'Optimist' Fishing Charter's Newsfeed
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July 14, 2010 - 07:10 AM
Matt
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NEWS:
The summer has been kind to us this year, with the majority of trips going ahead instead of the usual cancelled trips which we were starting to take for granted!
The mid channel trips have been producing some good catches earlier on with plenty of Cod and Pollock, but the cod seem to have disappeared, I’ve been seeing large trawlers out their, and not from our shores!!!
The off shore banks have been fishing well, with some good Tope and rays, our best blonde ray this year is 28lbs caught by Simon Wiltshire. With a lot more over 20lbs.
The mackerel were a bit of a worry, showing up very late, but seem to be pretty plentiful now, lets hope they stay around a while yet!
My boats coming out of the water for a bit of work from the 24th - 31st August.
Some dates for the calendar, availability
Sun 1st possible mid channel
Tues 3rd
Wed 4th
Thurs 5th
Fri 6th
Sat 7th possible mid channel
Wed 18th
Thurs 19th
Fri 20th
Sat 21st
As usual if you want another date give me a call and I’ll see what I can do.
Matt.
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May 24, 2010 - 12:03 PM
Matt
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GOOD NEWS: May /June
Things differently seem behind this year, but with the resent turn of warm weather it seems to have kicked the fishing off, down are end of the country. This last weekend showing a up turn in the fishing, plenty of bream and smooth hounds on the inshore rock marks. The mackerel are now showing up, but can be a bit hit and miss, and the Tope seem to have also made a bit of a later appearance but are now starting to show in good numbers.
I got out on the mid channel deep water reef marks for the first time this year on Sunday, with good results, plenty of Pollock a few Cod the best weighing 16lbs 10oz (nice on a shad!). So I don’t think it will be long before more Cod and less Pollock are caught. The fish are stuffed full of sprats, so it will be interesting to see if it happens on the brittle stars this year!
I am looking to get out on the deep water reefs a bit more this year, but with the price of diesel at the moment I have to make sure I run with a full boat, “or the cost of a full boat“!
I will be adding dates for June soon, but if theirs anything you fancy give me a call.
Dates:
May
28th Full
29th Full
30th Full
June:
Wed 2nd off shore reef £520
Sat 5th Individuals £40 per head
Sun 6th 2 spaces left £40 per head
Tue 8th Tope whole boat/ individuals
Sat 19th Individuals
Sun 20th Whole Boat
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April 20, 2010 - 12:00 PM
matt
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NEWS. April /May
On the whole April has been a bit slow, everything seems to be a bit later arriving. The Blonde rays on the offshore banks being the best bet, with some big fish coming up.
Saying that it looks like things are about to happen. I went out in the hunt for some fish yesterday Sunday 18th, I tried several different spot in the hope of finding fish, some more productive then others. We had the first Tope of the season. some smooth hounds, blonde, spotted and a thornback ray. We tried for some Bream but no success for us, but it sounded like there was one or two caught from what was said on the radio!!
The mackerel should be showing any time now, especially with this settled spell of weather.
I’m going to be doing a few more wreck trips this year if the weather play’s ball!
Dates to be arranged. No rod or tackle hire?
£65.00 per head based on 8 or the whole boat for £520.00
Some dates for the diary:
There is still 2 places for this Friday the 23rd April
May:
Thurs 6th offshore (Tope/ rays)
Sat 8th offshore
Sun 9th Offshore
Wed 12th Bream
Sat 15th Bream
Sun 16th Bream
Sun 23th ?
Sat29th Bream ish!
Any other dates give me a call!
Tight lines Matt
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April 03, 2010 - 04:17 PM
Matt
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Individual Dates for April
8th-full
9th-full
10th-full
Sunday 11th Offshore banks - spaces available
Saturday 17th Plaice fishing off the blocks £25/head bring your own bait -spaces available
22nd -full
Friday 23rd -Offshore banks -spaces available
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March 17, 2010 - 09:20 AM
Matt
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Hi all,
Not really much to report, I'm getting a bit dismayed with the weather, but springs on its way and things have got to improve, "haven't they"!
There's a few plaice showing up on the blocks now, so if anyone fancy a local trip for a bit of plaice fishing, give me a call, but the weather needs to be spot on, and on the bigger tides, you will need to arrange your own bait and terminal tackle for this. Fishing over shallow ground, so light tackle with flowing traces with beads and spoons etc. £25.00 per head for trips to the blocks.
On the smaller tides I will look to be getting offshore to the ray banks, things should start to be looking up their. with blondes, bully's, spurdogs and may be the odd bass showing up.
I've got a individuals trip planned for Wednesday 24th on the banks normal £40.00 per head. so lets hope the weather holds!
Individual trips:
Wednesday 24th offshore Banks
Sunday 28th plaice trip
Wednesday 31st plaice trip
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January 27, 2010 - 07:06 PM
Matt
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News
Things are normally pretty slow during February, with may be the chance of that big cod or some spur dogs showing up, but really it’s the month for the hard core anglers amongst you who no there’s a realistic chance of catching nothing, but in saying that it can also chuck up some surprises.
We need to be looking at the small tides 4.0m and under so we can get off shore to the banks.
I will be butting in a couple of trips at the end of the month on the bigger tides for a bit of plaice fishing off the blocks. Because it literally just out side the harbour I’m going to do these for £25.00 per head. Supply your own bait.
Here’s some dates:
Feb
Sat 6th fully booked
Sun 7th fully booked
Tues 9th off shore banks £40.00 per head
Tues 23rd Off shore banks £40.00 per head
Plaice fishing (blocks)
Sat 27th
Sun 28th
Matt.
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December 23, 2009 - 05:48 PM
Matt
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The newsletter is up and running now, so if you want to subscribe, you will get the dates and news sent to your email address direct.
Cheers Matt
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December 23, 2009 - 05:08 PM
Matt
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Hi all,
Just a quickie to wish all my fishing companions and their families a very merry Christmas and happy new Year, and I look forward to your company in 2010.
Individual dates to follow.
Best wishes
Matt “Optimist”
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November 24, 2009 - 07:45 PM
Matt
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Individual trips for December:
Wed 2nd Big tides fishing in the Solent
Thurs 10th
Sun 13th
Sun 20th
Tues22nd
Sun27th ?
Evening trip Solent
Sat5th probably Lee on Solent
Tues 15th Gilkicker
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November 24, 2009 - 11:05 AM
Matt
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can’t really give you much of a catch report, pretty much all of November has been a right off, it seems like that wind has been blowing for ever! And it doesn’t look like its going to end any time soon.
How ever, the last couple of trips we did get out on, we did have some cod in the catches and the congers were just starting to show an appearance, they were good fun, and there was plenty of whiting for those who wanted them.
Lets look on the bright side, all that wind stirring the sea up has got to be good, and when we do get out their the cod should be hungry! “well someone’s got to stay positive”!
Let’s hope for a big high pressure to take charge, a nice cold snap with some settled weather, “please Santa”, but before Christmas!
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