25/6/04 Anglers from Kent and Gravesend joined us on the Jenna-d for a spot of smooth hound fishing over 30 hounds were boated along with three skate,dog fish, and two bass to 6lbs.

26/6/04 fifteen hounds and three skate were boated by a party from St Ives. Nothing giant but a respectable day.

27/6/04 saw a party from Chelmsford target the tope twenty seven tope to 25lbs were boated biggest by Paul Copping along with dog fish and three skate to 12lbs.

28/6/04. Another tope trip another good day 32 tope were boated along with mackerel and dog fish ,biggest 26lbs with many doubles among the catch Most of the tope falling to fresh mackerel . Highlight of the day 20 bass to 4lbs from rough ground on feathers. Casualty one angler wearing shorts bitten on the leg but not serious!

First fish on the boat was a bass of 13lbs 9oz the fish fell to mackerel bait fished on a 4ft trace in 70 ft of water and was caught by Graham Steward of Chadwell St Mary. Twenty tope were boated along with three skate to 12lbs dog fish another bass of 8lbs by son Tom Steward dog fish and a lot of school bass. Fresh mackerel was the best bait and it was a struggle to find until the end of the day when a very large shoal was located and the anglers filled their