It's always great to see a family out catching fish and making memories together. Even though the weather had turned a bit we were still able to find loads of fish for everyone and some nice hounds. We couldn't fish where we wanted to but managed 20 hounds, some small bass, loads of whiting and dogfish and a dab. The weather and tides are improving later in the week and I have spaces on Sunday and into next week.
Next spaces
11/05- 8 spaces @ £60pp
17/05- 2 spaces @ £60pp
22/05- 7 spaces plaice fishing ect offshore
24/05- boat available for individuals and groups
26/05- boat available for individuals and groups
Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information -
02/05/2025
Fishing Report by Scott Belbin
2 May 2025 by Scott Belbin
It was lovely to see Jon and the lads out for their first time this year. The lads opted to target hounds with a chance of other stuff in some of the glorious weather we have experienced lately. Although we had hounds all day long it took me a while to find the better numbers as they weren't where I'd left them last time! The lads are kind enough to encourage me to fish with them. I don't often have time or room nowadays with a busy boat. I managed to luck out a decent bass which went just shy of 6lbs, thanks for netting it Alan. Unfortunately I was a bit slow with the net and Alan lost one a bit smaller than mine later on. I also had another chase up a pouting I reeled in later. Typically it ignored the pouting Jon already had out for bass ��.
The hound fish improved throughout the day and I struggled to drag the lads away from them in the end. I clocked around 40 hounds though there were probably more caught and I was a bit preoccupied with fishing and unhooking ect.
Whatever we caught it was a great day with lots of sport and always nice to see the lads.
I still have spaces this weekend aboard Galloper from brightlingsea Essex please call 07956411528 for more information.
Next spaces
04/05- 4 spaces @ £60pp
05/05- 5 spaces @ £60pp
10/05- 4 spaces @ £60pp
11/05- boat available for individuals and groups
Not all dates advertised.
