Having spoke to a lot of the skippers of late it appears the news of the fast approaching uptide festival has not been generating the level of interest shown in last years excellent event, and I am puzzled to know the reasons why,while the odd skipper is full others have few if any bookings this seems strange especially with the updated first prize of £1000,
 of all the festivals the wcsa hold over the year the uptide/winter one offers in my opinion the best chance for anyone to win novice anglers included, 
Last years winter festival was …

With this years Uptiding Festival drawing ever closer I felt it might be nice to take a look back at last years festival with a view to wetting your appatite for what is on offer from this great new festival. On the first day of the 2008 festival the Whitby charter boats sailed out to a stunning sunrise in the eastern skies and the fishing that followed was very good indeed. Day 1 saw a mass of fish taken from the inshore grounds with the best going to Simon West …

Report From http://www.thechieftain.co.uk/
This year we are going to fish the Whitby Uptide Festival which runs from Monday the 30th November to Sunday the 6th December.
We have not fished this festival before and fishing this close in, within a mile of the shore will be a new experience for us but we think the bigger boat will provide a more stable platform to fish from and certainly more space. There is a £1000 prize for the biggest cod caught during the week and also prizes for the second and third …

WCSA Press Release – Please Feel Free To Place This On Your Own Websites.
After the sucess of last years winter uptiding festival, the Whitby Charter Skippers Association will be running another event this year during late November and early December. This years week long uptiding festival will run from 30th November to 6th December. Glenn Stocks and Stagecoach Supertram from Sheffield will again sponsor the event and the prizes will be £1000 for the heaviest single cod, £300 for second heaviest cod and £200 for 3rd heaviest cod. There will …

Uptiding
Great Fishing On Light Tackle Whilst At Anchor.
Uptide boat fishing at anchor (uptiding) is one of the most productive and enjoyable methods of fishing for Cod and numerous other species like ling, conger, bass, tope and rays. The method involves casting a 6/8 ounce weight and a trace, baited with a variety of sea fishing baits, uptide of the boat you are fishing from. The tackle used usually consists of a 9 foot uptiding rod and a small 6500 or 7000 size multiplier or open faced spinning reel size 70 …

Skipper : Paul Kilpatrick
Tel : 01947 811329
Website : www.sea-otter2.co.uk
Boat Details : Sea Otter 2 is a Lockin 33. Lockin are renowned for their stability and safety, in fact the same hull of these boats are often used in manufacturing lifeboats, so you know when you step aboard Sea Otter 2 you are boarding one of the safest fishing vessels in the country. It’s been proven time and again that these crafts are superb sea boats and can also do speeds in excess of 20 knots giving much more fishing time …

STRANGER NEAR THE SHORE?
April 6th, 2008
FRIDAYS DAILY FESTIVAL WINNER Ian Cornwell from Stockton with this 5lb 8oz conger, fishing from the Sea urchin, Ian also won third prize with a cod of 5lb
Now the Cornwell family are regular anglers with the Whitby charter skippers, and Bob along with his son Ian and grandson Harry, had decided to charter the sea urchin for there spring festival outing, with the weather we have had and the days forecast I decided to use the tide and concentrate on some ground with the anchor …