20/05-1Despite the decline in rays, Les Andrews and his crew have managed over 20 each trip the last couple of months. It may not be the big numbers we were seeing a few years ago but still a respectable amount together with a few bass and hounds. Barry had the biggest bass this trip.…
We had a very pleasant trip offshore the other day. With bright sunshine and no wind we headed for the horizon with lots of options depending on the conditions. We decided to give it a go for plaice as I felt conditions suited them and we had explored other options in previous trips. Several of…
Spaces this week aboard Galloper from Essex. We continue to see some nice rays aboard the Galloper. Not as many as we used to expect but enough to put a bend in the rod between the other fish. The numbers of bass are increasing each week. Boyd Rees had a lovely bass to start his…
No need for extra long arms for bass pictures on board the Galloper. Al started his day off with this cracking fish which he returned. Spaces this week aboard Galloper from West mersea Essex please call 07956411528 Saturday 29/04 offshore @ £100pp Sunday 30/04 general trip @ £60pp Monday 01/05 boat from £490 or 10…
We managed to get a few trips in with varied conditions last week. Small tides and strong winds limited our options at times but we were able to put a few miles in and found plenty of fish. the rays are down on numbers compared to recent years but there are still some nice fish…
With fine weather and plenty of fish around I have too much to include in a single report so I will post a few short reports over the coming days. Of course not wanting to break a great British tradition bank holiday Monday was wet and windy. Not wanting to miss out on all the…
At last It really feels as though spring is in the air now. the daylight hours are getting longer, the sun is higher in the sky and temperatures are gradually creeping up. The fish notice these changes too and as the last set of spring tides came and went there has been a marked change…
Although I cant be sure how much longer the codling will hang around in numbers we have still been finding a few on our general trips. Ian had the boat booked for a match the other day. 9 lads with 1 rod each and 2 hooks permitted. Unfortunately we had to leave late and return…
In between the codling and rays there have been one or two bass showing. Some schoolies and some lovely chunky fish. after Andy lost one on our first trip back in the water at the start of February some even better fish made it to the net. Barry has the biggest so far with a…
Still plenty of nice codling and rays coming in at the moment along with whiting, dogfish and other species too. The weather has been all over the place of late but those codling seem to be drawing the lads out there despite this. The lads from Suffolk police were faced with some unsavoury conditions for…
It is nice to see how the sight of a certain species can cause such a stir. Of course the word on many peoples lips at the moment is cod. To be more accurate they are codling and a very welcome sight too. They have been sorely missed so the current run of fish has…
As I am sure you have heard by now there are a few cod showing at the moment. This is of course a very welcome sight after a few lean years. only time will tell if this spring run is a sign of things to come or not. One thing is for certain and that…
There is plenty of life about both inshore as well as offshore. The dogfish are feeding well and there are several whiting about too. I do believe there are probably more whiting around but there is still plenty of feed midwater to distract them. there are one or two codling showing but these are occasional…
I thought I should get around to writing a round up of last years fishing aboard the Galloper before we get to far into 2023! The year started slowly, as seems to be the case nowadays. When we did get out, our inshore trips saw a mixture of flatties, whiting Rays and dogfish at first.…
It has been a very busy week with some cracking weather, the phone is ringing a bit more with every week that passes so please get in touch if you require specific dates for later in the year. The forecast looks good for a little while yet so don’t miss out. I have a few…
In January Stacey, Dad and myself celebrate our birthdays and with a little more free time this month we decided to have a couple of days away targeting grayling on the river test. The weather was glorious despite being rather cold to start each day. the river was in great condition and long trotting (some…
