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If anyone knows anyone wishing to join the club, please note that subscriptions paid, directly by BACS, into the club account in October, will have deferred membership and will not need to renew their subs again until 1st January 2028. (Name of (Nationwide) Account = MR ML GREEN, Sort Code = 07-12-26, Account Number = 01970399.) If anyone chooses to do so, could you also please email me so that I can put the subscription onto the club accounts.
Upcoming Boat Trips General Information & Days Booked
Pick up: 8.00 am 4.30 pm (Please be there by 7.45 am latest), Venue: Pick up at Kingswear on passenger ferry pontoon, Event: Fishing on African Queen (Various), Cost: £60.00, Loan Tackle available upon request, bring your own bait. (The night before the trip, contact me on 07704 602180 to see if it is able, because of the weather, to go ahead. After 7.00 pm, when the weather has updated, is best.)
Sunday, 27th September 2026, Bassing
Sunday, 18th October 2026, Reefing
Sunday, 1st November 2026, Reefing
Sunday, 6th December 2026*, Reefing
*Reserve 13th December
It would be lovely if as many people as possible come out on our boat trips. They can be great fun but we need at least seven people to cover the cost of the boat. Any surplus goes into club funds to help cover days when we are a few people short. Unfortunately, we ran at a small loss last year, which, with your support, I would prefer to avoid this year. In regard to the fishing, if the chosen focus is not doing as well as expected on the day, we will try something else. I have spoken to Alan about, on a couple of the days, having a half day on the reefs, and if they are not fishing well, heading out to a wreck.
Events
In regard to events, if the weather looks dodgy and an event looks in danger of being cancelled then you can phone me on my mobile number 07704 602180 beforehand to confirm. It is also my hope, over the next few months, to film some more fishing videos. If anyone from the club would like to be involved in that, please let me know. Your help would be much appreciated.
Sunday, 27th September 2026 Time: 8.00 am 4.30 pm, Venue: Pick up at Kingswear, Event: Boat trip - Bassing - for adults and juniors, Cost £60.00. I know that it is short notice people, and I apologise for that, but I thought that it would be nice to get a bass trip in before the end of the season. If you would like to come, could you please confirm your booking to me ASAP. Hopefully there will be enough people who would like to go but, if it looks like there will not be enough to make the trip viable, I will cancel the trip on Friday 25th September, 2026
Sunday, 4th October 2026, Time: 10.00 am to 2.00 pm, Venue: Brixham Breakwater, Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors High Tide: 12.19 pm, Height: 3.9 m. Training Focus: Float Fishing
The tides are pretty awful this weekend with this one being not quite as bad as the others. However, I thought that it might be worthwhile having a look to see if there are any mackerel around, not to mention the possibility of a reasonable garfish besides, of course, the inevitable wrasse. For mackerel, stick to mackerel strips while ragworms probably best on the LRF gear.
Sunday, 11th October 2026, Time: 5.00 pm to 9.00 pm, Venue: Teignmouth, Point Car Park or Back Beach, Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 7.30 pm, Height: 5.0 m. Training Focus: Legering or Float Fishing for Bass
The tides are really good this weekend so I thought, now that the holiday season is over, that it might be worthwhile having a look to see if there were any bass on the Back Beach or bass and smoothhounds on the Point Car Park. Personally, I will be spending half of my time on each.
Sunday 18th October 2026, Time: 8.00 am 4.30 pm, Venue: Pick up at Kingswear, Event: Boat trip - Reef fishing - for adults and juniors, Cost £60.00.
It is a small tide - perfect for the reefs so we are going to have a go for some bigger fish, like spurdogs, smoothhounds, bull huss, etc. You will need to bring along your own peeler crabs, squid, mackerel or blueys etc, depending on what you fancy trying out. For tackle keep it simple a running leger with short, 60 lbs trace is as good as anything for bigger fish or paternoster tackle for smaller species. However, if the reefs end up not being productive, we will try something else. It might end up with half a day on the reefs and half on the Skerries though, if the reefs are doing well, I suspect we will probably stick at that.
Sunday, 25th October 2026 Time: 3.00 pm to 7.30 pm, Venue: Goodrington Promenade, Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 5.26 pm, Height: 4.8 m. Training Focus: LRF and Float Fishing.
I thought that we could have a go with float rods and LRF tackle, just to see whats around. There might be some mackerel and garfish around as well as wrasse, pollack and mini species such as blennies, corkwings, topknots and gobies etc. Ragworm probably best on LRF tackle and mackerel strips probably best on float.
Friday, 30th October 2026 Time: 5.00 pm to 9.30 pm, Venue: Babbacombe Pier, Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 8.58 pm, Height: 4.5 m. Training Focus: LRF, Float and Bottom Fishing.
As well as conventional bottom tackle for small spotted catsharks and bull huss, I thought that we could have a go with float rods and LRF tackle, just to see whats around. There might be some mackerel and garfish around as well as wrasse, pollack and mini species such as blennies, corkwings, topknots and gobies etc. Ragworm probably best on LRF tackle, mackerel strips probably best on float and fish baits on the bottom.
Sunday 1st November 2026, Time: 8.00 am 4.30 pm, Venue: Pick up at Kingswear, Event: Boat trip - Reef fishing - for adults and juniors, Cost £60.00.
It is a small tide - perfect for the reefs so we are going to have a go for some bigger fish, like spurdogs, smoothhounds, bull huss, etc. You will need to bring along your own peeler crabs, squid, mackerel or blueys etc, depending on what you fancy trying out. For tackle keep it simple a running leger with short, 60 lbs trace is as good as anything for bigger fish or paternoster tackle for smaller species. However, if the reefs end up not being productive, we will try something else. It might end up with half a day on the reefs and half on the Skerries though, if the reefs are doing well, I suspect we will probably stick at that.
Look after yourselves!
Martyn Green
Pick up: 8.00 am 4.30 pm (Please be there by 7.45 am latest), Venue: Pick up at Kingswear on passenger ferry pontoon, Event: Fishing on African Queen (Various), Cost: £60.00, Loan Tackle available upon request, bring your own bait. (The night before the trip, contact me on 07704 602180 to see if it is able, because of the weather, to go ahead. After 7.00 pm, when the weather has updated, is best.)
Sunday, 27th September 2026, Bassing
Sunday, 18th October 2026, Reefing
Sunday, 1st November 2026, Reefing
Sunday, 6th December 2026*, Reefing
*Reserve 13th December
It would be lovely if as many people as possible come out on our boat trips. They can be great fun but we need at least seven people to cover the cost of the boat. Any surplus goes into club funds to help cover days when we are a few people short. Unfortunately, we ran at a small loss last year, which, with your support, I would prefer to avoid this year. In regard to the fishing, if the chosen focus is not doing as well as expected on the day, we will try something else. I have spoken to Alan about, on a couple of the days, having a half day on the reefs, and if they are not fishing well, heading out to a wreck.
Events
In regard to events, if the weather looks dodgy and an event looks in danger of being cancelled then you can phone me on my mobile number 07704 602180 beforehand to confirm. It is also my hope, over the next few months, to film some more fishing videos. If anyone from the club would like to be involved in that, please let me know. Your help would be much appreciated.
Sunday, 27th September 2026 Time: 8.00 am 4.30 pm, Venue: Pick up at Kingswear, Event: Boat trip - Bassing - for adults and juniors, Cost £60.00. I know that it is short notice people, and I apologise for that, but I thought that it would be nice to get a bass trip in before the end of the season. If you would like to come, could you please confirm your booking to me ASAP. Hopefully there will be enough people who would like to go but, if it looks like there will not be enough to make the trip viable, I will cancel the trip on Friday 25th September, 2026
Sunday, 4th October 2026, Time: 10.00 am to 2.00 pm, Venue: Brixham Breakwater, Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors High Tide: 12.19 pm, Height: 3.9 m. Training Focus: Float Fishing
The tides are pretty awful this weekend with this one being not quite as bad as the others. However, I thought that it might be worthwhile having a look to see if there are any mackerel around, not to mention the possibility of a reasonable garfish besides, of course, the inevitable wrasse. For mackerel, stick to mackerel strips while ragworms probably best on the LRF gear.
Sunday, 11th October 2026, Time: 5.00 pm to 9.00 pm, Venue: Teignmouth, Point Car Park or Back Beach, Event: Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 7.30 pm, Height: 5.0 m. Training Focus: Legering or Float Fishing for Bass
The tides are really good this weekend so I thought, now that the holiday season is over, that it might be worthwhile having a look to see if there were any bass on the Back Beach or bass and smoothhounds on the Point Car Park. Personally, I will be spending half of my time on each.
Sunday 18th October 2026, Time: 8.00 am 4.30 pm, Venue: Pick up at Kingswear, Event: Boat trip - Reef fishing - for adults and juniors, Cost £60.00.
It is a small tide - perfect for the reefs so we are going to have a go for some bigger fish, like spurdogs, smoothhounds, bull huss, etc. You will need to bring along your own peeler crabs, squid, mackerel or blueys etc, depending on what you fancy trying out. For tackle keep it simple a running leger with short, 60 lbs trace is as good as anything for bigger fish or paternoster tackle for smaller species. However, if the reefs end up not being productive, we will try something else. It might end up with half a day on the reefs and half on the Skerries though, if the reefs are doing well, I suspect we will probably stick at that.
Sunday, 25th October 2026 Time: 3.00 pm to 7.30 pm, Venue: Goodrington Promenade, Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 5.26 pm, Height: 4.8 m. Training Focus: LRF and Float Fishing.
I thought that we could have a go with float rods and LRF tackle, just to see whats around. There might be some mackerel and garfish around as well as wrasse, pollack and mini species such as blennies, corkwings, topknots and gobies etc. Ragworm probably best on LRF tackle and mackerel strips probably best on float.
Friday, 30th October 2026 Time: 5.00 pm to 9.30 pm, Venue: Babbacombe Pier, Social fish and teach-in for adults and juniors, High Tide: 8.58 pm, Height: 4.5 m. Training Focus: LRF, Float and Bottom Fishing.
As well as conventional bottom tackle for small spotted catsharks and bull huss, I thought that we could have a go with float rods and LRF tackle, just to see whats around. There might be some mackerel and garfish around as well as wrasse, pollack and mini species such as blennies, corkwings, topknots and gobies etc. Ragworm probably best on LRF tackle, mackerel strips probably best on float and fish baits on the bottom.
Sunday 1st November 2026, Time: 8.00 am 4.30 pm, Venue: Pick up at Kingswear, Event: Boat trip - Reef fishing - for adults and juniors, Cost £60.00.
It is a small tide - perfect for the reefs so we are going to have a go for some bigger fish, like spurdogs, smoothhounds, bull huss, etc. You will need to bring along your own peeler crabs, squid, mackerel or blueys etc, depending on what you fancy trying out. For tackle keep it simple a running leger with short, 60 lbs trace is as good as anything for bigger fish or paternoster tackle for smaller species. However, if the reefs end up not being productive, we will try something else. It might end up with half a day on the reefs and half on the Skerries though, if the reefs are doing well, I suspect we will probably stick at that.
Look after yourselves!
Martyn Green