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13/05/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
13 May 2017 by dominic wilson
period 13/14 may
the wind was kind to us initially and then turned nasty curtailing both trips early.the boys had to work hard for the fish but what was noticeable was the increase in the amount of bull huss(6 each day).we are still just getting the odd mackerel along with loads of doggies,small haddock/codling/whiting/coalies.
the paisley boys fished the jigheads and ragworms in close for the pollack on sunday and we caught 5,biggest at 3lb so it appears that they are not there in any numbers yet.
biggest huss this season so far to jonathon at 11lb(his p.b) and pictured -
04/05/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
4 May 2017 by dominic wilson
period 1-5 may
last week was blown off as was the weekend but we managed to get out this week.
We have caught grey and tub gurnard(early),codling to 3lb,some better haddock upto 2.5lb,more huss with the biggest at 8.5lb,whiting,doggies,dabs,small ling....
On tuesday we visited a wreck and even though the water was green,we took plenty of pollack and coalies from it with the best of both at around the 4lb mark.We then came back towards the village to fish for common skate and we caught 2...one at 64 lb and the largest to me at 174lb
mackerel are yet to show again after the windy weather -
23/04/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
23 Apr 2017 by dominic wilson
period 22/23 april
the fishing close in under the cliffs continues to produce plenty of codling upto 3.5lb and the first mackerel put in an appearance with 30 being landed on sunday. -
18/04/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
18 Apr 2017 by dominic wilson
The Ayrshire boys were down and brought all the gear to target common skate in the morning and thats what we did......we succeeded in our quest,the first common skate of the year,a female at 155lb which was hooked and landed in just under 20mins!
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17/04/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
17 Apr 2017 by dominic wilson
covers period 1-17 april
It has been a period of cold strong winds and murky waters but with a bit of patience and perseverance we have managed to catch fish.So far we have caught: cod,ling,haddock,whiting ,pollack,coalfish,dabs,scorpion fish,pouting,bullhuss,dogfish and a small spotted ray.
the big huss and spurdogs have yet to show their hand but the other fish are numerous if somewhat small in size.
we have noticed a lot of small codling very close in ,only 200yards from the shore with the odd better one mixed in upto 3,5lb.
no mackerel showing off portpatrick yet -
17/03/2017
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
17 Mar 2017 by dominic wilson
Hi everyone...
thats the boat back in the water and moored at portpatrick ready to start fishing from 27th march 2017.There have been over 70 different jobs done and now she is ready to go!
The most notable addition is 3-D downvision sonar through a Raymarine Dragonfly unit and the results are impressive.We have also fitted a massive cree LeD light on the mast for asisted working on the gloomier days or early nights.
Bookings are now been taken for this year and there will be a concerted effort to catch a common skate bigger than 200lb for those who fancy your chances....last years biggest was 192lb.
We also broke (unofficially) the Scottish boat records for Bullhuss(21.25lb),Smoothound(15lb) and Spurdog(20.25lb)
Hope to see new customers this year who will hopefully experience the full potential of portpatrick and those of you who are revisiting,I look forward to meeting you again.
Telephone 07739231331 -
30/10/2016
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
30 Oct 2016 by dominic wilson
covers period 24-31 october...
the wind did and has remained a problem but managed to get out on tuesday for a 3hr drift fishing trip and over 400 fish were caught.95% were undersized whiting with several better ones at 1.5lb mixed in,we also caught a dozen mackerel, about 20 codling to keep with the biggest at 2.5lb and the same for haddock.other species caught were pouting,coalfish,pollack and doggies
the weekend followed much the same pattern only we fished in the weeds for pollack and averaged 60-70 pollack a day with the best at 9.5lb on the saturday and the best going 5.5lb on the sunday
there were also quite a few bullhuss to the anchored baits with the best at 13.5lb
the boat is now out of the water for a repaint and maintenace and will be back on the high seas from late feb/early march onwards
2017 tidebooks are now in my possession to sort out the best tides for your requested type of fishing.
bookings now being taken for 2017.......
Are you the person that is going to get the first 200lb common skate onmy boat? -
23/10/2016
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
23 Oct 2016 by dominic wilson
just a 3hr mixed trip with 11 anglers this afternoon of varying abilities.we couldnt range too far off as a SW wind was brewing.That said,fishing with feathers and chunks of mackerel we caught about 400 fish!
95% of them were undersize whiting but we did get plenty of larger ones upto 1.5lb,we caught codling upto 2.5lb,haddock to 2.5lb and all 3 species og gurnard plus a dozen mackerel,a lone dab,some pouting,small coalfish and some pouting -
22/10/2016
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
22 Oct 2016 by dominic wilson
had the cumbria boys out for 2 days for some fishing at anchor,haddock drifting and pollacking in the weeds...
day 1 saw loads of whiting,small haddock and some codling and 2 huss,biggest 13lb .pollacking was steady but average size of fish was down on previous days with biggest at 5lb.A couple of nice coalfish(4lb) were caught whilst pollacking along with some decent sized ballan wrasse
day2 saw some more huss,lots of good sized whiting,plenty of codling ,small haddock,all 3 gurnards and more pollack from the weed.
sandy is pictured with the best huss -
20/10/2016
Fishing Report by dominic wilson
20 Oct 2016 by dominic wilson
GREAT SKATE!!!
had a mixed bunch of guys on from ayr and paisley and they managed 30 huss in the 10-15lb range but also 4 common skate 53lb 73lb 171lb and 185lb.
preferred bait was whiting flapper
we also caught all 3 species of gurnard,haddock,whiting,pouting ,coley,mackerel,doggies,1 spurdog and a load of pollack from the weeds (biggest 6.5lb)
a cracking days fishing
the 171lb skate is pictured as it is a better photo
