Its proving to be a great season for tope fishing off Ilfracombe aboard Dan Hawkin’s Reel Deal with fish to over forty pounds putting healthy curves in anglers rods!
Ilfracombe shore and boat sport – Summer Sun Fishing
Hot sun and crystal clear water is not ideal for all species but one fish that will feed well in these conditions is the ballan wrasse that can be caught using king ragworm, crab or prawn. Ollie Passmore landed these two colourful specimens to just over 3lb at a mark near Ilfracombe.
The calm waters are also brilliant for boat anglers with plenty of tope being caught off Ilfracombe on Charter boats and on Private boats. Toby Bassett caught this fine tope of 33lb from his own boat a cracking photo as well!
Fine Brace of Lower Slade Carp
Andres Endean banked these two fine carp from Lower Slade a 23lb 2oz common and a 16lb 2oz mirror.
Shark and tope on Reel Deal
Anglers have been enjoying some fine summer sport on Reel Deal off Ilfracombe with blue shark, Porbeagle Shark, tope and bull huss. The exceptionally hot calm weather has been excellent news for charter boats who often loose large numbers of trip to inclement weather.
Packs of tope off Ilfracombe are the Reel Deal
Packs of tope are providing some fine sport for anglers fishing off Ilfracombe on Dan Hawkins boat Reel Deal.
FIFTY TWO POUND TOPE ON REEL DEAL
(Above) Justin Goodhine from Bristol boated this specimen tope of 52lb whilst fishing off Ilfracombe aboard Dan Hawkins Boat “Reel Deal”.
The fish was tempted using Ammo frozen mackerel.
Tope on Reel Deal
Anglers are enjoying good boat sport off Ilfracombe with tope. Paul Lorrimore and Troy Laing were amongst anglers on Reel Deal to enjoy a day with these hard fighting members of the shark family.
Great Boat Sport Off Ilfracombe
Dan Welch enjoyed a Cracking day out on his private boat catching loads of fish, pollack, Huss, smoothies, and ray. Had a couple crackers as well a Blonde ray 15lb 6oz and a smoothie of 14lb 3oz.
Big Porbeagle on Reel Deal
South Molton angler Steve Saxby age 67 has caught a fine porbeagle estimated at between 350lb and 400lb. The mighty fish was tempted using Ammo mackerel and chum mix and took an hour to bring to the side of the boat where it was released.
Boat Fishing Sport Round Up!
Thomas Atkinson won Appledore Shipbuilders Boat Competition with a fine smoothound of 17lb 10oz. Andrew Atkinson was second with a hound of 13lb 4oz and third Michael Hammett with a hound of 12lb 6oz.
Appledore Shipbuilders enjoyed a great good day on the hounds with the average size around 9lb they also had a couple of tope around the 20-25lb mark along with a few small pollack and a few small huss.
Anglers are also finding goof sport off Ilfracombe aboard Dan Hawkins boat Reel Deal with beautiful weather and flat calm seas hard fishing at times but some good early sport The Tope are starting to show more often now along with Huss, dogs and bass.
