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ESK VIEW COTTAGE
THE
CARRS,
RUSWARP, WHITBY
YO21 1RL
T: 01947 605658
M: 07876281581 |
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Even on fine days it can turn
cold at sea, so be prepared and bring extra warm clothing and
something waterproof. The sea creates good appetites, so
bring a good lunch. Bring only as much fishing gear as can
reasonably be used. Sea sickness - it need not
trouble you. Modern travel sickness tablets work
wonders. If in doubt, take one some hours before sailing and
then again just before leaving the harbour. Check with your
practitioner if you have doubts about their use for you.
We sail every day from 0730 to
0830 at your convenience, to fit in with your travel times to
Whitby, returning to port 8 to 9 hrs later. |
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On passing through
the harbour piers, the ‘full of potential’ North sea fishing
becomes available in its many exciting opportunities. Sometimes so
calm and mirror like on a summers day, 20 miles to sea, shirts off
and on to the fish. Or winter, after a
deep Northern frost, wrapped up like the Michelin man and fishing
the Winter cod which are now close inshore. And then days where
the weather sorts the men from the boys and every gleaming fish is
well earned. But most days, with the engines on song, deep water
quickly slides under the boat, clear as green glass in summer but
thick and brooding in the winter, offering changing species with
every changing season.
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Summer Fishing is deep water and off-shore. When the sea becomes clear water again, artificial lures come into play. Shiney Pirks with treble hooks, Shads on flowing traces, Feather and Hair lures, Hokies and Muppets (size 4/0) all fished unbaited with weight of about 1lb necessary.
Summer baits fish well but limit to freshly defrosted Calamarie Squid or Mackerel caught on the way out to the grounds. Fishmonger supplies (frozen yuk!) are rarely just killed fresh enough to fish great.
Winter Fishing is done at anchor mainly and mainly inshore. Bait in Winter, in storm coloured winter water is the only option. Freshly defrosted Calamarie or Peeler Crab, live Marine Worms and live skeined Mussels are all very good.
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At sea, as on
shore, strange things are happening, be it global warming or the
natural cycle, things are changing. Whitby has always been famous
for its cod fishing and rightly so and we still get some fabulous fishing days with
some good sized fish amongst the catch. Some fine gleaming Pollocks (not always on wrecks) and ling (which are a surprise to
the new angler as ours come in super sizes and don’t give up
easily). Moving down scale, whiting, mackerel, coal fish,
haddock and pouting make up a day’s fishing, and then there are
the speciality fishing days.
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Though not
ordinarily targeted by anglers, in the summer there are
substantial numbers of plaice, skates, rays, brill, turbot, sole
and dabs on the grounds which they favour.
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Whales are seen
more and more frequently in our part of the North sea and make a
real wildlife treat for all onboard. Tope are sometimes
caught. Dogs and hounds are also caught from time to time in
the course of general fishing. Sharks are somewhat more
elusive however a few porbeagle have been caught with rod and line and a salmon
net fisher just to our North recently caught a swordfish so it’s
safe to say that things are changing.
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