Norman
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With bert still away on holiday (a special holiday I might add) we once again looked after keith in berts absence .... 
so Myself, Tony and Keith set out at the leisurly time of 4.00am this morning .... to catch the start of the flood tide and hopefully re-create last weeks fishing fantastico .........
Well, not quite, however the catch as it turned out was a full box with fish ranging from 3lb to 8lb so can't complain.
Left the piers at about 4.30am with the sun struggeling to get through the cloud and the forecast a little iffy. Our first stop was a close in spot we ALWAYS go to first because of the history ... but as ever this season not a thing, so, quickly moved on to "the fishing ground" where we had such a good spell last week, in not too long I found myself calling for the gaff for a fish I though may just be Slinkys first double of the season, but it was not to be just a mere 8lbs ... still not a bad fish for 5.00am in the morning ......
Unfortunately nothing else but poor cod, scotchies, the odd ling and a launce could be found here this week so we moved on --- to a close in wreck.
Here we found fish and picked up a decent haul of 7 good fish from 3lbd to 6 lbs ... then once again it all went quiet ......
We returned to our "fishing ground" just in case the timing was different and there was a sudden "turn on" (but infortunately not), met up with Rich and co on Stingray who although had had fish close in, most were small and returned. (video of stingray to come )
We tried a few other wrecks and ground but all to no avail (other than the odd selection of species) until eventually both Keith and I dug into fish at the same moment thinking this was a sign of a "switch on" ..... unfortunately not but it did increase our haul to 10 good sized keepers.
The day seemed to turn into a species drive with several unexpected arrivals, species tally for the day (I`m sure Tony will correct me if I`ve missed any)
Codling
Cod (codling over 7lbd)
Poor Cod
Ling
Coalie
Mackerel (big size this season)
Launce
Scotchie (Pouting)
Octopus
Wrasse
all this with a day of sunshine, great company and a bag of fillets each to take home ...... unbeatable !
pics of the day
My first cod of the day , a nice 8lbd
Keith , as ever digging into em ....
Tony , proving he too can do it ...
Tony with his prize of the day and his first boat caught Launce
Myself with a fair sized octopus ....... which was leaving nothing to chance as it sped downward leaving a thick cloud of dye behind ...
And last but not least a fine Wrasse from St Marys ....
As ever a great day out with great company ........ (and a bag of fillets)
Many Thanks to my Friends the Crew
norm
so Myself, Tony and Keith set out at the leisurly time of 4.00am this morning .... to catch the start of the flood tide and hopefully re-create last weeks fishing fantastico .........
Well, not quite, however the catch as it turned out was a full box with fish ranging from 3lb to 8lb so can't complain.
Left the piers at about 4.30am with the sun struggeling to get through the cloud and the forecast a little iffy. Our first stop was a close in spot we ALWAYS go to first because of the history ... but as ever this season not a thing, so, quickly moved on to "the fishing ground" where we had such a good spell last week, in not too long I found myself calling for the gaff for a fish I though may just be Slinkys first double of the season, but it was not to be just a mere 8lbs ... still not a bad fish for 5.00am in the morning
......Unfortunately nothing else but poor cod, scotchies, the odd ling and a launce could be found here this week so we moved on --- to a close in wreck.
Here we found fish and picked up a decent haul of 7 good fish from 3lbd to 6 lbs ... then once again it all went quiet ......
We returned to our "fishing ground" just in case the timing was different and there was a sudden "turn on" (but infortunately not), met up with Rich and co on Stingray who although had had fish close in, most were small and returned. (video of stingray to come
)We tried a few other wrecks and ground but all to no avail (other than the odd selection of species) until eventually both Keith and I dug into fish at the same moment thinking this was a sign of a "switch on" ..... unfortunately not but it did increase our haul to 10 good sized keepers.
The day seemed to turn into a species drive with several unexpected arrivals, species tally for the day (I`m sure Tony will correct me if I`ve missed any)
Codling
Cod (codling over 7lbd)
Poor Cod
Ling
Coalie
Mackerel (big size this season)
Launce
Scotchie (Pouting)
Octopus
Wrasse
all this with a day of sunshine, great company and a bag of fillets each to take home ...... unbeatable !
pics of the day
My first cod of the day , a nice 8lbd
Keith , as ever digging into em ....
Tony , proving he too can do it ...
Tony with his prize of the day and his first boat caught Launce
Myself with a fair sized octopus ....... which was leaving nothing to chance as it sped downward leaving a thick cloud of dye behind ...
And last but not least a fine Wrasse from St Marys ....
As ever a great day out with great company ........ (and a bag of fillets)
Many Thanks to my Friends the Crew
norm
