Report By Rupert Drury – June17th 2009. The original report can be read at :
http://www.whitbyseaanglers.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=10257.0
This was the earliest I’d booked a shark trip from Whitby and though all the captures from the port have been from July onwards, previous sightings reported to me over the last 2 years in June led me to believe that a booking a trip ths month could possibly be worthwhile. I’d been scanning this site for reports on mackerel catches for several weeks as these are vital for the trip. Reports suggested that …

A Lucky angler onboard Trot On managed to hook and land a porbeagle shark in the Whitby angling festival. As Sharks are not allowed to be weighed in during the festival for conservation reasons, the fish was returned to fight another day.