LOCOMOTION SEA ANGLING CLUBBOAT TRIP REPORTS |
We were offered an extra trip on Maggie May due to another club cancelling a booking. The committee decided that to avoid further delay, this trip would be our posponed Competition Day.
Mackerel were plentiful in the morning although attempts to find some at the end of the day failed completely.
Most drifts delivered a few decent fish and the final tally included 11 cod, 14 ling and a few whiting.
The competition results will be posted here shortly.
Competition Day was postponed when the inshore forecast included winds approaching gale force and rough seas.
Our first official trip on a Saturday continued the theme for this year when there was a forecast of strong winds and moderate seas. The Skipper and our Boatman decided to take a chance in the hope that the weather might be better than suggested.
It wasn't! By lunch time, little had been caught and all agreed that we should head back to land.
Yet another cancelled trip due to a forecast of strong winds and rough seas.
Strong winds and moderate to rough sea caused this trip to be canecelled.
Very strong easterly winds and rough seas were forecast so this trip was postponed by one week.
27th April - one week later and the weather couldn't have been more different for our delayed April trip on Bacchanalian. For much of the day we enjoyed very little wind and slight or calm sea. It was also pleasantly warm.
Fishing was slow and, although the fish finder showed they we present on the rough ground where we were drifting, they seemed relutant feeders. Several cod were lost because they were only lightly hooked and shook themselves free as they approched the surface.
The final tally of 18 cod was pleasing for the time of year. The heaviest fish of the day was a 4lb cod taken by Phil.
A strong northerly wind was forecast and seas going from moderate to rough during the day. Unserprisingly, the Skipper and Boatman agreed to call the trip off.
This was another unexpectedly calm trip although there were fewer fish caught than last month.
Ten whiting and 2 cod were all we had to show for the day but our members consider every trip to be a bonus at this time of year.
The heaviest fish was caught by John - a 1lb 14oz cod.
Considering the time of year, this was a very pleasant trip on Bacchanalian out of Hartlepool. We enjoyed some sunshine, a calm sea and reasonable fishing.
More cod were caught than expected; a total of 7 - more than on a Winter trip for some years. Six whiting completed the sizeable fish boated.
The heaviest fish was a 4lb 13 oz cod, seen here, caught by Chris.
With winds approaching gale force forecast, this trip was cancelled.
A successful trip for many of our party and some good fish were boated.
The day's total came to 10 cod, 26 ling, 1 pollack (a fine specimen for Reg; see photo below) and 2 pouting. The heaviest was a 9lb 14½oz ling caught by Eddie.
A day which started windy and became worse as the day progressed. Only the fact that the wind was from the SW, prevented the trip being called off the evening before.
By early afternoon anglers were unable to hold the bottom. All on board agreed that there was little point in continuing the trip and we headed for shore.
The catch was very disappointing - 6 cod, 2 ling and 3 pouting. The heaviest was a 2lb 3½oz ling caught by Gordon.
During this trip on Maggie May out of Hartlepool, 15 cod, 12 ling, 1 pollock and 2 whiting were the sizeable fish caught.
Peter had the heaviest fish with a 13lb 7½oz ling, Stan boated a contender for the heaviest cod of the Summer Season at 8lb 8½oz and Eddie caught a 3lb 11oz pollock which was put forward for the specimin fish of the year.
Quite a productive trip for some of the club members. 22 cod, 17 ling, and 5 coley were boated but the catches were very unevenly distributed around the boat; low numbers seemed significantly favaoured.
The heaviest fish was an excellent ling of 13lb 4oz, caught by Chris Kirkbride.
Competition Day saw a rather limited catch although the winning catches were surprisingly good. A total of 13 cod, 16 ling and 2 pouting were the sizeable fish caught.
The heaviest fish went to Reg Lewis for a 12lb 1oz cod. An 8lb 3½oz ling gave Peter Dinsdale the second heaviest fish.
A reasonably successful trip with most anglers having a decent fish or two to take hame. The catches included 19 cod, 10 ling, 1 coley (coalfish) and 3 whiting. The heaviest was a 10lb 13oz ling boated by John Ord-Renshaw.
Our first Summer season trip was a pleasant day, a little windier at times than forecast, but generally calm.
Cod made a welcome reappearance and 21 were caught, with 6 pouting and, surprisingly, 3 octopus.
The heaviest fish, a cod, was not recorded because it had been filletted before we landed.
Memebers met the news that the last trip of our winter season would go ahead with hope and anticipation and it was partially rewarded.
There were only a few fish biting and, surprisingly, whiting were not present in any significant numbers. A selection of species were boated and most anglers had something to break their duck.
A small number of cod provided the competition for the heaviest fish. The folling sizeable fishe were boated - 1 dog fish, 5 cod, 1 whiting and 2 pouting. The heaviest fish, caught by Ian, was a 2lb 1oz cod.
Strong winds caused this trip to be cancelled.
The weather was quite kind to us, with relatively calm seas and not too cold, but the fish were not. The only sizeable fish were 2 cod and 1 dab. Not even whiting, often a nuisance, were biting!
The best fish was a 1lb 8oz cod for Alan.
A stormy forecast and rough seas left our Boatman and the Skipper in no doubt that the trip was not worth attempting.
A dreadful period of wet and very windy weather caused this trip, due to be our last in 2006, to be called off.
Despite the Skipper's optimism the evening before, strong winds and driving rain caused this trip to be canecelled after we arrived at Whitby.
This trip turned into one of the least successful trips in the history of the Club.
The heaviest fish was a cod, probably of less than 2lb, which was foul hooked! Apart from that, only undersized fish, mackerel and whiting were caught.
This was the Club's first official trip on Charisma out of Whitby.
The was a very strong wind blowing for most of the day and the sea was choppy with 'white horses' showing quite often. Holding the bottom was very difficult and we had to seek shelter from the cliffs north of the port.
There were plenty of mackerel about; it was often a problem getting through them to reach the bottom. Quite a few whiting were also hooked, particularly when we moved into shallower water.
Overall, 2 ling and 11 cod were caught. The heaviest fish of the day, and the best for some years, was a ling which tipped the scales at about 20lb before being gutted.
A moderately successful day on Sarah JFK out of Tynemouth.
Quite early on, Gordon caught a cod, with which he was very pleased. It turned out to be the best cod of the day at 7lb 10½oz after gutting.
In the middle of this summer's heatwave, we expected a hot, calm day where sunblock would be the most vital thing in our tackle boxes. The morning of our Competition Day started well with quite a gentle sea and little wind.
Sport was quite brisk throughout the morning although, unusually for the time of year, very few mackerel were hooked. Since this is an important bait, we had to use fish frozen from previous trips or whiting; which were quite plentiful.
Most of the better fish were caught during the morning because, as the tide turned and the wind strengthened, we found it increasingly difficult to hold the bottom. By mid-afternoon, with both wind and tide coming from the south-east, the Skipper, Derek, moved us into shallower and slighly more sheltered waters.
Whiting provided most of the catches in the latter half of the afternoon, with some mackerel putting in a late show.
Overall 8 cod, 2 ling and more than 50 whiting were boated. The prize for the heaviest fish went to John Ord Renshaw with an 8lb 3oz ling, and the second heaviest was a 4lb 13oz cod for Reg Lewis.
The heaviest catch was taken by Eddie McDonald - 16lb 13oz, and the second heaviest by John Battye at 16lb 11oz.
Our first trip of the summer season on Sarah JFK, and first wrecking trip since 2005, was eagerly anticipated by many club members.
There were sufficient mackerel about to provide plenty of fresh bait and some to freeze for future trips.
For the first occasion in our time with Skipper Allan, he headed south east from Tynemouth. Despite trying several wrecks, we could find very few fish. Sport was a little better when he moved us closer inshore, off Sunderland, but still not good.
A strong wind also prevented us staying on the wrecks for long enough to get amonst the fish.
The total tally was 6 ling, 3 cod and 1 coalfish (coley) witha few whiting and plenty of mackerel.
The heaviest fish was a 5lb 9½oz ling for Graeme Hall and the second heaviest was a 4lb 2½oz cod which was boated by Reg Lewis.
A very poor day with only whiting caught. No fish were weighed in.
A pleasant enough day for a trip round the bay but a poor one for fishing. Despite trying a variety of marks, Derek, Skipper of the Bacchanalian, was unable to find us many fish.
Sport was very slow with several anglers not even detecting a decent bite. The only consolation was that, of the 7 fish retained, 6 were cod. These were only 'pan-sized' at an average of under 2lb.
Reg had the heaviest fish.
Due to the wind and sea conditions, the Skipper of the Bacchanalian advised our boatman that he could do little but anchor just beyound the Heugh breakwater. It was agreed to cancel the trip.
Another very cold day, which started with a fairly lumpy sea. The bright sun and moderate wind made the middle of the day quite comfortable with the added benefit that the sea dropped and remained slight for the rest of the day.
By midday only two whiting had been caught (modesty prevents me mentioning the name of the angler) and it looked like the sweep for the heaviest fish was destined to be returned again.
During the afternoon John caught the first cod and Ian found a second. The unmentioned angler caught another whiting but those five fish were the total for the day on Bacchanalian. Ian's cod was the heaviest fish and took the sweep - Ian's first win.
A bitterly cold day but thankfully the fog, which had reduced visibilty for the drive to Harlepool, was not a problem at sea.
Despite the Skipper of Bacchanalian trying a variety of locations, some further offshore than expected, no fish of value, other than about 30+ whiting, were caught.
As a result, no fish were weighed in for the sweep and the stakes were returned.