Kestrel warrior fishing trips

01/06/2026

Update on the second boat

31/05/2026

A few pictures from this weekend 😁I will do a report soon

30/05/2026

🎣 SUMMER HOLIDAY SPECIAL – KIDS FISH FREE! 🎣

Looking for an affordable family day out this summer?

From 20th July to 6th September, children can fish FREE when accompanied by one full-paying adult aboard Kestrel Warrior Fishing Trips at Brighton Marina.

✔ Family-friendly fishing trips
✔ 90-minute, 3-hour and 7-hour trips available
✔ All abilities welcome
✔ Onboard tuition available
✔ Free fish gutting service
✔ Rod hire available

Whether you're trying fishing for the first time or looking to make unforgettable summer holiday memories, we've got the perfect trip for you.

📍 Brighton Marina
📞 07896 471691

Offer valid from 20 July to 6 September. Subject to availability and weather conditions. One free child place per full-paying adult.

www.kestrelwarrior6.co.uk

30/05/2026

🎣🔥 BRIGHTON MARINA CATCH REPORT – ACTION-PACKED MORNING! 🔥🎣

What a fantastic morning aboard Kestrel Warrior 6!

We welcomed a keen group of anglers from London for a 3-hour trip, setting sail sharp at 8:00am and heading straight for the reefs and broken ground in search of some hard-fighting fish.

The fishing didn't disappoint, with a cracking mixed bag coming over the rails including:

🐟 Black Bream
🐟 Mackerel
🐟 Smoothounds
🐟 Conger Eels
🐟 Plaice
🐟 Dabs

The star of the day was our young angler onboard, who landed the biggest fish of the trip – a beautiful 2lb Black Bream! As if that wasn't enough, he then hooked into a double shot of Conger Eels, giving him a battle he'll be talking about for a long time. Smiles all round and memories made!

With plenty of fish showing and summer fishing getting better by the day, now is the perfect time to get out on the water.

🚤 Trips running 7 days a week (weather permitting)
🌅 First sailing: 7:00am
🌇 Last sailing: 6:00pm

📞 To book your place call: 07896 471691

🌐 www.kestrelwarrior6.co.uk

Tight lines everyone, and we look forward to seeing you onboard soon! 🎣

21/05/2026

🎣🔥 SPRING HALF TERM FISHING ACTION IS HERE! 🔥🎣

Looking for something exciting this school half term?
Get the kids off the screens and out on the water with Kestrel Warrior Fishing Trips! 🌊🐟

Whether you’re after fast-paced mackerel fishing, exciting inshore action, or just an unforgettable family day out, Captain Ant 🐜 has you covered!

❌All dates for half term are now full❌

✅ Family Friendly
✅ Beginners Welcome
✅ Rod Hire Available
✅ Bait Available
✅ Experienced Anglers Welcome

📞 Book now with Captain Ant 🐜
07896 471691
🌐 kestrelwarrior6.co.uk⁠�
🌊 Big smiles, bent rods, and unforgettable memories await aboard the Kestrel Warrior!

Kestrel Warrior 6 Deep Sea Fishing Trips along and ff the Sussex coast. This fully coded charter vessel is able to carry 12 passengers out for the day Wreck fishing, lure fishing, Tope and inshore mixed ground trips

19/05/2026

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Please like and share the post as this is potentially the biggest tope caught in years.

Now for a VERY special fish… one I’ve kept quiet about for a few days. 🎣🦈

Honestly, I still can’t quite believe this one myself.

I only had a tape measure onboard and no sling, so there was absolutely no chance of getting this beast into the boat safely. The fish was seriously stressed and wouldn’t cooperate at all, so I had to work quickly and just grab some rough measurements while she was alongside. 🤣

This tope measured an unbelievable:

🔥 173cm long
🔥 87cm girth

By the measurements, this fish is estimated somewhere around the 80lb mark… possibly even more. Either way, it is WITHOUT QUESTION the biggest tope I have ever laid eyes on — and genuinely looked close to British record size. Absolutely prehistoric.

The power in this fish was unreal. Even boatside it felt like trying to control a submarine. Moments like this are exactly why we do it.

Unfortunately, without a sling there was no safe way to bring her onboard, so after a quick measure and a few shaky photos, she kicked away strong back into the depths where she belongs. 💪🦈

Now confirmed by 2 separate people with the measurements submitted the fish has been estamated over 80lbs some people telling me 95 to 98 lbs

A fish I’ll never forget.

Tight lines everyone 🎣
Captain Ant 🐜

16/05/2026

Tope fishing video I need to get jack wreck adventures back out for more tope videos

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16/05/2026

I must say I feel a little bit more welcomed to Brighton marina today.
After having a cuppa on the back of Wandering Star Charter Fishing with Greg and Steve 👍

16/05/2026

🔥 Friday 15th – BIG Tope Action! 🔥

Hello guys and girls,

Now that we’re finally back fishing the ground I love most, the tope trips are officially underway again — and what a way to kick things off! 🎣

These trips start with around 2 hours of mackerel fishing before we head onto the main event… targeting BIG tope for the next 5–6 hours.

Now I know this style of fishing isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but if you’ve ever dreamed of battling a powerful 40–60lb tope, this is your chance. These fish are absolute monsters and they fight like trains once they hit the bait!

We fish relatively close inshore too — normally only around 1.5 to 2 miles off the coast along the reef edges — but don’t let that fool you. Some proper giants patrol these marks.

I’m running all specialist tackle and reels, along with my new favourite setup — the stinger rig. Originally used for pike fishing, but after seeing how effective it is on these big tope, I’m completely sold on it.

The window for these bigger fish is short, usually from early May through to the end of June, so every trip counts.

Now onto yesterday’s session…

We met at the harbour at 9am with a small crew — just me and two good mates. Straight away we headed out to fill the livebait tank with fresh mackerel before making our way to one of my favourite tope marks out of Newhaven.

Once anchored up and the baits were out, the waiting game began…

Two hours passed with absolutely nothing. Not even a sniff.

Then out of nowhere… my rod absolutely SCREAMED off! 🚨

I struck into the fish and handed the rod to Tony’s grandson, who had never caught a tope before in his life. What happened next was unbelievable.

After an epic battle, up came an absolute beast of a fish — estimated high 50s and possibly pushing the magical 60lb mark! A proper fish of a lifetime and one very happy angler onboard.

Not long after that, Al’s rod folded over and he was into another cracking fish, estimated around the 40lb mark. Typical Al though… “I don’t want a photo with it,” so straight back over the side she went after a quick unhook at the back of the boat.

Then right at the death, my rod tore off again. Seeing as Tony had never landed a tope before, I handed him the rod and he got stuck into his first one. Maybe not the biggest fish of the day, but smiles all round and another unforgettable catch onboard.

Trips like this are exactly why I love tope fishing. Long quiet spells… then pure chaos and adrenaline when the rods finally go! 💥

If you fancy the chance of tangling with one of these incredible fish, give me a call and I’ll do my best to get you booked in. We can only fish certain tides for them, so availability is limited.

Stay safe everyone and tight lines 🎣

Captain Ant 🐜

11/05/2026

Bass for ron