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Charter Dates - I constantly receive calls from anglers who would like to go "Fishing Dartmouth" so I've asked some of our most popular and successful Skippers to provide some dates when they are happy to take individual anglers. Thanks Dave, Ian, Owen and Chris. Your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you Just single left click your mouse on the photo of the charter boats below, to see a list of dates and trips when these very helpful Skippers are happy to take individual anglers or larger groups to fish for all sorts of varieties of fish and in various locations. I know you will thoroughly enjoy a day aboard any of these excellent local charter boats.
Tuesday 12th July - BSAC catch update - Dave Fortune very kindly emailed in the following catches for the Brixham clubs member. Many thanks Dave, as always it's great to hear from you. Here's what Dave wrote: Hi Rob, Roy Repton fished a Dorset shore mark to catch a big Thin Lipped Mullet of 5.11.10 (picture below Torbay Shore League report), a great fish and a new out of area club record. Jason Upham fished the Teign for a Thick Lipped Mullet of 4.9.2 (picture below Torbay Shore League report). The recent roving comp was won by Russell Farley with a good Bullhuss of 12.9.3 from Scabbacombe, Chris Scales fished Sharkham for a Bullhuss of 9.9.12 and a Three Bearded Rockling of 1.6.14. Corey Upham found dogfish to 2.12.3 from the same area. The club has its St Austell Brewery open this weekend, fishing 6 pm Sat till 6pm Sun with £100 cash for the winner with many other prizes. Weigh in 6 to 6.30 at the club with presentation following afterwards. Cheers, Dave. Friday 8th July - Mid Channel wrecking with Owen Mallias on his Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw' - Owen has had another great day out to the mid channel wrecks for the good numbers of Cod, Pollack and Ling that are showing. Many thanks Owen, as always your input is much appreciated. Here's what Owen wrote: Super day's fishing on the Wrecks with Outlaw today. All the boys had plenty of sport and enjoyed the glorious weather!
Lovely Cod aboard Shane Shobbrooks 'Happy Days' - Shane Shobbrook kindly messaged me with details of a great day he had at the weekend with the best Cod going a very healthy 19lb+. Many thanks Shane, your report is most welcome. Here's what Shane wrote: Hi Rob, had a good day Sunday with plenty off Pollock and best fish was this Cod of 19lb 2oz. Caught on my commercial boat ‘Happy Days’. Cheers Shane.
Mid Channel wrecking with Owen Mallias on his Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw' - Owen has had another great day out to the mid channel wrecks for the good numbers of Cod, Pollack and Ling that are showing. Many thanks Owen, as always your input is much appreciated. Here's what Owen wrote: Outlaw Mid-Channel Wrecking with the boys today, bit Easterly but still managed to find a few fish. Nick Evans from Newton and Gordon Head from Paignton were slaying em!
Catch update with Chris Roberts on his Salcombe based charter vessel, 'Anglo Dawn 2' - Chris has been out and about to the mid channel wrecks for the good numbers of Cod, Pollack and Ling that are showing and to the 'Skerries Banks' where a host of different species can be found. Many thanks Chris, as always your input is much appreciated. Here's what Chris wrote: Hi Rob, we've had some good fishing for my anglers aboard 'Anglo Dawn 2'. The mid channel wrecks are producing nice numbers of quality Cod and Pollack plus we had some super John Dory's with the biggest just shy of 8lb. It was a belter of a fish and the best we've had aboard 'Anglo Dawn 2'. The 'Skerries Banks' is picking up again and we're getting some nice Plaice and Rays over the banks. Long may this good spell continue, cheers for now Chris.
Torbay Shore League - The Torbay Shore League held it's monthly competition at the weekend. In usual tradition the guys were out in force and bought some quality specimens to the scales. Picture courtesy of the Torbay Shore League.
Catch update with Owen Mallias on his Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw' - Owen has had another great day out to the mid channel wrecks for the good numbers of Cod, Pollack and Ling that are showing. Many thanks Owen, as always your input is much appreciated. Here's what Owen wrote:
Happy angling! Another stunning day
out on the Deep Water Wrecks with a group of experienced anglers who all
enjoyed quality fishing on Outlaw.
Catch update with Owen Mallias on his Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw' - Owen has been out and about to the mid channel wrecks again over the last couple of days for the good numbers of Cod, Pollack and Ling that are showing. many thanks Owen, as always your input is much appreciated. Here's what Owen wrote: Another couple of solid days Mid-Channel Wrecking yesterday and today. Well done to the boys for catching well.
Catch update with Owen Mallias on his Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw' - Owen has been out and about to the mid channel wrecks again for the good numbers of Cod, Pollack and Ling that are showing and to the 'Skerries Banks for the Plaice. Here's what Owen wrote:
Well it had to happen, sooner or later the Bristol massive (Polish
contingent), decided to challenge their Bristol brethren (the Brits) to
a Mid-Channel Wreck-off. 2 boats - Outlaw & Saltwind out of Dartmouth,
20 guys divided 30 miles off. Things didn't go too swimmingly for the
Poles for the first couple of hours, the Bristol Brits were having it
all their own way and properly spanking the Poles, then we had a serious
'team talk' on Outlaw, and they just bloody woke up! Last two hours of
the day they got their act together and just caught decent fish, just
enough to clinch round 1.Well done to all involved, and I'm betting
there's going to be a round 2 sometime soon.
Sunday 12th June - Catch update with Owen Mallias on his Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw' - Owen has been out and about to the mid channel wrecks again for the good numbers of Cod, Pollack and Ling that are showing and to the 'Skerries Banks for the Plaice. Here's what Owen wrote:
Friday we were out on the Skerries
Banks with Outlaw, few Plaice caught, but numbers are way down compared
to seasons past. Steve Radford from Nottingham caught the best fish of
the day.
Paul Millman is going to need a large portion of chips - Looking through my Facebook notifications I came across this post by Paul Millman: Need a few chips tonight, cracking day wreck fishing today including a lovely 20 pound cod.
Andy Copping goes in search of Smoothounds -
Looking through my Facebook notifications I came across this post by
Andy Copping. He went fishing for Smoothounds with fellow angler Phil
Stares and had a number into double figures.
BSAC catch update - Dave Fortune very kindly emailed in the following catches for the Brixham clubs member. Many thanks Dave, as always it's great to hear from you. Here's what Dave wrote:
Hi Rob, Adam Slack had another big
Small Eyed Ray last week weighing 13.14.7 from a South Hams mark. Jason
Upham fished Berryhead for a nice Pollack of 3.5.3. He also visited the
Exe for a Thin Lipped Mullet of 2.9.2 and son, Corey, getting them to
2.5.5.
Torbay and Babbacombe ASA catch update - I had a very welcome email from Denise Stacey who is the new fish recorder for the T&BASA club. Many thanks Denise, your contribution is much appreciated. Here's what Denise wrote: So far this year we've had very little to report on but perhaps the corners turned? Bonzo and Clare Barge took their boat ‘CLAIRE LOUISE’ out from Torbay to a off shore wreck on Friday and found plenty of action with Cod and Pollack , Clare had a PB with a Cod off 24lb 9oz. On the Saturday the tables were turned when they headed to the Skerries with Bonzo taking a fine Dab of 1lb 7oz 8dr. I hope this will the 1st of many reports. Kind Regards Denise Stacey
Thursday 9th June - Mid channel wrecking aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw' - Owen has been out and about to the mid channel wrecks again for the good numbers of Cod, Pollack and Ling that are showing. Here's what Owen wrote: Great day out on the Mid-Channel Wrecks today. All the boys enjoyed superb fishing with great Cod and Pollock catches coming on board.
Mid channel wrecking aboard Alan and Hilary Hemsleys', Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'African Queen' - Alan very kindly emailed in this story of a father and his two girls on a wreck fishing trip. Many thanks Alan, your input is much appreciated. Here's what Alan wrote: Question: how old do you need to be to go wrecking on the African Queen? The answer given some decent weather and an adventurous Dad in these 2 Girls cases, is 8 and 10. Dad Ron booked the boat for his 2 girls and himself for a spot of wrecking, neither Cici or Mia (I have no idea if I have spelt their names right) received any help at all (apart from netting their fish) through the entire day. To watch a determined small girl hanging on to her rod with a decent sized Pollack diving back toward the wreck was a joy to watch, there was the inevitable competition between the 2 sisters but the day was shared with honours even. To cap a fantastic day we did not lose a single lure hook or weight all day. The only moans I heard from them 2 kids all day were some well justified "my arms hurt" although thinking about it now I reckon it was more a statement than a moan. Some days I just love my job! Well done girls and well done Dad.
Ross Stewart lands a very nice Smoothound - Ross Stewart was out at the weekend with good friend Gordon Richards. On the hunt for Smoothounds they fished on the 'Skerries Banks' and had a number of them including this fine fish of over 15lb.
BSAC catch update - Dave Fortune
very kindly emailed in the following catches for the Brixham clubs
member. Many thanks Dave, as always it's great to hear
from you. Here's what Dave wrote: Hi Rob, Adam Slack broke another club record last week. Fishing a South hams shore mark he caught a big Spotted Ray of 6.10.10 just beating Steve Fords new record set in January by a few drams. Switching to boat fishing Adam fished the 'Skerries Banks' for a good Blonde Ray of 26.8.0. (report and pic below) Another club record fell this week, fishing the 'Skerries Banks' again Graham Dryer caught a Common Smoothhound of 10.13.8. (report and pic below) A happy return to fishing after a nasty bout of pneumonia. Back on the shore Mike Smith fished Sharkham for a good bull huss of 12.6.8. Cheers, Dave.
Mid channel wrecking aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw' - Owen has been out and about to the mid channel wrecks and from his catches it looks like more cod have moved up Channel with the big tides. Here's what Owen wrote: Mid-Channel Wrecks again on Outlaw today, fishing was steady all day with plenty of decent Cod, Pollock & Ling coming on board.
Monday 6th June - Stunning Cod landed by Simon Putt - Reading through my Facebook posts I came across the best Cod I've seen this year. The stunning fish weighed a mighty 33lb 2oz 8dr and fell to Simon Putt while fishing the mid Channel wrecks. Helen, his wife wrote the following: So when I said I fancied a bit of Cod today Simon went out and caught his biggest to date at 33lbs 2.5oz! We're not going to need many chips!
Mid channel wrecking aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw' - Owen has been out and about to the mid channel wrecks and from his catches it looks like more cod have moved up Channel with the big tides. Here's what Owen wrote: Sunday was a top wrecking day with plenty of Cod showing up. Give us a call if you want to know the secret weapon!
Graham Dryer lands a new BSAC Common Smoothound record - Graham made a nice return to the fishing scene with this nice fish that he posted on his Facebook. Nice one mate, here's what Graham wrote: WOW, what a day on the 'Skerries Banks' with two mates, after the smuts. Over twenty on board . 18.8lb Starry Smoothound foul hooked and returned. 9 fish over 10lb between 3 of us and a club record for me 10lb 13oz 8dr Common Smoothound yay.
Sunday 5th June - Catch update from Owen Mallia,
on his Dartmouth based 'Outlaw', on his last couple of trips -
On Friday
we were out on the 'Skerries Banks,
not a ton of Plaice around but nice company and decent weather, few
Plaice caught, a couple of Turbot and a nice Blonde Ray just tipping the
scales around 18.5lbs for James Thomas from Minehead.
Yours truly goes on his first wrecking trip of the year - I was kindly invited out by long term friend Darren Carter on a inshore wrecking trip after some of the Cod that seem to be showing up. With the calm conditions and good forecast it would have been rude not to. It was a leisurely start leaving Dartmouth around 10am and headed to our first wreck. Sadly that first choice seemed void of fish and only accounted for one bite on our lures so we headed out to another mark. Our second mark started off a bit frustrating with the fish just plucking at the lures but then eventually one took the plunge followed by another and some nice Pollack up to around 12lb came aboard. They were rammed full of small Scad and Sprats. It was a while before the first Cod came up and just before the ebb finished one obliged to take a rhubarb and custard sidewinder and was eagerly netted once on the surface. The flood tide was a little lack lustre with just the odd fish showing but then I had a nice take which turned out to be a Ling followed by Darren having a good thump on his rod and a decent Cod of around 12lb was on it's way to the surface. We started making our way in around 6pm with me drawing the short straw to do the filleting at 20 knots! All in all, it was a great with good weather, good banter and some nice fish for tea and the freezer.
Wednesday 1st June - The 'Wave Chief' boys on their first wrecking trip of the season - Looking through my Facebook notifications I came across this post from Helen Bradfield-Putt on the first wrecking trip of the year for the 'Wave Chief' boys. Here's what Helen wrote: The boys had the first wreck fishing trip of the season on ‘Wave Chief’. Mark had a 14lb Pollack, Simon had his first Haddock of 4.5lb, a Whiting of 3.5lb and Cod up to 12lb. Neil also had Cod up to 8lb as seen here and an another unknown species!
Mid Channel wrecking with Owen Mallia on his Dartmouth based 'Outlaw' - Owen just updated his Facebook with the following trip he had over the weekend and here is what he wrote:
I was out Mid-Channel Wrecking this Bank Holiday weekend with
‘Outlaw’ and the boys enjoyed steady fishing with a few nice Cod
showing up here and there.
Monday 30th May - Gary Messenger and Russell Bridgman get amongst the fish - Looking through my Facebook posts I came across these nice fish that local anglers, Gary Messenger and Russell Bridgman have caught on a recent trip on the Channel wrecks. Well done guys, nice fishing.
'Just Fishing' finds the Ling - 'Just Fishing' charters who operate out of Brixham posted on Facebook some nice fish that their anglers had. This is what they wrote: Out on the Reefs this morning which despite plenty of sign on the sounder only produced Tub Gurnard and a small Blonde Ray.... So a short steam out to deeper water in search of Ling it was......
Night session for Andy Copping brings the Ray - A damp night didn't deter Andy Copping from wetting a line. All in all it was a good night with some nice Blonde Ray bought to shore.
Mid channel wreck fishing aboard Chris Roberts, Salcombe based, charter vessel 'Anglo Dawn 2' - Chris has been out on the mid channel wrecks again with his anglers. This time, North Devon angler Paul Perriam had the pick of the crop with a fine Cod of 20lb 8oz. Well done everyone.
'Skerries Banks' fishing aboard 'MHF Dartoff' - Long time friend Mike Felton very kindly emailed in details of the trip he took to the 'Skerries Banks' in search of Ray. Many thanks Mike, as always, your input is much appreciated. Here's what Mike wrote: Hi Rob, we had a good day Sunday on the ‘'Skerries Banks' with Jon and Adam. We had Blonde Ray up to 26lb, also Small Eyed and Spotted Ray. And not to forget Adams first turbot even though it was small. All the best Mike.
Catch update from Chris Roberts on his Salcombe based charter vessel 'Anglo Dawn 2' - Chris has been out on the mid channel wrecks again and is putting his anglers on the fish again with some very nice Summer Pollack and Cod.
Catch update from Chris Roberts on his Salcombe based charter vessel 'Anglo Dawn 2' - Chris is certainly finding the bigger of the Cod that I've heard of in recent weeks. On this recent trip he hooked the best of the bunch with a fine Cod of 21lb. Along with that nice fish one of his anglers landed a superb Tub Gurnard of 8lb. Nice fishing guys!
Monday 23rd May - Catch update of local anglers
- Adam Slack posted on Facebook a fine blonde Ray which he caught
over the weekend and it was a fine fish of just over 26lb and is a new
boat personal best for him. Also Garry Harding landed a fine Smoothound
of 19lb 15oz while out fishing with Paul and Darren Scott. After a quick
photo he released the fish to fight another day. and finally Mike Smith
ventured to a local spot and caught this fine Bullhuss of 12lb 6oz. Well
done guys.
Yours
truly managed a day afloat - I was very kindly invited out
for a days fishing with good friend Gordon Richards aboard his private
boat. The plan was to go for Smalleyed and Spotted Ray in the morning
followed by a spell of Blonde Ray fishing later in the day. Gordon put
us straight on the mark and within a few minutes the first of a short
flurry of Smalleyed and Blonde Rays was on the deck before being
unhooked and released. Sadly, the tide eased to a mere trickle and the
fishing dried up so a move was on the cards. After getting some more
bait and re-anchoring we waited in anticipation for the first Ray bite.
Again Gordon had put up on the mark and the Blonde Ray were following
our scent trails to our baits and before long the rods were bent into
good sized fish.
BSAC catch update - Dave Fortune very kindly emailed in the following catches for the Brixham clubs member. Many thanks Dave, as always it's great to hear from you. Here's what Dave wrote: Hi Rob, Corey Upham fished a local river to catch a good Thin Lipped Mullet of 3lb 4oz 13dr. Adam Slack visited a South Hams mark for a Plaice of 2lb 8oz 8dr. Cheers, Dave
Adam Slack lands a potential new British shore caught record Small Eyed Ray - Dave Fortune very kindly emailed in the following catches for the Brixham clubs member. Many thanks Dave, as always it's great to hear from you. Here's what Dave wrote: Club member Adam Slack had a weekend to remember at a South Hams shore mark. Fishing for rays Adam hooked into a monster Small Eyed Ray, on the scales the fish went 15.11.7, well over the current British shore record of 15.0.8. The fish is now awaiting verification from the British record rod caught fish committee. Adam also managed a nice L.S.D of 3.0.0 from a South Hams beach. Steve Ford fished the same area for a Plaice of 2.5.8., one of many caught by him and Mike Smith. Russell Farley fished Sharkham area for his L.S.D of 2.14.1. Cheers, Dave.
Wednesday 2nd March - Mid channel wrecking with Owen Mallia on his Dartmouth based charter vessel 'Outlaw' - Owen very kindly emailed in the following report of his mid channel wrecking trip he took on Monday. Many thanks Owen, as always it's good to hear from you. Here's what Owen wrote: Hi Rob, I was out with Outlaw again today, before the next batch of storms arrive! It was a good day's fishing today with everyone catching well, Paul Smith from Dartmouth landed one of the largest fish of the day on an Orange Redgill Twin-Tail, Bill Morris from Gloucestershire had a busy day too. And then there was Bernie, first time out Wrecking in the Channel and although he had a slow start he certainly came up with the goods as the day wore on, catching right up to the last drift! Well done Bernie, bet you'll sleep tonight!
Liam Cosgrave nearly nudges the 20lb Pollack barrier - Looking through the many Facebook posts I read I came across this fine 19lb Pollack by local angler Liam Cosgrave who partners his Dad aboard the well known commercial rod and line boat 'Bears Watching'. Nice fish Liam, lets hope a few more turn up.
Thursday 25th February - Catch update with Owen Mallia on his Dartmouth based charter vessel 'Outlaw' - Owen very kindly emailed in the following report of his mid channel wrecking trip he took on Thursday. Many thanks Owen, as always it's good to hear from you. Here's what Owen wrote: It was another super day on Outlaw out on the Mid-Channel Wrecks with Ray Brooks from Wales landing his personal best Coalfish of 16lbs. It was pretty much non-stop action for the boys on every drift, with Pollock to 14lbs coming on board for everyone out with me. Hoping to get another trip in this coming Leap Year Monday (29th Feb). The weather is looking good for that day, but this weekend's going to be a washout weather-wise! Anyone who fancies a day out Mid-Channel Wrecking this Monday, please call/text me to confirm your place. Owen-Outlaw: 07891 498023
Mid channel wreck fishing with Chris Roberts on his Salcombe based 'Anglo Dawn 2' - Chris very kindly sent in these pictures of some prime Pollack that his anglers have been getting. Many thanks Chris, as always your input is greatly appreciated.
Mid channel wreck fishing aboard Ross Parhams, Brixham based, 'Spot On' - Ross very kindly sent in some pictures of his anglers with some nice fish. many thanks Ross, as always it's good to hear from you. This is what Ross wrote: Hi Folks, sorry for not putting many reports up recently but as you can guess the weather has not played ball much this year! Anyway, when we have got out the fishing has been excellent with hard fighting Pollock, angry Ling and a few Pouting making up the majority of catches whilst wrecking from Brixham on board Spot On. The last trip was exceptional and has to be one of the best trips I have experienced on Spot On so when 2pm came I told them they have more than enough and with 3 guys filleting for over 3 hours on the steam home I think I was correct to do so. I am sorry that there are only a few photos but as you can guess with how mad the action was I did not really have time. No monsters yet but Pollock to just over 17lb and Ling to just over 19lb.
Catch update with Owen Mallia on his Dartmouth based charter vessel 'Outlaw' - Owen very kindly emailed in the following report of his mid channel wrecking trip he took on Tuesday. Many thanks Owen, as always it's good to hear from you. Here's what Owen wrote: Hi Rob, we enjoyed a really good day's Wrecking out in the Mid-Channel on Tuesday, weather was good and the fishing was pretty much full-on. Tim Smith from Dawlish had a lovely Coalfish on the second drift, and the boys were kept busy all day long with some good sporting Pollack.
Cracking Pollack for Malcolm Church on 'Anglo dawn 2'- Chris Roberts very kindly emailed in a picture of a cracking Pollack that Malcolm Church had while out on Chris's Salcombe based charter vessel 'Anglo dawn 2'. Many thanks Chris it's a belter of a fish and the best reported so far this year. Here's what Chris wrote: Hi Rob, Hope all is well with you. Had this cracking Pollack yesterday for Malcolm Church which weighed 21lb 13 oz and was a new personal best for him. The row alone was the size of a small rugby ball, cracking fish. All the best, Chris.
BSAC catch update - Dave Fortune very kindly emailed in the following catches for the Brixham clubs member. Many thanks Dave, as always it's great to hear from you. Here's what Dave wrote: Hi Rob, Adam Slack fished a South Hams shore mark for this nice Bullhuss which weighed 12.8.0. Just to remind club members, the club has its Pollack competition, boat only. Cheers Dave.
Monday 1st February - BSAC catch update - Dave Fortune very kindly emailed in the following catches for the Brixham clubs member. Many thanks Dave, as always it's great to hear from you. Here's what Dave wrote: Hi Rob, the Wrasse competition results are as follows with all fish coming from shore. 1st was Jason Upham 4.3.2, 2nd was Russell Farley 3.9.0 and 3rd was Corey Upham 3.2.10
Monday 18th January - Mid Channel wreck fishing with Ian Noble on his Dartmouth based charter vessel 'Samuel Irvin 3' - Ian very kindly emailed in the following report of his mid channel wrecking trip he took at the weekend. Many thanks Ian, as always it's good to hear from you. Here's what Ian wrote:
Hi Rob, Saturday was a cracking day
for weather and the prospect of hard fighting Pollack off the wrecks to
the south of Dartmouth. A keen bunch of anglers frustrated by the past
weather were ready for their first fishing trip of the year.
Catch update with Owen Mallia on his Dartmouth based charter vessel 'Outlaw' - Owen very kindly emailed in the following report of his mid channel wrecking trip he took at the weekend. Many thanks Owen, as always it's good to hear from you. Here's what Owen wrote:
Hi Rob, thanks to kinder weather we
finally managed to get out on our inaugural 2016 Mid-Channel
Wrecking trip.The fishing was hard work for most of the day, so I
pushed-on a bit further off and we managed to find a few Winter
fish.
BSAC catch update - Dave Fortune very kindly emailed in the following catches for the Brixham clubs member. Many thanks Dave, as always it's great to hear from you. Here's what Dave wrote:
Hi Rob, members fished Berry head for
Whiting with Russell Farley getting the best at 1.9.2. and he also had
them to 1.6.6. Luke Rogers caught them to 1.2.5. Jason Hemmings had lsd
to 2.10.0 and a nice Pout of 1.8.15. Jason Upham fished the Exe for a
Flounder 1.12.11,Chris Scales fished Kingsbridge for his of 1.14.10.
Wednesday 16th December - Catch update with Owen Mallia on his Dartmouth based charter vessel 'Outlaw' - Owen very kindly emailed in the following report of his mid channel wrecking trip he took at the weekend. Many thanks Owen, as always it's good to hear from you. Here's what Owen wrote: Hi Rob, we were out on the Mid-Channel Wrecks Sunday, fishing was a bit slow but Tim Smith from Dawlish and Harry White from Moretonhampstead managed to catch a couple of nice Cod here and there!
Catch update with Ian Noble on his Dartmouth based charter vessel 'Samuel Irvin 3' - Ian very kindly emailed in the following report of his mid channel wrecking trip he took at the weekend. Many thanks Ian, as always it's good to hear from you. Here's what Ian wrote:
Hi Rob, on Sunday we eventually had a
break in the weather and the wrecks to the south of Dartmouth Harbour
were awaiting. On board was an eclectic group of experienced anglers who
hadn't been able to get out fishing for quite a while.
BSAC catch update - Dave Fortune very kindly emailed in the following catches for the Brixham clubs member. Many thanks Dave, as always it's great to hear from you. Here's what Dave wrote: Hi Rob, Steve Ford fished a Plymouth shore mark for a nice Cod of 9.3.2. Mike Bailey fished the breakwater for a Wrasse of 4.5.0 , which was returned after weighing. Shay Upham fished Scabbacombe for a Bullhuss of 10.0.9. The last heat of the evening comps was won by Jason Upham with a Whiting of 1.1.6, 2nd Ciaran Farley Whiting 1.0.0, 3rd Russell Farley 0.15.0. Overall result from the 3 heats was 1st Russell Farley LSD 2.8.10 2nd Darryl Farley LSD 2.0.12 Junior winner Ciaran Farley whiting 1.0.0 The club has the 3rd and final heat of the Flounder comps this Sun 20th Dec. Cheers, Dave
Wednesday 9th December - Local anglers catch update - Local anglers have been out and about. Most seem to be targeting the Flounders from the Teign and Kingsbridge Estuary with some nice fish showing. Biggest Flounder I've come across in the last week was just shy of 3lb at 2lb 14oz 5dr for Paul Lingham. Arron Churcher headed out for the Bass and landed a very nice 7lb 10oz specimen for his troubles. Well done everyone.
Torbay Shore League - The Torbay Shore League held round 8 of their monthly events at the weekend. It looked like the fishing was understandably difficult due to the inclement weather we've been having but some nice fish were bought to the scales. There's just one more event to go to decide the winners of this season so good luck to all the competitors.
Thursday 26th November - Catch update with Owen Mallia on his Dartmouth based charter vessel 'Outlaw' - Owen very kindly emailed in the following report of his mid channel wrecking trip he took at the weekend. Many thanks Owen, as always it's good to hear from you. Thanks again for the offer of taking me out for a trip, much appreciated. Here's what Owen wrote: Hi Rob, we were out on the Mid-Channel Wrecks last Thursday, we managed to catch ok with a decent Ling and one or two large Pollock showing up. Ray Brooks from Wales had his Ling of around 20lbs on the second drift, he also managed a few Pollock throughout the day. The Skipper fished a bit and managed to catch a decent Pollock which the boys weighed, it hovered between 19-20lbs on the Digital Scales!
Monday 23rd November - Catch update with Ian Noble on his Dartmouth based charter vessel 'Samuel Irvin 3' - Ian very kindly emailed in the following report of his 'Skerries Banks trip he took at the weekend. Many thanks Ian, as always it's good to hear from you. Here's what Ian wrote: Had a good days fishing on the banks to the south of Dartmouth at anchor targeting the big Blonde Rays. Baits of Mackerel fillet, Squid and Launce were put to good use. A good number of rays were caught, many of them in the high teens and twenties. Biggest Blonde Ray at 25lb 1oz when weighed ashore was caught by Cameron Atkinson. Mike had a very nice 9lb Turbot up to make him smile. Also caught were Spur Dog, Whiting, Mackerel and Whiting. Good fishing, good weather and good company. Cracking day.
Catch update with Owen Mallia on his Dartmouth based charter vessel 'Outlaw' - Owen very kindly emailed in the following report of his mid channel wrecking trip he took at the weekend. Many thanks Owen, as always it's good to hear from you. Thanks again for the offer of taking me out for a trip, much appreciated. Here's what Owen wrote: Hi Rob, we were out on the Mid-Channel Wrecks yesterday (Sunday), fishing was pretty good for November, all the boys caught well and enjoyed a good day on Outlaw. The best fish for today was a very good Pollack of 16lb+ for Tim Smith and it's nice to see a few decent Cod hanging around.
Local anglers catch update, Torbay Shore League and BSAC catch update - Trawling through my Facebook posts and emails I've come across these fine fish that local anglers have caught recently. Quite a few seem to have travelled up to Chesil Beach hoping for rick pickings after the recent gales and they weren't disappointed. Adam Slack very kindly emailed in the following: Hey Rob I ended up going fishing at Chesil beach last Saturday night with some good friends Lee Wilton and Steve Ford. We had a very good night with 6 or 7 cod caught between us. Mine was the biggest which went 12lb 15oz 8drm and Steve had another good one weighing in at 9lb 1oz. The rest were between 5lb and 8lb. There was also a 16lb 11oz fish caught 200yrds away from us by Rob Yorke and his friend. What a cracker and great to see. Cheers Rob :). Dave Fortune also emailed in the latest catches of the BSAC members with the following: Hi Rob, members visited Chesil beach for Cod and found a few. Steve Fords the best at 9.1.0, Mike Smith found them to 7.13.0. Jason Hemmings had a big Pouting of 2.6.5 while targeting the Cod. Russell Farley fished Hopes Nose for good Mackerel 1.6.9. Dave Fortune fished Scabbacombe for a Bullhuss 11.12.13. The 2nd heat of the triple fluke series was won by Jason Upham with a Flounder of 1.10.6, runner up was junior member Corey Upham with his Flounder of 1.8.6. Leading fish going into heat 3 is Mike Bailey fish of 2.10.6 This Sat 28th the club has its 2nd breakwater to Berryhead evening competition, fishing 4 till 9, with the weigh in at the club hut. Cheers Dave. Keith Nathan took a visit to a South Devon rock mark to catch a fine Bullhuss of 15lb 7oz 3dr. No doubt some of these fish will have been weighed in for the Torbay Shore League which was held over the weekend.
Saturday 14th November - Tony White sends in a nice picture of his angling buddy Adam Burges - Tony White very kindly emailed in details of his angling buddy, Adam Burges, took in search of Bass. Many thanks Tony for your continued support. Here's what Tony wrote: Hi Rob, Tony White from Totnes here. Just to send picture of my fishing buddy Adam Burges, who is a very keen lure fisherman for Bass around the South Hams coast. Here he is with two Bass of 5lb 2oz and 4lb 6oz.
BSAC catch update - Dave Fortune very kindly emailed in the following catches for the Brixham clubs member. Many thanks Dave, as always it's great to hear from you. Here's what Dave wrote: Hi Rob, Rob Caunter fished the 'Skerries Banks' to take a new club record Smoothhound weighing 9.13.2. Paul Flavell fished Beesands for a Spotted Ray of 4.13.2. Jason Hemmings and Mike Smith visited Chesil Beach in the search for Cod,Jason getting them to 6.1 while Mike landed a Conger Eel of 27.1.0. The South Hams competition was won by Russell Farley with a Bullhuss of 11.4.4,Ciaran Farley took best junior with another Bullhuss 10.0.14. Cheers Dave.
Catch update from 'Samuel Irvin 3' - Ian Noble, who charters his 'Samuel Irvin 3' out of Dartmouth very kindly emailed in a few pictures from a recent trip to the Channel Isles. Many thanks young sir, your input is much appreciated.
Unfortunately, after what seemed to be a very promising start, everything ground to a halt. The Mackerel were hard to come by and despite live baiting with the odd Mackerel, as we got them and Scad, swapping to various lures when the bait had gone and moving to two other wreck marks we failed to get anymore Bass. That's fishing.
Thursday 15th September -
'Rich pickings' on a Bass fishing trip - With perfect weather
conditions and good tides I managed a day afloat with two of my mates,
Richard Parsons and Andy Smith out on my own private boat. We left Paignton
harbour around 8.00am and headed for a mark that's produced some nice Bass
for me in the past few weeks. Fishing was a bit slow but finally Richard
bent his rod into the first fish which turned out to be a nice Bass of
around 4 lbs. Andy followed this a bit later with a nice take and judging by
the bend in his rod was a decent fish. Unfortunately, around half way up
Andy's line parted and the fish was gone. When his line was retrieved a very
scuffed end to his trace and no weight probably meant the fish had got back
to the wreck and this had weakened the line by rubbing it against the
structure.
Saturday 20th August - A day to remember fishing aboard our own private boat - Personally, I think of all the fishing trips you can have you can categorise into the following: Bad trips where you blank or things go seriously wrong and hopefully they don't happen too often. Reasonable trips where you catch an amount of fish and this tends to be the 'norm'. Or you get the exceptional trips when the real memories are made. Friday 19th August was a day of the latter for us. I was out on our own private boat with my youngest daughter, Charli and mate Richard Gauge. We were in search of Bass but when we got to our mark the Mackerel we intended to use as live bait seemed hard to get. That soon changed. With the arrival of literally 100's of seabirds (Gannets, Guillemots, Shearwaters and Gulls) we were surrounded with a scene from David Attenboroughs 'Living Planet'. Birds were diving all over the place and the sea was 'full' of very large Mackerel. I can only assume a massive shoal of Sprats or similar was around.
One of the things that had to be
seen to be believed was after putting a live Mackerel down I gained
extra weight and a jigging feeling you get when feathering for
Mackerel. I wound back in to find 3 large Mackerel 'hanging' from my
weight. With all 3 Mackerel the weight had come out of their gill
cover. I followed that later with a single Mackerel 'hanging' from
the weight and another had noosed it's tail on my mainline.
Richard then bought up a large 'Herring like' fish.
Unfortunately, it got off the hook before being landed but as it was
around the 2 - 3 lb mark it was too big for a Herring so I can only
assume it was an Allis or Twaite Shad. Sadly I didn't get a good
enough view to see if it had a black mark behind the gill plate to
positively identify it. Amongst all this action Richard had 3 Bass
up to 4 lb 8 ozs and I managed them to 2 lb 8 ozs.
Then came her pièce de résistance. About an hour after her near seven pounder she had another almighty take on her live Mackerel bait. This fish took off like a train and Charli needed some real help stopping this fish getting back to the wreck and from having the rod ripped out of her hands. After an exceptional fight of crashing dives and head shaking a large Bass surfaced a long way from the boat. This cracking fish wasn't ready to be netted yet. After another 5 minutes of diving away from the boat and thrashing around on the surface violently shaking it's head we were able to slide the net under the cracking Bass. Once laid in the boat Richard commented "Look at the size of that *!&"^$ fish". Out came the digital scales. I was quite shocked at the size of this Bass and to see the scales reading 12 lbs 8 ozs it bought a lump to my throat. My 8 yr old daughter, Charli, had caught a fish of a life time on her third ever sea fishing trip. A true memory for life for a fishing mad Dad. Well done Charli for showing us the way to catch Bass. 11 yr old Lewis Miller lands 9 lb Bass - Saturday 6th August was one of those day's where all my regular fishing buddies were away on holiday, partying or working, so I decided to take four of my children out for a spot of angling instead. The XC weather forecast had been good for days right up till the moment we left. Instead of the wind freshening in the evening it had moved forward to early afternoon. As I'd already got the kids up at 6.30am and the boat was ready I decided to go anyway with the updated forecast in mind. Lewis caught the first fish (or should I say two) as he reeled in a nice Bass of 2 1/2 lbs on the hook and a large Mackerel that had gone for his weight and that had come out of it's gill cover. We had a few other nice Bass up to 4 lbs when Lewis hooked into a much better fish. With a bit of coaching and clutch set, he lifted the rod and wound down very smoothly and slowly pumped the fish to the surface. After a few hairy moments as the fish dived for safety, the result was a safely netted 9 lb 1 oz Bass. A great result for 11 yr old Lewis, well done.
Wednesday 3rd August -
Bass fishing with Charli and Alana Miller - With perfect
weather conditions and good tides I managed a day afloat with two of
my daughters, 8 year old Charli and 10 year old Alana on their first
ever fishing trip on our own private boat. On the first mark we
visited, Mackerel, which were intended for bait seemed to be absent.
After 10 minutes or so of trying for them the reason became clear as
a pod of Dolphins surfaced. So after a few minutes of the
girls watching them playing in the mirror smooth sea we moved to
another of my favoured marks. Once we were there the Mackerel
seemed to be everywhere and the live bait buckets were full in no
time.
In amongst my fatherly duties of re-rigging (countless times :O), catching bait and re-baiting I did manage to wet a line about half a dozen times with a Sidewinder and caught a couple of Bass to 3 lbs and a couple of small Pollack. Overall a very good day's fishing with excellent weather.
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