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17/09/2024
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
17 Sep 2024 by Nick Gough
8 hour trip
We don't normally like wrecking on a ride so big but as the customers really wanted to try for a bigger fish we gave it a go.
Fishing was very slow from the start with us fishing the strongest part of the tide drifting at a good 2 knots
The anglers did manage to pick up a few whiting and pouting.
As the tides eased back fishing improved with the anglers managing to catch a few strappy ling around the 5 to 11lb area.
Slack water was the most productive time which we expected
While out fishing we had a lot of gannets diving around us with porpoise surfacing with the odd seal popping it head. We had several minki Whales also passing us.
As we travelled back to the harbour we managed to find a pod of approximately 60+ bottle nose dolphins passing us. -
16/09/2024
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
16 Sep 2024 by Nick Gough
Well what a day with lots of smiley customers
Mainly ling and mackerel caught today with 5 ling over 19lb
Apart from the skippers 33lb ling
The next heaviest fish was 24lb 9oz
Not the greatest conditions for it we had wind against tide for the first few hours then as slack water came on so did the ling fishing
Then when the tides built up fishing became impossible on the wrecks so we drifted down the sides with the anglers getting a good amount of strappy ling, whiting and mackerel still in good numbers
Great bunch of customers on today and thank you for letting the skipper join in -
15/09/2024
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
15 Sep 2024 by Nick Gough
With the neap tides we ventured offside like the day before.
Overall on both trips the anglers had a mixed bag of fish
With many species making an appearance
For cod, ling, pouting , whiting, haddock, coalfish, and mackerel
Heaviest fish today was a Cracking cod for Steve weighing just over 15lb
No rigs seemed to be preference today with shads occasionally working and baited traces and hokkais also.
Not the greatest weather today with torrential rain but the anglers seemed to enjoy themselves regardless
And they all got a glimpse of the passing minke whales. -
14/09/2024
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
14 Sep 2024 by Nick Gough
With the neap tides we ventured offside where fishing was nothing special just steadily plucking at fish all weekend.
Overall the anglers had a good mixed bag of fish
With many species making an appearance
For cod, ling, pouting , whiting, coalfish, mackerel and a gray gurnard.
Heaviest fish was a ling around 12lb but what was nice to see was a good few codling showing
Baited hokkais and flowing traces seamed to be most productive. -
31/08/2024
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
31 Aug 2024 by Nick Gough
Some of the better fish from today's trips
We started the day running out to the inshore wrecks with the plan to keep running offshore.
First wreck fishing was steady with strappy ling coming up with the occasional better ling round 11 to 12lb mark we tried several other wrecks while running offshore this seemed to be what all the wrecks produced today nothing really much bigger. We did find more cod today than yesterday but they were around the 2 to 4lb area so we didn't take photos.
Heaviest fish today was a ling weighing 14lb 2oz caught by Jamie who had been fishing with us on Wednesday and really struggled to get a decent fish.
As well as the ling and cod the anglers also caught whiting, pouting, a red gurnard and a few mackerel.
The 3 hour trip we ran inshore as the sea had picked up a bit and from the start the anglers got strait into the mackerel after a few drift they managed to find a few nice Pollock around the 4 to 5lb area and a codling and coalfish
Everybody caught something to take away -
30/08/2024
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
30 Aug 2024 by Nick Gough
Well yesterday's trips were hard work with very little fish showing.
Today we managed to find two ling over 20Lb both personal best for regular Dave Lakin heaviest fish also beats the fish which claimed the heaviest fish caught on skylark title two days ago
Heaviest fish was 25lb 8oz and the next one was 23lb 5oz.
This is the first double twenty we've had on the boat ever!!!
Also on the same trip heaviest Cod caught was 11lb 4oz
Also caught on the trip the lads had several ling, cod, haddock, pouting, whiting and a few mackerel.
We did also see a minke whale passing while steaming to another wreck -
28/08/2024
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
28 Aug 2024 by Nick Gough
Finally a bit of a break in the winds today and we managed to get offshore. We started today with a 8 hour trip.
Fishing was pretty much instant from the start which each drift producing.
Today we even saw our heaviest ling aboard Skylark beaten again a cracking 24lb 10oz well done Paul Lester.
His daughter Donna also beat her own PB fish a ling of 15lb 8oz
Many other ling caught well over 10lb. We also had many codling around the 2lb to 5lb area, a Ballen wrasse, pouting a haddock and mackerel
We did manage to see a minke whale passing aswel.
As we had such a successful 8hr trip we took our 3 hour trip out to the wrecks as well. It was quite a steam for a 3hr trip but looking at the amount of good white fish caught it was definitely worth the gamble.
The majority of the anglers had never fished before and it didn't take them long before they became naturals. And they now have Personal best to try and beat next time.
Heaviest fish was a 11lb 5oz ling
Overall the customers caught cod, ling a Pollock, pouting, a herring and a mackerel -
26/08/2024
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
26 Aug 2024 by Nick Gough
6 hour and 3 hour trips today
Fishing started off really well with shads and lures working well on the last of the flood tide picking odd mackerel up as well.
As the tide turned fishing slowed down as expected and as the ebb came through fishing was steady away.
Overall the customers got some nice fish to take home with everyone catching a few.
Always great to see kids enjoying angling -
25/08/2024
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
25 Aug 2024 by Nick Gough
8 hour trip today in fresh South westerly winds
Most of the trips we have been able to escape the winds in areas today we found a couple of spots but it was very limited to get shelter on the drift so we resorted to anchoring to start with them we fished on the drift for the majority of the day.
Fishing was difficult today with the conditions and when we opened land up a bit conditions were horrendous
Overall the customer did manage to get some good size Pollock, Ballen wrasse, some codling, and 30 to 40 mackerel.
Unfortunately we had a cancel today's 3 hour trip as we just couldn't seek shelter enough in a 3hr trip -
24/08/2024
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
24 Aug 2024 by Nick Gough
Unfortunately we haven't been out for a couple of days due to the strong winds from Storm Lillian
Today the winds had settled a bit and we managed to get a 8hr and 3hr trip out
The 8hr started off fairly slow with just mackerel coming over the rail as the tides increased we managed to get a few cod, Ballen wrasse and pouting.
We did get a lonely Pollock on the 8hr trip aswel but mackerel we quite sparce with only 40+ caught in total.
The 3 hour trip we managed to get two nice size Pollock around the 4lb area, a few small codling unfortunately we didn't see any mackerel this trip. But the customers did manage to get a glimpse of a bottle nose dolphin, 3 harbour porpoise feeding and also a few seals.
We did do a third trip as the sun was setting with the Skylark Family as we heard about dolphins traveling south from ravenscar.
As we left the harbour heading north we came across them in the North bay and ran back to the harbour steadily at 2 knots with the dolphins all around us. This was the skippers 4 year old daughters first time seeing them at sea.
