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ST PETER PORT · GUERNSEY

Guernsey fishing trips with a skipper who finds fish

Book a seat on a shared trip from St Peter Port Harbour, or take the whole boat. Bait, tea and tuition included. Skipper Richard Seager has run charters here since 2000.

Fishing from £50 · Wildlife from £35 · Whole boat from £450

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Castle Cornet across the harbour mouth on calm blue water

What trips are there, and what do they cost?

Trip prices
Trip Adult Kid Whole boat
Full day, 8 hours 08:00 to 16:00, arrive by 07:45 £75 £60 £700
4 hours Start time agreed when you book £60 £50 £550
Evening, 3 hours 18:00 to 21:00, arrive by 17:45 £50 £40 £450
Kids' trip, 3 hours Weekends, school holidays. 2 kids (15 and under) per adult £50 £40 –
Wildlife, 2 hours Puffins, seals and dolphins £35 £20 (12 and under) Ask Richard
Whole boat Your group, up to 8 people – – from £450

Bait, tea and coffee included · rods £5 a set · tuition free

Two anglers at the rail netting a fish under steep green cliffs
Fish on

I have forgotten how many times I have fished with Richard over the many years. … the best skipper working out of Guernsey.

Chris, TripAdvisor, March 2020

4.55 11 TripAdvisor reviews · October 2023

Where do we fish?

Richard picks the spot for the tide, wind and season: the east coast, Sark's reefs, a west-coast wreck, or the banks off Alderney.

The waters we fish: chart of the Bailiwick of Guernsey Guernsey, Herm, Jethou and Sark, with an Alderney inset. Departure from St Peter Port Harbour; marked areas: East coast marks; Off Herm: puffins, seals and dolphins; Reefs and coastline of Sark; East of Sark; South-east of Sark: 2008 record thornback; Wrecks off the west coast; South coast cliffs: sightseeing; Les Hanois lighthouse (landmark); Alderney: sandbanks and mid-channel wrecks (inset). Coastline from OpenStreetMap. Illustrative only, not for navigation. GUERNSEY HERM JETHOU SARK St Peter Port East coast marks Off Herm: puffins, seals & dolphins Reefs & coastline of Sark East of Sark South-east of Sark: 2008 record thornback Wrecks off the west coast South coast cliffs: sightseeing Les Hanois 05 nautical miles inset, to the north-east ALDERNEY Sandbanks & mid-channel wrecks 1 nautical mile The waters we fishBailiwick of Guernsey 49°25′N49°30′N2°40′W2°35′W2°30′W2°25′W2°20′W Coastline © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) Illustrative only, not for navigation
The waters we fish: chart of the Bailiwick of Guernsey Guernsey, Herm, Jethou and Sark, with an Alderney inset. Departure from St Peter Port Harbour; marked areas: East coast marks; Off Herm: puffins, seals and dolphins; Reefs and coastline of Sark; East of Sark; South-east of Sark: 2008 record thornback; Wrecks off the west coast; South coast cliffs: sightseeing; Les Hanois lighthouse (landmark); Alderney: sandbanks and mid-channel wrecks (inset). Coastline from OpenStreetMap. Illustrative only, not for navigation. GUERNSEY HERM JETHOU SARK Wrecks off the west coast East coast marks Off Herm Reefs & coast of Sark East of Sark South-east of Sark South coast cliffs Les Hanois 03 nautical miles ALDERNEY Sandbanks & mid- channel wrecks 1 nautical mile The waters we fishBailiwick of Guernsey, inset: Alderney 49°25′N49°30′N49°35′N2°40′W2°35′W2°30′W2°25′W Coastline © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
  • St Peter Port Harbour: every trip starts here
  • East coast marks: evening and kids' trips; a 14 lb turbot, 2012
  • Off Herm: puffins, seals, dolphins
  • Reefs of Sark: almost every species
  • South-east of Sark: the 2008 Bailiwick record thornback ray
  • West-coast wrecks: a 21 lb pollack, 2017
  • South coast cliffs: sightseeing
  • Alderney (inset): sandbanks and mid-channel wrecks
  • Shoal Bank: a 25 lb turbot, 2009 (ask Richard where)

Exact marks? You'll have to ask the skipper.

What's biting this month?

Richard's own guide. This month is highlighted.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Pollack
Turbot
Brill
Tope Released
Bass Released
Cod
Ling
Black bream
Conger

Tope, and boat-caught bass, go back alive under Guernsey rules.

November to January: ask Richard.

Full season guide

Three bottlenose dolphins leaping clear of a calm blue sea
Two grey seals hauled out on a granite rock
Grey seals
Four puffins sitting together on the water
Puffins

Rather see puffins and seals?

Two hours looking for wildlife. Seals are usual and puffins come in spring and early summer. Dolphins are a bonus: about ten swam past off Herm in May 2018.

2 hours · £35 adult · £20 child (12 and under)

Wildlife trips

What's been caught aboard?

BAILIWICK BOAT RECORD

Brill

Held by Richard Seager

BAILIWICK RECORD

Thornback ray

Roger Raedts from Belgium, south-east of Sark. Guernsey Press, 2 July 2008.

Other big fish aboard

  • 25 lb turbot · Shoal Bank, June 2009
  • 22 lb turbot · May 2011
  • 21 lb pollack · a wreck off the west coast, 2017
  • 18 lb bass · from the early years, before bass went back
  • An angler holds up a large turbot in St Peter Port Harbour
    Turbot
  • Six anglers hold turbot and brill over the sign-written stern
    Turbot and brill
  • An angler holds a pollack over the wake
    Pollack
  • A bright blue and orange cuckoo wrasse in the hand
    Cuckoo wrasse
  • An angler holds a big cod on deck
    Cod

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What's the boat like, and who's the skipper?

CALL SIGN
ZQAG6
MMSI
235003313
LICENSED
8 PASSENGERS + 2 CREW
HULL
TWIN-ENGINE CATAMARAN
  • On-deck toilet
  • Covered seating
  • Tea and coffee
  • Life jackets
  • Stable ride

The boat & safety

Richard Seager in red oilskins holding a ling
Richard, 2003

A boat owner and commercial fisherman, Richard turned charter skipper in 2000. The boat has changed; the number hasn't.

Meet the skipper

  1. 2003
  2. c.2007
  3. c.2013
  4. 2017
  5. 2022
Castle Cornet lit up at dusk behind moored boats

Where do we meet, and when?

All trips leave from St Peter Port Harbour. Arrive 15 minutes early: 07:45 for the day trip, 17:45 for the evening. For other trips, Richard confirms the time and spot when you book.

Running late? Ring 07781 104356.

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