About Northwest Boat Fishing Charters
Experienced Skipper and
Sightseeing Tour Guide
Your Skippers Mckenzie and Franco are the proud owners and skippers of Gemini and Blue Thunder. With over 30 years of experience in commercial trawling and potting, Franco shifted to charter skippering in 2006, working from Milford Haven before relocating to North Wales. He currently charters on weekends while working full-time. Following in his father's footsteps, Mckenzie has been passionate about fishing since he was six, starting as a deckhand and galley boy He became one of the youngest commercially endorsed skippers in UK after completing all necessary courses and now skippers full-time, weather permitting. skippers share a love for angling and offer guidance anglers of all skill levels. Gemini, a fast,-built charter boat, boasts a powerful 380hp engine with a cruising speed of 14 knots and a sprint speed of 35 knots, while Blue Thunder, a Cygnus Cyfish 33, is powered by a 400hp engine. Onboard and Blue Thunder, you'll find live bait tanks, fishing rods, and reels available for hire, to all types of boat fishing. The boats are equipped for fishing wrecks, reefs, and drift fishing, ensuring have the best chance of catching various species in Liverpool Bay, including,Tope,Bass,Ling, Dogfish,Plaice,Dabs,Whiting,Gurnard,Tope,Congor Eel, Cod, and more. With the latest electronics, including a Clear View/Side Scan Fishfinder, and a marine toilet accessible from the deck, both boats are regularly maintained for a safe and enjoyable experience
Boat Fishing charters with excitement
Northwest Boat Charters is the only dedicated Bass & Tope charter fishing vessel running fishing trips from Liverpool . Being located
close to the Welsh coast, we have the advantage to be able to get you quickly out to some of the many offshore reefs, sandbanks and wrecks located in the liverpool bay and off the north Wales coast
TOURS AND TRIPS
Adventure Awaits
BASS FISHING
From £60 per person
The North wales Coast and Menai Strait has long been one of the best spots in the UK to target Bass. Increasing Sea temperatures have resulted in more and bigger fish staying around for longer. These are great sporting as well as eating fish and efforts to conserve stocks have resulted in both minimum size limits (currently 42cm) and restrictions/bans on taking fish being imposed.
We fish for Bass around the many reefs & gullies in the area and on the offshore wrecks using live-baits, dead-baits & a variety of lures depending on the Sea state and weather conditions. There really is no longer a defined Season for Bass fishing and they are pretty much ever-present along the Welsh Coastline.
Please don’t be offended when you have battled with a double figure Bass and we ask you to return it, there are strict rules which govern the taking of this species (Currently 3 fish per angler/day from 1st April till Jan 31 and a no take restriction between those dates ) and these regulations are strictly observed.(sport fishing still welcome)
When the tides are right we run shorter evening sessions in the Summer/Autumn for Bass from 1700-2100. These can involve float fishing live baits over the reefs, casting lures from the boat or targeting inshore wrecks with live baits/lures. It’s a good option for those that have limited time and ensures that you get the very best of the
GENERAL FISHING
From £35 per person
General Ground Fishing
Ground fishing refers to inshore fishing (generally within 10 miles of the shore) around the numerous reefs, gullies and depressions. Popular species that we target include Plaice, Bass, Mackerel, Bream, rays, Gurnard, wrasse, Cod, Whiting and many others. We fish for these either at anchor or on the drift depending on time of year, water clarity, state of tide, water temperature and gut instinct!
With such diverstiy it’s impossible to recommend just one tackle set-up or bait and it is best to start with telling us what you would like to catch when making your booking and let us figure it out from there.
We usually fish baits (fish/worm/squid/cuttle-fish) depending on species and time of year – again we are happy to advise at time of booking.
TOPE FISHING
From £70 per person
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