Latest Fishing Reports: West Sussex
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22/08/2015
Fishing Report by Andy Hayward
on Kayleigh-L (Littlehampton, West Sussex)
22 Aug 2015 by Andy Hayward
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We charter this boat each year for wreck fishing as Andy Harris, the owner/skipper, always finds us the fish - his a great skipper and excellent boatman. Our last trip was on the 22 August 2015 and from the start we had steady flow of Cod on the boat. Andy is very skilled at putting you right on the wreck and no drift is wasted. he also knows the local wrecks very well and has a good idea as to what kind of fish we can expect to find and where they will appear on the wreck. What was a surprise to us all on this particular trip was when a very good sized John Dory came up on a sidewinder lure.
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08/08/2015
Fishing Report by Alan Milford
on Moonstone - now Why Worry! (Littlehampton, West Sussex)
8 Aug 2015 by Alan Milford
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Saturday 8th August report
Finally we got some great weather with sunshine and a flat sea.
Small tides meant we could push a bit further out on the inshore grounds in search of a variety of fish.
On our first mark we rode out the ebb tide and caught around 20 tope and a few dogfish. When the tide turned I decided to try another mark for a few rays.
The crew were not disappointed!
The largest was an undulate that went 17.5lb...another of nearly 15 and a few thornbacks that also went a good size.
The crew were catching all day and went home happy....a very successful trip all in all.
Alan View Boats Page
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01/08/2015
Fishing Report by david sheard
on Emma Jayne (Chichester, West Sussex)
1 Aug 2015 by david sheard
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Would highly recommend to anyone who's traveling to the area or who lives here.we had great days fishing and there was a great atmosphere on the boat with some good banter.it was a very memorable trip thank you very much.
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16/05/2015
Fishing Report by Alan Milford
on Moonstone - now Why Worry! (Littlehampton, West Sussex)
16 May 2015 by Alan Milford
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Last weekend saw some interesting weather.
Saturday was forecast to be a bit rough....but we braved it and it paid off.
We headed out at 7am and were on our mark by 7.30.
First drop and we were immediately into some fish.
In total over 20 bream landed, along with a few other species.
Sunday saw a clam start to the day and some steady fishing.
Larger Bream landed with a total better than the day before.
Back out for more of the same this weekend so lets hope the weather plays ball! View Boats Page
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10/05/2015
Fishing Report by Alan Milford
on Moonstone - now Why Worry! (Littlehampton, West Sussex)
10 May 2015 by Alan Milford
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A final break in the weather allowed us to get out with regular crew from South East Anglers.
The lads wanted to target Black bream on the Kingmere Rocks 5 miles out from Littlehampton.
There was a bit of a swell but nothing too bad so we set off at 7am and after a 30 minute steam we were on our first mark.
Within 20 minutes the first Bream were landed...healthy males around the 3lb mark.
As there were only 4 guys on board I stuck a rod out myself......a simple flowing trace with a size 1 Sakuma 450 Chinu loaded with half a squid head.
After netting a couple of Bream for the lads I thought I'd better check my bait. It felt like it was snagged in the rocks at first, but then it moved and was very heavy!
After a few minutes a nice Undulate Ray came to the surface....estimated at around 17lb and safely returned. Unbelievable on a bream hook!
The tide turned and the fishing died off so we steamed West to a Ray mark....and it didn't disappoint.
We had some nice but small Thornbacks and a succession of smaller female bream to finish the day off.
All in all a good day out with some good fish....and the Sakuma Chinu's doing the business again. View Boats Page
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04/05/2015
Fishing Report by Alan Milford
on Moonstone - now Why Worry! (Littlehampton, West Sussex)
4 May 2015 by Alan Milford
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A brief let up in the weather allowed us to get out yesterday.
The conditions were much better than expected so we headed out to the Kingmere Rocks in search of Bream.
The crew was organised by regular Jim who later wished he had insisted that half of them hadn't gone out on a session the day before.
Needless to say these guys were not well for most of the day, leaving Jim to catch the fish.
First on board was a nice Pollack followed by a few Wrasse.
As the tide turned we finally got into some Bream, and that was how we carried on....steady fishing with some nice fish landed.
The best bream were landed on Size 1 Sakuma Chinu hooks on a simple flowing trace and squid baits.
More wind this week so fingers crossed we get a settled period soon! View Boats Page
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04/2015
Fishing Report by Alan Milford
on Moonstone - now Why Worry! (Littlehampton, West Sussex)
Apr 2015 by Alan Milford
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We managed our first trip out since the refit last week.
The East wind was a bit of a pain at first, but once the tide turned the sea calmed down nicely.
Target was Bream and we managed a few nice ones but they were not there in numbers.
The lads also had the usual suspects with loads of Doggies at one point.
Final catch was a few Garfish to mix things up.
Now hoping that the weather will play ball so we can hunt out some of the bigger Bream that should be with us by now. View Boats Page
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12/2014
Fishing Report by Adam Shaw
on Warrior (Chichester, West Sussex)
Dec 2014 by Adam Shaw
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Here we are at the end of another year, with only two weeks left until our last trip of 2014, it is time to sit down and evaluate the past few months.
2014 was our first season working out of Chichester Marina, this has worked well for both us and our customers, with the easy access to the boat, the free parking, and the cafe that has provided us with bacon or sausage baps in the mornings and a beer upon our return
After the winter gales and unsettled weather, our spring season got off to a good start. We had warmer sea temperatures, meaning the fish didn't need much encouragement to come inshore.
Our first few trips of the year we were fishing for rays. We found many rays, including Blondes, Undulates, Small eyed, Thornbacks and Spotted rays. None of them were massive however the biggest were a 14lb Undulate and a 10lb Small Eyed. There were still a few congers and cod around at the end of March and April, which added variety to our days fishing. The 3rd of April Saw our first couple of Bream landed on our first half day trip of the year, this was the start of our summer season.....
We had fantastic weather this year, it felt like a proper summer, and we had very few cancellations. The biggest problem, which was for everyone along the South coast, was the lack of mackerel. The marine biologists have put this down to the fact that there was a lack of plankton in the channel at the beginning of the year.
As there was not much mackerel showing, our half day trips saw us looking a little further afield. Our half day trip customers who come every year, were quite surprised as instead of mackerel they were catching other species such as Dogfish, rays, gurnard, bass, bream, tope and smoothounds with the odd mackerel thrown in.
The best day on mackerel saw just under 100 being landed with around about 30 bass.
On the upside we had a few customers achieve their personal bests on Blonde rays, undulates, conger, bass, tope and brill. The boat had 2 new records, which were the biggest conger of 75lb, and two days of around about 70 tope each day.
At the end of August we saw our first run of codling and whiting, they were quite small, but still very nice to see that early on in the year.
September was a slow, hard month, with not much showing apart from the odd small codling or whiting.
We had a good few days in October with the best day landing 68 sizable bass., and the second best day landing 30 bass. We also had our best day on the rays, with 11 landed in 2 hours, the biggest being a 17lb undulate.
The winter fishing has seen us catching a lot of little whiting, the odd codling and a few rays. However Adam and I have both had 18lb cod on the boat, which has made us feel a little better.
So overall this year was disappointing, but with the abundance of codling, it has made us look forward to next year already.
As we say though, a bad days fishing is better than a good day at work.
We will be keeping one boat in the water until late January, so if you fancy catching a big cod, then please contact Adam on 07900 086085.
We look forward to seeing you all next year.
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30/10/2014
Fishing Report by Colin Cooter
on Emma Jayne (Chichester, West Sussex)
30 Oct 2014 by Colin Cooter
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The weather was slightly drizzly as we left our winter mooring in Chichester Marina but it definitely didn't dampen the spirit to get out and catch some decent fish.
The whiting are in and was a great start to the day getting a few of them in for the lads dinners. The whiting were also accompanied by a couple of nice rays, one small-eyed and one thornback.
On the change of the tide we went out by the Nab Tower off the Isle of Wight to see if we could catch the real target species of the day. Sure enough the best catch of the day was reeled in by Steve Harber who got his prize of a 10lb 5oz cod; he was cuffed and the envy of the boat! All went home smiling as no one was left empty handed.
The cod have arrived so come on lads, lets see if we can beat Steve's catch! View Boats Page
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28/09/2014
Fishing Report by Colin Cooter
on Emma Jayne (Chichester, West Sussex)
28 Sep 2014 by Colin Cooter
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McLaren boys came out today and we decided to go bass hunting. The tide wasn't quite right when they boarded the boat so we went and did a bit of bottom fishing to start with where the boys brang up plaice, squid, cuttle fish and two good sized bream. We then went on to set up all the rods with lures ready for the tide to be just right to fish for the bass. In no longer than 5 minutes of drifting the boys had already caught 5 beautiful keepers for their dinner. The rest of the trip was spent fishing drifting the same piece of ground and the boys went home with a cracking haul from the days fishing with everyone taking home at least 5 bass each.
The bass are definitely in and anyone looking to go can book on the Emma Jayne with various weekend and week day dates available. Lets make the most of this brilliant bass fishing while we can. Call Colin on 07779 654 022 to book. View Boats Page
