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  • 01/2018 Fishing Report by Kevin McKie on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)

    Jan 2018 by Kevin McKie

    Report on-board Size Matters

    Over the last set of tides we managed to get out to the wrecks for the first time since November.
    The day before I explained to the lads we have had gales up to 60 knots in recent days and if the water is coloured we will struggle to catch. The lads decided they still wanted to go because the weather forecast was so good and it made a nice change from the Mersey.

    Sadly when we got to our first wreck there was only about one meter visibility, we tried three wrecks with only half a dozen small Pollack being caught.
    I then told the lads we would anchor a wreck on the flood tide to see if that made a difference. The lads caught plenty of Whiting, odd Dogfish and a single Pouting. The lads didn’t skip on bait either they used 24lb of Squid in 3 hours, I had the boat positioned perfect just up tide of the wreck. It was one of them days where nothing was working, you get this on the big jobs sometimes ha ha.

    The highlight of the trip was when one of the lads caught a Whiting about 1lb and it spat out a Mantis Shrimp. It’s the first one I have ever seen in UK waters and I didn’t even know we got them in the UK.
    So I am claiming the first ever Scouse Mantis Shrimp! Thank god Forest Gump wasn’t onboard ha ha.

    The Mersey is tough going for Cod with our best one in the last week going 8lb 6oz, there is still plenty of Whiting, Dabs and the odd Ray showing.

    Since I payed out £100 for a Cod over 10lb every group I have had onboard have asked me to do the same for them and being the gentleman that I am I have honoured it.
    It’s actually worked out well giving the lads an incentive to change the bait more regular resulting in some better Cod coming out.

    So from February 5th to 17th I will be offering £100 to the person who catches the first Cod of the day over 10lb and I am offering £500 to the first person of the day to catch a Cod over 20lb. Only paying out two cash prizes per day, one for a Cod over 10lb and one for a Cod over 20lb. I don’t have to do this because we are 98% fully booked but when the fishing is not at its best my anglers appreciate something to encourage them to fish hard or die trying!!

    We are fast approaching the last set of tides on the Mersey for this winter, here are the last few available places for February.

    February
    Monday 5th Wrecking 4am sailing 3 places available.
    Thursday 8th Mersey 5.30am sailing 1 place available.
    Friday 9th Wrecking 7am sailing 1 place available.
    Tuesday 13th Mersey 10.30am sailing 1 place available.
    Wednesday 14th Mersey 11am sailing 1 place available.

    If you would like to book any of the above dates or like more information please contact me.

    Cheers
    Kevin Mckie
    07999628511
    mckiesfishingcharters@hotmail.com



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