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Updated on 15th July 2010 |
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Hi once again folks, here is another update and as we always say if this is your first visit to us then it’s a very special welcome to you, we hope you like what you see and that you find the site is of some benefit.
15th July 2010
Here we are back again with some more fishy action featuring you guys. Had a run out this week with my pal Dave Paddock and some great chaps from Brum who totally out fished me not that its difficult and one in particular had a cracking seven pound plus Haddock see report below. From around the country things seem to be going well for just about every one and two worth a mention are the huge Plaice landed on Tiger Lily Weymouth and a supper Spur Dog and new Irish record for a boat new to us so it’s a warm welcome to Predator and skipper Hamish Currie who runs out of the North coast port of Red Bay in Northern Ireland Also a warm welcome to Gwyn Andrews skipper of Goldilocks out of Rhyl who is also new to us.
Attention Skippers and Club captains we have some good news about our fish friendly Species Competitions, the info can be found on the ‘Competition Page’
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Report from skipper Chris Caines Click here to visit Tiger Lily web pages It's been 20 years since Les Harrison from Corfe Mullen took the Tiger Lily Plaice record with a wonderful fish of 7lb 7oz during a club trip fishing the Shambles. Les's record has stood firm for all these years and then would you believe it, Richard Saxby from Oxford beat it this last weekend with a massive Plaice weighing in at an amazing 7lb 8.5oz! Well done Rich, I hope you win lots of prizes with it. |
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Shropshire Lawyer, Andrew Taylor, is no stranger when it comes to bagging Shambles Turbot. On his recent visit he took these two beauties using Mackerel strip on a 5ft trace attached to a simple zip-slider. On the same day he managed just a few nice Bass too... |
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Here is Marlow angler, Simon (Rooferman) Mann with a cracking wreck caught Ling. Simon was tackled up for Conger when the big Ling snaffled his bait. Simon didn't mind a bit of course. |
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Report from skipper Hamish Currie
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Another record for my boat when Connor McNeill landed this 23lb Spur Dog taking the Irish record. The fish was taken in deep water which produced many Spurs as well as Congers and a 219lb Common Skate. |
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Report from Mike Concannon
Fishing on Samuel Irwin III
We fished throughout the day on the flood and ebb tides. Apart from a lull over the slack water period when the tide turned, the fish greedily seized the angler’s lures throughout the day. We stayed on the same mid-Channel wreck mark and thoroughly enjoyed catching Pollack and Cod for the anglers' home tables. Today was an exceptionally productive session. The very first fish of the day, caught on a "Rhubarb and Custard" coloured Sidewinder soft lure was a John Dory, caught by Rodger Leviston. A welcome variation to our more usual catches. The best Pollack of the day weighed 18 lbs 12 ozs and was caught by Rodger Leviston from Clevedon, Somerset. That was a huge fish by any standards for this time of year, particularly when measured against a 100% specimen weight of 16 lbs.
The heaviest fish of the day was a Cod which weighed 24 lbs exactly, caught by Steve Harwood from Bath. The 100% specimen weight for Cod in our area is 23 lbs. It was a personal best for Steve.
See Mikes full report pictures and video at www.fishingdartmouth.co.uk |
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Jason Upham, of Brixham SAC, who works on a commercial trawler out of Brixham. Reports, we had this Thresher Shark in the trawl about 10 miles off Berry Head, Brixham, on Wednesday, 7th July. Shame it didn't go back, but that's what we're out there for. It was 8ft from nose to the fork of the tail and the tail was another 8ft long. Estimated at 432 lbs from weight calculating charts, it would have been some catch had it been on rod and line. |
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Report from Skipper Dave Hunkin
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Bass fishing in Falmouth Bay, 11th July 2010. |
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Report from Dave Paddock
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We had a very nice group of lads down from Birmingham this week for a three day stint On Sunday they went out with my pal Chippy on Bite then on Monday and Tuesday they came with me on Capriole Monday we hit the wrecks and reefs resulting in a good bag of fish for them to freeze and take home On the Tuesday we did a species competition the one set up by Rodbenders and had Bob Shotter along to show them how it’s done Some angler he is only managed to come fifth out of six. It was an excellent day with the best fish pictured above a 7lb 1oz Haddock for Chris The money went to Rod who stormed home in the competition with species inc Cod, Pollack, Ling, Haddock, Cuckoo Wrasse and Pouting to name just a few. |
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Report from Skipper Gwyn Andrews Phone 07833468457
Steve Quinn pictured with tope 71lb caught aboard Goldilocks out of Rhyl. The fish fell to whole mackerel on 250lb mono trace. It as obvious from the outset the fish was special as it ran way across the tide and left us wondering if it would ever stop. Thanks to the skill ot Steve, an English international for many years, the fish was played to the boat at least four times before landing. The landing was novel as it was obvious after two attempts that it was not going to fit in the net. That's when Steve was hung over the transom and he and myself got a fin each to heave it aboard. Once the fish was on deck we could really appreciate the fish. In a word AWESOME. The fish was weighed quickly ,photographed and returned to swim away strongly. This was a personal best for Steve and the best on Goldilocks.
Rodbenders foot note
Statutory Instruments 2008 No. 691 We have had clarification from DEFRA and the MMO that in there view the provision to retain up to 45 kilograms (100lb aprox) of Tope per day dose not apply to Rod and Line caught fish under any circumstance So taking one to the scales on dry land is illegal We apologise for any confusion caused with regard this matter |
