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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.

**Please mention the Fishing Dartmouth
website when you contact this skipper.**

Anglo Dawn 2 - Salcombe

Small groups and individuals welcome
**Trip Special**

Small groups and individuals welcome
Please contact the skipper Chris Roberts on
07967 387 657 for details and to book.

"Anglo Dawn" - out of Salcombe

"Anglo Dawn III" Dates for Individuals

 

**Please mention the Fishing Dartmouth
website when you contact this skipper.**

Samuel Irvin 3/Gemini - Dartmouth


Small groups and individuals welcome
**Trip Special**

For Dave and Ian's up to date bookings list and available dates for Full Charters, Small Groups and Individuals please CLICK HERE

Fishing trips to the famous "Skerries Banks",
Reefs, mid-Channel Wrecks and
exciting 4-5 day Channel Island excursions.

Please contact the skippers Ian Noble on 01803 834 598 or 07780 970 803 or Dave Harrison on 07968 599 245
for details and to book.

"Samuel Irvin 3" - out of Dartmouth

**Please mention the Fishing Dartmouth website when you contact this skipper.**

Outlaw - Dartmouth


Small groups and individuals welcome
**Trip Special**

Click the link below for newly listed dates for 2015
2 & 3 Day Channel Isles trips
(dates selling out fast), 24 hr Western Approaches trips, Mid Channel wrecking and 'Skerries Banks' trips

Please contact the skipper Owen Mallia on
01803 832 897 or 07891 498 023
for details and to book.

"Outlaw of Dartmouth"

"Outlaw" Dates for Individuals

**Please mention the Fishing Dartmouth
website when you contact this skipper.**

Spot On - Brixham

Small groups and individuals welcome

Please contact the skipper Ross Parham on
07878 668 662 for details and to book.

'Spot On' - out of Brixham

**Please mention the Fishing Dartmouth
website when you contact this skipper.**

African Queen - Dartmouth

Please contact the skipper Alan Hemsley on
07885 246 061 for details and to book

'African Queen' - out of Dartmouth

**Please mention the Fishing Dartmouth website when you contact this skipper.**

Saltwind - Dartmouth

Small groups and individuals welcome

Please contact the skipper Dave Ridalls on
07854 051 266 for details and to book.

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"Saltwind" Dates for Individuals


Mike Concannon has made a decision to end his fishing career and concentrate more on his new passion of golf. Mike has lots of quality rods and reels he wants to sell and I've offered a hand in putting them on this site to give you all a chance to buy these quality items. Most are either 'Brand New' or in an 'As New' condition and there is some superb kit on offer. Please click the link below to see the tackle on offer.

There will be Rods, Reels, Tackle and Accessories put on over the next week or so, so please keep checking back to see the new additions. If there's anything you like please contact Mike direct on 01803 883500 or 07970 409 938

TACKLE FOR SALE

Click the link to see the tackle on offer.

     

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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!

Geoff Proctor proudly holds up
his fine Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

6th July 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Stephen Blaire proudly holds up
his fine Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

6th July 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

John Maurice holds up
his fine Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

6th July 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Lionel Macy proudly holds up
his fine Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

6th July 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Kevin Shannon proudly holds up
his fine Cod and Pollack which he caught on a trip
to the mid channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias',
Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

6th July 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.

Shane Shobbrook proudly holds up his fine Cod of 19lb 2oz
which he caught on his own private vessel, 'Happy Days' out on the
mid channel wrecks.

3rd July 2016

Picture courtesy of Shane Shobbrook

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!

Nick Evans and Gordon Head (middle) proudly holds up their fine Cod and Ling which they caught on a
trip to the mid channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

3rd July 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.

Four of Chris's happy anglers proudly hold up their fine Coalfish, Cod and John Dorys (with the biggest being just shy of 8lb)
which they caught on a recent trip to the channel wrecks aboard Chris Roberts', Salcombe based charter vessel, 'Anglo Dawn 2'.

June/July 2016

Picture courtesy of Chris Roberts

Five of Chris's happy anglers proudly hold up
their fine Cod and Pollack which they caught on a
recent trip to the channel wrecks aboard Chris Roberts',
Salcombe based charter vessel, 'Anglo Dawn 2'.

June/July 2016

Picture courtesy of Chris Roberts

Two of Chris's happy anglers proudly hold up their
fine Turbot and Blonde Ray which they caught on a
recent trip to the 'Skerries Banks' aboard Chris Roberts',
Salcombe based charter vessel, 'Anglo Dawn 2'.

June/July 2016

Picture courtesy of Chris Roberts

 

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.

Recordbreaker - Not to be out done, Roy Repton had this superb 5.11.10 Thin Lipped  Mullet, an amazing achievement, a big well done.

Ashley Cockram was absolutely over the moon with this beauty
Thin Lipped Mullet of 5.4.7.

Ashley also had this lovely Gilthead Bream. He said it’s not a huge one but lush anyway.

‘Brixham Barbs’ team member Jason Upham had a great match getting two specimens topped by this pb Thick Lipped Mullet of 4-9-2! His other specimen was a Thin Lipped Mullet of 2-12-3

 

Corey Upham from team ‘Reel Deal’ had a
nice specimen dogfish in this weekends match, it weighed in at 2-12-3 and is a new pb! Well done Corey.

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.
Special mentions from Mark Radcliffe from Bridgend/Southampton, Mark took the largest Cod of the day with an 18lbs 10oz fish, Alan Goodenough caught himself some nice fish and scooped the best Pollock of the day prize. Well done chaps.

Ken Russell proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

23rd June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Bernard Tone proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

23rd June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Mark Radcliffe proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

23rd June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

One of Owens happy anglers proudly holds up
his fine Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

23rd June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Alan Goodenough proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

23rd June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

One of Owens happy anglers proudly holds up
another of his fine Cod which he caught on a trip to
the mid channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

23rd June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.

Mark Radcliffe proudly holds up his fine Pollack and Cod which he caught on a trip
to the mid channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

22nd June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Bill Cassar proudly holds up his fine
Pollack which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

22nd June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

One of Owens happy anglers proudly holds up his
fine Pollack which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

22nd June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Peter Way proudly holds up his
fine Pollack which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

22nd June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Another of Owens happy anglers proudly holds up his
fine Pollack which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

22nd June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.

We enjoyed a nice day's fishing on the Banks today with decent numbers of Plaice coming on board.

Three of Owens happy anglers proudly hold up their fine Plaice which they caught on
a trip to the 'Skerries Banks' aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

19th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Marcin Horodenski (L) and Peter proudly hold up
their fine Pollack and Cod which he caught on a trip
to the mid channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias',
Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

18th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.
Saturday was a another nice Wrecking day today, young Casper Mihalek had himself plenty of sport on the Cod!

Marcin Domogola proudly holds up his fine
Ling and Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

11th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Hubert proudly holds up his fine
Pollack which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

11th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

One of Owens happy anglers proudly holds up his
fine Ling and Cod which he caught on a trip to the
mid channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias',
Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

11th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Casper Mihalek proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

11th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Steve Radford (L) and Paddy Little proudly hold up
their fine Plaice and Brill which they caught on
a trip to the 'Skerries Banks' aboard Owen Mallias',
Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

10th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.

Paul Millman had a great day out on the
wrecks and he topped his day off with this fine Cod
of 20lb.

11th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Paul Millman

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.
 

Andy Copping (L) and Phil Stares look pleased
with their nice Smoothounds which they
caught on a recent trip.

12th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Andy Copping

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.
Boat anglers have been finding ray on the 'Skerries Banks'. Maitland Criddle catching a new junior record Spotted Ray of 4.5.2. He also found Blonde Ray to 17.13.7. Doug Mosedale caught Small Eyed Ray to 8.12 and Thornback Ray to 9.8.15.

Jason Upham (L) and Adam Slack proudly hold
up their fine shore caught Pollack and Smalleyed Ray
of 3lb 5oz 3dr and 13lb 14oz 7dr which they
caught on recent trips.

12th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Dave Fortune

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

Clare (L) and Roger Barge had a great weekend
of fishing with a wreck trip on the Saturday being
topped by Clares' Cod of 24lb 9oz and a trip on Sunday topped with a very nice Dab of 1lb 7oz 8dr for Roger. they caught the fish on their own private boat,
'Clare Louise'.

12th June 2016

Picture courtesy of 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.

Paul Setherton proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

8th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Andy Cullimore proudly holds up his fine
Pollack and Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

8th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Bernard Toner proudly holds up his fine
Pollack  which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

8th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

(L-R) Chris Mather, Matt Dixon and Andy Cullimore proudly holds up their trio of fine Cod which they
caught on a trip to the mid channel wrecks aboard
Owen Mallias', Dartmouth based charter vessel,
'Outlaw'.

8th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Ken Russell (L) and Billy Furnish proudly hold
up their fine Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

8th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.

Dad, Ron and daughters Cici and Mia proudly hold
up their fine array of Pollack which they caught on a
trip to the channel wrecks aboard Alan and Hilarys', Dartmouth based charter vessel,
'African Queen'.

7th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Alan Hemsley

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.

Ross Stewart proudly holds up his fine
Smoothound which he caught on a trip to the
'Skerries Banks' aboard Gordon Richards'
private boat.

5th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Ross Stewart

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. 

Adam Slack proudly holds up his new
BSAC shore record Spotted Ray of 6lb 10oz 10dr which
he caught on a trip to the South Hams.

June 2016

Picture courtesy of Dave Fortune

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.

Two of Owens happy anglers proudly hold
up their fine Cod which they caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

6th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Two of Owens happy anglers proudly hold
up their fine Pollack and Ling which they caught on
a trip to the mid channel wrecks aboard Owen
Mallias', Dartmouth based charter vessel,
'Outlaw'.

6th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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!

Simon Putt looks very pleased with his enviable grin
that says 'hurry up it's getting heavy' and quite rightly so.
It's the best Cod I've heard of this year and pushed the scales round to
33lb 2oz 8dr and he caught it on a trip to the
Channel wrecks aboard his private boat
'Wave Chief'.

5th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Helen Bradfield-Putt

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!

 Monica Olesinska proudly holds up her fine
Pollack which she caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

5th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Wes Donohue proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

5th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

 Tomasz Tonski proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

5th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Matt Palmer (L) and Maciej Olesinski proudly hold
up their fine Cod which they caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

5th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Tom proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

5th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.

The grin says it all as Graham Dryer
holds up his new BSAC record Common Smoothound
of 10lb 13oz 8dr, which he caught on the
'Skerries Banks'

5th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Graham Dryer

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.
Saturday was all change and a trip to the deep water Channel wrecks. All the boys caught well and enjoyed good sport. Top man was Paignton's Ken Dunn, with local anglers Gordon Head and Young Sam Smith also catching very well. Outlaw is flying along with her new engine, making the journey to the distanced Wrecks less of a slog!

James Thomas proudly holds up his fine
Blonde Ray of 18lb 8oz which he caught on Owen Mallias' Dartmouth based charter vessel 'Outlaw'.

3rd June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Kenn Dunn proudly holds up his fine
Pollack which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

4th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Sam Smith proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

4th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Sam Smith proudly holds up his fine
Pollack which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

4th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Scott Blackmore proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

4th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Jamie Reid proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught on a trip to the mid
channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias', Dartmouth
based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

4th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Gordon Head (L) and Ken Dunn proudly hold up
their fine Pollack and Cod which they caught on a
trip to the mid channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallias',
Dartmouth based charter vessel, 'Outlaw'.

4th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.

Darren Carter (L) looks very pleased with the
best Cod and Pollack of the day and yours truly with
a nice Cod and Ling. All fish were caught on the
inshore Channel wrecks aboard Darrens' private
boat 'Mal de Mare'.

4th June 2016

Picture courtesy of Darren Carter

Wednesday 1st June - The 'Wave Chief' boys on their first wrecking trip of the seasonLooking 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!

Simon Putt looks very pleased with his
Cod of 12lb which he caught on a trip to the
Channel wrecks aboard his private boat
'Wave Chief'.

29th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Helen Bradfield-Putt

Simon Putt looks just as pleased with his
first Haddock of 4lb 8oz which he caught on a trip
to the Channel wrecks aboard his private boat
'Wave Chief'.

29th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Helen Bradfield-Putt

Neil Hargreaves looks happy with his
Cod of 8lb which he caught on a trip to the
Channel wrecks aboard his private boat
'Wave Chief'.

29th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Helen Bradfield-Putt

 

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.
I have plenty of spaces available in June/July/August/Sept for Plaice fishing, Ray fishing, Mid-Channel Wrecking and Channel Islands Turbot & Brill trips.
Please call or message me for info and bookings.

Mark Radcliffe proudly holds up his fine
Pollack which he caught on Owen Mallias'
Dartmouth based charter vessel 'Outlaw'.

29th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Davey proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught on Owen Mallias'
Dartmouth based charter vessel 'Outlaw'.

29th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Ken Russell proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught on Owen Mallias'
Dartmouth based charter vessel 'Outlaw'.

29th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Nick (L) Waldek Czamajol proudly holds up their
fine Cod which they caught on Owen Mallias'
Dartmouth based charter vessel 'Outlaw'.

29th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.

Gary Messenger (L) and Russell Bridgman
proudly hold up their fine Cod and Pollack which
they caught on a trip to the Channel wrecks
aboard Garys' private boat 'Y Knot'.

28th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Gary Messenger

'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......

Three happy anglers proudly hold up their fine Ling which they caught
on the Brixham based charter vessel 'Just Fishing'.

28th May 2016      Picture courtesy of 'Just Fishing' charters

Paul Flavell proudly holds up his fine Ling,
including a new personal best one of 18lb which
he caught on the Brixham based charter vessel
'Just Fishing'.

28th May 2016

Picture courtesy of 'Just Fishing' charters

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.

Andy Copping looks pleased with his fine
Blonde Ray which he caught during a damp
night session.

27th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Andy Copping

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.

North Devon angler, Paul Perriam (M) and two of Chris's happy anglers proudly hold up their fine Cod which they caught
on the Salcombe based charter vessel 'Anglo Dawn 2'. Pauls fish was the best of the day at a very respectable 20lb 8oz.

24th May 2016      Picture courtesy of Chris Roberts

 Two of Chris's happy anglers proudly hold up their
fine Ling and Cod which they caught on the Salcombe based charter vessel 'Anglo Dawn 2'.

24th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Chris Roberts

'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. 

Mike Felton proudly holds up his nice selection of Blonde and Smalleyed Rays
which he caught on his private boat 'MHF Dartoff'.

 22nd May 2016      Picture courtesy of Mike Felton

Adam Slack proudly holds up his nice selection of fish including a personal best 26lb Blonde Ray
and his first, small but beautifully formed Turbot which he caught on Mikes' private boat 'MHF Dartoff'.

 22nd May 2016      Picture courtesy of Mike Felton

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.

Tim Turner (L) and one of Chris's happy anglers
proudly hold up their fine Pollack and Cod which
they caught on the Salcombe based charter
vessel 'Anglo Dawn 2'.

17th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Chris Roberts

Two of Chris's happy anglers
proudly hold up their fine Pollack which
they caught on the Salcombe based charter
vessel 'Anglo Dawn 2'.

17th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Chris Roberts

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!

 The skipper himself, Chris Roberts looks
very pleased with this lovely conditioned
Cod of 21lb.

5th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Chris Roberts

One of Chris's happy anglers
proudly holds up his fine 8lb Tub Gurnard which
he caught on the Salcombe based charter
vessel 'Anglo Dawn 2'.

5th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Chris Roberts

One of Chris's happy anglers
proudly holds up his fine Cod which
he caught on the Salcombe based charter
vessel 'Anglo Dawn 2'.

5th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Chris Roberts

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.
 

Adam Slack proudly holds up his fine
Blonde Ray of 26lb which is a new boat personal
best for him.

22nd May 2016

Picture courtesy of Adam Slack

 Garry Harding proudly holds up his fine
Starry Smoothound of 19lb 15oz which he caught
while out with Paul and Darren Scott.

22nd May 2016

Picture courtesy of Garry Harding

Mike Smith was more than happy with his fine
Bullhuss which he caught from a local mark.

18th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Mike Smith

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.
The 'fish gods' were looking down on me that day and I claimed two crowns, one of the best fish of the day with a decent Blonde Ray and new PB of 19lb 12oz and the other of the least LSD's. Overall it was another thoroughly enjoyable day with good company, good weather and decent fishing. Thanks again mate!

Yours truly proudly holds up a new personal best
Blonde Ray of 19lb 12oz which I caught while out with
Gordon Richards on his private boat.

11th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Rob Miller

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

Corey Upham was very pleased with his new personal best
Thin Lipped Mullet of 3lb 4oz 13dr which he caught on the first trip
of the year for the species. Well done mate!.

11th May 2016

Picture courtesy of Dave Fortune

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.

Adam Slack very proudly holds up his
potential new shore caught British record
Small Eyed Ray of 15lb 11oz 7dr. Hopefully, he'll
hear soon from the BRFC to see if his record fish
is accepted as a new record

25th April 2016

Picture courtesy of Dave Fortune

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!

Bill Morris (L) from Gloucestershire and
Bernie proudly hold up their fine Pollack which
they caught out on the mid Channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based 'Outlaw'.

29th February 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia


Bernie (L) and Paul Smith from Dartmouth proudly
hold up their fine Pollack which they caught out on the
mid Channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based 'Outlaw'.

29th February 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.

Liam Cosgrave was pleased to get his first decent Pollack of
the year  at 19lb which he caught on the families well known commercial
rod and line boat 'Bears Watching'.

29th February 2016

Picture courtesy of Liam Cosgrave

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

Ray Brookes, from Wales, made the 2 1/2 hour trip to the south coast and what a day he had.
Here he proudly holds up his new personal best Coalfish of 16lb and prime Pollack which he caught
out on the mid Channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based 'Outlaw'.

25th February 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Alan Munday from Plymouth
proudly holds up his fine Pollack which he caught
out on the mid Channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based 'Outlaw'.

25th February 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Dave Whittaker from Barnstaple
proudly holds up his fine Pollack which he caught
out on the mid Channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based 'Outlaw'.

25th February 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Nice to see local angler, Charlie Sayers is back out on the wrecks. Here
he proudly holds up a couple of prime Pollack which he caught out on
the mid Channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based 'Outlaw'.

25th February 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.

Two of Chris's happy anglers proudly hold up their prime Pollack which they caught out on
the mid channel wrecks aboard Chris Roberts, Salcombe based 'Anglo Dawn 2'.

24th February 2016      Picture courtesy of Chris Roberts

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.

Ross's anglers proudly hold up their fine array
of Pollack and Ling which they caught out on the
mid Channel wrecks aboard Ross Parhams's, Brixham based 'Spot On'.

26th February 2016

Picture courtesy of Ross Parham

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.

Tim Smith had a great day out on the mid Channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'. Here he proudly holds up a fine coalfish and Pollack which he caught

23rd February 2016      Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Harry White always seems to do well. Here he
proudly holds up his fine Pollack which he caught
out on the mid Channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based 'Outlaw'.

23rd February 2016      Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

John Parker from Cheltenham
proudly holds up his fine Pollack which he caught
out on the mid Channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based 'Outlaw'.

23rd February 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Local angler, Ian Robson
proudly holds up his fine Pollack which he caught
out on the mid Channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based 'Outlaw'.

23rd February 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Local angler, Glenn Law
proudly holds up his fine Pollack which he caught
out on the mid Channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based 'Outlaw'.

23rd February 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Marcin Horodenski from Bristol
proudly holds up his fine Pollack which he caught
out on the mid Channel wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based 'Outlaw'.

23rd February 2016

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.

Malcolm Church proudly holds up his cracking
Pollack which he caught out on the mid channel
wrecks aboard Chris Roberts, Salcombe based
'Anglo Dawn 2'.

24th February 2016

Picture courtesy of Chris Roberts

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.

Adam Slack looks very pleased with his fine
Bullhuss of 12lb 8oz which he caught from a
South Hams mark.

16th February 2016

Picture courtesy of Dave Fortune

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

Jason Upham proudly poses with his winning
Wrasse of 4lb 3oz 2dr which won him the BSAC Wrasse
competition.

1st February 2016

Picture courtesy of Dave Fortune

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.
After a slow start and a change of wreck and a bit more tide in the water we found some very clean Pollack on the feed and stuffed with Sprats. The fish up to 17lb came to a variety of soft lures from Jelly Worms to Stingers and with no particular colour attracting the most. I really enjoyed this first trip of the year.

Gordon Stanley took to pool money with his fine
Pollack of 17lb which he caught out on the mid channel
wrecks aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

16th January 2016      Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Pete proudly holds up his fine
Pollack which he caught out on the mid channel
wrecks aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

16th January 2016      Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Tony Sheard looks very happy to have caught his
fine Pollack out on the mid channel wrecks aboard
Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

16th January 2016      Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

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.
John Knight from Paignton landed the Pollock of the day. My thanks to the boys for their confidence in me (and patience!). Maybe it will liven up on the next Spring tide.

John Knight had the Pollack of the day with his
fine fish which he caught out on the mid Channel
wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'.

16th January 2016      Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

John Parker proudly holds up his fine Ling
which he caught out on the mid Channel wrecks
aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'.

16th January 2016      Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Nick Bunday had a nice plump Pollack
which he caught out on the mid Channel
wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'.

16th January 2016      Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Karl Roberts proudly holds up his fine Pollack
which he caught out on the mid Channel wrecks
aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'.

16th January 2016      Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Bill Cassar proudly holds up his fine brace of
Pollack which he caught out on the mid Channel wrecks
aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'.

16th January 2016      Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Ian Robson proudly holds up his fine Pollack
which he caught out on the mid Channel wrecks
aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'.

16th January 2016      Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.
Best fish of the Christmas period went to Adam Slack. Fishing a Plymouth shore mark he caught a cod of 10.6.8. which is the best one weighed into the club for a few years.
Steve Ford started the year with a new club record, fishing a South Hams shore mark he caught a big Spotted Ray of 6.9.10, a good start to the year. Jason Hemmings came within 12 drams of also getting a club record with a LSD of 3.4.0 caught from a Torquay shore mark. Cheers, Dave

Steve Ford looks very pleased with his fine
Spotted Ray of 6lb 9oz 10dr which he caught from a
South Hams mark and it a new BSAC record.

11th January 2016

Picture courtesy of Dave Fortune

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!

Tim Smith proudly holds up his fine Cod
which he caught out on the mid Channel
wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'.

26th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Harry White (L) and Tim Smith proudly holds up their
fine Cod which they caught out on the mid Channel
wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'.

26th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

 Tim Smith proudly holds up his fine Cod
which he caught out on the mid Channel
wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'.

26th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.
First wreck we fished on the flood tide and it produced some nice Pollack but as soon as the tide dropped out they went off the feed. A move to a bigger wreck for the ebb tide produced a good catch of Cod with the odd Ling and Pollack thrown in for variety. All fish came to soft lures. It was great to get back out fishing again.

Tony Sheard proudly holds up his fine
Pollack which he caught out on the mid channel
wrecks aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

13th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Tim Ingham proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught out on the mid channel
wrecks aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

13th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Pete Austin proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught out on the mid channel
wrecks aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

13th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

One of Ian's happy anglers proudly holds up his fine
Pollack and Cod which he caught out on the mid channel
wrecks aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

13th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Steve Humpherson proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught out on the mid channel
wrecks aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

13th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Bob Benns proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught out on the mid channel
wrecks aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

13th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Richard Ingham proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught out on the mid channel
wrecks aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

13th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Kev Hunt proudly holds up his fine
Cod which he caught out on the mid channel
wrecks aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

13th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Tony Whalley proudly holds up his fine
Cod and Pollack which he caught out on the
mid channel wrecks aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth
based 'Samuel Irvin 3'.

13th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

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

Steve Ford looks very pleased with his fine
Cod of 9lb 3oz 2dr which he caught from a Plymouth
mark.

13th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Dave Fortune

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.

Paul Lingham looks very pleased with
his Flounder of 2lb 14oz 5dr which he caught
during his first session this year fishing for
them.

7th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Paul Lingham

Arron Churcher loves his evening/night fishing
and all came good as he landed this fine Bass of
7lb 10oz for his efforts.

7th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Arron Churcher

Well done to Stuart Norrish on winning
his first club competition on Sunday with this
nice Flounder of 2lb 1oz.

7th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Teignmouth SAS

Chris Lynn has a nice session on the
Flounders. Here he proudly holds up
two nice fish he caught

6th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Chris Lynn

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.

Fishing in the Torbay Shore League at the
weekend Corey Upham (L) landed a nice Flounder
and Shay Upham caught a new personal best
Bullhuss.

6th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Torbay Shore League

Fishing in the Torbay Shore League at the
weekend Michael McCabe (L) was very pleased
to land his Bass of around 3lb 10oz and Corey Upham
also caught a new personal best
Conger Eel.

6th December 2015

Picture courtesy of Torbay Shore League

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!

Ray Brookes proudly holds up his fine double figure
Pollack which he caught out on the mid Channel
wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'.

26th November 2015

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

 The skipper, Owen Mallia, got in on the action with
this fine 19 - 20lb Pollack which he caught out on
the mid Channel wrecks aboard his Dartmouth
based 'Outlaw'.

26th November 2015

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

 Ray Brookes proudly holds up his fine 20lb
Ling which he caught out on the mid Channel
wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'.

26th November 2015

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.

Cameron Atkinson had the best fish of the day
with this fine Blonde ray of 25lb 1oz which he caught out on the 'Skerries Banks'  aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based 'Samuel Irvin 3'.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Cameron Atkinson proudly holds up his fine Blonde
Ray which he caught out on the 'Skerries Banks'
 aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Kev proudly holds up his fine Blonde
Ray which he caught out on the 'Skerries Banks'
 aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Mike proudly holds up his fine Blonde
Ray which he caught out on the 'Skerries Banks'
 aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Mike was very pleased to catch this cheeky Turbot
of 9lb which he caught out on the 'Skerries Banks'
 aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Mike proudly holds up his fine Blonde
Ray which he caught out on the 'Skerries Banks'
 aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Owen Atkinson proudly holds up his fine Blonde
Ray which he caught out on the 'Skerries Banks'
 aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Andrew Atkinson proudly holds up his fine Blonde
Ray which he caught out on the 'Skerries Banks'
 aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Andrew Atkinson proudly holds up his fine Blonde
Ray which he caught out on the 'Skerries Banks'
 aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Richard Ingham proudly holds up his fine trio of Blonde Rays which he caught out on the 'Skerries Banks'
 aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based 'Samuel Irvin 3'.

22nd November 2015      Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

Kev proudly holds up his fine brace of Blonde
Ray which he caught out on the 'Skerries Banks'
 aboard Ian Nobles Dartmouth based
'Samuel Irvin 3'.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Ian Noble

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.

Tim Smith proudly holds up his fine double figure
Pollack which he caught out on the mid Channel
wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Nick Bunday proudly holds up his fine double figure
Cod which he caught out on the mid Channel
wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Tony Gouldthorpe proudly holds up his fine double
figure Pollack which he caught out on the mid Channel
wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

Tim Smith (L) proudly holds up his fine double figure
Pollack which he caught out on the mid Channel
wrecks aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'.

Young Harvey Laws (R) was pleased to catch his fine
Cod which he caught out on the mid Channel wrecks
aboard Owen Mallia's Dartmouth based
'Outlaw'.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Owen Mallia

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.

Adam Slack did the best of his group with this
fine shore caught Cod of 12lb 15oz 8dr which he
caught on recent trip to Chesil Beach.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Adam Slack

In a different group which visited Chesil Beach
Andy Copping did well in his group with this
fine shore caught Cod of 11lb.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Andy Copping

Steve Ford did well in his group with this
fine shore caught Cod of 9lb 1oz which he
caught on recent trip to Chesil Beach.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Adam Slack

Keith Nathan visited a local rock mark to
catch this fine Bullhuss of 15lb 7oz 3dr. Certainly
a good Huss from shore.

12th November 2015

Picture courtesy of PSAA

Fishing in the Torbay Shore League at the
weekend Joe Drew caught this new personal
best LSD of 2lb 15oz.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Joe Drew

Jason Hemmings intended quarry was Cod
but he was still pleased with his fine shore caught
Pout of 2lb 6oz 5dr which he caught on recent trip
to Chesil Beach.

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Dave Fortune

Fishing the Torbay Shore League, Shay Upham
(L) watched this good Wrasse of 4lb 6oz for a few
minutes before lowering his crab bait for the fish
to eagerly grab it.

Also fishing the Torbay Shore League, Corey Upham
(R) was pleased to land this fine Bass of 3lb 8oz.

22nd November 2015

Pictures courtesy of Torbay Shore League

Having not targeted Bullhuss for over four
years, Dave Fortune (L) was very pleased to have
landed this nice Huss of 11lb 12oz.

Winner and runner up in the 2nd heat of the BSAC
'Triple Fluke' series was Jason and Corey Upham
with their flounders of 1lb 10oz 6dr for Jason and
1lb 8oz 6dr for Corey

22nd November 2015

Picture courtesy of Dave Fortune

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.

Adam Burges proudly holds up his fine
brace of Bass of 5lb 2oz and 4lb 6oz which he caught
on a recent trip to the South Hams coast.

November 2015

Picture courtesy of Tony White

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.

Mike Smith (L) and Paul Flavell came up trumps
with their fine shore caught Conger Eel of 27lb 1oz
and Spotted Ray of 4lb 13oz 2dr (released) which
they caught on recent trips to Chesil Beach and
Beesands.

November 2015

Picture courtesy of Dave Fortune

Rob Caunter (L) earned himself a new BSAC
club record with his Smoothound of 9lb 13oz 2dr
while fishing on the 'Skerries Banks'.

Russell and Ciaran Farley won the senior and
junior sections in the clubs South Hams competition
with their nice Bullhuss of 11lb 4oz 4dr and 10lb 0oz 14dr respectively.

November 2015

Picture courtesy of Dave Fortune

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.

One of Ian's happy anglers proudly holds up his
fine Plaice which he caught on a recent trip aboard
Ian Nobles Dartmouth based 'Samuel Irvin 3'.

Pictures courtesy of Ian Noble

Dave Mathias proudly holds up his fine
Brill which he caught on a recent trip aboard
Ian Nobles Dartmouth based 'Samuel Irvin 3'.

Pictures courtesy of Ian Noble

John Passmore proudly holds up his fine
Brill which he caught on a recent trip aboard
Ian Nobles Dartmouth based 'Samuel Irvin 3'.

Pictures courtesy of Ian Noble

 
Lewis Miller proudly holds his fine Bass of 5lbs 6ozs
which he caught on a local wreck mark out of Torbay
on live Mackerel.

Friday 23rd September 2011

Photo courtesy of Rob Miller

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.
Having identified the place where the Bass were hanging we repeated the same drift. Just as I said we were reaching the 'mark' Andy and Richards rods both bent over. After a little confusion it seemed that Andy had got the fish but tangled with Richard so Andy reeled in 'his' fish. Stood ready with the net I saw 'colour' down deep and it appeared to be pretty big. As the fish got closer I could see it was in fact 2 fish so both of them had got a fish on. I netted the bigger one first and then scooped up the second. Now it was time to find out who had the very nice 7 1/2 lb'er or the still very nice 4 lb'er. After carefully unravelling the traces Richard came out the captor of the bigger fish.
Things went very quiet after that. We eventually tried two other wrecks but again very quiet with no action at all. We returned to our original mark on the way home for the last hour. Richard decided to get his 'hat trick' and bent his rod into another Bass and landed a good fish of around 6 lbs. For me it was a very quiet day with only two 'investigations' on my Mackerel bait but I put in some good practice on netting some nice Bass :O). Richard was definitely the man of the day and a pretty good day at that for his first ever Bass trip.

Richard Parson (L) proudly holds the best
Bass of the day with a nice fish of around
7  1/2 lbs and Andy & Richard proudly show
off the 4 Bass of the day.

Thursday 15th September 2011

Photos courtesy of Rob Miller

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.

8 yr old Charli Miller holds her first Bass
of the day and a fine specimen at that of
6 lbs 10 ozs she caught on live mackerel
while fishing on our own private boat.

Friday 19th August 2011

Photo courtesy of Rob Miller

Richard Gauge proudly holds his fine
brace of Bass of 3 lbs 8 ozs and 4 lbs
8 ozs that he caught on Sidewinders
while fishing on my own private boat.

Friday 19th August 2011

Photo courtesy of Rob Miller

3 large Mackerel that 'hung' them selves
on my weight while fishing on my own
private boat. For scale to show the size
of the Mackerel, the weight in the middle
of the picture is a 6 oz seabomb.

Friday 19th August 2011

Photo courtesy of Rob Miller

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.
Later, when the tide started to Ebb, the Mackerel disappeared. We also then had a situation of wind against tide which made the drift a little awkward. This was when Charli, my 8 yr old daughter showed her true colours. After a long wait she had a good 'take' on her live Mackerel and this resulted in a very spirited fight with a good fish. With a little help and tuition she bought up her first Bass of the day with a fine specimen  Bass of 6 lbs 10 ozs. A great result for an 8 yr old.

8 yr old Charli Miller holds her second Bass
of the day and a truly exceptional specimen at
that, weighing an impressive 12 lbs 8 ozs.
She caught this fish of a lifetime on her third
ever sea fishing trip on live Mackerel
while fishing on our own private boat.

Friday 19th August 2011

Photo courtesy of Rob Miller

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.

Lewis Miller plays the much better fish
with a nicely controlled 'lift and wind'
while fishing on our own private boat.

Saturday 6th August 2011

Photo courtesy of Rob Miller

The result for Lewis for his excellent
concentration was a lovely 9 lb 1 oz
Bass he caught on live Mackerel
while fishing on our own private boat.

Saturday 6th August 2011

Photo courtesy of Rob Miller

Charli (L) and Baylee Miller look
very happy catching Mackerel
while fishing on our own private boat.

Saturday 6th August 2011

Photo courtesy of Rob Miller

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.
After some tuition Charli started the day off well with a nice Bass of just over 3 lbs. She continued the trend with another 4 Bass with the biggest going to a very nice 5 lbs 4 ozs. Poor Alana only had 1 bite all day which turned out to be a truly big fish. Unfortunately by the time I got to her to help out the fish had made valuable ground. I tightened the clutch to slow it down and with the rod hooped over the fish still managed to make 2 more unstoppable runs and made it to the wreck where it snapped her tackle. Personally, having had Bass to just under the 10 lb mark, the way this fish fought it was every bit as good, if not better, than the one's I've had, I was truly gutted for her. Hopefully there'll be a 'next time'.

After some tuition Charli Miller carefully
brings in her first ever Bass, caught on live
Mackerel from our own private boat.

Tuesday 2nd August 2011

Photo courtesy of Rob Miller

Charli Miller beams with pride while
holding her first ever Bass,  of 3 lbs 4 ozs
caught from our own private boat.

Tuesday 2nd August 2011

Photo courtesy of Rob Miller

Charli Miller (L) and Alana Miller proudly
hold Bass of 5 lbs 4 ozs and 3 lbs caught
on their first ever sea fishing trip.

Tuesday 2nd August 2011

Photo courtesy of Rob Miller

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.

UNUSUAL FISH REPORTS

Wednesday 6th August - Email received from Charles Sayers - thank you Charles - your information is much appreciated:

I had a fantastic day on the Skerries.  Spotted a huge shark 1 mile south east of Dartmouth.  I passed a  local fisherman who was laying his pots when I saw what I thought was a Dolphin off my port bow.

I slowed down and saw two fins gently thrashing ,one being its dorsal, the other its tail.  It then swam right under the boat; that's when I got a good look at it.

IT WAS A SHARK and must have been at least 12 foot long with a wide body and pointed nose.  I'm sure it was a Mako, as I've seen several whilst fishing off the Canaries.  It certainly wasn't a Blue and I've never heard of a Porbeagle on the surface so close inshore.

Ed: This info has been passed to Dr Douglas Herdson at Plymouth.

Coincidentally Doug Emailed me on the 7th Aug, requesting any info ref. Shark sightings.

November 2008 - Doug has since Emailed me again :

Unfortunately, financial difficulties at the National Marine Aquarium have lead to restructuring, and in the process, my post has been chosen for redundancy.  Hence, I will be finishing here at the end of November.

I still intend working in marine biology, fisheries and conservation, environmental education where I can, probably on a freelance basis.  I want to remain active in the rare fish work, so please keep me in touch and let me know what turns up.  If anyone knows of any work going I would be grateful if you could let me know. 

Although I shall no longer be working at the National Marine Aquarium, I will continue to maintain my interest in unusual fish and changes in their distributions.

I am still prepared to try to identify uncommon or problem fish, BUT please contact me first on 01752 405155.  Also, please realise that the time I am able to dedicate to this work may be limited.

I would be grateful if you could use your website to alert people to the fact that I am interested in any reports of unusual fish; including Sunfish, Triggerfish, Seahorses, Red Band Fish and all the Sea Breams except Black and Gilthead.

Contact details Douglas Herdson:  01752 405155 
or Email: Douglas.Herdson@btinternet.com

Thanks - Doug

 
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