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29/08/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
29 Aug 2023 by Nick Gough
What a fish we had on this mornings trip taken on a Skylark Tackle 100mm sawamura shad available at
https://www.skylarktackle.co.uk/product-page/4inch-sawamura-shad-100mm-x3-per-pack
The Cod weighed 20lb 3oz and was 94cm long.
Overall another good trip with some nice clean fillets coming onboard along with plenty of large mackerel some of them were close to 2lb alone
Shads seemed to have the advantage today to keep away from the mackerel a bit but we did catch quite a few mackerel on the shads also.
Full Catch Report on our website with further details https://www.skylarkfishingtrips.co.uk/post/catch-report-29-8-23 -
28/08/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
28 Aug 2023 by Nick Gough
We set off at 8am this morning and the winds were alot stronger than expected but we pushed through it and ended up again with not a bad day at all.
A good stamp of fish showing around the 3 to 5lb area with some huge mackerel and a few better size pollock
As we fished our last mark of the day a large pod of bottle nose dolphins made a show before we headed back.
Our second trip of the day was a 3 hour which we decided to travel back to where was fishing before and get the first of the ebb. When arriving the tide just hadn't got there yet but as soon as it did the mackerel were back on and a few cod coming over the rails
We did get a better cod on this trip weighing 7lb 2oz
Unfortunately we didn't see the dolphins this trip but all the customers were happy with their bags of fish to take home -
27/08/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
27 Aug 2023 by Nick Gough
Another great day out today this time on the Cod
First Mark we went to produced a good few codlings and a cracking 12lb 6oz cod with a load of jumbo size mackerel.
Shads and baited hokkias seamed to work the best today on every mark we went to producing a nice stamp of fish. Overall everyone caught a cod which is always a bonus
Then as we steamed back we were greeted by a load of bottle nose Dolphins just off marine drive
Our 3 hour trip with all new anglers was also as successful as we steamed out we managed to find the same pod of dolphins heading out.
As for the fishing it was pretty much instant with some really nice plump mackerel, a few pouting and again some nice cod occasionally coming over the side.
We did get a single showing of a minke whale also just as we headed in -
26/08/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
26 Aug 2023 by Nick Gough
Our first trip of the day started at 8am What perfect sea conditions with a light easterly breeze
We ran strait out with fishing been steady away from the start mainly codlings around 2 to 4lb. Not as many ling today biting like the day before but the codling definitely made up for that.
Best fish of the day unfortunately wasn't landed due to a unexpected visitor which ripped the entire fish off at the surface then circled the boat for a bit. The unexpected visitor was a shark around 6 to 7 meters in length. After this turned up fishing went very quite compared to this morning so took us a while to get back on the fish again.
Overall the customers had a good amount of fillets to take home
Heaviest fish was a tight one today between a cod weighing 9lb 2oz and a ling at 9lb 1oz
As we were about to return we saw mass of bird diving and about 30 to 40 very large seals feeding amount.
When returning we took a second trip out at 4pm
As fishing seamed to be better further out we decided to have a good steam out
Fishing was steady away with plenty of pouting coming over the rails unfortunately the customers lost the bigger fish been inexperienced and over bulling the fish ripping the hooks. But after advising them how to wind them up they did manage to get some cod, and ling up to 7lb
On the way back we had several sightings of minke whales -
25/08/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
25 Aug 2023 by Nick Gough
Today we started the day at 8am running out to the inshore wrecks with a lot more wind than what was forecast.
One of our regulars Dave has been struggling to out-fish other anglers for quite some time. Today was definitely his day bagging the better and most fish
Overall Dave caught 6 cod and 14 ling as well as many pouting
Another angler on the trip first time with us on the skylark. James caught 14 ling, 3 cod, 2 pollack, loads of whiting and pout too
The rest of the other anglers had a good day as well but Dave and James were consistent all day getting a fish nearly every single drift.
Nice to ride home with plenty of tubs of fish and a really good stamp showing
Once we returned we set off with our 3 hour trip at 4pm. Unfortunately the weather wasn't kind for these either with a very downpour as soon as we left the harbour.
we steamed through it to a inshore wreck which instantly produced a nice codling then nothing else. So we ran out into deeper water and was rewarded with some nice size ling, plenty of pouting and a few mackerel and whiting.
Great to see the kids getting stuck in and reaping the rewards.
What a fantastic day for us and the customers hopefully the weather is kind for the next few weeks now -
28/07/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
28 Jul 2023 by Nick Gough
Brilliant 6 hour trip on the wrecks this morning.
Everything was perfect with ideal neap tides, hardly any wind and the lazy swell from yesterday had fallen away.
Nearly every wreck we went too produced and overall the customers had plenty of fish to take away.
Best fish today was a 13.6lb ling
Fresh mackerel seamed to take the better fish today but unbaited hokkais and shads caught the majority of the cod.
Great to see kids enjoying the trip and getting stuck in
If you fancy having a go at boat fishing from Scarborough.
Please feel welcome to call �� 07939 025881
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04/06/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
4 Jun 2023 by Nick Gough
Photos from today's 6 hour trip
Nice to be finally back at sea again with the sea conditions we've been having recently
Overall everybody caught a sizable cod to take home some even had 4 to 5 each.
As Well as the cod we had a few Pollock, coalfish, wrasse, pouting and lesser spotted dogfish
Best baits today seamed to be feathers tipped with squid.
We did get the occasional fish on the shads so it showing signs of the water clearing.
As the video earlier showed we had a good amount of dolphins as we steamed to our first mark. -
27/05/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
27 May 2023 by Nick Gough
Photos from today's 8 hour trip
Another good day just didn't have any fish over 5lb today. The water seemed really coloured again so we had to resort back to downtide fishing.
But there was still plenty of sport with a good amount of 2 to 3lb codlings about and a few better pollock. Lost count of dogfish, pouting and coalfish.
Heaviest fish today was a 4lb 2oz Pollock -
25/05/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
25 May 2023 by Nick Gough
Photos from todays 6 hour trip
Another cracking day with a really good stamp of fish showing.
Many of the customers today have never fished before but we soon got them into it.
A good amount of fish over 5lb which is always great to see
Best fish today was a Cod just under 8lb. But we also some some cracking Pollock close to the same weight.
Fishing was non stop today even with the water still been slightly coloured.
The customers today all caught a couple of cod with some doing better than others
All great company and nice to meet some new anglers to the sport
If you want to book a trip with us on the Skylark, fishing out of Scarborough North Yorkshire give us a call on 07939 025881
Or visit our website www.skylarkfishingtrips.co.uk -
20/05/2023
Fishing Report by Nick Gough
20 May 2023 by Nick Gough
Photos from today's 8hr inshore trip
Best fish today was a Pollock just over 6lb with many cod around the 3 to 4lb area.
Young Theo aged 13 also showed everyone how to catch early on catching his first ever cod then managed to catch a few more
Great to see jigging starting to work again and the water showing signs of clearing just the may water to burn off and artificials should be dynamite again.
Best bait and rig today was squid strips on baited feathers.
Brilliant day to be at sea with the sun shinning the sea like a mill pond and great company.
Cheers lads hope you all enjoy the box of fish
