Charter Boat: Luna-Sea (Merlin)

Boat and Skipper Details

Licensed For: up to 10 passengers
Code Of Practice: MCA Category 2 - 60 Miles (MGN280)
Hours: 2hr / 3hr / 5hr / 6hr / 8hr / 10hr / 12hr Trips
Type of Fishing: *** WE DO NOT RUN MACKEREL ONLY FISHING TRIPS*** - Tope - Gurnard - Bull Huss - Thornback Rays - Dab's - Flounder - Plaice - Whiting - Cod - Pollack - Pouting - Conger Eel - Bream - Dogfish - Smoothound - Bass & Many More
Tackle Available: Yes - Contact Skipper
Bait Available: Yes - Contact Skipper
Boat Specification: Luna-Sea is an Offshore 105 and the newest vessel to the Merlin Fleet. She has been fully refitted 2024 and boasts a large deck space.
Facilities: *** Tackle Shop***Tea/Coffee Free. Soft Drinks, Chocolate and Snacks available. Toilet facility on board
Additional Description:

Rhyl 1st April to 31st October
Liverpool 1st November to 28th February

***( PLEASE NOTE WE ARE RECREATIONAL ANGLING AND DO NOT OFFER MACKEREL ONLY FISHING TRIPS)***
Merlin Sea Angling is one of the longest serving charter boat businesses in Rhyl & well established with over 20yrs of charters under our belt. We run trips all year round ranging from short 2hr family trips to full 12hr wrecking.

Whether you are a seasoned angler or a complete novice, Merlin caters for all and full tuition is given so you get the best possible out of your day.

We really do go the extra mile in ensuring your experience is one to remember.

Please visit our website www.merlincharters.co.uk for more detailed information.

About the Skipper:

Rob is a highly experienced Skipper with MCA Master Certification and has been on the water since he was a small boy.

He has been a very keen angler since childhood and knows the local area very well.

Apart from running Merlin, Rob has spent the last 17yrs as a local Coastguard Rescue Officer so you can rest assured that your safety on board is of top priority.

If you would like a very helpful and friendly skipper to take your trip then please get in Touch

This Charter has been listed as Suitable for Diving Trips. Contact the Skipper for full details.

September 2020

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Color for Fully Booked
Fully Booked
Color for Available
Whole Boat Available
Color for Partially Booked
Partially Booked (Individual Spaces)
Color for Whole Boat or Individuals
Whole Boat or Individuals
Color for Not Available
Unavailable
Color for Unspecified
Unspecified

N.B. Not all Skippers keep this dairy up-to-date. Always check with skippers before making any plans. Last calendar update: 03-Oct-2024

Tue 1st Sep

Individual Spaces
10hr 10.45
2 spaces available
More Details

Wed 2nd Sep

Fully Booked
5hr 9.30am or 10hr 11.30 am
More Details

Thu 3rd Sep

Fully Booked
5hr 10am
More Details

Fri 4th Sep

Fully Booked
5hr 10.30 am sail
£40 PP + £5 PP rod hire
More Details

Sat 5th Sep

Fully Booked
5hr 11am sail.
More Details

Sun 6th Sep

Fully Booked
5hr 11.30 am sail
More Details

Mon 7th Sep

Fully Booked
5hr 12pm or 8 or 10hr 5am sail
More Details

Tue 8th Sep

Fully Booked
8 or 10hr 5.30am sail or 5hr 12.30pm sail
More Details

Wed 9th Sep

Fully Booked
8 or 10hr 6am sail
More Details

Thu 10th Sep

Fully Booked
8 or 10 hr 7am sail
More Details

Fri 11th Sep

Fully Booked
8 or 10 hr 7.30am sail
More Details

Sat 12th Sep

Fully Booked
8 or 10hr 8am sail
More Details

Sun 13th Sep

Fully Booked
8hr 9.30am sail or 10hr 8.30 am
More Details

Mon 14th Sep

Fully Booked
5hr 6.30am or 10hr 8.30am or 8hr 10.30am
More Details

Tue 15th Sep

Fully Booked
5hr 7.30 or 10hr 9.30 or 8hr 11.30
More Details

Wed 16th Sep

Fully Booked
5hr 8.15 or 10hr 10.15 or 8hr 12.15pm
More Details

Thu 17th Sep

Fully Booked
5hr 9am sail or 10hr 11am
More Details

Fri 18th Sep

Fully Booked
5hr 9.30
More Details

Sat 19th Sep

Fully Booked
5hr 10.15
More Details

Sun 20th Sep

Fully Booked
5hr 11am sail
More Details

Mon 21st Sep

Fully Booked
5hr 11.45
More Details

Tue 22nd Sep

Fully Booked
5hr 12.30pm
More Details

Wed 23rd Sep

Fully Booked
8 or 10 hr 6am or 5hr 1.15 pm
More Details

Thu 24th Sep

Fully Booked
8 or 10 hr 7am sail
More Details

Fri 25th Sep

Fully Booked
8 or 10 hr 8am
More Details

Sat 26th Sep

Fully Booked
8 hr 8.30, 5 spaces
More Details

Sun 27th Sep

Fully Booked
8hr 10am or 10hr 8.30 or 5hr 6am
More Details

Mon 28th Sep

Fully Booked
5hr Individuals @ 7am
More Details

Tue 29th Sep

Fully Booked
5hr 7.45 am or 10 hr 9.45 or 8hr 11.45
More Details

Wed 30th Sep

Fully Booked
8hr 12.15 pm
More Details

Upcoming Individual Spaces on Luna-Sea (Merlin)

Thu 07/11/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 03:20 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Fri 08/11/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 04:00 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Sun 10/11/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 06:20 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Mon 11/11/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 07:50 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Tue 12/11/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 09:15 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Wed 20/11/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 03:15 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Thu 21/11/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 03:55 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Fri 22/11/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 04:35 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Mon 25/11/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 07:45 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Wed 27/11/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 09:50 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Thu 28/11/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 10:40 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Fri 29/11/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 11:20 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Sat 30/11/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 12:00 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Fri 06/12/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 03:20 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Sat 07/12/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 04:00 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Sun 08/12/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 05:00 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Mon 09/12/2024 5 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Liverpool Sailing @ 06:00 (5 spaces left) Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Tue 10/12/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 07:15 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Wed 11/12/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 08:35 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
Thu 12/12/2024 8 Spaces 9 Hours £70.00pp
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead. Liverpool Sailing @ 09:40 Cod / Conger Eel / Dab / Thornback Ray / Whiting.
View details
View more availability on the Full Calendar

Reviews

Summary:

5-star 29
4-star 0
3-star 0
2-star 0
1-star 0
  • 5-star Alessandro (AL) Vergine (28/11/2022)

    Great trip! First time out on the Merlin. Best charter boat experience from start to finish. Most professional outfit I’ve had the pleasure to fish with. Now a monthly regular. Bring on 2023!

  • 5-star Jon Wheway (15/06/2022)

    Out on a 10 hour on the 15th. 3 in our party plus 4 others on the boat (plenty of room). Blythe (apologies if I’ve spelt your name wrong) is a cracking skipper and gives Rob a run for his money. Couple of nice bass landed, some pup tope, some nice thornies and the usual doggies, Huss, macks etc. Skipper is a good lad, worked hard to get us on the fish and makes a cracking brew. Thanks

  • 5-star Jamie Oneill (05/05/2022)

    Brilliant, knowledgeable skipper and all round top guy Rob. Great day and a boat load of fish caught. Highly recommended

  • 5-star Damien Coady (05/05/2022)

    Sooooo let me tell you..... This trip was incredible. Filled with species, sun, porpoise sightings, fun and giggles, friendly helpful skipper and an all out action pack 5 hour trip 5*.

    Rob (skipper) was extremely professional and wise. Helpful and friendly and he new his stuff. Straight on the fish as soon as the boat stopped and we were pulling them in the full day. Perfect weather perfect place perfect day. Will be returning on this boat for the 3rd time in the near future.

    Thanks for a great day Rob see you soon

  • 5-star Stuart Tunnicliffe (28/08/2021)

    Had another double trip with Rob at the weekend and it was amazing as normal catching Bass(with a record breaker included), good size thornback rays, pouting, whiting, Gurnard, mackerel, bull huss and tope( my first ever tope ��), highly recommended, thank you Rob and look forward to the next trip.

Bait & Tackle

Latest Catches 112 photos uploaded

Ian Cocken

6 lb Bass

18-May-2024

10 lb Thornback Ray

18-May-2024

10 lb Thornback Ray

18-May-2024
Liam & Brad

10 lb Thornback Ray

22-May-2024

9 lb 10 oz Thornback Ray

20-May-2024

3 lb Pollock

26-May-2024

3 lb Pollock

27-May-2024

4 lb Pollock

27-May-2024

32 lb Tope

24-May-2024

31 lb Tope

24-May-2024

32 lb Tope

24-May-2024

42 lb Tope

24-May-2024

2 lb Coalfish (Coley/Saithe)

2-Apr-2024

6 lb 8 oz Cod

22-Nov-2023

6 lb Cod

5-Nov-2023

7 lb Cod

4-Dec-2023

Latest Fishing Reports and News

  • 19/06/2024 Fishing Report by Rob Lee

    19 Jun 2024 by Rob Lee

    ***Fishing Report 19/6/24***

    It's been very hard on the Rhyl Boats over the past few weeks with the continuous poor weather but we finally have a clear run for a while.

    Today we had an 8hr Charter and started on the Bass. Once on location we just couldn't go wrong, birds diving Bass bubbling at the surface. A very happy bunch of Anglers indeed.

    We then head further offshore and targeted Ray's which also kept us busy. With all anglers having at least one a piece.

    Finally we had the last hr on the Tope and wow, they were very active indeed. The 1st one landed withing 5mins of anchor drop. After we were into double figures our party wanted to head in earlier than planned to get home and enjoy their earlier catch.

    For bookings call 07863 774909 and join the fun ������

  • 19/04/2024 Fishing Report by Rob Lee

    19 Apr 2024 by Rob Lee

    *** Fishing Report 20th April 2024***

    Finally the weather gave in and allowed us out today for a Double Shuffle 5hr & 8hr.

    We stayed inshore for the 5hr and managed around 25 Smooth-Hound a couple of Huss, Whiting, Dogs, Dabs and Pouting before heading back in for a swift turn around before heading back out for the 8hr.

    We then head further offshore in search for a few Mackerel first which proved a blank but we did manage a few Herring before stopping at Anchor. We then fished for a couple of hrs on the bottom but the usual Dogs Whiting and Dabs were the staple. We fished out the last of the trip inshore again and the fishing was a bit more active on the other species and managed a good few more Smooth-Hound, Nice Huss, a couple of Ray's, another surprise Coalie and to finish off, a Bass.

    Species Today:
    Bull Huss
    Thornback Ray
    Smooth-Hound
    Coal Fish
    Bass
    Pouting
    Herring
    Dab
    Whiting
    Dogfish.

    Not Bad for April and the season is strengthening all the time.

    Plenty of Availability between Luna-Sea, Merlin & Privateer.

    To book on please call Sarah on 07863 774909

  • 29/03/2024 Fishing Report by Rob Lee

    29 Mar 2024 by Rob Lee

    *Fishing Report 29th March 2024*

    Today saw the very 1st trip of the 2024 Rhyl Season for a 5hr Individuals sailing at 10:15.
    We departed Rhyl and headed East to see what we could hook and the weather at the time was mild and calm.
    Once we got on location we dropped the anchor, put the kettle on and dropped our baited lines down to see what we could summon.
    Not long in the 1st Whiting came on board followed by a very early Smooth-Hound which is a promising site so early in the year.
    As the fishing was quite steady we stayed at this spot in the hope we may get a few Bull Huss over the slack and even maybe a Ray or two.
    As the tide eased right off we had our 1st Huss and the young chap was made up with seeing Starfish and Whelks clinging to the baits and passing on his extensive knowledge of them 'he knows his stuff' fare play to him.
    As the tides started to pick up on the ebb we noticed a considerable change in the fishing and the catches were coming on more. By this time we had already had Whiting, Dab, Dogfish, Smooth-Hound, Bull Huss and soon the 1st Ray.
    A 10min squally shower late on didn't damped our day and then a a decent Huss was hooked and as the net was grabbed it was lost at the surface.

    Our 5hrs of fun was then shortly up and we head back to Rhyl Harbour.

    Not a bad 1st trip of the season at all.

    ***We Still Have Spaces for our 5hr 10:45 Sailing Tomorrow so give us a call on 07863 774909 if you want to join the fun***

    ��������

  • 03/09/2023 Fishing Report by Rob Lee

    3 Sep 2023 by Rob Lee

    After a very poor July and August with weather opportunities things are looking up finally. Foreseeable forecast looking good and the fishing is nice and busy. Plenty of Huss, Ray's, Gurnard, Whiting, Dabs and the usual Dogs to keep busy at.
    Some availability over the next couple of weeks and with the weather looking great, give us a call and join the fun.

  • 31/05/2023 Fishing Report by Rob Lee

    31 May 2023 by Rob Lee

    Wednesday 31st May 2023

    Today we had a crew of 8 individuals on an 8hr trip.
    We started with a few drifts inshore for Bass but to no avail so head out further in search for our fresh bait.

    Once we had enough fresh bait we dropped anchor and fished for Rays which kept all on board very busy indeed and a total of 39 landed. One was very unusual as it had a major deformity possibly from a previous injury.
    Once the tide eased off the Bull Huss were also coming out to play.

    We finished our day off close inshore where a few Tope took the fresh Mackerel baits. The biggest of the day was a modest 21 lb but what a cracking fight that gave.

    Species Caught Today: Mackerel, Herring, Poor Cod, Scad, Dogfish, Whiting, Thornback Ray, Bull Huss, Tope .

    Call Sarah on 07863774909 to get booked on ������