With weekday and some weekend dates still available for groups and individuals, give me a call and come fishing off Ramsgate aboard Duke IV. Still weekend dates available for whole boat or individual booking so call me up and lets go fishing. The crabs will be peeling anytime which will bring in the Hounds and Bass so plenty to look forward to. Still plenty to catch off Ramsgate for now with winter species arriving and summer fish leaving, a few Codling being reported already, quite early this year so hopefully a good winter ahead. Bait is still available and Duke IV is ready to go so just call and lets go fishing! A recent visit to The Varne and surrounding wrecks we caught Bass, Pollack, and Cod. The fish preferred a tip of squid with their lug today. Click on pins to view beach details The beach guide has 17 fishing beaches listed in Kent. You may like to see it, Bob, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcbmYtMIQVg. Always a chance of a Cod so plenty of chances for good fishing throughout the winter. The small ones make good fodder for Bass and Cod, a few of which are starting to show. The water is still cool and carrying some colour which is not best for our favoured method of drifting the wreck with lures but after a slow start on both days we got amongst the Pollack, fine hard fighting fish they were too! The beach anglers seem to be getting a similar result, plenty of Whiting, not many Cod! them is a good idea! Above pic shows Saturdays crew with some nice Skate. The summer species have arrived with Mackerel and Bass numbers increasing daily. We are enjoying the best Smoothound fishing for some time with plenty of fish to double figures. ( See Richards Cod in the gallery). Ramsgate is a seaside town in the district of Thanet in east Kent, England. Great fishing off Ramsgate with plenty of Smoothounds to 10lb along with Bass, Skate and Mackerel. For the hottest action get offshore to the 15/20 mile wrecks where there will be Cod along with Pollack and Bass. A few Cod are showing up already so we are hoping we may see a few this coming winter. August/September are prob the best time for big Bass with Mackerel or lug the bait, also the Hounds are heading south through our area with Skate always around although they seem to scatter now the breeding season is over. Richard had a 7lb beauty fishing off Margate on Duke IV, lug and squid being the bait of the day! Today we had around 20 Smoothounds to 6lbs to our live shrimp, 6 Bass and 3 Skate. Winters here but we're still fishing with plenty of good size Whiting and Pout along with Skate to double figures although at times they can be hard to find. Prospects look good with more Bass and hounds passing through while Mackerel will arrive in June. The Bass fishing has been sporadic, shoaling some days and others can’t find them anywhere with just the odd fish showing. Along with some Doggies. superb with plenty all this year, with most of them being released, With the water still warm we are enjoying some great fishing off Ramsgate with Smoothounds and Bass in good numbers. Tightlines Bob Duke lV . Exceptional fishing off Ramsgate with some of the best Bass fishing ever with quality fish being caught on bait, today we chased the Bass with hokkies landing around 30 fish to 3lb 8oz, along with some Mackerel. Duke lV is out of the water for maintenance for 2 weeks but ready to go from mid February so give me a call and come along and make the most of the super fishing. Thornbacks have arrived and we are getting increasing numbers. Boats from Ramsgate, Deal, Walmer, Folkestone, Dungeness and Rye Harbour all provide good fishing in winter for big cod until late December when huge sprat shoals move in and blot out everything but small bottom feeders. So many people fishing. See all the pictures on our Facebook page @fishingramsgate1 . Pic shows a good catch of Skate for Seans group. With good weather keeping up the water temps we are enjoying some good fishing aboard Duke IV with Smoothounds around in numbers as they head south for winter. Josh and Paul were busy all day with Mackerel and Doggies with all catching plenty of fish. All these big Bass are female so returning So the fish are there, we have the best bait available, what you waiting for? The wreck fishing has also lived up to our hopes with good catches of Cod along with a few Pollack to plastic eels and shads. Still some weekend and plenty of weekdays available to book for individuals or whole boat bookings on Duke IV so call me for more info or to book. The Bass, Hounds along with all our summer fish will be heading our way by now  So to sum up, once the Spratt’s move out we should have some excellent spring fishing to look forward to, so dust off your rods and get down here, do some fishing! The inshore Skate fishing remains good with some unusally large male fish around with herring still the bait of choice. There's plenty of Dabs and the Thornback Ray have started to arrive with a few being caught, the Smoothies will be right behind them and as the water warms so the fishing should just get better! Anyway today we got out with Jake & Darren onboard and headed north stopping on an old Cod mark. The Bass and Mackerel are still patchy with double figure Bass few & far between, hopefully the big girls will arrive soon with August usually the best month for these fantastic fish. RAMSGATE FISHING CHARTERS operates out of Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour, with a wide variety of trips available, whether you’re a beginner or experienced fisherman. Give me a call to check availability, get booked in and make the most of the super fishing we are currently enjoying. So good fishing should be with us as spring brings more species with Bass and Smoothounds in. The weather has'nt helped either, with the water temps dropping to around 41'f. Getting plenty of ladies and kids fishing over the last few months and I think they along with the chaps have enjoyed the day out on Duke IV. Spring is finally upon us despite the cold easterly wind persisting. Pic belowshows Lukes 6lb 8oz Bass. The wrecks should continue to fish well through September, weather permitting and we will be looking for some more and larger Turbot also Black Bream that arrive here around this time. July and August are probably the best months of the year to try for large Bass using whole squid or large mackerel baits. The fishing when we have got out has been as expected with lots of Whiting and Dabs along with Cod, Skate and the odd Bass. Herring have arrived replacing We have a glut of Herring in midwater at the moment, this causes the Cod and Bass to feed higher in the water making it difficult fishing for them on the bottom, maybe a live whiting would work in these situations? Still weekend dates available for individuals or whole boat bookings so call me to book. Trip Summary. Plenty of dates available. Give me a call and let's go fishing. The winter maintenance has been completed and Duke lV is back in the water and ready to go fishing. We have been getting great catches recently on the very popular individuals trips with up to 15 Skate in a day along with Smoothounds, Whiting and the odd Codling and Bass.Herring remains the most reliable bait for the Skate with crab being best for the Hounds although lugworm remains effective for all species, probably because the best of the fishing has been within 3 miles of land.The Cod are now moving offshore and will settle on the wrecks feasting on the pouting etc, packing on the weight, we also will be hoping for a good run of Pollack this year, great fighting fish to compliment the Cod.We will be looking to head offshore now to the wrecks and have space on the 28th May.See gallery for pics also our page on Charter boat UKTight lines Bob. Fishing remains tough on Duke IV, largely due to winter refusing to loosen its grip upon us. Duke IV is now back on the mooring, all spruced up and ready to go. See latest reports and pictures on our Facebook page @fishingramsgate1. Bens group from Eltham had a fine weather day on Duke IV and along with some cracking Whiting they got amongst the Cod. We are now looking for the spring run of Cod this area is famous for. Keeps the fishing interesting and we are lucky here at Ramsgate with the English Channel meeting the Thames Estuary and the North Sea on our doorstep there is always a good tide somewhere. The prospects look good with more and larger Cod arriving. The Belgium fysching club enjoyed their week landing quality Just back in from today’s trip, (4th March) with Grahame Lovedays group from Gravesend and the Codling kept coming all day with fish to 9lb, along with a few Skate and quality Whiting an excellent day. When the right weather, tides and clear water come together we can enjoy some excellent fishing with pirk and hokkai lures over the rough ground and banks. Well done shipmate! They managed to catch some nice Whiting and Doggies along with four quality Cod aboard Duke IV. The Belgium fishing club have just left to return home with their freezer quite full of fish, the majority of which were Skate along with Bass, Hounds, Whiting and Dogfish, apparently a favoured fish in Belgium. There appears to be a good run of Spring Codling along with plenty of Skate and quality whiting running through our area now so when we get out we will hope to have some good sport! 19/08/2020 Fishing Report by Paul Cumbers 19 Aug 2020 by Paul Cumbers Some nice fish being caught at Ramsgate September and October hopfully will be good still have spaces available. Whiting of all sizes with Dabs and of course the Doggies keep the rods moving. lovely day to be out. Jane's family group from Deal, Kent  finally got out and enjoyed a fine break in the weather. lovely day to be out. Not many anglers at the moment so a big thank you to all those that have braved this long and very cold winter, without you the boat would be gone too! We are finding more Skate and Whiting so winter is definitely on its way along with hopefully some Cod. Although they have been few around some have been caught along the coast so maybe this winter will give us a few. The water changes often with dirty water suiting the Cod and Bass on worm then along comes clearer water with a chance of jigging for the Bass. Fishing in Ramsgate. Perhaps with the return of Cod last winter the Varne bank will return quality Cod to pirks like the good old days when charter boats would drift up and down the bank throughout he summer, their crews jigging like mad sometimes huge homemade pirks, hard work but the rewards made it worth the effort. I am sure the Cod will taste just as good ! Let's go fishing. We had a good catch of wreck Cod on Duke IV for the individuals thursday wrecking trip and followed up with Pauls group getting amongst the Cod and Pollack on the saturday. Good fishing here at Ramsgate at the moment with plenty of action! They were everywhere. The Hounds have a particular taste for peeler crab bait, although we have been catching them on lug, herring and squid so the early birds are hungry and feeding on anything that's going! The wreck fishing starts in April and we will be taking individuals and small groups on Thursdays so looking forward to seeing all the old faces and hopefully welcome some new ones! This weather has though, given me the opportunity to get the beach caster out and I can say that Rob and I caught plenty of fish Whiting, Dabs and the obligatory Doggies we even caught a couple of nice fat Cod from Deal beach the other night so well worth the effort! There are some Cod around but thin on the ground so proving difficult. summer so dust off the rod's and let's go fishing! The bait of choice is herring despite most have now moved off into deep water to spawn.....Smoothounds are looking for the crabs that are now shedding there shells, a process that they do annually to grow. The fishing wide open here at Ramsgate with Smoothounds Bass Mackerel and Skate allthere for the taking. The inshore fishing fishing here at Ramsgate is now at its best with Skate, Smoothounds and Bass. Its wet and cold but we're still getting out when the weather allows, Best prices! Link to post Share on other sites. As the dirty water caused by a particularly bad case of may rot, dissipates the Mackerel are showing up to the south of our area. Great fishing today on Duke IV with some fine Smoothounds to 7lbs in the morning on the live shrimp we have been able to source. Covering England, Scotland, Wales, Northen Ireland and Ireland. In 2001 it had a population of about 40,000. Best prices! Predominant species: Shad, Kob, Garrick. Anyway, i bag out by 2pm. Facebook Duke IV Charter Fishing Boat . Summary. The weather is very settled for the time of year so we are getting out ok and with plenty of good bait available we are always in with a good chance of a great catch as can be seen below with a fine haul of Skate to 10lb. Report on-board Duke IV. Tight lines Bob, Plenty of Skate off Ramsgate with double figure catches often recorded. Plenty of fish around, loads of Whiting Doggies etc. We are still catching plenty of Skate along with Smoothounds on rough ground. Wow. This winter looks like it could be the best fishing for Give me a call. 1 talking about this. Ramsgate Fishing Charters is a family business run by Roger Lennon, an ex-commercial fisherman and merchant Navy coxswain. There are at least 3 fisho flicking … 7,793 Posts . Plenty of Whiting around, the Bass seem to be chasing these more since the decline in sandeels. 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