Although I mentioned my last bass trip the other week, I thought I would include it in this weeks report as I havnt done any trips since the lockdown came into place. With the second lockdown due to start but decent weather and tides forecast we decided to try and get one last bass trip…
A couple of our last trips before this lockdown were spent within the blackwater estuary due to the weather conditions. Happily despite some wind and rain several of the lads were still keen to get out fishing for the day. there were loads of fish to keep us busy and we could fish in relative…
This week I thought I would update you on our offshore bass trips over the later part of the summer. These started as we finished our tope trips back in July. To be honest several of our tope trips included a frantic session on the bass with feathers and lures. We also had some of…
I mentioned in my last report how nice it is to see so many youngsters and families on board the Galloper. Both myself and Dad took several youngsters out over the last couple of weeks as it was school holidays and outside activities like fishing with us were quite popular for obvious reasons. It was…
Its that time of year when the sheltered waters of the blackwater estuary and the surrounding areas really come into their own. There has been a fair bit of wind about over the last week or so and it looks set to hamper us for a good few days yet. Luckily the blackwater estuary and…
Happily we are still getting afloat despite the latest covid restrictions. I am still keeping things the same regarding numbers on the boat until I hear anything different. So its max 5 anglers (unless living together in which case 6) luckily this means we are still able to continue operating despite the latest restrictions. We…
As the weather continues to throw a mixture of conditions at us we have seen a mixture of fishing too. When we can, we have been heading a long way offshore for bass and will continue to do so for a few weeks yet. Without going as far as that on our general trips we…
Our last few trips have mainly been general trips as the weather has stopped most of our offshore trips. Fishing has been great though with plenty of bites and a nice variety of species as we expect at this time of year. There are good numbers of roker about at the moment. although often smaller…
This week I thought I would bring you up to date with a few offshore trips we ran over the summer. Most of these were prospecting on some new grounds I had fancied for the last couple of years but didn’t find the time to try them until now. We spent a small amount of…
We have had another busy week aboard the Galloper with breezy conditions at times but we have still been able to get out and find plenty of fish. as the week progressed even more whiting, dogfish and rays were showing. This meant our rods were kept constantly busy which was ideal with a few beginners…
Despite feeling decidedly autumnal for most of the week there are still signs of summer aboard the Galloper. We had to make the most of the sheltered fishing on offer for a couple of days but luckily the fish have played ball. We have seen a nice mix of species too as we often expect…
The weather has taken a dive over the last week or so, luckily we have been able to make the most of the sheltered waters available to us when the lads still wanted to get out. Thankfully being on the catamaran makes trips like these more comfortable for all of us. the fishing wasant always…
Fishing has been hit and miss over the last week or so. There have been a few nice smooth-hounds about here and there. Martin joined us for the first time since lockdown and hopefully it was worth the wait. He was rewarded with a fine smooth-hound of just over 14lbs. They may not always have…
Its been busy again the lest week or so. The weather has been great and the fishing has been just as good. Inshore there is nice mixed fishing producing anything from dogfish and roker to hounds and bass. The stamp of fish varies from day to day depending on tides and location but at times…
We have had a real mix of weather, people and fishing lately. Inshore we have been catching plenty of hounds. Most trips producing several up to 6-8lbs but on a few trips we got into some decent packs of fish. the best day on hounds over the last couple of weeks (where we have kept…
This week I thought I would fill you in on this years tope season aboard the ‘Galloper’. its been a good season all together. We managed to get most trips out and we were successful on most of them. Those that we didn’t see any tope on were either struggling for weather and bait or…
