Latest Fishing Reports: South East
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31/05/2011
Fishing Report by Bob Marshall
on Duke IV (Ramsgate, Kent)
31 May 2011 by Bob Marshall
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Despite the weather playing games with us the fishing at Ramsgate is hotting up with plenty of Thornback Ray, Smoothounds, Mackerel and the Bass are starting to shoal.
Attilla and his crew from Dagenham had a fine days fishing yesterday leaving Duke IV with bags of fish. It was mainly a Skate, Whiting and Mackerel day with one Skate topping 14lb 12oz!
Plenty of space this Thursday for individuals looking for a fish meal!
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09/05/2011
Fishing Report by Bob Marshall
on Duke IV (Ramsgate, Kent)
9 May 2011 by Bob Marshall
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A busy few days with 5 trips in 5 days. Really lucky to get such good weather and the fish have played too!
Lots of fish for the individuals day Thursday then on Friday, Peters crew from an East London pub turned up for a corporate day. Along with the food & drink they caught some nice Thornies and Hounds!
On Saturday it was back out to the wrecks with Steves crew from Sheppey and after a difficult start with the first 3 wrecks being quiet we made up for it with a good catch of Cod from the last one Phew!!
Sunday brought some wind so Andys crew were disappointed we couldnt get to the wrecks but were happy with the excellent inshore fishing with the Thornies & Hounds we managed to find.
Monday began with a fine morning so we headed north where we had fish all day with Skate, Bass, Whiting, Codling and some fine Dabs, Mel managed a nice Smoothound to finish the day. View Boats Page
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05/2011
Fishing Report by Bjorn Melin
on Shogun (Marna Marine) (Lymington, Hampshire)
May 2011 by Bjorn Melin
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Inshore Species are in, and the BBQ has been going ever since. Great inshore Bream Fishing around the Solent area, Mackerel are hitting the scene and some great smooth hounds off the Needles along with plenty of Doggies and even the odd scorpion fish. Things are looking up for a great summer and an even better set of fish for the BBQ.
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29/04/2011
Fishing Report by nick coster
on Ocean Warrior 3 (Brighton, East Sussex)
29 Apr 2011 by nick coster
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Well what can i say about Dave Elliott ?
Top skipper, courteous and simply the best at what he does.
Out on Friday with him.......lots of medium codling about, mix of medium sized pollack and a sprinkling of good sized conger. One things for sure , he tries and tries.....takes it personally if his anglers don't catch fish; now thats gotta be good.
All my personal bests have come on Ocean Warrior 3. Thoroughly recommend him to anyone and reasonable rates to boot. Top skipper. You never caught a decent conger or cod.......Speak to Dave, he'll soon put you straight. Tight lies.
Nick Coster. View Boats Page
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04/2011
Fishing Report by Steve Eastman
on Kittiwake 111 (Gosport, Hampshire)
Apr 2011 by Steve Eastman
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April has brought good catches offshore and inshore.A bumper catch of Cod and Pollock was caught offshore on Easter sunday.The two biggest Cod being 28lbs and 26lbs with pollock caught up to 18lbs.
The inshore fishing has also been very good and early catches of Bream and Tope. View Boats Page
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17/04/2011
Fishing Report by Bob Marshall
on Duke IV (Ramsgate, Kent)
17 Apr 2011 by Bob Marshall
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The fishing has really turned on here at Ramsgate with the Thornbacks arriving inshore and the Cod on the offshore wrecks along with a sprinkling of Pollack. The Bass are heading around the coast on their annual migration north. We had a good catch of wreck Cod on Duke IV for the individuals thursday wrecking trip and followed up with Pauls group getting amongst the Cod and Pollack on the saturday. The weather has been kind too with sunshine and calm winds, very unusual for this time of year but very welcome. The fishing should continue to improve with the Smoothounds arrival, here one day gone the next!
Still some dates available on Duke IV but filling up fast, so get in quick and let us try and get you amongst the fish! Bob View Boats Page
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10/04/2011
Fishing Report by Steve Eastman
on Kittiwake 111 (Gosport, Hampshire)
10 Apr 2011 by Steve Eastman
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April and the Bream have arrived early .Of my 10 anglers Sunday ,six had never fished before so some tuition was required.Soon they all had tight lines.They caught Bream all around the 1 or 2 lb mark,also Plaice,Dabs,Gurnard,Garfish and of course Dogfish.
The weather was perfect ,all in all a great start to the summer season. View Boats Page
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14/04/2011
Fishing Report by Barry Handley
on Malaki (Hayling Island, Hampshire)
14 Apr 2011 by Barry Handley
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Well here we are mid April and the fishing started, we just had three good weeks on the Plaice landing plenty
of fish around the 4Ib mark. Bream are patchy but they are being caught on Malaki we managed a total bag
of 29 a couple of days ago with fish to 3Ib, Fair play to the guys they put over half back. The very next day
we hit the smoothound upto 12.2Ibs. The early signs are good so perhaps there be plenty of tight lines
out there this year.
The Picture opposite - Benn Watts a very keen young angler who in my opinion has the potential to become a world class angler thats if girls, racing bikes, etc. don't get in way, let's hope he gets his prioritys in order. View Boats Page
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08/04/2011
Fishing Report by Bob Marshall
on Duke IV (Ramsgate, Kent)
8 Apr 2011 by Bob Marshall
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Spring has brought some good fishing to Ramsgate! We still have some quality Cod inshore, also a fair spring run of Codling! Paul from Welling landed a fine Cod of l5lb l2oz aboard Duke IV.
The Skate are making an appearance with good numbers available. Ian landed an 8lb'er and Courtney who came along with her dad on an individuals day aboard Duke IV showed how its done with a Skate and Doggies!
We made our first visit to the wrecks when Sea Angler mag, Shane Pullen and crew turned up to shoot some film for his next fishing video.
Some of the wrecks were quiet with only the odd fish, move on to another wreck and the Cod along with a few Pollack were feeding well on the shad and Sukuma redgill lures we offered!
Ginters group from Barking Essex had a good day out on Duke IV with some nice Thornback Ray and Whiting, also catching our first Smoothound of the year!
Herring is a favoured bait for the Thornies and will also catch the odd Cod and the Whiting love it!
Remember the Rays are here to breed so take care with them and please return the females. These fish are slow growing and don't mature until at least 7 years old and only lay a small number of purse type eggs, so our future sport relies on a good return from these fantastic fish!
The fishing should continue to improve as the water warms, bringing in the Bass and Smoothounds. Skate numbers should peak in May with the Mackerel arriving inshore in June! Still dates available for groups & individuals on Duke IV so please email or call me for more information! Tight lines, Bob. View Boats Page
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28/03/2011
Fishing Report by Chris Bray
on Great Escape (Lymington, Hampshire)
28 Mar 2011 by Chris Bray
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Picture of the winning boat team Great Escape. With Keith Arthur are Phil Calver winner (front) behind him Paul Fagan 2nd and brother Danny Fagan 4th. Skipper Chris Bray with Sky Sports shield
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