Author: essexseafishing

As I’m sure you have noticed the weather has been quite unsettled of late. It’s not what we have come to expect from summer the last few years. To be honest this weather can be better for the fishing than blasing heat and endless calm weather. Fortunately we have remained busy and haven’t had to…

The Bass fishing aboard the Galloper continues to be very good. There are great numbers showing as we have come to expect over the last few years. there have been a few big fish showing amongst them too. We have seen several in the 6-8lbs over the last few weeks and with that stamp of…

  As ever, the lads from the Suffolk police had a busy trip the other day despite forecasts of unsavoury weather. I gave the lads the choice between going a little further with a greater chance of bass or more comfort. They chose the comfortable option and it certainly was comfortable all day. the lads…

For those who don’t already know I have been operating the Galloper from Brightlingsea, Essex for the last 6 weeks or so. I think West Mersea and myself had outgrown each other and eventually I was forced to leave as the various private mooring providers used the size of the Galloper as an excuse not…

There have been some cracking bass coming out lately aboard the Galloper. At times there have been good numbers between both baits and lures depending on conditions. To be honest I’m not sure what the highest numbers have been lately as it all gets a bit hectic when several strings of feathers are full at…

Our general trips are producing a great mixture of fish at the moment. The main target is often the hard fighting smooth-hounds. These pretty fish are great sport particularly in shallow water where they really pull your string. As well as hounds the bass are always popular as both sport fish and for the table.…

We have seen some nice bass coming out at times over the last few trips. they have shown on general, offshore and land of no fish trips and in various sizes and numbers. On our general trips worm is definitely helping and we can provide them on the boat care of Colchester bait and tackle…

Although the ray numbers may be down there have been some quality fish this spring as you can see. They continue to come out in places even now and once again les’s group had over 20 last trip. That’s the last 3 months so good on them. I have full boat availablity this week on…

The Thames estuary may not be known for producing a wide variety of fish but as with any type of sea angling you can never be sure what to expect. This time of year can be a great time to see different species and our general trips have done just this over the past few…

With the summer fishing now ticking along nicely I thought I would take a look back at our early season offshore trips where our main target is spurdog nowadays. It was a funny season really with us missing some of the best tides due to weather or not being booked. As ever the fish were…

This week I thought I would take a look back at last years tope fishing and remind you that we have spaces over the next 6-8 weeks tope fishing offshore aboard the Galloper. I wont take beginners off there so you will need to be experienced with your own tackle for these trips. I have…

The smooth-hounds have been showing in great numbers so far this year. Our best trip so far was very busy with me clocking 116 smooth-hounds for the day although I am sure I didn’t get them all. There were a few double figure fish mixed in there but the majority were smaller. Some of the…

  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…