It was an absolute pleasure to welcome aboard Steve, Andy, Jackie and team today who had travelled all the way from Carlisle, Chris and Peter, and Andy who was experiencing his first taste of wreck fishing!

We headed out to a slight fret, flat calm seas and warm conditions. The first stop immediately produced a fantastic stamp of mackerel for both bait, and the pan.

We headed off on a fair steam to some less frequented wrecks, and began to pick away steadily. Andy soon mastered the technique to wreck fishing and hooked up with a great 5'7 lb cod as his PB.

Chris and Peter had some cracking fish between them, with Peter knocking into a double string of both a cod and ling together, with the cod weighing in at 8’9 lb.

Andy (part of Steve's party) quietly picked away on some lovely fish all day, with a fantastic ling coming in on the digital scales at exactly 9'0 lb. It was very clear that this wasn't Andy's first rodeo, and a pleasure watching him work.

The sun made an appearance for a good part of the afternoon, with some incredible Minke whales slowly breaching past close to the boat on a few occassions which is always amazing to witness.

The steam home was also an event in itself, with an extremely dense fog bank greeting us a few miles from the Tyne; no sooner than we arrived back at Royal Quays Marina, it was back to sun and clear skies.

We again welcomed aboard regulars Grincas and the lads today (the first guests to have ever chartered Sweet William).

The conditions were similar to yesterday, overcast, foggy and gloomy, but thankfully the sea was a lot calmer than yesterday afternoon.

We didn't let that stop us though... the instruction was simple; find the mackerel!

We had a great haul fairly early in the day, and headed out to some wrecks to escape the fog, and found an incredibly solid stamp of mackerel. We spent a good bit of time sorting, grading and cleaning the catch, and giving the boat a good wash down before stopping for some refreshments.

A good number of codling, pollack, whiting, pouting and coalies also came aboard in the midst of the mackerel mayhem, and the fog lifted and sun shone for a good proportion of the afternoon.

Great day out and look forward to seeing everyone again soon.

Massive thanks to James Armstrong a reknowned fly fishing guide from Chasing Fins, for organising a short run out with his guests who had only hours ago arrived fresh off the ferry from Belgium.

We left Royal Quays Marina in glorious sunshine, expecting flat calm seas and minimal wind. After departing the marina, we could hear visibility checks being requested on the radio; and by the time we reached the exit to the Tyne we were engulfed in a thick blanket of fog, with a bit of a northerly swell thrown in for good measure.

We stuck close in, and picked away on some coalies, whiting, codling and plenty of mackerel for sport.

Once the guys had a feel for boat fishing, we quickly changed rigs, baited them up with fresh mackerel, and headed out to an inshore wreck for two quick drifts. We winkled out a nice cod, whiting and of course more mackerel.

We headed straight back for a beer in the Lock pub, and had their fish put on ice, so they could take them to their hotel up north to be prepared for their tea and breakfast!

Other than the fact we didn't see much more than the handrails for a couple of hours, it was a fantastic day with great company.

Huge thanks to Creasy for organising a day out yesterday! What a difference a day makes...we were met with sunshine, light winds and a flat calm sea.

We stuck inside for some sport fishing for mackerel, coalies, whiting and scotchies. Once everyone was into the swing of it, and with the weather being incredible, we took the opportinity to head out a few miles and see if we could find anything on a more forgiving and not too snaggy wreck.

The ladies didnt waste any time reeling up some pansized codling and pollack for the pan, and there was still an abundance of mackerel for sport.

Fantastic day out in the sunshine.

Big thanks to Paul for organising a dawn run out the other day to try and beat the forecasted high winds. We were treated to an amazing sunrise, flat calm seas, and escorted out to the first wreck on a couple of occassions by different pods of white beaked dolphins breaching alongside and bowriding the boat for a short while!

We flicked the sidelights on at the first stop off and hit into massive shoals of coalies and mackerel.

By the time we hit the next couple of wrecks the wind was beginning to pick up, so we made the decisions to quickly head back inshore to calmer, but difficult fishing conditions, for the rest of the day. We held the boat using the engines as best we could to negate the fast drift speeds and steadily picked away for the rest of the day on predominantly codling, ling, whiting and mackerel.

Massive thanks to James, Jamie and the lads for a cracking run out today.

The wind was gusting hard offshore in the morning so we stuck close to the coastline and picked up strings of mackerel inside for bait.

When it started to calm down, we headed out to a few wrecks, but the gusts were still fairly prohibitive. When it properly dropped off, and the sun came out, we utilised the back end of the flood to full effect and hit some productive wrecks.

Even at slack water and on the ebb the fishing remained steady until the back end of the day when the wind picked up again, pretty much stopping play, so we agreed to call time and headed back home.

A good number and solid stamp of fish today, including cod, ling, coalies, whiting, scotchies, haddock and mackerel.

Incredible run out for Eddie's surprise birthday trip tonight!

We headed out to a slight breeze and stayed close to shore on the rough ground to get a feel for the conditions. Everyone steadily picked away on a variety of species, from codling, whiting, coalies, herring, scotchies to mackerel.

Unexpectedly the wind dropped and sea flattened to nothing, so we took the opportunity to treat the more experienced anglers to a bit of wrecking, and quickly headed out to see what we could find.

Some lovely cod, ling and good size mackerel came up in fair numbers off the first couple of wrecks. As quickly as the wind and swell had dropped, it picked back up again, and we bypassed the third wreck and headed back in to the rough ground to find some shelter to steadily pick away on predominantly codling and mackerel.

The run home was again blessed with an incredible sunset to top the night off in style.

It was a pleasure to welcome aboard Peter and family for an upriver cruise this afternoon, followed by a run out of the piers for a few hours fishing.

Huge thanks to the Gateshead Millennium Bridge team who yet again tilted the bridge for us exactly on time!

Everyone caught a good few fish at the end of the flood tide, with nice pollack, cod, whiting and mackerel steadily coming aboard.

The steam home was blessed with a stunning sunset to end a fantastic day out.

Many thanks to Denise for organising an incredible corporate day out with Jaybin and the lads.

We headed out mid-afternoon and were met with calm seas, light wind and sunshine.

The guys enjoyed some non stop action with mackerel, coalies, herring, whiting and cod.

To top it off, the First Mate joined the fun for a few drops and managed to winkle out a nice cod for our tea!

Much appreciated guys, and look forward to welcoming you all aboard again next year.

We had a couple of runs out yesterday and welcomed aboard Miles and the boys in the morning, and Yuri and the ladies in the afternoon.

It was hard going in the morning; overcast with a bit of a swell running. We hopped around inside and managed to find the mackerel for Miles and the lads, although not in great numbers.

The afternoon trip was entirely different, with a flood tide, the wind and waves calming down, and the sun making an appearance. We hit a few inshore wrecks, aswell as the inshore rough ground, and found codling and mackerel in good numbers to ensure non stop action for a bit of fun.

Great day had by all and we look forward to seeing them again.

Massive thanks to Yang for once again organising a run out for the lads this evening.

We had flood tide all night, scorching hot temperatures, mostly little wind, with a bit of an annoyingly choppy sea, which didnt seem to overly phase anyone.

We headed out and tried a few wrecks in the late afternoon and early evening which produced a multitude of species. We had codling, pollack, coalies, haddock, whiting, and of course mackerel. No matter how far offshore we went, we couldn't escape the shoals of mackerel!

By late evening, and approaching slack water, we tried a few inshore marks and the lads still picked away on codling, coalies and mackerel until the final drift.

We had some snacks and gallons of water to recharge, with a few sunset photos thrown in whilst washing the deck down, before a slow cruise back home to end the evening.

We had another incredible run out yesterday evening with the Sluice lads.

We again had minimal wind, flat seas and warm temperatures.

The mackerel were in abundance for both bait, and sport, early in the evening, with a good number of pan sized codling coming aboard at the same time.

Once we'd warmed up, with the wind dropping to 3 knts, we headed out to a few wrecks; we steadily picked up some decent codling and pollack until the last wreck of the evening.

At this point, we were enjoying an incredible sunset and as the light faded, we flicked on the rear, decklights and both sidelights, and an enormous shoal of coalies and mackerel began to circle directly under the boat filling the 42 metre water table from surface to seabed. It was perfect for an insane frenzy for some sport before a late steam home. Young Archie won the substantial sweep with the most fish of the night.

Massive thanks to the lads for organising another cracker of a night and hope everyone enjoyed themselves.

It was an absolute pleasure to welcome aboard Emma and her family who were on vacation all the way from Australia.

Thomas and Charlie were keen fisherman and wanted to have a go in our North Sea...thankfully they weren't too disappointed that trolling for Swordfish wasn't on today's itinerary

The weather was perfect, with little to no wind, flat seas and a lovely warm day. We found codling, coalies, pollack and mackerel with fish coming aboard pretty much non stop. All fish were returned safely other than one which was unfortunate enough to be swallowed whole by a gull.

After lunch, Charlie enjoyed a well deserved snooze on the steam home, after a high octane session, whilst we all kept our eyes peeled after briefly seeing a couple of dolphins breaching to one side.

We hope they enjoy the rest of their stay in the North East, and we'll hopefully see them again on the next visit

Big thanks to Yang for organising an evening trip with the lads.

The wind was gusting offshore intermittently, so we headed for some shelter.

We found plenty of mackerel, coalies and codling for some sport, and ensured everyone had a bag to take home for the table.

Once again, we were blessed with a stunning sunset for the steam home.

Big thanks to Yuey for arranging an upriver cruise for a graduation celebration last night.

The weather was fantastic, and we would also like to thank the Gateshead Millenium Bridge team for arranging the bridge tilt for us bang on time.

It was amazing to see the Millenium Bridge being opened for us to allow us to cruise along Newcastle Quayside.

We can't wait to see some of Yuey's 360 degree footage!

We welcomed aboard Kingie and the lads for his birthday celebrations yesterday; and once again headed off to clear skies, sunshine and flat seas!

We started well and picked up strings of coalies, and mackerel for bait at the first stop.

It was a fair steam to the first wreck which produced a solid 5.1 lb cod for Tucker on the first drop of the day.

We made the most of the flood tide, and steadily picked away on a series of wrecks which produced a solid stamp of ling, and cod up to 8.5 lb for Kingie to win the sweep.

Quality craic all day with the lads, incredible weather, flat seas, and some lovely fish for the pan…a few more days like that please!

We welcomed aboard Callum today who won a place aboard as part of the Jubilee Open fishing competion recently. Together with Paul, James, Ryan and the lads, we headed out to flat seas and sunshine!

The first stop produced a good number of mackerel for bait, with a decent steam to the first wreck. We hit on, with a solid stamp of cod and ling coming aboard.

Towards the end of the flood, during slack water and the beginning of the ebb tide, the fishing was incredibly slow, but we'd prepared for this eventuality earlier in the day. We headed to a bigger wreck with longer slower drifts, chilled out and enjoyed some lunch in the sun, whilst grinding out the tough patch.

When the tide turned, the fishing started to slowly pick up again, and by the time we hit the last wreck of the day we were treated to a little frenzy to boost morale for the long steam home.

'It isn't over until we say it is!'

We had a great night on Friday welcoming aboard Dan and his family, who had only just arrived from the USA a day earlier.

After having some lunch in the Lock restaurant, Dan and his family headed out with us down the River Tyne to see the beautiful North East coastline and find some fish. The sea was flat with a gusty but warm offshore wind, which didn't phase the kids one bit.

We found the mackerel and some smaller codling for a bit of sport, whilst sheltering under the cliffs.

After enjoying a little break and re-fueling with some snacks, we headed back home taking in the sights, with a stunning sunset for good measure.

Massive thanks to Thomas for organising a run out tonight; it was a pleasure to welcome aboard the ladies who travelled all the way from Leeds, and a huge thanks to Paul and Tommy for giving a massive helping hand as always 🙂

We departed our stunning Royal Quays Marina with the sun shining, little to no wind, and flat seas. The first wreck produced an abundance of mackerel and other smaller stamp of fish which was a fantastic start.

Once everyone had enjoyed some sport and warmed up, we all agreed to head offshore to some bigger wrecks, in deeper water, in the hope of finding a better stamp of fish. Valerie led the sweep until Thomas winkled out a lovely 7.1 lb cod.

We had a steady steam back home while everyone gutted and filleted their fish, with a lovely sunset to end the night. It doesn't get much better than that!

Massive thanks to Paul for organising a run out with the lads today, and Craig Barnes 🙂

It started off promising with a run out the piers escorted by a pod of dolphins, a box full of mackerel at the first stop for bait, then a good steam to the first wreck. The weather was incredible, sweltering hot with flat seas, and at some points next to no wind and 0.4 knot drifts.

Tommy couldn't stop hauling out ling every drop, with good numbers of solid stamp cod coming aboard during the same drifts.

The fishing dropped off towards the back end of the ebb and slack water, and then as soon as the flood began the fishing almost immediately steadily picked up again. A minke whale also breached past in a hurry as we were having lunch which was great to witness.

We kept picking away on each wreck until the steam home, and finished the day with a few more mackerel on some inshore grounds before heading in.