Paul Hutchings sent me a report on a good day fishing from a boat in the lower estuary. They landed numerous school bass, a codling the highlight of the trip a gilt head bream caught by Andrew McKenna.
Mackerel show that Summers here!
Boat anglers are enjoying an upturn in sport off Ilfracombe with the arrival of mackerel an encouraging sign. Anglers aboard Wild Frontier caught plenty of mackerel, pollock and scad whilst feathering off the coast. Bull Huss provided sport at anchor and an octopus made its getaway at the side of the boat. The next few weeks should see good numbers of hard fighting tope move inshore following the mackerel shoals. Images courtesy of Jack Phillips.
Bull Huss giving good boat sport
Bull huss have been providing sport off Ilfracombe with Toby Bassett, Rob Scoines and Troy Laing amongst a successful part of anglers. These huss have some truly stunning markings.
Big Boat Caught smoothound
Big boat caught smoothound
Appledore Shipbuilders member Kevin Pike boated a new personal best smoothound of 17lb 6oz during his latest offshore excursion.
Appledore Shipbuilders – Boat Competition Result
Members enjoyed great sport with bull huss during their Easter Boat Competition with calm seas and warm sunshine.
1st Kevin Pike Bull huss 14lbs 8 oz
2nd Kevin Pike Bull huss 13lbs 12 oz
3rd Andrew Atkinson Bull huss 13lbs 9 oz
Boat Fishing Opportunity
8 hour trip available this Thursday on Wild Frontier 2 sailing from Ilfracombe mixed ground fishing for Huss, Rays, Conger, Tope, Spurs and Smoothies
Whole boat or individual spaces from £45pp. Call 07447060036 to book on.
08:30 departure from Ilfracombe pier.
www.bristolchannelcharters.co.uk
Porbeagle Shark – Are the Reel Deal
Reel Deal has once again put anglers in touch with the large porbeagle shark patrolling the North Cornish Coast. Following on from the huge fish estimated at 500lb Peter Hearn hooked a shark estimated at 250lb. The shark was beaten using sponsors Penn Tackle supplied by High Street Tackle. The shark were attached to the boat using Ammon Chum mix and Ammo frozen mackerel hook baits.
Tope on Wild Frontier
A cool Easterly breeze failed to dampen the spirits of anglers aboard Wild Frontier off Ilfracombe skipper by Mark Hutchings. Their efforts were rewarded with a fine small eyed ray coming to the net closely followed by the first Tope of the season which took off like a rocket. Both fish landed by young Daniel Smith. They also boated several conger to 18lb and huss to 10lb.
Holsworthy Sea Anglers take a trip on Bluefin!
Report from Steve Dawe :-
Holsworthy Sea Anglers trip aboard Bluefin was as usual full of banter and despite there only being 3 of us members attending plenty of fish were caught. Around 35 Spurdog boated today, several Huss and sadly not a single Dogfish. Paul Cozens proved he can still fish with bait but lacked the ability to keep his lead, rig and bait in his own part of the sea. He did have a nice Huss and plenty of Spurs, Chris Hodgson started late due to spending a lot of time untangling Paul from his line, but managed spurs to 16lb and Huss. I managed to sneak the biggest Spurdog out at 16lb 8oz, I have one hand on the Trophy now till Paul books more trips to knock me off!. As usual John Barbeary delivered a cracking days fishing sacrificing yet another T bar to Davey Jones Locker.
