Charter Boat: Shy-Torque III

Boat and Skipper Details

Licensed For: up to 12 passengers
Code Of Practice: 60 Miles CAT 2.
Hours: 8hr / 9hr / 10hr / 11hr / 12hr / 24hr / Multiple Days Trips
Type of Fishing: Wreck - Rough Ground - Uptiding, Cod, Haddock, Ling, Pollack, (Red Gilling) - Shark ( Porbeagle )
Tackle Available: Yes - Contact Skipper
Bait Available: Yes - Contact Skipper
Boat Specification: Bullet DS38 Islander. Twin Engine ( 750HP )
Facilities: Heated Anglers Cabin. Tea/coffee (on request)
Additional Description:

WHITBY'S ONLY TWIN ENGINED BOAT.
NB. DO NOT MAKE BOOKINGS YOU CANNOT HONOUR. ONLY BOOK DEFINATE PLACES.
WINNER OF 2011 SUMMER ANGLING COMPETITION WINS OVER £5000.00! WINNER OF 2012 SEPTEMBER ANGLING COMP WINS £1050.00 IN CASH! 2ND OVERALL WINNER IN SUMMER 2014 COMP, WINNING £1000.00 IN CASH. 3RD OVERALL WINNER IN SUMMER 2014 COMP. 4TH OVERALL WINNER IN 2014 COMP. HEAVIEST COD IN 2014 SUMMER COMP, WINNER TAKING OVER £1000.00 IN CASH. 2ND HEAVIEST COD IN SUMMER 2014 COMP, WINNER TAKING £500.00 IN CASH. OVERALL WINNER 2015 SPRING COMP. WINNER TAKING £1050.00 IN CASH, WINNER OF 2017 SEPTEMBER ANGLING COMP WINS £1050.00 IN CASH! WINNER OF SPRING COMP 2018. WINNER TAKING £1050.00 IN CASH! WINNER OF SPRING 2019 COMP, WINNER TAKING £1050.00 IN CASH! WINNER OF SEPTEMBER 2019 COMP, WINNER TAKING £1050.00 IN CASH!!
2021 TRIPLE WINNER TAKING ALL 3 COMPETITIONS THAT YEAR!!!!
PLUS DOZENS OF OTHER COMPETITION WINS BEFORE THESE DATES!!!!

Whitby's only TWIN ENGINED charter boat. She is Whitby's most popular, powerful and fastest angling boat winning more angling competitions and daily prizes over the last 30 years than any other boat in Whitby.
Sponsored by the top name in sea angling "SHIMANO" Shy Torque III is the best known of all the charter boats in Whitby and probably the North East coast and has a track record second to none.

The boat is fully licensed and insured and has a code of practice "Category 2 " with the RYA, allowing us to travel up to 60 miles. (Please ask to see certificate if required) Only a handful of Whitby charter boats hold this category of license and insurance. If you sail beyond the boats designated area of work, then the insurance for that boat (which covers you as an angler) does become null and void. It's a good idea to check in case of any eventualities!!!

For your best chances of a great days fishing from Whitby the Shy Torque III is your best option by far. If you want to book the boat as a club we do a special rate for teams of 8 or less. Please ensure that you have the full money for the places you have booked (whether it be full boat or individual bookings) as we will have been turning people away on the strength of your booking.

The dates for the competitions here at Whitby for 2024 are listed below.
The Spring competition dates are April 13th to April 28th INC. Big cash prizes!!
The Summer competition dates are June 29th to July 21st July INC Get yourselves a trip booked to have a chance of winning a great cash prize!!!
The late Summer competition dates are August 31st to September 15th INC. You can book any places as from now. 07733 233352 / 01947 601233

When you consider that some of the other charter boats in Whitby are charging on average around £50.00 for a day’s fishing (this includes the slow boats!) then the £55.00 that we charge for individuals for the day is more than worth it. We can give you so much more time fishing than the others!!! Plus with the added advantage of staying completely DRY in wet conditions.

The boat is just under 40ft in length and fitted with the "Islander" style wheelhouse. There is oodles of space per angler (unlike some of the boats in Whitby) as we can fish right around the boat from stem to stern! The "ANGLERS CABIN" also ensures that you can arrive at the fishing areas DRY and arrive back home DRY. There are no other charter boats in Whitby (in our size range) that can offer a full team TOTAL cover like we can.
REMEMBER, if you are paying less than what we charge there WILL be a reason for it!!! Individuals are welcome on the boat. Gift vouchers are available for trips every year and would make an excellent gift / birthday / Xmas present.
The full 2022/23 tide table for Whitby is now available. Please call for details or visit the site.
"We are totally committed in providing an unrivalled service every day we sail"
Shy-Torque III. Going that extra mile (or 10!) for you.



Shy-Torque III Skipper Rich Ward's Photo
About the Skipper:

Fully qualified commercial yachtmaster. Started going to sea with my Dad when I was just 5 years of age !! Started working as a charter skipper full time at the age of 18. Over 40 years experience at sea!!
Longest serving skipper from Whitby.
This is my full time job ( not just working on weekends ) working every day the weather permits 12 months of the year. I have been working as a charter skipper longer than any other charter skipper in Whitby. Over the last 25 years we have won more angling competitions than any other boat in Whitby ! Very proud of the boat keeping her in immaculate condition at all times. We also have a crewman when we are taking newcomers to the sea angling game. We are always there to assist you throughout the day to try and make your day as enjoyable as possible. Willing to go the extra mile (or 10!!) to find the fish.

You are welcome to give me a ring to discuss your trips anytime between 8AM & 8PM.
Look forward to sailing with you soon.
Rich.

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

October 2021

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N.B. Not all Skippers keep this dairy up-to-date. Always check with skippers before making any plans. Last calendar update: 28-Mar-2024

Fri 1st Oct More... Steve Bulliment 2.
Chris Wake 2.
Pete Robinson 1.
Paul Brid 1.
Chris Siddle 1.
Paul Hough 2.
Mark Errington 1.
Sat 2nd Oct More... Ben Steer. Boat.
Sun 3rd Oct More... Nigel. Boat. Mon 4th Oct More... Paul Brid 1.
Phil Patterson 2.
Will Bird 1.
Si Spurr 1.
Michelle North 2.
Steve Breckon 2.
Tue 5th Oct More... Individuals are very welcome. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Wed 6th Oct More... Individuals are very welcome. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Thu 7th Oct More... Fri 8th Oct More... Sat 9th Oct More...
Sun 10th Oct More... Bill. Boat. Mon 11th Oct More... Room for 1 angler.
Thomas Lyth 1.
Dan Wright 2.
Phil Patterson 2.
Mathew Williams 2.
Tue 12th Oct More... Thomas Lyth 1.
Mike Gittings 5.
Graham S 1.
Thomas 1.
Keith Allen 2.
Wed 13th Oct More... Pete Tamms 1.
Paul Maltby 1.
Paul Brid 1.
Martin Newbury 6.
Al Sutcliffe 1.
Thu 14th Oct More... Paul Maltby 1.
Chris Siddle 1.
Paul Wright 3.
Paul Brid 1.
Jez Lester 1.
Tony Perkins 2.
John Moore 1.
Fri 15th Oct More... Room for 1 angler. Excellent tide!!
Steve Bulliment 2.
Paul Brid 1.
Ricky Butler 6.
Nick Brown 1.
Sat 16th Oct More...
Sun 17th Oct More... Mon 18th Oct More... Tue 19th Oct More... Room for 10 anglers. Individuals are very welcome. Very good tide. Wed 20th Oct More... Room for 1 angler.
Jim Nicholson 2.
Phil Patterson 2.
Andy Collinge 1.
Chris 1.
Bill 1.
Thu 21st Oct More... Room for 10 anglers. Individuals are very welcome. Fri 22nd Oct More... Room for 10 anglers. Individuals are very welcome. Sat 23rd Oct More... Room for 2 anglers.
Pete Tamms 2.
Anthony Smith 4.
Sun 24th Oct More... Room for 2 anglers after Covid cancellation.
Ian Bowmer 3.
Will Bird 4.
Mon 25th Oct More... Andy Heuck. Boat. Tue 26th Oct More... Room for 3 anglers. Individuals are very welcome. Excellent tide.
Paul Brid 1.
Chris Wake 2.
John Clarkson 2.
Phil Patterson 2.
Wed 27th Oct More... Room for 10 anglers. Individuals are very welcome. Excellent tide. Thu 28th Oct More... Room for 1 angler. Excellent tide.
Paul Brid 1.
Chris Siddle 1.
Si & Bill 2.
Jez Lester 1.
Ricky Smith 2.
Graham S 1.
Si Spurr 1.
Fri 29th Oct More... Alan Brown. Boat. Sat 30th Oct More... Paul Malton.
Sun 31st Oct More... Roy Poxton . Boat 8.

Upcoming Individual Spaces on Shy-Torque III

Sun 31/03/2024 1 Space 10 Hours
Room for 1 angler. Reasonable tide. 4.8m. Gary Jones 1. Alex Choy 8.
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Mon 01/04/2024 3 Spaces 10 Hours
Room for 3 anglers. 4.5m. Excellent tide. Individuals very welcome. Craig Booth 6. Gary Jones 1.
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Tue 02/04/2024 8 Spaces 10 Hours
Min. of 3 individuals still needed for the trip to go ahead. Room for 8 anglers. 4.3m. Excellent tide. Individuals very welcome. Bill 1.
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Sun 07/04/2024 8 Spaces 10 Hours
Min. of 3 individuals still needed for the trip to go ahead. Uptiding trip. Room for 8 anglers. 5.4m. Individuals very welcome.
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Mon 08/04/2024 10 Spaces 10 Hours
Min. of 3 individuals still needed for the trip to go ahead. Uptiding trip. Room for 8 anglers. 5.8m.
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Tue 09/04/2024 8 Spaces 10 Hours
Min. of 3 individuals still needed for the trip to go ahead. Uptiding trip. Room for 8 anglers. 5.8m.
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Wed 10/04/2024 8 Spaces 10 Hours
Min. of 3 individuals still needed for the trip to go ahead. Uptiding trip. Room for 8 anglers. 5.9m.
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Thu 11/04/2024 8 Spaces 10 Hours
Min. of 3 individuals still needed for the trip to go ahead. Uptiding trip. Room for 8 anglers. 5.8m.
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Fri 12/04/2024 8 Spaces 10 Hours
Min. of 3 individuals still needed for the trip to go ahead. Uptiding trip. Room for 8 anglers. 5.5m.
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Sat 13/04/2024 3 Spaces 10 Hours
Spring Competition starts. Room for 3 anglers after cancellation. Glenn Savage 1. Anthony 1. Guy 3.
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Sun 14/04/2024 1 Space 10 Hours
Spring Competition. Room for 1 angler. 4.8m. Good tide. Rich Adams 8. Anthony 1.
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Wed 17/04/2024 4 Spaces 10 Hours
Spring Competition. Room for 6 anglers. 4.2m. Excellent tide. Individuals very welcome. Chris Siddle 1. Paul Brid 1. Will Bird 1. Al Sutcliffe 1. Don 2.
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Mon 22/04/2024 7 Spaces 10 Hours
Min. of 2 individuals still needed for the trip to go ahead. Spring Competition. Room for 7 anglers. 5.0m. Reasonable tide. Individuals very welcome. John Bridges 2.
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Sat 27/04/2024 5 Spaces 10 Hours
Spring Competition. Room for 5 anglers. 5.1m. Ok tide. Individuals very welcome. Glenn Savage 1. Warwick 3.
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Sun 28/04/2024 6 Spaces 10 Hours
Min. of 1 individual still needed for the trip to go ahead. Spring Competition ends. Room for 6 anglers. 5.0m. Ok tide. Individuals very welcome. Warwick 3.
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Wed 01/05/2024 6 Spaces 10 Hours
Room for 6 anglers. 4.5m. Excellent tide. Individuals very welcome. Paul Brid 1. Rob Moore 3.
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Fri 03/05/2024 5 Spaces 10 Hours
Room for 5 anglers. 4.5m. Excellent tide. Individuals very welcome. Paul Brid 1. Will Bird 1. Nick & Glen 2. Pete Tamms 1.
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Fri 10/05/2024 5 Spaces 10 Hours
Min. of 5 individuals still needed for the trip to go ahead. Wall run. Room for 5 anglers. Steve Knott 2. Mark Errington 1.
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Mon 13/05/2024 8 Spaces 10 Hours
Room for 8 anglers. 4.8m. Good tide. Individuals very welcome. Mark Gosling 2.
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Wed 15/05/2024 1 Space 10 Hours
Room for 1 angler. 4.3m. Excellent tide. Chris Siddle 1. John Webb 2. John Wysoczanski 2. Will Bird 1. Al Sutcliffe 1. Mark Gosling 2.
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Reviews

Summary:

5-star 26
4-star 1
3-star 0
2-star 0
1-star 0
  • 5-star chris wells (20/05/2021)

    excellent days fishing with a great skipper

    Skippers Reponse: Cheers Chris,
    Always a pleasure sailing with you two!
    Great day mate!
    Rich

  • 5-star Dave Sharp (20/05/2021)

    What a day out with rich on shy-torque today 30 odd keepers upto 7lb loads of Chuck backs the two no shows missed out big time.Can’t fault the set up and skipper ,roll on next trip

    Skippers Reponse: Cheers Dave,
    It was a belter wasn’t it! Just goes to show, sometimes you don’t have to go too far mate.
    Look forward to seeing you both next time.
    Rich

  • 5-star Ivan Davey (18/05/2021)

    Another good day on Shy torque. Rich was on the ball as usual we fished some wrecks 21 miles off but there were a breeze that made fishing a bit difficult only a few cod were caught so he brought us in to try some rough ground that’s when the fishing got better with some decent sized cod coming in every one on the boat had plenty of fish for the freezer. Big thanks to Rich for a good day. I’m looking forward to the next trip Ivan.

    Skippers Reponse: Thanks for the review Ivan.
    Always a pleasure sailing with you Ivan. Pleased we had a nice picking in the end.
    A lovely day all round.
    Cheers
    Rich

  • 5-star Peter Bural (27/08/2020)

    Im only begginer (just couple times in the charter boats) , but in one trip i got many advices how to start sea fishing. Rich was always able to help and give some advices. I had nice 10 hours trip and already booked couple more in next months...

    Skippers Reponse: Hi Peter,
    Always enjoy advising my customers with anything to help them improve their fishing skills. Look forward to seeing you again real soon.
    Cheers
    Rich

  • 5-star Grzegorz Lisner (11/08/2020)

    Great day out with Rich, caught a decent ling which was my biggest sea fish ever caught. A lot of help and advice from skipper.

    Skippers Reponse: Hi Grzegorz,
    Thanks for the comments. I always strive to make the day as pleasurable as possible for you guys. Advice and assistance is always there. The weather certainly helped us too!
    Cheers and hope to see you again sometime.
    Best regards
    Rich

Bait & Tackle

Latest Catches 3,410 photos uploaded

Paul.

6 lb 5 oz Ling (Common)

3-Mar-2024
Alin.

5 lb 3 oz Cod

3-Mar-2024
Andy.

4 lb Cod

3-Mar-2024
Ian.

2 lb 14 oz Pollock

3-Mar-2024
Marek.

2 lb 15 oz Cod

3-Mar-2024
Paul.

5 lb 14 oz Cod

7-Jan-2024
Rich Horobrov.

5 lb 2 oz Cod

7-Jan-2024
Rich Horobrov.

4 lb 10 oz Cod

7-Jan-2024
Sorin.

4 lb 4 oz Cod

7-Jan-2024
Cidan.

4 lb 2 oz Cod

7-Jan-2024
Greg.

4 lb 5 oz Cod

7-Jan-2024
Fergus.

3 lb 5 oz Cod

6-Jan-2024
Vinny.

3 lb Cod

6-Jan-2024
Vinny.

2 lb 12 oz Cod

5-Jan-2024
Vinny.

3 lb 3 oz Cod

6-Jan-2024
Bryan.

2 lb 11 oz Cod

5-Jan-2024

Latest Fishing Reports and News

  • 04/03/2024 Fishing Report by Rich Ward

    4 Mar 2024 by Rich Ward

    We are pinching just an odd day at sea at the moment in between days of windy weather.

    Yesterday, we decided to be the Guinea pigs and run offshore to a few wrecks to see if there was any improvement from our last trip out there some 3-4 weeks ago.

    A perfect forecast and perfect conditions should have allowed for some decent fishing but sadly they weren’t playing for us.

    Our first stop was on a bit of scrap on the 9 mile ground resulting in nothing!
    Two or three drops on the ground and we saw just a handful of chuck backs.

    Decisions, decisions, which way to go.

    We’d been watching what looked like a rig some distance to the North of us and in the direction of a bit of wreckage I was thinking of trying. We were talking about how far away it was from us.

    Four, five, six miles were guessed, but when I put the radar on, it sounded at a shade over 8 miles. Exactly where the wreck was so we decided on a couple of different ones in a slightly different direction.

    These produced just a handful of fish and things were looking a bit desperate!

    I looked on my shipping A.I.S and found out the name of the vessel out at the back of us.
    It was a “Jack-up” rig called “Voltaire”
    A colossal ship just short of 200 meters in length.

    I radioed the skipper and asked him for his intentions and was told that they were on trials and we were welcome to fish the wreck they were close to.

    On arrival, the Voltaire was just 500 meters from us and this generated a lot of interest for the lads.
    A good thing as the fishing here wasn’t very interesting!! Around 10 fish from this piece of wreckage.

    At the end of the day we had managed to boat a meagre 15-20 fish with a couple of those going back over the side.

    Because the weather was on our side, morale was held at a fairly high point all day with the usual Shy-Torque craic and banter helping us along!!

    Thanks to everyone for joing us and we look forward to seeing you again soon, hopefully with some better fishing.

    Cheers for now,
    Rich & Fergus.

    07733 233352
    richardward384@yahoo.co.uk

  • 26/02/2024 Fishing Report by Rich Ward

    26 Feb 2024 by Rich Ward

    Our last trip out was the 3rd of this month so when the welcome window of great weather this weekend came along, it was great to be getting back out there!

    Ben Axworthy and his mate Steve joined us on Saturday along with regular angler John Wysoczanski and three new lads to the Shy-Torque, Clint,Terry and Pete from the London area.

    The tides were running around the 5.3m range so we played around on the inshore Uptiding marks.

    The fishing was far from easy to be fair with around 20 fish in total boated for the day.
    A number of those undersized fish were returned, so all in all a bit of a struggle.

    On Sunday our three new lads Clint, Steve and Terry had the boat booked out for themselves so plenty of room for them!

    We dropped back to the similar area we worked on Saturday trying several more different spots.

    Straight away the lads picked a few small Codling but it dried up quickly so I moved the boat a few hundred yards further North.
    Again a few more fish were boated straight off but again it went quiet.

    We moved a couple of miles further for the end of the ebb tide and didn’t find anything any better but surprisingly, over slack water, the fishing came on a bit better and the lads took around 10 fish there.

    I was fairly confident that the fish would come back on the feed on the change of tide but they didn’t and the three lads only took another three or four.

    Pete taking the best Codling at just over 4lbs.
    The usual baits of black lugworm and squid and on Sunday, Fergus brought some crab cart which to be fair, didn’t really make much difference (it normally does!)

    Fergus filleting around 25 fish for the lads on the way back to port, so a few nice fish dinners for the lads.

    Another cracking couple of days with great lads, plenty of tea and coffee and excellent banter!

    Next day out is on Wednesday this week so if you fancy a run out, drop me a message.

    Cheers for now,
    Rich

    07733 233352
    richardward384@yahoo.co.uk
    www.shytorqueseafishing.com

  • 08/01/2024 Fishing Report by Rich Ward

    8 Jan 2024 by Rich Ward

    With the weather being a little kinder to us, we managed to get to sea over the last three days on the Shy-Torque III.

    On Friday we decided to give the offshore option a go first and ran out to the 9 mile area where we dropped on a couple of bits of scrap and several ground marks.
    After a couple of hours of trying everything we knew, we decided to run back inshore and drop the anchor as only one “bootlace” Ling was boated!

    With the tide only running slow on a 4.3m the Uptiding/Downtiding was never going to be at its best, but we had to give it a go and
    3 hours later we only managed another 15 or so Codling plus the usual other bits and bobs.
    A slow day to be fair but enjoyable nevertheless.

    On Saturday we decided to concentrate more on the Uptiding marks after the previous day and at the end of the day we had only managed to boat 20 or so fish.
    Still, better to see the the rods twitching with something!

    On Sunday we had a team of mixed East Europeans with us and they asked to have a run offshore (even though I’d explained it wasn’t fishing) so we headed out in a different direction and tried a couple of wrecks out to the East of the harbour.
    A slightly better day (but still not good) with around 30 fish boated.

    Every single fish over the last three trips have been landed on baited rigs, indicating that even further offshore, the water is still very murky after the constant storms we’ve seen over the early winter period.

    This coming week we see the tides building back up to the sizes we like for the inshore work, so here’s hoping things pick up a little for us on the Uptiding/Downtiding marks.

    Cheers for now,
    Rich
    ⁨07733 233352⁩
    richardward384@yahoo.co.uk

  • 21/12/2023 Fishing Report by Rich Ward

    21 Dec 2023 by Rich Ward

    A nice day on the water on Tuesday with our three anglers, Steve Hardwick, Karol and Pete.

    A short run to the North of the harbour, with only a couple of moves through the day.

    In total, the three lads taking around a dozen fish between them (not the best days fishing they’ve had by any stretch) but after Fergus and myself gave the 15 or so that we had to them, each of the lads took a nice bag of fillets home.

    The majority of the fish around the 2-3lb mark but a couple of slightly better ones just over 5lb and Fergus managing one at 7lb 2oz as well.

    We’d like to wish one and all a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

    See you all in 2024.

    Cheers
    Rich & Fergus.

    07733 233352
    richardward384@yahoo.co.uk

  • 16/12/2023 Fishing Report by Rich Ward

    16 Dec 2023 by Rich Ward

    A welcome return back to sea yesterday after yet another lengthy spell off.

    My old mate Simon England joined us to try for some Xmas Cod along with Alan Sutcliffe, Barry, Francis and Dave.

    The day wasn’t hectic by any stretch, but a few fish were boated wherever we stopped.
    No big fish to count, but some really nice plump Codling to just short of 5lbs.

    The key to a “hopefully” successful day is always down to the bait quality and Simon always makes sure the best of baits are bought including (when available) crab cart/wings.
    He had these with him yesterday and without a shadow of doubt he out-fished everyone on board with around 15 fish boated.
    A few of those were returned safely and he left with 9 nice fish to just under 5lbs for the table.

    Count for the day, around 25 keepers with the usual juveniles safely returned.

    An unusual fish for the hook in these waters too with Dave landing a small Thornback ray. Nice to see for a change!

    Young Fergus sadly missed yesterday’s trip as he lost his Grandma a few days ago.
    Our thoughts and condolences go to to him and all his family.

    Cheers for now,
    Rich.

    07733 233352
    richardward384@yahoo.co.uk