Fishing – Essex Sea Fishing

more offshore bass

essexseafishing — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:03:36 +0000

headed out to try some new marks I fancied trying for a while before the weather picked up again. Anyone that knows me understands that I love a bit of exploring. We had passed some of these bits last winter and said they looked bassy. To be honest the day started with a long steam and slight panic from the skipper. the water was far more coloured than I expected. We had a quick go on the first mark but it wasn’t fishing. It was on to plan B. 2-3 miles further out to our next mark where thankfully the water was a far better colour. Having never fished it for bass we set up a long drift over what looked like the best part. I. Must admit I was surprised at how quickly the lads were into fish. We had a couple of bass but then it went quiet. It seemed they were tight on one bit so over the next couple of drifts I was able to consentrate our efforts on to that shoal. The lads changed to the same lures too which were out fishing everything else.

The stamp was really good. Lots of fish 4-6lb and the biggest going 7lb to Ivan. As the drift slowed we had some fantastic fishing. Definitely the best so far this autumn. There were numerous fish following hooked fish to the boat. By this time I wasn’t bothering with the net. Just swinging 4-5lb bass aboard as there wasn’t time for the net. If I’d had the net I could have been netting the random fish too! We even had double hookups on the same lure on assist hooks! The fish eventually stopped feeding so we got the anchor down. Managed a strap conger and a hound among the pouting. After a break we went in search of bass again. The first two marks were a bit quiet but as we got closer to home we found another load of bass.

I have spaces offshore and inshore for groups and individuals

Next available dates

13/11 – offshore bass fishing 2 spaces@£120pp

14/11 – offshore bass fishing 2 spaces@£120pp

16 /11 – 4 spaces @ £60pp

23/11 – offshore bass fishing 2 spaces@ £100pp

29/11 offshore bass fishing 5 spaces @ £120pp

30/11 boat availabile for groups and individuals for offshore bass

Please contact me on 07956411528 for more information or to join one of our WhatsApp groups#galloper #essexseafishing #bassfishing #bassonlures

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bass and bass and more autumn bass

essexseafishing — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 19:33:45 +0000

On our last run of offshore trips the bass fishing just kept improving. Ross had booked the boat a few months ago but unfortunately couldn’t make it himself. It didn’t stop the guys having a great time though. When we arrived we were surrounded by birds and not all the baits were out before the first fish hit the net! The lads acceived their quota in the first two casts and we were busy all. Morning. By midday the early start and hectic fishing had taken it’s toll. As the lads had caught more than enough they called it early and rested on the way back in .

The weather has been unsettled but with a big catamaran and lots of sheltered marks we can still get out. These fish will be offshore until December so please get in touch if you want to join us.

Next available dates

25/10 – offshore bass fishing 1 space @ £100pp

29/10- General trip 9 spaces @ £60pp

02/11 – 7 spaces @ £60pp

08/11-7 spaces @ £60pp

13/11 – offshore bass fishing 6 spaces @ £120pp

14/11 – offshore bass fishing 6 spaces @£120pp

16/11 – 5 spaces @ £60pp

Not all available dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information #galloper #essexseafishing #bassfishing #charterboat

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more bass

essexseafishing — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:20:37 +0000

It was great to be joined by dad and some of his friends chasing the bass offshore again. The weather was decent and so was the fishing. Andy was top rod and couldn’t stop catching throughout the day. To be honest I have no idea how many he had in total but they kept him busy all day. The rest of the guys had fish at various times throughout the day and there were some decent chunky fish among them. They must have been pretty easy to catch as even dad had a few! The bass fishing offshore runs into December nowadays and is the best fishing we can offer locally this time of year.

I have plenty of availability for groups and individuals depending on conditions we can use worms at anchor or lures and lives on the drift. I also have spaces for general fishing closer to shore.

Next available dates

19/10 – General trip 6 spaces @ £60pp

20-24th boat availabile for groups and individuals

25/10 – offshore bass fishing 1 space @ £100pp

27th – 31st boat availabile for groups and individuals

02/11 – General trip 6 spaces @ £60pp

Please call 07956411528 for more information #galloper #essexseafishing #bassfishing #fatherandson #catamaran #catchandcook

autumn bass 2025

essexseafishing — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:55:29 +0000

It’s great to be back on the sunshine Coast (Essex) and chasing the bass once again. Our cornish adventure seems like a distant memory and we’re well and truly back in the swing of things here in Brightlingsea. The bass are offshore in numbers and feeding nicely. We will be targeting these offshore for the next couple of months in various different ways. I have spaces for individuals and group bookings offshore and on our general trips in the coming weeks. Currently the bass seem pretty widespread offshore, with a mix of sizes and pretty obliging. Mick had the most on the last trip with 18 to his rod. Not bad considering he says circles are cheating so is fishing with the handicap of j hooks (but rather a lot of experience).

Next available dates are

19/10 – general trip 7 spaces @ £60pp

26/10 – offshore bass fishing 1 space @ £100pp

02/11 – General trip 7 spaces @ £60pp

08/11 – General trip 7 spaces @ £60pp

14/11 – offshore bass fishing 6 spaces @ £100pp

Not all dates advertised, please contact me for more information on 07956412528 #essexseafishing #galloper #bassfishing #charterboat #catamaran

more bass!

essexseafishing — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:24:19 +0000

The bass continue to hit the deck of the Galloper. They must be easy to catch coz even this numpty in the yellow wellies can manage to get them in between making tea and talking rubbish.

On our general trips there’s been loads of hounds around and some decent tish too. There’s still a bit of variety in the form of dogfish, pouting, whiting, tope, stingrays and more to be caught on our general trips and even more variety offshore.

With the fishing and weather playing ball we are very busy but have some availability for individuals and groups in the coming weeks.

Next spaces

27/06- 1 space @ £60pp

01/07- boat available for general or offshore trip

02/07- tope fishing 1 space @ £100pp

04/07- offshore bass fishing 6 spaces @ £115pp

05/07- tope fishing 1 space @ £100pp

08/07- 6 spaces @ £60pp

Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information

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bass fishing

essexseafishing — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:22:10 +0000

We’ve been making the most of the weather this week with quality bass hitting the deck every day. It has been dreamy out here all week with perfect weather and cracking fishing to be had. We’ve had a lovely variety of fish and fishing methods over a huge area. The bass have featured heavily though and we’ve caught them on lures, live baits and dead baits. On the drift and at anchor. It’s really shaping up to be a bumper bass year. We will be offering offshore bass trips from now until December with spaces for groups and individuals.

I also have spaces for general fishing too of course.

Next spaces

23-26/06- boat available for individuals and groups

27/06- 5 spaces @ £60pp

01/07- boat available for general or offshore trip

04/07- boat available for offshore trip

05/07- tope and bass 1 space @ £100pp

08/07- 6 spaces @ £60pp

17/07- offshore bass 2 spaces @ £100pp

19/07- offshore bass 1 space @ £100pp

20/07- offshore bass 3 spaces @ £100pp

Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information

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general fishing

essexseafishing — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:42:34 +0000

We had a lovely trip of mixed fishing the other day. The smooth-hounds kept us busy throughout the day with a few to low doubles. There were some whiting and dogfish too, one or two small tope and a run of sizeable bass to end the day. We finished the day with 50+ hounds and kept 4 of the bass for the table. Sorry for the lack of pictures but I was a busy boy so thankfully Blake sent me these.

I have spaces this Wednesday for tope and bass then my next availability is the following week.

Next spaces

18/06- tope/bass trip 4 spaces @ £100pp

23rd-27th boat available for individuals and groups

02/07- tope fishing 1 space @ £100pp

05/07- tope fishing 1 space @ £100pp

17/07- bass trip 5 spaces @ £100pp

20/07- bass trip 5 spaces @ £100pp

Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information

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bass on lures

essexseafishing — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:35:06 +0000

We had a great day chasing bass with lures last week. It certainly didn’t disappoint with stacks of fish there taking most things we could chuck at them. They were a nice stamp with lots of keepers and great fun on light tackle. For some time it was a bit hectic with basically a fish every cast. As they tailed off we had some on bait too before changing tack and spending a few hours bait fishing at anchor elsewhere as we were bassed out!

We will be offering more and more bass trips over the coming months and right through into December.

I have spaces for full boat bookings and individuals so please contact me to join us.

There’s plenty of space on other types of trip too.

Next spaces

15/06- 1 space @ £60pp

19/06- plaice and bass £110pp

22/06- 1 space @ £60pp

27/06- 7 spaces @ £60pp

Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information

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smooth-hounds and smiles

essexseafishing — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:33:05 +0000

It’s been a blustery week aboard Galloper with sunshine and showers but thankfully there’s been loads of fish to put smiles on faces.

Hounds have made up the majority of our catches and they have been great sport fish mainly 7-10lb with a few doubles thrown in.

Most trips producing 50-60 or more and causing carnage as a pack comes through.

Aside from the hounds we’re catching loads of other stuff, dogfish, whiting, bass, dabs, small tope and more to keep the rods nodding.

Alice enjoyed catching her first smooth-hounds and must have had 20 odd throughout her trip though I’m sure Barney’s tuition helped.

There’s plenty of fish around at the moment and should be for some time yet. If you want to join us please contact me

Next spaces

15/06- 5 spaces @ £60pp

19/06- plaice and bass £110pp

22/06- 1 space @ £60pp

02/07- tope fishing 5 spaces @ £100pp

05/07- tope fishing 1 space @ £100pp

Not all dates advertised please call for more information on 07956411528

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summer bass

essexseafishing — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 19:46:43 +0000

We’ve been catching some lovely bass in between the hounds and rays ect lately. Both bait and lures are working depending on the conditions. We are mixing in some lure fishing for now but will be doing far more from next month onwards as we concentrate on our offshore bass fishing.

For now the general trips are producing plenty with numbers varying day to day.

The hounds have stepped up a gear over the last couple of weeks and I am looking forward to getting amongst them again as soon as possible.

We are fortunate enough to have lots of sheltered marks for these fish and looking at the current forecast we will be taking advantage of them this weekend!

I have a space remaining this Saturday and the boat available Sunday for groups and individuals.

Next spaces

07/06- 1 space @ £60pp

08/06- boat available for individuals and groups

15/06- 5 spaces @ £60pp

19/06- plaice and bass £110pp

22/06- 5 spaces @ £60pp

Not all dates advertised please call 07956411528 for more information