Late January often sees a big a cod or two caught from marks up Channel so it could be well worth getting out on Reel Deal over the next week if the weather calms down as predicted.
Private Boats Enjoy Offshore Sport
The recent calm weather has allowed several of North Devon’s boat owners to venture out and savour the sport on offer. James Gubb Fradgley and Rob Scoines sailed out of Lynmouth and landed spurdog to 17lb, thirty conger to 29lb a blonde ray of 13lb and several bull huss.
Rob Scoines -bull huss
Rob Scoines – spurdog 17lb
(Above ) James Gubb specimen bull huss
Dan Welch and Ross Stanway sailed out of Ilfracombe and also discovered conger, huss and spurdog.
(Above) Ross Stanway with a specimen huss
(Above) Dan Welch – spurdog
(Above) Ross Stanway with a spurdog
Dan Welch – conger 28lb
Watchet for cod with Reel Deal
Cod, conger, spurdog and whiting are giving sport for anglers up Channel Fishing with Reel Deal Charters. Still a few places left over the Festive weeks and early in the New Year when the biggies often show.
Bluefin for Spurdog
John Barbeary took advantage of a break in the weather to take a party of friends out fishing aboard Bliuefin off Ilfracombe and they enjoyed a fine days sport with spurdog to 16lb and smoothound to 12lb. They also had bull huss and conger.
Fancy a cod trip – Get the Reel Deal
Cod Fishing Trips
Cod Fishing
Daniel Hawkins writes:-
It’s all go in preparation for our cod season the Reel (obsession 2) Deal and jay jay are all serviced and had there maintain ready for the season and will be heading up to Watchet next week and our flyer is ready just the rules and catch recording cards to complete and we are ready don’t forget we have the easiest way of book all available online so don’t be disappoint spaces are filling fast get in with your chance of the cash prizes and the great tackle from high street tackle Ilfracombe and the must for all anglers Ammo baits looking like a good season with cod showing already.
Double Figure Pollock
Keith Bullard landed this stunning double figure pollock from his own boat off the North Devon Coast. Pollock of this size are now quite rare from marks along the North Devon Coast with the grounds off North Cornwall generally more productive. Twenty years ago big pollock were a regular feature of catches off Ilfracombe, Combe Martin and Lynmouth.
Reel Deal Fishing Off Ilfracombe
Danny Watson of High Street Tackle wrote this account of their trip on Reel Deal
Today was an excellent day Pauline Chard opened her boat fishing account! We arrived at the harbour at 8.30am to meet Daniel Hawkinsfor a four hour deep sea trip. It was glorious morning and the sea was flat calm! A little steam round the coast got us to the mark, anchor down and the fishing began. Was not too long before she was into the fish with a couple to add to her species list a couple of nice small eyed rays and a smoothound. (there was obviously a couple of dog fish as well) She did not get a tope – I did and upped my PB by just 2lb. Still standing at 27lb, got some way to go yet to be respectable!!! Pauline enjoyed it though and I am proud of her for doing it – thanks to Dan and Archie for their tuition and encouragement – oh, and obviously some banter!! She really enjoyed it and wants to go again!
Anglers have being enjoying regular sport on Reel Deal landing tope, bull huss and ray.
Kevin tempts ten tope to 45lb 8oz in 3 hour session!
Kevin Pike fished Morte Bay in his own boat to land ten tope in three hours. All of the fish were tempted on pollock hook baits the biggest a fine hard fighting fish of 45lb 8oz.
