It is nice to see how the sight of a certain species can cause such a stir. Of course the word on many peoples lips at the moment is cod. To be more accurate they are codling and a very welcome sight too. They have been sorely missed so the current run of fish has got all manor of people dusting off their uptiders and scrabbling to get hold of some lugworm.

The other day I counted 22 boats fishing 1 square mile of water all for the promise of these fish.

As I often mention we benefit from lots of sheltered fishing here in the blackwater estuary and with a few codling and rays showing we took full advantage of that last week. Even strong easterly winds wouldn’t deter the lads with promise of a codling or two.

Numbers of codling have varied from day to day but we have seen numbers that exceeded my expectations several times. Along with the codling there have been plenty of whiting and dogfish and the occasional bass.

Jon Bish had a nice surprise the other day. in between the rays and a very good day on codling he pulled up an early lobster. Not a small one either and always a novelty to see on any trip. The lads had a great day with plenty of codling coming to the net along with a few rays in between.

 

Further afield we are chasing spurdogs, hounds, rays, bass and other species. There is of course a good chance of seeing a cod off there too and with any luck a proper one at that.

 

I have individual spaces and possibility of full boat bookings over the coming weeks and months if you want to get out.

Please be advised that a steady trickle of dates are filling up for 2023 so please get in touch asap if you require a specific date.

Remember it is often worth giving me a shout if you are cancelled else where and still  wish to get out, as we have lots of sheltered fishing available and a big catamaran which makes it even more comfortable.

Spaces as follows

 

12/03- 7 spaces £60pp

18/03-offshore trip 1 space @ £100pp

19/03- individual spaces £60pp or full boat bookings from £490

01/04- individual spaces £60pp or full boat bookings from £490

02/04- individual spaces £60pp or full boat bookings from £490

09/04-6 spaces @ £60pp

10/04-01/04- individual spaces £60pp or full boat bookings from £490

 

 

Not all dates advertised, other spaces available for full boat bookings upon request

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