Latest Fishing Reports: England
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12/2008
Fishing Report by stuart belbin
on Razorbill 3 (West Mersea, Essex)
Dec 2008 by stuart belbin
Report on-board Razorbill 3
catch report for west mersea week 09/12/08-12/12/08
dad has been out this week from tuesday through til friday.he has been lucky with the weather and today is the first time its let us down.there have been loads of codling qabout still despite the sprats moving in.the biggest of the codling went 8-9lbs and there have been polenty of fish in the 5-8lbs weight.dad also saw a roker yesterday of 14lbs and this went well with the 40 codling they had.the other three days they had 60-65 codling a day.
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10/2008
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Oct 2008 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
Plenty of Black Bream from the reefs and mussel beds.Turbot and Brill from the Shambles Bank.Bass and Cod in the Portland Race area.Blonde rays up to 21Ib off the Kidney Bank and marks to the east.The reefs also producing some good size bull huss and congers.Plaice catches from the hussel beds continued right up to the end of the month.A few early Whiting started to show. 57 different species now caught on Flamer III in 2008.Flamer Fish of the Month for October was awarded tro Rick Hawkins for his 4Ib Plaice.
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09/2008
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Sep 2008 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
The reef and mussel bed fishing was great with plenty of good size black bream being caught along with Plaice, Bull Huss, Congers, Rays, Cod etc. The kidney bank produced some good blonde ray fishing with lots in the 20ib range. The shambles bank was again consistent for Turbot and Brill. Bass and cod from the Portland race area. The wrecks are producing bass and pollack.55 different species have been caught on flamer iii in 2008 so far. September fish of the month was awarded to Wayne Frapple with his 14ib 8oz undulate ray catch
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08/2008
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Aug 2008 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
August was very un summer like with the unsettled weather. The black bream fishing was consistant on the reefs and mussel beds.Tope,Rays,Conger,Bull Huss,cod were caught on the many reefs. Some good size Undulate rays were landed during August on a variety of marks.Turbot and Brill featured on the famous Shambles Bank. Plaice in the 3 to 4Ib range were caught on the mussel beds during the end of the month.51 different species now caught on Flamer III so far this year, two notable additions in August were a porebeagle shark and small eyed ray. Flamer Fish of the Month for August is awarded to Paul Lawson with a Black Bream weighing 3Ib 12oz.
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07/2008
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Jul 2008 by Colin Penny
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July saw some unseasonal unsettled and windy weather. The reefs and mussel beds produced some good black bream fishing along with bull Huss, Cod, Congers, Tope, Rays etc. The offshore wrecks were still good for Pollack and Cod. The shambles bank was consistent as ever for Brill and Turbot. 49 different species caught on flamer iii so far in 2009. Flamer fish of the month for July was awarded to David Rigby with his Brill weighing 8ib 8oz. Book now for 2009.
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06/2008
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Jun 2008 by Colin Penny
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The offshore wrecking was just brilliant for cod,pollack,and ling along with some conger action.The best Pollack of June weighing 18Ib was landed by Alf honour. The reefs produced Tope,Rays,Conger,Bull Huss,Pollack,Black Bream etc. The mussel beds saw plenty of cod and some big plaice.The Shambles Bank was consistant for Turbot and Brill. The June 5 day West Country Trip was good and enjoyable with plenty of species being caught including cod,pollack,ling,congers,plaice and a john dory and many more. The Flamer III species count for 2008 is now up to 46. Flamer Fish of the Month for June was awarded to Eddy Leatherbarrow with a 6Ib Plaice. NOW TAKING BOOKINGS FOR 2009
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04/2008
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Apr 2008 by Colin Penny
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April was a good month with lots of good specimens being caught. Big plaice from the mussel beds with 4 to 5 pounders common and on one trip Pete Edwards landed a 5ib 8oz plaice and on the next drift his mate mark warren landed a 6ib plaice. On the shambles bank there were also some plaice although these were smaller fish how ever some turbot were caught with the biggest of 23ib going to warren knapp. The reefs produced bull Huss,Congers,Smooth Hounds,Cod and Rays. Black bream showed up on marks to the east of Weymouth. The flamer species count so far in 2009 is 33. Flamer fish of the month for April was awarded to Tony Barnes who landed a superb blonde ray weighing 33ib.the ray was weighed and photographed and returned alive.
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05/2008
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
May 2008 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
Some excellent offshore wrecking trips with plenty of Cod,Pollack and ling caught along with some bass. The shambles bank produced some good turbot catches. On the many reefs good catches of Tope,Smooth Hounds,Bull Huss,Black,Bream,Rays etc were had. On the mussell beds some specimen size plaice were landed. My first 5 day west country trip took place and a good time was had by all and some good fish were caught including Bass,Pollack,Bull Huss along with plenty of plaice the best a 4ib 8oz plaice from the skerries bank caught by Malocolm Hiscock. 42 different species caught so far on flamer iii in 2008. Flamer fish of the month in may was awarded to Kevin Wollley with a 23ib ling.
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03/2008
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Mar 2008 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
The weather in March was awful. The first Plaice were caught on the Shambles Bank with eddy Dart landing one weighing 4Ib 2oz also the first Turbot of the year were caught. The inshore reefs produced some good congers with Jamie Watts landing two personal bests with eels weighing 45Ib and 54Ib.One wrecking trip was done with some nice pollack being landed. Species count so far is 27 for the year.Flamer Fish of the Month for March is awarded to Jamie Watts - Conger 54Ib.
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02/2008
Fishing Report by Colin Penny
on Flamer IV (Weymouth, Dorset)
Feb 2008 by Colin Penny
Report on-board Flamer IV
Trips done in the weather windows produced some good catches.The inshore reef and bank marks producing rays,conger,huss,smooth hounds,etc.The Flamer Friday Fishers Species League had it's first match of the year and 14 different species were caught and Jim Whippy was match 1 winner .The offshore wrecking for pollack was superb with 40 to 60plus pollack a trip the norm. Trevor Locker wins Flamer Fish of the Month for February with a pollack weighing 17Ib 8oz.(sorry no picture).
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