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  • 28/05/2025 Fishing Report by Scott Belbin

    28 May 2025 by Scott Belbin

    Tony and the lads joined me the other day for a blustery smooth-hound trip. Armed with loads of crabs for bait and a great attitude as always we headed out to one of our many sheltered marks. Fishing was good from the first cast with screaming reels and bending rods as well as the usual chaos big hounds cause in shallow water. We knew there were some decent fish around as I'd seen several caught and more lost recently but tonight the lads were on form, drags were set and they had decent tackle. The biggest one of the trip went over 19lbs and there were lots more mid doubles too. This was just what we hoped for and very similar to last year's trip at this time when they had hounds to 17lbs. It's almost as if they know what they are doing!
    We are so fortunate that we can offer fishing of this quality even in conditions like these. Hopefully the weather will improve soon but we can't complain about what we have been getting regardless of the weather.
    I have spaces this weekend and the following week for groups and individuals.
    Next spaces
    01/06- tope fishing 1 space @ £100pp
    07/06- 2 spaces @ £60pp
    08/06- boat available for individuals and groups
    15/06- 6 spaces @ £60pp
    22/06- 5 spaces @ £60pp
    Please call 07956411528 for more information
    Not all dates advertised

  • 26/05/2025 Fishing Report by Scott Belbin

    26 May 2025 by Scott Belbin

    We've been so lucky with the fishing available to us over the bank holidays despite the forecast. As is often the case the worst of the weather didn't materialize and we have enjoyed some surprisingly pleasant trips. Smooth-hounds have made up a lot of our catches and of various sizes depending on where we were fishing. One trip was very busy and I lost track of how many hounds we saw between 2-8lb. Other trips we've seen more in the 8-12lb size.
    Bass have varied from trip to trip. We've caught them most places, some on bait and some on lures and feathers. In-between the very busy hound trip we had 8 keeper bass and several undersize. There's been a few rays each trip too and various other species such as Whiting, dogfish and dabs.
    The sheltered marks we can fish really are our saving grace and it's great to be able to offer our anglers fishing of this standard and avoid the frustration of cancelling.
    I have spaces this week over the school holidays if you want to join us please contact me on 07956411528
    Next spaces
    28/05- available for individuals and groups
    29/05- available for individuals and groups
    01/06- 2 spaces for tope fishing @ £100pp
    07/06- 5 spaces @ £60pp
    08/06- boat available for individuals and groups
    Not all dates advertised

  • 26/05/2025 Fishing Report by Scott Belbin

    26 May 2025 by Scott Belbin

    We've been so lucky with the fishing available to us over the bank holidays despite the forecast. As is often the case the worst of the weather didn't materialize and we have enjoyed some surprisingly pleasant trips. Smooth-hounds have made up a lot of our catches and of various sizes depending on where we were fishing. One trip was very busy and I lost track of how many hounds we saw between 2-8lb. Other trips we've seen more in the 8-12lb size.
    Bass have varied from trip to trip. We've caught them most places, some on bait and some on lures and feathers. In-between the very busy hound trip we had 8 keeper bass and several undersize. There's been a few rays each trip too and various other species such as Whiting, dogfish and dabs.
    The sheltered marks we can fish really are our saving grace and it's great to be able to offer our anglers fishing of this standard and avoid the frustration of cancelling.
    I have spaces this week over the school holidays if you want to join us please contact me on 07956411528
    Next spaces
    28/05- available for individuals and groups
    29/05- available for individuals and groups
    01/06- 2 spaces for tope fishing @ £100pp
    07/06- 5 spaces @ £60pp
    08/06- boat available for individuals and groups
    Not all dates advertised

  • 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

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