Latest Fishing Reports: South East
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13/05/2010
Fishing Report by Steve Eastman
on Kittiwake 111 (Gosport, Hampshire)
13 May 2010 by Steve Eastman
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May 13th boat competition,caught many smoothounds in morning in deeper waters.In afternoon moved in on the rocks and caught 3 decent wrasse up to 3lb 11oz and many black bream up to 2lb 10oz..Also caught pollock,pouting,mackeral and garfish.Good weather conditions,a good day enjoyed by all.
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09/05/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Cooter
on Emma Jayne (Chichester, West Sussex)
9 May 2010 by Colin Cooter
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great day had by all on board catching bream and smoothhound
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02/05/2010
Fishing Report by Colin Cooter
on Emma Jayne (Chichester, West Sussex)
2 May 2010 by Colin Cooter
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good day had by all with bream smoothhound and prize guy 11.5lb bass
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23/04/2010
Fishing Report by Bob Marshall
on Duke IV (Ramsgate, Kent)
23 Apr 2010 by Bob Marshall
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The wreckfishing season has started here at Ramsgate and blessed with some fine weather we got out there on Duke IV. As with everything in nature it appears that things are running a couple of weeks later than would be normal. We tried a few wrecks before we got amongst the fish! The water is still cool and carrying some colour which is not best for our favoured method of drifting the wreck with lures but after a slow start on both days we got amongst the Pollack, fine hard fighting fish they were too! We also caught a few Cod, not as many as would be expected but I am sure numbers will improve throughout May!
Inshore fishing has been pretty good with fair numbers of Skate, the odd Bass and the first of the Smoothounds arriving. Mackeral should be here soon and they will bring their predators with them! View Boats Page
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25/04/2010
Fishing Report by Les Jones
on White Maiden II (Lymington, Hampshire)
25 Apr 2010 by Les Jones
Report on-board White Maiden II
Struggling with the good weather! Who would have known this last September when these trips were planned! Unfortunately this lovely sun is not warming the sea up as the nights have been so cold. A cold winter, low sea temps, Easterlies plus high pressure is putting the fish off their dinner, that's for sure. The 'White Maiden' crew, Church Crookham SAC, found a few Gars, nice to see mind, plus a dozen wrasse and half a dozen dogs, but no Bream. It wasn't for trying, as rigs and bait looked good and we tested 3 marks. They just didn't want to know or are not there in numbers yet. The pic right, is Paul, with one of the early inshore Gars. Nearby 'Wight Rebel' and 'Our Mary' found a couple of Bream but they are hard work still. The water is clearing all the time and the best fish could be there any time now.
We had lots of options open to us and boats went off in all directions but reports were very similar, lots of effort and little return. Andy Stevens on 'Make My Day' caught a nice 11lb Small Eyed Ray, Roy Davies on 'Agay' a 15lb Cod. One of Kev's crew aboard 'Voyager' caught a 12.5lb Pollock, these were all good but occasional fish with the conditions as they are. Everything could change, any day now, and those first Mackerel will be followed keenly by the rest of the sought after species.
By the way today (Sunday) was very cold with more breeze than yesterday and a horrible sea fog that would have made it more of a challenge for all, lets hope they found a few more fish than yesterday. As I walked Hurst Shingle Bank and then had a pint and a ploughmans lunch in 'The Gun' at Keyhaven, I thought I should call a few of the skippers to find out what was occuring, and then I realised, what I may have thought myself, receiving the same call, while sat out in thick fog! So I didn't dare make the calls.
Tightlines, Les Jones. View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilityWed 22/05/2024 4 Spaces £85.00pp Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. 0730-1530 Inshore £85pp 4spaces. Booked on: DennisBland, HarveyRutt, BrianDimmick, TerryShergold Bass / Black Sea Bream / Pollock.View details Wed 29/05/2024 2 Spaces 8 Hours £85.00pp 0730-1530 Inshore max8 £85pp 2 spaces. Booked on: BobNunn, ColinScott,AlanBrand, TonyTeracianno, ChrisBanks, ChrisTosenView details Mon 10/06/2024 1 Space 8 Hours £85.00pp 0730-1530 Inshore £85pp 1 space. Booked : PeteNightgale/BryanRicketts/ SteveYoung, DaveWest, AlanPitt ,PeteHellyar,BryanDimmickView details Thu 18/07/2024 3 Spaces 10 Hours £175.00pp Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. 0700-1700 sharker max4 3 spaces, £175pp inc rod, bait, chum. Booked on: NeilMilner Bass / Porbeagle / Tope.View details Mon 30/09/2024 1 Space 10 Hours £175.00pp 0700-1700 sharker max 4,1 space £175, inc Rods, hook bait, chum. Booked on: DaveWest, PeteHellyar, AlanPitt, Bass / Porbeagle / Tope.View details Fri 04/10/2024 2 Spaces 8 Hours £85.00pp 0730-1530 Individuals max 8, 2 spaces £85pp Booked on: ChrisSmith+4,DennisBlandView details Wed 23/10/2024 6 Spaces 8 Hours £85.00pp 0730-1530 Inshore max8 £85pp 6 spaces Booked on: PeteNightingale,BryanRickettsView details Thu 24/10/2024 10 Hours £175.00pp 0700-1600 sharker max 4 £175pp, inc Rods, hook bait, chum mix Porbeagle / Tope.View details Fri 01/11/2024 1 Space 8 Hours £85.00pp 0730-1530 Individuals max 8, 1 space £85pp Booked on: ChrisSmith+4,DennisBland, MattNuttView details Wed 20/11/2024 6 Spaces 8 Hours £85.00pp 0730-1530 Inshore max8 £85pp 6 spaces Booked on: PeteNightingale,BryanRickettsView details -
21/04/2010
Fishing Report by Les Jones
on White Maiden II (Lymington, Hampshire)
21 Apr 2010 by Les Jones
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As our weather continues to be dominated by a high pressure system, cold at night and still/bright at day, the fishing is a bit ‘slow’ all round, unless you are looking for dogs! The first Black Bream are making a show now. These early Bream, potentially the biggest of the season, are difficult to catch in the murky waters, but they are there, as the Geoff Wheeler crew minus Geoff (laid up with a bad back) caught our first of the season. Tom on the left is showing the returned hen fish. However, the fishing was slow and a move only found more dogs. The water is still down at 10 degrees. On Sunday one boat landed more than nine Bream all good fish, so they are there.
On Saturday, unfortunately, White Maiden didn’t catch a Bream but found a couple of Edible crabs, a small Bull Huss, inevitable dogs and Pout plus a few Wrasse, for the Steve Forster crew. The day was very calm and quiet apart from a cold breeze for an hour on the change of tide.
Wight Rebel of Lymington, fishing near to White Maiden, caught two good Bream and lost two, one thought to be a very big Bream. The other boats in the vicinity that did connect, found one or two fish, around the 3lb mark.
The sea is gradually warming up but is cold still, too cold, maybe? Hounds are deep and falling to squid as they do this time of year. Some Rays are being caught on the banks with Blondes, Small Eyeds and Thornbacks showing. Pollock are being caught well out on the mid-channel wrecks. Kevin Duell, out from Lymington, on Voyager, found 48 for his crew last week to 15lb.
On Saturday, inshore, Steve Davies fishing solo on ‘Agay’, baited worm to a size 2 and struck into what he thought to be a decent Hound (Smoothie). After carefully coaxing the nodder to the surface, after more than 10 minutes, through the 50’ of water he was in, he netted a Cod of 13lb. Maybe we should be fishing for them still!
Good fish! Above is Richard Burgoyne with a cracking 21.5lb Spur caught two weeks ago now. White Maiden is the white mark near his thumb! View Boats Page
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View Full Charter AvailabilityWed 22/05/2024 4 Spaces £85.00pp Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. 0730-1530 Inshore £85pp 4spaces. Booked on: DennisBland, HarveyRutt, BrianDimmick, TerryShergold Bass / Black Sea Bream / Pollock.View details Wed 29/05/2024 2 Spaces 8 Hours £85.00pp 0730-1530 Inshore max8 £85pp 2 spaces. Booked on: BobNunn, ColinScott,AlanBrand, TonyTeracianno, ChrisBanks, ChrisTosenView details Mon 10/06/2024 1 Space 8 Hours £85.00pp 0730-1530 Inshore £85pp 1 space. Booked : PeteNightgale/BryanRicketts/ SteveYoung, DaveWest, AlanPitt ,PeteHellyar,BryanDimmickView details Thu 18/07/2024 3 Spaces 10 Hours £175.00pp Need 3 more for trip go-ahead. 0700-1700 sharker max4 3 spaces, £175pp inc rod, bait, chum. Booked on: NeilMilner Bass / Porbeagle / Tope.View details Mon 30/09/2024 1 Space 10 Hours £175.00pp 0700-1700 sharker max 4,1 space £175, inc Rods, hook bait, chum. Booked on: DaveWest, PeteHellyar, AlanPitt, Bass / Porbeagle / Tope.View details Fri 04/10/2024 2 Spaces 8 Hours £85.00pp 0730-1530 Individuals max 8, 2 spaces £85pp Booked on: ChrisSmith+4,DennisBlandView details Wed 23/10/2024 6 Spaces 8 Hours £85.00pp 0730-1530 Inshore max8 £85pp 6 spaces Booked on: PeteNightingale,BryanRickettsView details Thu 24/10/2024 10 Hours £175.00pp 0700-1600 sharker max 4 £175pp, inc Rods, hook bait, chum mix Porbeagle / Tope.View details Fri 01/11/2024 1 Space 8 Hours £85.00pp 0730-1530 Individuals max 8, 1 space £85pp Booked on: ChrisSmith+4,DennisBland, MattNuttView details Wed 20/11/2024 6 Spaces 8 Hours £85.00pp 0730-1530 Inshore max8 £85pp 6 spaces Booked on: PeteNightingale,BryanRickettsView details -
09/04/2010
Fishing Report by Bob Marshall
on Duke IV (Ramsgate, Kent)
9 Apr 2010 by Bob Marshall
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Fishing on Duke IV now much improved with the arrival of the summer species. This along with the spring run of Cod and Thornbacks we are keeping the angler’s busy! Also being caught are some quality Whiting and Dabs!
Smoothounds and Bass, although mostly small are here and feeding so by moving about we can have a good mixed bag of fish!
Some large Bass being landed in the nets, it would appear that these fish are travelling so not interested in our baits, mores the pity!
The Cod will be moving off to the wrecks by the end of the month to join the Pollack that will be there already. Shads, Redgills and jellyworms are the way to fish the wrecks here off Ramsgate with Hokkies and pirks on the banks.
A Ramsgate restaurant was recently offering local caught Halibut steaks, getting ready to report them to trading standards under the Bulldung heading I was surprised to find that a local netting boat actually landed the fish, weighing 65lb just three miles out from the harbour, this same boat has also landed some good Turbot and Brill, so they are here, just got to get em on rod&line!
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27/03/2010
Fishing Report by Bob Marshall
on Duke IV (Ramsgate, Kent)
27 Mar 2010 by Bob Marshall
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First trip out since the relaunch with Jane's group from Deal. We managed to find the fish with some nice Cod to just over 8lb. Been a long wait but looks like the start of the sping run of Cod & Skate!
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03/2010
Fishing Report by Bob Marshall
on Duke IV (Ramsgate, Kent)
Mar 2010 by Bob Marshall
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Duke IV has just been relaunched following the annual service & we are ready to go!
Best of all the Cod & Skate along with a few Bass & Tope have arrived off Ramsgate!
Shake off those winter blues & come fishing!
Space available throughout April & with prices the same as last year.
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03/2010
Fishing Report by Bob Marshall
on Duke IV (Ramsgate, Kent)
Mar 2010 by Bob Marshall
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Fishing remains tough on Duke IV, largely due to winter refusing to loosen its grip upon us. Despite this the water temp is rising, although slowly!
Thornbacks have arrived and we are getting increasing numbers. These fish are disgorging Sprats! just goes to show even Skate will rise off the bottom to feed on these fish when in abundance. Cod remain elusive, maybe they are still high in the water, the netters are not getting many either! The Sprats run between 15’ to 20 feet below the surface and at times appear as a solid mass on the fish finder, although they are thinning and should be gone by mid march???
We are catching Dabs and Whiting along with some Dogfish!
A few small Bass showing up on the east pier, so they are coming along. So despite the gloom, better fishing is just around the corner.
We should have the spring Codling run by now, maybe the cold weather and the Sprats have put this back a couple of weeks, this should run through until late April so plenty of time yet!
Not many anglers at the moment so a big thank you to all those that have braved this long and very cold winter, without you the boats would be gone too!
Dave from Hythe Kent with 12lb8oz Thornback Ray View Boats Page
