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Now taking Bookings for 2011

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 by Ray

We have now opened our diary for 2011 and are taking bookings. It’s best to book early for next year, especially if you want a weekend and/or the best tides!

Our diary is getting very full for 2010 leading to disappointment for some – especially those looking for weekend dates or good tides. We have some availability on weekdays and a few weekends from September through until the end of the year.

Now is also the time to be thinking about booking for winter Cod. October through until the end of December see’s the best of the winter Cod Fishing, with bigger tides generally the most productive.

We keep our online calendar updated if you want to check available dates. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Edit: I forgot to add that our Individual’s Days on Wednesdays and Fridays are proving to be very popular so if you want to book a space(s) please do get in touch!

Brighton Pollack Competition Video and Results

Monday, June 14th, 2010 by Ray

A short video showing all the boats giving it the hammer at the start of the recent Brighton Pollack Competition and the results:

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Smoothhound Fishing with Frenchie

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 by Mick

Fishing with Frenchie-070610-009With a day off and Ray doing a few routine jobs on Grey Viking I was excited to be going fishing after recieving an invite to go after Smoothhounds with Neil French (Frenchie) aboard his charter boat Spirit of Arun.  I got up at 4.30am to sort myself and get across to Littlehampton.  I was really excited that today I would break my PB which stands at 10lb for a Smoothhound as the grounds that Neil’s fishing are alive with them.  There was also a chance of getting a Tope which is what I really wanted out of the trip as Neil had caught a good Tope the previous two days on the same fishing mark.  Read the rest of this entry »

Lowrance SructureScan – Wreck Screenshots

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 by Ray

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Following on from my recent post about the new Lowrance StructureScan I now have some more screenshots to show you. These are of a wreck lying 33m down in the English Channel off Brighton. The scans were taken at 8 knots in a moderate sea.

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Lowrance HDS-10 and StructureScan

Monday, February 22nd, 2010 by Ray

lowrance-hds10During our annual maintenance we fitted a Lowrance HDS-10 high definition display allowing us to take advantage of the latest broadband fishfinding and  StructureScan technology from Lowrance. The bad weather has prevented us getting out on any charter trips since fitting it all last week, but we did get a break in the weather for a few hours on Saturday which gave us the opportunity to run over a couple of small inshore wrecks near Brighton Marina, in depths of 17 to 20 metres. Read the rest of this entry »

We’re now on Facebook

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 by Mick

facebook You may have noticed a link to our new Facebook page. We hope that you will join us for some fishy chat and some relaxing fun where you can see what we have been getting up to and also chat, share photos and hang out for a natter.

We’re often online of an evening, so now you can chat to us on Facebook, Twitter, via this blog, by email or (shock, horror) – on the phone ;)

Skippers Report for January 2010

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 by Ray

CodWe’ve had a great month aboard Grey Viking II with January seeing some excellent catches of Cod and plenty of fair weather enabling us to get out to sea quite often. In fact, the fishing has been superb since December, making up for the time we lost due to bad weather last November!

Looking back through my log we managed an average of 8 decent Cod per trip in January with plenty of double figure fish and the remainder in the 6lb to 8lb class. Our best Cod went 18.5lb caught by yours truly! Read the rest of this entry »

Every Wednesday is Individuals Day

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 by Mick

**New For 2010**

IndividualsWe have been getting a lot of enquires from individuals who want to get out and enjoy a days fishing so we have decided that for 2010 we will dedicate every Wednesday just for you guys!!

No need to worry any longer about finding enough mates to fill a whole boat.  Just come along, meet some new people and enjoy some great fishing. Read the rest of this entry »

Grey Viking 2 is now on Twitter – FishingBrighton

Saturday, January 16th, 2010 by Ray

Follow FishingBrighton on TwitterWell, it’s all go here! Last week we added this Blog to our website to keep you up to date with our catch reports, news and tutorials and now we’re on Twitter too. How very 21st Century! Read the rest of this entry »