First Cherbourg

First Cherbourg trip of the year completed. Nice weather and a top group of lads certainly makes the multi day trips easier even before you start fishing. It was nice to see all the lads getting stuck into some good fish over the 3 days with bass ling cod and pollock all making an appearance in varying quantities. The only problem came with the mackerel....we had a grand total of 3 over the trip which was not helpful when it came to fishing over slack water. Still its another 3 weeks until my next one so i expect they will have arrived in more numbers by then.

 4lb 8oz plaice for John Everett

 8lb turbot for Robin

 another 4lb 8oz plaice for Peter

Biggest cod of the year, 22lb, so far for Robin Holloway to round off his Alderney trip

 A few photos from the this last week, as you can see some stunning weather to go with some good fishing. The first big hit of bream came on friday with a good selection of males and females of all sizes up to about 2lb 8oz. A couple of late spur dogs from slack water on thursday was a bit of a surprise to round off some good sized pollock and a few cod off the wrecks. Another first for this summer was Dave Faulkners bass weighing a respectable 5lb.

Alderney trip and week round up

 A quick summary of the week aboard Silver Spray II for you. First 4 day Alderney trip completed in some terrible weather, got down to the turbot grounds both days but mixed success due to the weather conditions. Ashley Williams bagging the first cross channel double figure of the year at 11lb 4oz. On the wrecks there are plenty of pollock and the first of this years summer cod along with too many congers to count. The offshore banks are still holding lots of rays and spurdogs. Next month will see our first Cherbourg trip and another venture over to Alderney.

Spring Selection

 Silver Spray II hit the wrecks today and plenty of good sized spring pollack waited for our anglers, portland rigs with blue sidewinders seemed to be working best. Silver Spray I headed out to the banks to drift for the flatties and along with a few nice plaice she managed to scoop up a nice 15lb 8oz turbot, the biggest of the year so far for us.

First of this years flats

Monster Ling

It's a little bit earlier than usual but with 2 days of nice weather forecast i decided to make a start on the wrecking for the year. The pollack are out on the wrecks in abundance and feeding on large shoals of sprats and scad, this is good for us as all the fish coming up are of a really healthy and plump stamp. Surprise best fish for the 2 days came whilst at anchor over slack water in the form of a new boat record ling. Andy Deacon was fishing for Congers with half a pout when this beast took the bait, it took 15 minutes to get in on his 15-20lb class gear and tipped the scales at 31lb 4oz, what a fish!!

 31lb 4oz ling Andy Deacon

 13lb pollack for Mark Turner

11lb pollack for Kevin Shaw