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29/01/12 - 31/01/2012had 6 individuals aboard today for an offshore trip, the weather wasnt flat calm but ok to get off there. we arrived as the flood tide was starting... Read More
28/01/12 - 31/01/2012
had 8 hire rods out today, many of the lads had a little experience but this was the first boat trip for them all. we made our way along the shore to... Read More
15/01/12 - 16/01/2012
7 lads aboard today for an offshore trip. the weather was ok if a little lumpyer than yesterday. we got off there by the skin of our teeth although... Read More
14/01/12 - 16/01/2012
had 8 individuals out today. the trip was booked with pual and andy at first but with the weather and fishing so good its not surprising that by today... Read More
08/01/12 - 09/01/2012
with fine weather if a little over cast we headed straight back to the area we had fished yesterday. i had a party of 6 begginers on hire rods with... Read More
07/01/12 - 09/01/2012
had a regular party from luton booked today. lee and colin often make up the numbers o individual days but had bought a couple of new lads along... Read More
01/01/12 - 04/01/2012
happy new year from me and stacey. as i mentioned we werent out today due to the weather but we still got up early and headed to norfolk pike fishing.... Read More
31/12/11 - 04/01/2012
last trip of the year and unfortunatly this run. as the weather looked too windy for the next two days a couple of the lads from tomorrow jumped on... Read More
30/12/11 - 04/01/2012
had 8 hire rods out today. the lads were a family group from london and this was there first boat trip. we had fairly calm weather with the wind off... Read More
29/12/11 - 04/01/2012
we had 7 out today and with more wind today we were in the river again. we had hoped to get further out but the lads were pleased just to get out. we... Read More
28/12/11 - 28/12/2011
today was golden cod competition day. it was a bit breezy but plenty good enough as we limit it to the river. we started fishing around 8.30-9am with... Read More
27/12/11 - 27/12/2011
back out today with a group of lads who have been with us a couple of times before. the lads used to have all hire gear but today father christmass... Read More
26/12/11 - 27/12/2011
we managed to get out today. most of us had bellys full of christmas dinner and one day trapped inside is more than enough. we had four aboard and... Read More
24/12/11 - 24/12/2011
just a quick one, out today with 8 individuals. had steady fishing all day ended up with 22 codling 1 pout and a few whiting. got room for up to 3... Read More
17/12/11 - 22/12/2011
had 7 individuals out today, all of the lads had been before and thankfully we had a nice break in the wind enabling us to get out for the day. we... Read More
10/12/11 evening - 13/12/2011
back out again tonight, we had martin and john from one of our regular parties who also bought perry and fred on there first charter boat trip. a... Read More
10/12/11 - 13/12/2011
we had a party of 6 aboard today with 4 hire rods and 2 anglers, paul andy and tony are regular faces aboard the galloper now and had bought 3 others... Read More
04/12/11 - 06/12/2011
we had 4 hire rods out today, we were originally booked to go offshore but we had no chance of that, we could have pushed a little further down but... Read More
03/12/11 - 05/12/2011
when we got to the carpark this morning the rain was lashing down and the wind was howling so i asked the lads if they wanted to call it off or wait a... Read More
02/12/11 - 05/12/2011
stacey and i had a day off today with uncle steve joining us too . we had booked it after missing our brighton trip and with a break in the winds were... Read More
27/11/11 - 30/11/2011
yes after trying to convince the lads other wise we were out today!! we had still planned to go and use the river as a back up should there be too... Read More
26/11/11 evening - 30/11/2011
we had one a nice group of lads who had all been with us before on the 'galloper' the lads hadnt been for a while and managed to get together for an... Read More
26/11/11 - 30/11/2011
i had 6 individuals out today. it was a bit breezy but in the west so we had plenty of sheltered places to fish. in the morning we managed to get to... Read More
now booking for 2012 - 24/11/2011
ive got tide tables for 2012, i am taking bookings for january as the fishing should stay ok as long as the weather holds. please see the price page... Read More
NEW! frozen black lug for sale - 22/11/2011
as the frozen black lug have proven popular this year i have now got a load in stock at £4 a pack, please ask me the night before your trip and i... Read More
20/11/11 - 22/11/2011
we had a mixed party of individuals out today with 4 from the crouch sea anglers and collin and nick from the luton lads. we were ment to be offshore... Read More
19/11/11 - 22/11/2011
had the first offshore trip today, weather wasnt too bad with a bit of breeze but fine enough to head off. i had 6 individuals aboard all of which are... Read More
13/11/11 - 15/11/2011
we had a mixed group of regulars out today, bear had a group of 5 aboard who were jioned by paul 'marlin' maris and john who had been cancelled else... Read More
12/11/11 evening - 15/11/2011
after saying goodbye to the lads from today we made a quick turn around and made our way out with tonights party aboard. most of the 5 lads had been... Read More
12/11/11 - 15/11/2011
we had a party of 6 anglers aboard today. the lads have been with me a couple of times before and have lots of experience beach fishing too. we didnt... Read More
06/11/11 - 07/11/2011
i had a prty of 6 hire rods out today, the lads had been before and last time had some nice smoothounds and a couple of roker. today was i bit... Read More
05/11/11 - 07/11/2011
i had a new party of 8 hire rods aboard today and although a couple had been sea fishing before many had not. they fancied catching some skate so we... Read More
30/10/11 - 31/10/2011
i had 7 individauls aboard today. 4 hire rods and 3 regulars with barry and kenny from the C.S.A aswell as bear. there was a bit more breeze today and... Read More
29/10/11 - 31/10/2011
stacey had her first fishing trip out today. after a busy couple of months with harbour trips and water taxi service she's now hoping to concentrate... Read More
23/10/11 - 25/10/2011
after yesterdays party let me down on wednesday night we were down to just one trip this weekend. we had a double booking with one of dads parties and... Read More
19/10/11 - 20/10/2011
i had today booked as part of the national police boat fishing match. there were somewhere around 20 boats entered meeting at brightlingsea and... Read More
16/10/11 - 18/10/2011
yet more great weather if anything it was even nicer than yesterday. we had 6 hire rods aboard and bear although one of the hire rods was chris who... Read More
15/10/11 - 18/10/2011
we had a mixture of individuals aboard today. most were regular faces on the galloper although we had a couple of begginers too. we had great weather... Read More
09/10/11 - 10/10/2011
the wind was a bit better this morning so we steamed out a bit further for today as most of the boats apart from dad had stuggled yesterday. we had... Read More
08/10/11 - 10/10/2011
we had 5 indvividuals out today, it should have been 8 but three dropped out last night. the weather was breezy so the start of the day was a little... Read More
02/10/11 - 04/10/2011
we had 6 individuals aboard today and with more gorgeous weather we got a bit earlyer start and headed out a little further. i had my heart set on... Read More
01/10/11 - 04/10/2011
we had one of our regular parties out today. the weather was fantastic! it was flat calm and glorious sunshine as we set out. we arrived at our first... Read More
25/09/11 - 27/09/2011
another nice day and we had individuals today. mainly hire rods and a couple of steve's and most had been before. we tried a slightly different mark... Read More
24/09/11 - 27/09/2011
well after a few weeks off working on the 'Gallloper' she was re-launched this week. we were origanallly going to launch last week but as the forecast... Read More
29/08/11 - 29/08/2011
we had a double boat booking today organised by nigel from andersons. the lads hadnt been out scince a cold day in january so i was kean to get them a... Read More
28/08/11 - 29/08/2011
we had 8 hire rods out today, the trip was organised by rob who came out with bears party a couple of months ago. there was a fresh breeze again but... Read More
27/08/11 - 29/08/2011
we had 8 individuals out today, we had paul and andy who are regulars as well as martin who had been with us before then stewarts party made up the... Read More
21/08/11 - 23/08/2011
staceys boat was re-luanched on friday complete with brand new engine. she ran all weekend and was popular with both taxi runs and boat trips. please... Read More
21/08/11 - 23/08/2011
we had 7 hire rods out today. some of the lads had been with us before in january when the fishing was rubbish but they had perfect weather today and... Read More
20/08/11 - 23/08/2011
we had 6 individuals on a bass trip today. we had bear, peter french (who i work with), paul and andy from 'the b&q lads' and two more peters which... Read More
14/08/11 - 15/08/2011
after getting back early this morning, stacey and i kipped on the boat before an early start today. we had bear's party out today and i had asked the... Read More
13/08/11 - 15/08/2011
we ended up doing a night trip tonight as dad was meant to be out but unfortunatly couldnt. the lads had been with us before but are regulars aboard... Read More
13/08/11 - 15/08/2011
we had a group of 5 hire rods out today. the weather wasnt bad and lads were happy to catch anything as they had very little experience so we didnt go... Read More
07/08/11 - 09/08/2011
after yesterday i would have loved to have got back out there but the weather turned and was pretty wet on the way home to be honest. however todays... Read More
06/08/11 - 09/08/2011
we had a bass trip today, 4 regulars and 2 begginers. the weather wasnt perfect but it was certianly calm enough to get off in search of some bass. we... Read More
31/07/11 - 02/08/2011
we had an idividual day out today, the weather was great and with mainly hire rods and some with gear we were after some hounds. the flood prooved... Read More
30/07/11 - 02/08/2011
we had a new group of lads out today, 7 hire rods and one lad with his own gear. the weather was fine so we had our pick of what we wanted to do. the... Read More
24/07/11 - 26/07/2011
today we had to re-think another bass trip. we went for a general; trip instead. we started off in a different area to yesterday and russ had a... Read More
23/07/11 - 26/07/2011
we had another bass trip planned for today but the weather put a stop to that. we stayed inshore on a general trip instead. we started with a mixed... Read More
22/07/11 - 26/07/2011
i had an unexpected day off today. Dave barham from 'boat fishing monthly' had text me on wednesday asking if i'd have the day off to take them out... Read More
16/17th/07/11 - 19/07/2011
cancelled both days this weekend due to the *&^%$£" weather. we did get staceys boat launched though and she will be available for taxi service, boat... Read More
10/07/11 - 19/07/2011
todays weathert was a real contrast to yesterday. it was flat calm and sunny throughout the day. we had a group of mainly beach anglers aboard. the... Read More
09/07/11 - 19/07/2011
we had a individuals out today and were in search of some tope. we had the lads from b&q (although andy doesnt work there any more) and two... Read More
03/07/11 - 19/07/2011
we had a party of hire rods out today and although some had experience most had never been sea fishing before. the weather was glorioustoday with... Read More
02/07/11 - 18/07/2011
we had a new group of lads out today. they were from suffolk and were all of various abilities from begginers to experienced anglers with there own... Read More
26/06/11 - 07/07/2011
we had 6 individuals out today. we had steve and bear who are regulars aboard the galloper and 4 hire rods, one pair were from the local yatch club... Read More
25/06/11 - 07/07/2011
We had one of our regular parties out today and with a snotty start to the day as it was raining and windy I was glad there were only three of them.... Read More
19/06/11 - 20/06/2011
as you may have guessed we had to cancel yesterday due to the foul weather.today we had 8 people aboard of varying experience, we had bear and taff... Read More
18/06/09 - 20/06/2011
cancelled windy... Read More
12/06/11 - 13/06/2011
we had a group of 6 anglers out today who were of varying abilities although most had fished before which was handy, some beach fish, some carp fish... Read More
11/06/11 - 13/06/2011
we were ment to have a tope trip out today but had to cancel as we discovered a problem when we got on the mooring last night and couldnt fix it in... Read More
10/06/11 - 13/06/2011
i had a day off today and invited steve,paul, barry and douglas on a trip with me. unfortunatly stacey couldnt get the day off so she didnt join us.... Read More
05/06/11 - 05/06/2011
cancelled windy... Read More
04/06/11 - 05/06/2011
another weekend and another bloody gale of wind! today was ment to be our first tope fishing trip of the year and we had a group of 6 lads over from... Read More
30/05/11 - 31/05/2011
thankfully today was a little calmer than the last two. we had 8 scout leaders out today, the lads were winding down after taking their troop on a... Read More
29/05/11 - 31/05/2011
although it was windy today we were keen to get out so i suggested to the lads that we left at 10am (after the lads had a breakfast in the cafe) and... Read More
28/05/11 - 31/05/2011
we had 6 hire rods out today. it was a bit breezy but we could find plenty of shelter inshore to find some roker. we left just after 7 and didnt take... Read More
22/05/11 - 24/05/2011
yes we were out today although i wish the forecast had been a little more decicive last night. as it was forecast westerly and mainly 4-5 i decided we... Read More
21/05/11 - 24/05/2011
we had one of our regular groups out today so it was 6 experienced anglers aboard which makes life a little easyer. the weather was perfect as we... Read More
15/05/11 - 23/05/2011
tadays party were a nice group of lads who have been several times before, in fact they were the first party aboard the new 'galloper' back in 2009.... Read More
14/05/11 - 23/05/2011
we had a nice group of 7 hire rods out today. it was quite breezy but as it was westerly the sea state was fine and we had several options to get... Read More
08/05/11 - 11/05/2011
we had another mixed bag of anglers out today. we had some regulars like barry, charlie,steve and bear aboard then adrian and lesley on their first... Read More
07/05/11 - 11/05/2011
today we had a mixed group of individuals out. we had wayne,russel, dan, andy and paul out who are all regulars aboard the galloper. we also had... Read More
29/04/11 - 01/05/2011
as my invite must have got lost in the post i wasnt at the wedding so we went fishing instead. we had a mixed group of individuals out today. 4 lads... Read More
29/04/11 - 01/05/2011
as my invite must have got lost in the post i wasnt at the wedding so we went fishing instead. we had a mixed group of individuals out today. 4 lads... Read More
24/04/11 - 26/04/2011
today was our last day out this weekend as we put our lads on to dad for tomorrow as i have to get on with our other boat. we had a nice party out... Read More
23/04/11 - 26/04/2011
we had a mixed group of individuals out today. we had lynn russel and dan who are regulars aboard the galloper, jon and tom on there first trip with... Read More
22/04/11 - 26/04/2011
we had a group of 9 hire rods out today. the weather was great and so we headed a little way offshore in search of a mixed bag of fish. we started in... Read More
17/04/11 - 18/04/2011
we had a one of our regular groups out today who usually go between us and derek on the 'eastern promise'. there were 6 lads and most of them are... Read More
16/04/11 - 18/04/2011
we had 8 individuals out today. we had a varied group with 7 of them hire rods and gary with his own gear. although the weather was perfect we stayed... Read More
09/04/11 - 11/04/2011
we had a varied group out today. we had three of the b&q lads, dave who came out over xmas and two other lads who come between me and dad every now... Read More
03/04/11 - 05/04/2011
we were blessed with fantastic weather today. it was flat calm and sunny for most of the day with the odd overcast spell. we steamed out in search of... Read More
02/04/11 - 05/04/2011
had a new group of lads out today. well most of them were any way. after having several trips around the country cancelled due to bad weather the lads... Read More
27/03/11 - 28/03/2011
we had a mixed group of individuals out today, we had paul (marlin) maris, steve ,bart who are regular anglers and greg,john and kev who are just... Read More
26/03/11 - 28/03/2011
we had 6 hire rods aboard today. the day started out nice with a south easterly rather than the north easterly forecast we headed nearly 20 miles out... Read More
20/03/11 - 21/03/2011
we had the lads from the crouch sea anglers out today. we were all looking forward to another day of nice weather and fishing. we had a slight delay... Read More
19/03/11 - 21/03/2011
we had one of our regular groups out today and they were joined by two new lads, dan who was out on his first boat fishing trip and martin who had... Read More
13/03/11 - 14/03/2011
we had a group of regulars aboard the galloper today. the weather was fine and a little calmer than yesterday so we had a go further afield in search... Read More
12/03/11 - 14/03/2011
we had 5 individuals out today. 2 regulars and 3 new lads who hadnt been seafishing for over 20 years. after the weather we have had the past 3 days... Read More
06/03/11 - 07/03/2011
we had 8 hire rods today and planned to head back to the area we had started yesterday but as we steamed out there was a bit more of a north easterly... Read More
05/03/11 - 07/03/2011
had a nice group today who have been coming out for the past 3 years once a year as a bit of a family outing. there are four of them all together and... Read More
27/02/11 - 28/02/2011
out today with 6 hire rods, the lads had planned to go offshore but there was too much wind so we stayed inshore. apart from a fairly brisk nourth... Read More
26/02/11 - 28/02/2011
cancelled... Read More
20/02/11 - 21/02/2011
after seeing a few fish yesterday we headed back to where we had fished yesterday. in the hope that better conditions may produce better fishing. we... Read More
19/02/11 - 21/02/2011
as todays forcast was pretty grip it was unsurprising that the more sensable lads dropped out today but there were still 6 of us that were mad enough... Read More
13/02/11 - 15/02/2011
after finding some fish yesterday my enthusiasm was lifted and i was keen to get back out today and as todays party had to cancel their last trip we... Read More
12/02/11 - 15/02/2011
we had a double boat booking today with dad. i had 5 anglers aboard who have been coming out with dad and myself for several years now. we had heard... Read More
30/01/11 - 31/01/2011
we were out today with the lads from kings lyne that had to cancel in december due to snow. 7 of the lads were on hire gear and 1 one his own gear. it... Read More
22-23/01/11 - 26/01/2011
maintenance weekend... Read More
16/01/11 - 16/01/2011
cancelled windy... Read More
15/01/11 - 16/01/2011
cancelled windy... Read More
09/01/11 - 09/01/2011
todays party had booked dads boat aswell today so after a little misshap on the way here some of the lads arrived a little later than planned. we got... Read More
08/01/10 - 09/01/2011
cancelled windy.... Read More
02/01/11 - 02/01/2011
happy new year to you all from stacey and i. were out today with a group of lads that came out a couple of times last year. they had book two boats... Read More
30/12/10 - 31/12/2010
i told the lads what we caught yesterday and understandably 4 dropped out 2 still wanted to go and wayne rang last night and jumped on too. so as the... Read More
29/12/10 - 31/12/2010
we had great weather today if a little foggy. we had perfect conditions to have a go at the offshore marks. on the way out we heard that one of the... Read More
28/12/10 - 31/12/2010
it was ment to be the 'golden cod competition' today. as we are confined to the river and there was a distinct lack of fish we cancelled. ... Read More
27/12/10 - 31/12/2010
we went today although we wished we hadnt. there were several conflicting forcasts and unfortunatly the weather for tomorrow arrived today. not a bad... Read More
26/12/10 - 31/12/2010
nice group of lads out today. we had great weather and good tides but despite two moves and a lot of effort we only managed one whiting and one bite.... Read More
- 24/12/2010
merry christmas to everybody from stacey and i hope to see you all in the new year, have a good one .scott.... Read More
19/12/10 - 20/12/2010
cancelled due to snow... Read More
18/12/10 - 20/12/2010
cancelled due to snow... Read More
12/12/10 - 13/12/2010
cancelled today... Read More
11/12/10 - 13/12/2010
we had a group of individuals out today. all had been with us before and are experienced anglers.we had problems so ended up fishing inshore. we found... Read More
05/12/10 - 05/12/2010
today we had a group of lads that come with us a few times a year. they are all anglers and after hearing about yesterday they chose to go a little... Read More
04/12/10 - 05/12/2010
we had a new party out today 4 were experienced and 4 were hire rods. we started in the river as there was a little breese but by high water we had... Read More
28/11/10 - 29/11/2010
we were ment to be offshore again today but with simular weather forcast and a bad catch yesterday aswell as 7 hire rods we decided to stay a little... Read More
27/11/10 - 29/11/2010
we were offshore today with 6 of our regulars, the weather was a bit funny with a flat calm start and sub zero temperatures these coupled with thick... Read More
21/11/10 - 22/11/2010
we had the b&q lads out today. we had a good start to the day with a few roker and a stumpy cod of around 4lbs on the flood. paul had a nice sized cod... Read More
20/11/10 - 22/11/2010
we had a new group of lads out today, they were all hire rods and although some had experience in freshwater fishing none of them had been sea... Read More
14/11/10 - 15/11/2010
we had the lads from the crouch sea anglers aboard today. we had an early start and headed offshore after yesterdays performance and today was a... Read More
13/11/10 - 15/11/2010
we had all new lads out today, there was stuart and his 12 yr old son brandon and a group of experienced lads who are getting back into fishing after... Read More
07/11/10 - 08/11/2010
we had 7 lads out again today. the weather wasnt so good. it was clear we wouldnt be comfortable where we were yesterday so we stayed inshore today.... Read More
06/11/10 - 08/11/2010
we had 7 individuals out today, 3 of the lads are regulars aboard the galloper and 4 hadnt been with us before. the weather was better than i... Read More
31/10/10 - 01/11/2010
i had arranged a couple of months ago for a group of us to try an early offshore trip today to see if we could find the big cod a bit earlyer. after... Read More
30/10/10 - 01/11/2010
we had a double booking with dad today. as it happens dad was called away at the last minute so my younger brother dale ran his boat. the group... Read More
24/10/10 - 25/10/2010
well we cancelled yesterday as there was a lot of wind forcast and only a couple of us. so i had time to get some jobs done at home(unfortunatly) ... Read More
holiday to cork. - 20/10/2010
as most of our regulars know, stacey and i got married earlyer this year. we were very lucky that one of our very many presents was a holiday to... Read More
10/10/10 - 19/10/2010
we had an individual day today and most of the lads had been with us before. the wind was a little finer so we heaed a bit further affield to start.... Read More
09/10/10 - 19/10/2010
we had the b&q lads out again today. it was a mixed bag of experience from the lads who come regularly to some complete begginers. the weather wasnt... Read More
03/10/10 - 03/10/2010
cancelled too windy... Read More
02/10/10 - 03/10/2010
we had 4 out today as 2 didnt turn up. no doubt after yesterdays weather they wrongly assumed we werent out. as it happened the wind dropped through... Read More
26/09/10 - 28/09/2010
too windy again, cancelled most but couldnt get hold of a couple and poor colin drove all of the way from luton so i took him out for a couple of... Read More
25/09/10 - 28/09/2010
cancelled too windy not enough fish.... Read More
19/09/10 - 20/09/2010
today we had another party of 8 lads, 6 were begginers and 2 were seasoned sea anglers. we had an earler start today in the hope of getting some fish... Read More
18/09/10 - 20/09/2010
today we had 8 'begginers' out. i say begginers as they have been before so have a little experience which helped. we headed about 16 miles out and... Read More
12/09/10 - 13/09/2010
we had a double boat booking today with my dad, it was a bit of a competition between two fishing forums one was the eastern region and the other was... Read More
11/09/10 - 13/09/2010
as some of you know we have had the galloper out for a short while and done some jobs to make her ready for the winter. she went back in yesterday and... Read More
21/08/10 - 23/08/2010
not out this weekend. weather was rubbish saturday but nice sunday. sounded like we didnt miss much from what the other boats had. should pick up over... Read More
15/08/10 - 15/08/2010
cancelled todays bass trip. better tides but too much wind.... Read More
14/08/10 - 15/08/2010
today we had an indivials bass trip. we started later than i had hoped but still got a two and a half hours of the best stge of the tide.it was quite... Read More
08/08/10 - 10/08/2010
we had 5 individuals out today. we were ment to have 7 but two dropped out last night which was a pain but ment we had loads of room. i headed off to... Read More
07/08/10 - 10/08/2010
we had one of our regular parties out today. after speaking to the other skippers i didnt have high hopes for the fishing but we were keen to try as... Read More
30/07/10 - 10/08/2010
sorry that i havnt updated the website in a while but between moving house and getting married i have struggled to find the time. we are nearly moved... Read More
25/07/10 - 26/07/2010
we had the crouch sea anglers out today and it was nice to see the lads as ever. we started ok with 2 roker and 2 hounds after an hour of so aswell as... Read More
24/07/10 - 26/07/2010
we had 7 individuals out today. some of the lads had been with us before and some were new to our boat. we decided to go for a mixed bag with the hope... Read More
18/07/10 - 19/07/2010
we had a new group of lads out today, they were all expereinced anglers but are just coming back to boat fishing after a break for a couple of years.... Read More
17/07/10 - 19/07/2010
we were ment to be out with 6 individuals today but unfortunatly as there was a fair breese we had just one as it was too rough for the others. the... Read More
11/07/10 - 13/07/2010
we had a new group of lads out today who were ment to be joined by our late friend rob smith but when he passed away neil picked up the batton and... Read More
10/07/10 - 13/07/2010
we had one of our regular parties out today with a couple of new lads joining them. i gave the lads the option of what to target and they decided to... Read More
04/07/10 - 05/07/2010
after yesterday i was keen to get back out there today. the forcast wasnt bad and had improved a lot from forcasts earlyer in the week. we now had a... Read More
03/07/10 - 05/07/2010
today was our first bass trip of the year. we had 7 lads aboard today all individuals, i ussually like to keep it down to 6 but dave barham called... Read More
27/06/10 - 28/06/2010
todays party were a group of begginers and we were targetting tope the weather was perfect. unfortunatly the tides werent perfect and i had let the... Read More
26/06/10 - 28/06/2010
today we had a family group out and thankfully the weather was kind to us. we had a fiar easterly breese but it was on the bow most of the day and... Read More
20/06/10 - 21/06/2010
we were ment to be tope fishing again today but unfortunatly as we steamed out we decided the wind was too strong. we started a fiar distance out but... Read More
19/06/10 - 21/06/2010
we cancelled today due to the weather as we were ment to be tope fishing.... Read More
13/06/10 - 14/06/2010
we had 6 individuals out today 2 of the lads were well seasoned anglers and the other 4 were begginers although they have been before and are getting... Read More
12/06/10 - 14/06/2010
i had three individuals out today, two lads who usually fish from dover pier and wayne who seem's to be a near permanant feature on the boat at the... Read More
07/06/10 - 08/06/2010
tope fishing agian today with three lads aboard, wayne, paul (ex marlin world champ as we constantly remind him) and steve who was out friday. the... Read More
06/06/10 - 08/06/2010
we had 5 individuals out today, tope fishing again. we had russeland dan who'd been cod fishing with us, andy who was out a couple of weeks ago and... Read More
05/06/10 - 08/06/2010
we were tope fishing today with three lads out with us. watne who is out for the next three days , darren ashby, (also known as ash or bear) who comes... Read More
04/06/10 - 08/06/2010
we were off wrecking today. the three off us were out on a jolly and left mersea at 5.30 this morning. the weather was great and apart from a little... Read More
30/05/10 - 31/05/2010
today we had a group of local lads who are regulars aboard the galloper and unfortunatly the wind was blowing a lot hadrer than expect this morning... Read More
29/05/10 - 31/05/2010
todaywe had 3 individuals out and it started well with a slight breese but not too rough with a bit of sun too. we steamed out over slack tide and... Read More
23/05/10 - 24/05/2010
today despite the perfect weather i had one individual out so as the weather was so good i was happy to go. we steamed out a fair distance and started... Read More
22/05/10 - 24/05/2010
we had the lads from the crouch sea anglers out today for a wrecking trip. all of the signs were good forcast, clear water ect but after 4 wrecks and... Read More
to those who used e.j.porters - 18/05/2010
i thought i would put a short note as i know many of you who read this site used e.j.porters bait and tackle. i am very sorry to say that sadly our... Read More
16/05/10 - 16/05/2010
after yesterday we headed back to the same area as we had some worm and more hermits which we thought may help us with the bass and hounds. we started... Read More
15/05/10 - 16/05/2010
we had 4 individuals today. we were supposed to have 6 but two didnt turn up. happily we had a good day so serves them right. the weather was great.... Read More
09/05/10 - 09/05/2010
we had a new group of lads out today. some were hire rods and some had thier own gear but had been fishing for a few years. the weather was ment to be... Read More
08/05/10 - 09/05/2010
we had 7 individuals out today. 5 hire rods and to with their own gear. we steamed offshore insearch of a mixed bag. we started on one of our roker... Read More
25/04/10 - 25/04/2010
well after yesterday we werent expecting numbers today but were still after an improvement. we had great weather again with just the odd shower in the... Read More
24/04/10 - 25/04/2010
unfortunatly we todays party had cancelled as half of them were stuck abroad. luckily though we had a couple from brentwood ring us and we took them... Read More
18/04/10 - 19/04/2010
well yet again we were blessed with glorious weather and today we had the lads from the 'crouch sea anglers' aboard again. i gave the lads the option... Read More
17/04/10 - 19/04/2010
i had 7 individuals aboard today and thankfully we finaly had a break in the weather. it was flat calm bright sunshine and not a plane in the sky! we... Read More
11/04/10 - 12/04/2010
i had some individuals out today and after last week i was keen to repeat the success. we steamed well offshore and although there was plenty of spray... Read More
05/04/10 - 06/04/2010
we had 5 individuals out today one of which barry had enjoyed his day out friday so much he came agian today.(must be mad to put up with me) we... Read More
04/04/10 - 06/04/2010
we had a group of local lads out today who book the who boat for the day at least once a year. there was a stiff breeze again and today it was from a... Read More
03/04/10 - 06/04/2010
i had a double booking with dad today. it was with the lads from andersons who came out at the start of feb and only had one codling. thankfully they... Read More
02/04/10 - 06/04/2010
i had 5 individuals out today and although it was rough we pushed offshore as the lads were fairly hardy. as soon as we arrived it was clear we were... Read More
28/03/10 - 29/03/2010
after the fishing yesterday i had high hoped for today. we had a new party of lads out today who had unfortunatly missed last month through bad... Read More
27/03/10 - 29/03/2010
yet again we were treated to some nice weather today. we had the lads from B&Q chelmsford out today for their second trip with us. the 7 lads were all... Read More
21/03/10 - 21/03/2010
after yestarday it was tempting to go back to where we had finished up but as the tide was smaller today we headed off to try and find some better... Read More
20/03/10 - 21/03/2010
we had 5 individuals out today. we started off trying for some roker while we waited for the tide to get underway. after a couple of hours we moved up... Read More
13/03/10 - 13/03/2010
we had a group of regulars out with us today. there was only four of them so plenty of room and i fished too. the tides were making which was handy as... Read More
07/03/10 - 09/03/2010
after yesterday i dicided that i would only go today as long as the forcast was good for today. as it happened the forcast was good which was just... Read More
06/03/10 - 09/03/2010
well early in the week as the tides picked up the fishing did aswell but apparently it was hard work yesterday. today was no different and although... Read More
27/02/10 - 09/03/2010
we had a group of 8 lads down today. they had travelled 3 hours to get down here and to be honest it really wasnt worth it. we started well and on the... Read More
21/02/10 - 22/02/2010
i gave the lads the option of going today but we cancelled as the weather was forcast rough and bad weather and no fish are a bad combination.... Read More
20/02/10 - 22/02/2010
we had 4 individuals out today. yet again we were lucky with the weather and had bright sunshine and flat calm sea's. we started of about 14 miles out... Read More
14/02/10 - 14/02/2010
we had great weather again today. i wish it was this calm in the summer! there has been a slight improvement with the making tides. after a cod first... Read More
07/02/10 - 14/02/2010
we had four hire rods out today. the weather was pleasent agian and so we were happy to try agian. yet agian we found it slow and only managed 3 ... Read More
06/02/10 - 14/02/2010
well the boats back in the water and a little better for a month off and some jobs done. by all accounts we havnt missed much while she was out of the... Read More
03/01/10 - 04/01/2010
we had 8 lads from gemini catamarans out today, most of them come with us a few times a year. prem who had organised todays trip had been on a night... Read More
02/01/10 - 04/01/2010
we had the crouch sea anglers out today and after bad weather on the last few bookings this was their first trip scince october so the lads were keen... Read More
01/01/10 - 04/01/2010
happy new year from myself and stacey. as it was new years day and the weather was quite nice we planned to go for an afternoons fishing with our... Read More
28/12/09 - 29/12/2009
we cancelled yesterday as we were ment to go offshore and due to the wind wouldnt be able to get to a decent mark. however we were out today and for a... Read More
26/12/09 - 29/12/2009
after a good christmas we were back on the boat today and heading back offshore insearch of some big cod. there was a bit more swell today than there... Read More
24/12/09 - 29/12/2009
after some rubish weather we had a slight break today although it was far from flat calm. we headed offshore with the hope of getting into some good... Read More
19-20/12/09 - 21/12/2009
we cancelled this weekend as the snow would have made it dangerous for the lads to get here.... Read More
12/12/09 - 14/12/2009
we had 4 individuals out today. the weather turned out worse than forcast but we managed the whole day in the wallet. the fish werent a huge stamp... Read More
11/12/09 - 14/12/2009
after being stuck inshore for a few weeks we managed to get offshore today with some slightly better weather. we had the lads from boat fishing... Read More
06/12/09 - 07/12/2009
with a bad forcast we cancelled today and instead did some jobs on the boat. in the afternoon the sun came out so about 1pm stacey and i went for a... Read More
05/12/09 - 07/12/2009
we had 4 individuals out today and with a slight break in the weather we decided to head a little offshore to target some bigger fish. as we were... Read More
29/11/09 - 30/11/2009
after yesterday i was hoping to get out of the river as we have spent most of this month there. we started to head out but a squal came through so i... Read More
28/11/09 - 30/11/2009
today was a little confussing for me. after cancelling my party of regulars last night i got up and was just eating breakfast when i got a call from... Read More
21/11/09 - 24/11/2009
we had three individuals out today and we were lucky to be out concidering the weather. we steamed a fiar way out at first to see if we could find... Read More
15/11/10 - 16/11/2009
after cancelling yesterday due to the very strong winds, we were lucy enough to get out today. it was a wet start but as we left the morings the rain... Read More
08/11/09 - 09/11/2009
after yesterdays fishing i planned to go and try where the seal had pestered us the day before but the tide was much smaller and it was i little... Read More
07/11/09 - 09/11/2009
we had a group of individuals out today cosisting of a father and his sons aswell as some of our regulars. we started inshore to see if the cod have... Read More
31/10/09 - 01/11/2009
we had an individual day today and with the weather forcast ok we were able to get out a decent distance after some cod and roker. all of the lads... Read More
28/10/09 - 29/10/2009
stacey and i had a day off today and we had a couple of our friends paul stoker and paul (team igfa) maris both came along for the day with us. stacey... Read More
25/10/09 - 26/10/2009
we had 3 groups of individuals out today. the wind was forcast the same as yesterday and it would be sunny all day. well it was sunny all day but i... Read More
24/10/09 - 26/10/2009
we had a group of 6 hire rods out today. it was a little drizly first off but dried out in the day. it was a little breezy so we stayed in the estuary... Read More
18/10/09 - 19/10/2009
today we had a little better weather with some great sun and a great group of lads from the crouch sea anglers aboard.we gave the lads the choice to... Read More
17/10/09 - 19/10/2009
today we had a group of lads from B&Q aboard. the lads were all begginers and out for the first half of the day they were getting their bearings. by... Read More
11/10/09 - 12/10/2009
well after waiting for 2 hours this morning our party didnt turn up and didnt let me know they werent coming.i have scince had an email saying that... Read More
10/10/09 - 12/10/2009
we had 8 hire rods out today. it was fairly breezy but apart from being a little snotty at first it was quite comfortable. the lads had very little... Read More
04/10/09 - 05/10/2009
after cancelling yesterday due to the high winds we left this morning with the wind forcst to drop away during the day. we pushed a little way... Read More
28-29/09/09 - 02/10/2009
we had a couple of days out of langstone now after conger. we had booked a boat between the 4 of us. thats me, steve, stacey and dad. we had two days... Read More
27/09/09 - 02/10/2009
we had a trip with a regular party of dads today. they had 10 people going and asked for us to take half of them as a bit of a competition. our first... Read More
26/09/09 - 02/10/2009
today thankfully we had some great weather and a settled forcast for the next few days. we had a new party out today who hadnt been fishing for 10... Read More
20/09/09 - 22/09/2009
not out... Read More
19/09/09 - 22/09/2009
after all of the breeze that we have had over the past month it was pleasent to get out on a calm day for once. we had a nice group of lads aboard... Read More
13/09/09 - 14/09/2009
we had 4 individuals out today, the lads were begginners so we stayed inshore to beggin with but apart from one smoothound we only had whiting and... Read More
12/09/09 - 14/09/2009
yet another weekend with a strong breese blowing over us in the thames estuary. its been about 6-8 weeks of wind now so lets hope there's a break... Read More
05/09/09 - 06/09/2009
we left this morning with the wind forcast to drop away through out the day.we staemed a fair way out and as we arrived the tide changed and rather... Read More
31/08/09 - 01/09/2009
after ysterdays poor results i was planning to head for a different mark today (no surprise) in search of roker but after hearing one of the other... Read More
30/08/09 - 01/09/2009
after the wind yesterday today was ment to be a little calmer but not a great deal so i cancelled the begginers that were ment to be coming as i didnt... Read More
29/08/09 cancelled - 01/09/2009
too windy... Read More
23/08/09 - 24/08/2009
after yesterdays fishing i planned to steam a fair way further off today to try for a mixed bag. Despite the sunshine it was a little beezy and as we... Read More
22/08/09 - 24/08/2009
today i had a party of anglers who come twice a year with us for smooth hounds. the weather was great and for once we had an abundance of hermit... Read More
we have two days free dont miss out - 21/08/2009
at the moment we still have one space on the 29th of august which is an individual day. we also have the whole boat free on the 30th at the moment... Read More
16/08/09 - 20/08/2009
after yesterday today was a bit of an anti climax. we had planned to go off and have a go for flatties as we never had a chance to go for them earlyer... Read More
15/08/09 - 18/08/2009
i was out today with what was supposed to be a group of individuals. well i never heard from some of them last night and unsurprisingly they didnt... Read More
09/08/09 - 18/08/2009
we had three hire rods out today, all three lads have been several times now over the last couple of years. they normally come in the school holidays... Read More
08/08/09 - 18/08/2009
well after returning from norway it was nice to get back out on the galloper as we had missed her in norway when we were on those crap dingies.today... Read More
summery of the fishing trip to skjervoy - 18/08/2009
i thought i would summerise our trip and advise how i think the best way to go would be in my view. we all had a great time and i was so greatfull to... Read More
03/08/09 - 05/08/2009
this was to be our last days fishing in norway as most of tomorrow would be spent travelling home. we planned to go back to the offshore bank where... Read More
02/08/09 - 05/08/2009
after a good day and another late night we planned on another long day trip today as we were going a long way into another fyord. after a long steam... Read More
01/08/09 - 05/08/2009
when we got up today the weather was fantastic bright sunshine, no wind and the heat was unbelievable. infact much the same as when we went to bed... Read More
31/07/09 - 05/08/2009
the plan for day three was to split up again to try and find the fish stacey and i planned to stay local to save our petrol for the evening on the... Read More
30/07/09 - 05/08/2009
we started our second days fishing in skjervoy with a little experience under our belts and a bit more confidence. as there was a bit of breese in the... Read More
fishing skjervoy 29/07/09 - 05/08/2009
as some of you will already know we have been off to norway on holiday. stacey treated me to this for my 21st birthday. i know it isnt strictly... Read More
27/07/09 - 27/07/2009
i cancelled today as i was forecast windy and we were ment to have a small party aboard for mackerel and we needed some better weather for this. i had... Read More
26/07/09 - 27/07/2009
we were out today with a group from the total sea fishing mag who had hired our boat and dads.the weather wasnt great but we got to where we started... Read More
25/07/09 - 27/07/2009
i was out today with a group of individuals. we were general fishing ans smoothounds were our main target. we started by hauling our pots and now with... Read More
18/07/09 - 19/07/2009
i was out today along with terry bolingbroke from brighlingsea in a two boat booking. the forcast was bad but when we got up it was worse than we... Read More
16/07/09 - 19/07/2009
we had a small group from bfm out again today with the intention of catching a dectent bass or two for their bass special in september.we started by... Read More
12/07/09 - 13/07/2009
Stacey and I were out today with a small gruop of lads. We had originaly planned to go for tope but the weather was a little breezy so we went for... Read More
11/07/09 - 13/07/2009
We had a group of lads out today as part of a stag party today. The lads had been out last nite and requested a late start. We left mersea at 11!! ... Read More
05/07/09 - 07/07/2009
We were out today with a party of regulars from one of the local boat builders 'gemini catamarans'. We started by hauling our pot which today hadn't... Read More
04/07/08 - 06/07/2009
I was out today with a party of lads that come out several times a year. The lads had booked for a smoothound trip but after I had gone out of my way... Read More
28/06/09 - 28/06/2009
We were out with our friends Steve and Paul Maris today. We went toping again and yet again we had trouble getting mackerel. However after a while... Read More
27/06/09 - 28/06/2009
I had a tope trip with some individuals today. Four of the lads I knew from work and another lad called Wayne was joining them for the day. The... Read More
21/06/09 - 22/06/2009
We were running dads boat today while he was at the F1. We were meant to have 6 individuals out but one cancelled on friday due to a bad back and... Read More
17/06/09 - 20/06/2009
Stacey and I were out today and with a slightly rough forecast we stayed fairly well inshore. We were still trying for tope though. We started off... Read More
16/06/09 - 20/06/2009
Today we had some of the guys from Boat Fishing Monthly out to do a feature on bass fishing. Well after a slighly breezy start the tide turned and... Read More
15/06/09 - 18/06/2009
We were out again today with our friend Steve (again) and Rob from E J Porters, one of the local tackle shops. The day started a little overcast but... Read More
14/06/09 - 18/06/2009
We arranged to have the next few days to ourselves and so just me, Stacey and our friends Paul and Steve came along. We were aiming for tope today as... Read More
13/06/09 - 18/06/2009
We are off now for 5 days off fishing. We started today with a regular party who book with us a couple of times a year. Smoothounds were the order... Read More
07/06/09 - 08/06/2009
We werent out yesterday but I wanted to give the boat a good run before we took any anglers out so we went fishing for a couple of hours in the... Read More
05/06/09 - 08/06/2009
Well at last the new boat has been launched. It's been a lot of work but finally shes in. We were pleased to see everything running and took her out... Read More
25/05/09 - 31/05/2009
We borrowed dads boat today as we had a party booked and our boat isnt in yet. The weather was quite fine this morning, there was a slight swell from... Read More
- 30/04/2009
Stacey has now passed her Yachtmasters practical exam so there will be 2 fully qualified skippers aboard the Galloper, although I will still be the... Read More
26/04/09 - 26/04/2009
Stacey and I were out today, we had a party booked and dad has gone to America we were allowed to use his boat as ours isn't fully completed yet. The... Read More
12/04/09 - 14/04/2009
As we had a 4 day weekend this week Stacey and I couldn't spend all of our time working on our new boat so we arranged to have today out fishing. Dad... Read More
04/04/09 - 08/04/2009
I was running dads boat the Razorbill today for him. I had a party of 6 local anglers aboard. The day started a little breezy and overcast but had... Read More
22/03/09 - 02/04/2009
The new Galloper arrives on the back of the C-Wey Marine lorry. On Monday she's coming off of the trailer Monday and we can start work on her. We... Read More