About Sophie Lea Charters

Fully licensed with maritime and coastguard agency code of practice for ten plus two including a brown workboat code, safety is assured, ladies and individuals welcome with free tuition if required.

The Thames Estuary is a vast expanse of shoal and sandbanks holding a large variety of fish species including; Bass, Smooth Hound, Mackerel, Tope and Skate in summer months with Cod and Whiting etc in the winter months.

Often when south coast charter boats are in harbour due to strong winds Thames Estuary boats are still able to find sheltered fishing, thus often avoiding cancellations and costly wasted journeys. Most fishing is anchored ground fishing, Uptide/Downtide, and wrecking trips and Tope trips by special arrangement dependant on weather conditions.

Rods and fishing equipment can be hired and bait can be supplied, any live bait ordered must be paid for in full and no refund can be given on any live bait ordered. We depart port at 8am returning to harbour at approximately 4.30 to 5.00pm.

A £100 pound deposit is required to confirm any booking, which is fully refundable (less any live bait costs) if weather conditions prevent safe sailing, this is at the discretion of the skipper. We can not refund deposits if you cancel but we will try to reschedule your trip to another date if we are given a four week notice.

Hot tea and coffee or soft drinks are on offer all day while on board the boat.

Brand new jetty enabling safer access to the boat, so anglers with impaired movement can now fish aboard the Sophie Lea!

Superb on-board luxury with heated out of the weather seating area
for anglers, also on deck toilet plus new configuration
seating & space in stern of boat.