Sticky for Boat Owners offering FREE! trips...

Occasional Joined: Nov 07, 2009 Posts: 131

Well it has been a while, what with illness and the bad weather.

I got some welcome news today, my application for a resident pontoon mooring at Brightlingsea has been approved.

This will mean I will be taking the boat out of the Thames Estuary.

The benefits far outweigh the cheapness of Southend, just one example would be she will be sitting in permanent water and able to get out at any state of the tide...that is a god send, no more 24hrs on the boat for an 8 hour trip anymore, freezing me wotsits off...

So, the Free trips are still up for grabs, just means a bit more travelling..sorry!

Weather permitting I expect to take her round soon as the Contract is from April to April...just hope for some good weather.

I do have somebody that knows where to fish round this area, has been fishing it for 20+ years, so once I get the marks we should be ok...there is always the radio anyway..

I suppose I will now have to make my posts in the East section, so keep an eye out there..

Cheers
Cliff

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glad to hear you all sorted mate would be nice to take you up on your offer one day

steve

Occasional Joined: Jun 19, 2010 Posts: 159 Location: kent

Hi Cliff the fishing from that area can be amazing! i fish with john rawle and phil white regularly who are moored in bradwell, just up river from britlingsea, and the skate, smoothhound fishing in the summer is amazing! smoothounds to 20lb+ and skate to around 15lb! always seems bass around which are great and mackerel although last year wasnt great for the mackerel in the thames sad

also the cod fishing can be really good aswell! i've got a trip on sunday with john so i'll post a report to let you know how the area is fishing! good luck with the boat and the new mooring
thanks
fishingnuts95

Occasional Joined: Nov 07, 2009 Posts: 131

Yep, know John myself, been out a few times with him...in fact it was not long ago I had a chat with him on his boat, he had just had the new engine fitted....very nice bloke, and very knowledgable.

I'll have to find out what channel he listens to and give him a call once I am there...

Once I have settled in I'll let you all know and the trips can begin..

Cheers
Cliff

Joined: Jun 06, 2011 Posts: 4 Location: southend-on-sea

hello, if you are still doing this i would love to come, infact if been waiting for this opportunity for a very long time!

Pm me if your up for it, thank you