Combe Martin SAC Member Rob Scoines enjoyed an action packed day on Steve Webber’s boat Osprey off Minehead landing 56 rays between the party. Rob boated eleven small eyed ray biggest 9lb13oz and 9lb10oz there were 5 rays over 10lb along a few bass and conger.
Jack Pike fished from a Private Boat to land this fine specimen tope of 54lb.
Good tope fishing can be enjoyed off Ilfracombe from the Charter Boats below click on the advert too view their websites.
Tope are showing out of Ilfracombe with these two fine specimens boated on Wild Frontier during calm conditions.
Eight Year Old Sonny Short enjoyed success on his first ever boat trip boating a thornback ray of 16lb and a fine bull Huss of 16lb.
Small Boat owners have been enjoying some great sport whilst taking advantage of calm seas and blue skies. Combe Martin SAC Members have landed tope, huss, pollock and bass.
If you want to sample some of the excellent sport to be enjoyed off North Devon’s Coast line book a trip on one of the Seaside towns charter boats.
Dan Hawkins has been taking anglers to deep water marks off Ilfracombe on Reel Deal where they have enjoyed great sport with blue shark, porbeagle shark and tope.
Wild Frontier had a couple of 8 hour trips earlier this week that have been challenging at times. Managed to pluck out a few different species such as dogfish, bass, pollock, conger, huss, spotted ray, small eyed ray and this beauty of a smoothie at the end of today, just shy of 18lb on the scales.
Back out on the hunt for tope tomorrow evening and Thursday.
For bookings please call 07447060036 or see the website.
Anglers are enjoying mixed fishing off Ilfracombe with ray, tope, pollock and mackerel among the catches on Bluefin.
Summers coming with mackerel and tope coming to Ilfracombe Charter boats.
(Below) Tope caught on Reel Deal
