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04/2009
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
Apr 2009 by Gethyn Owen
The weather over the Easter period has certainly been a god send to many of us involved within the angling industry. Friends with boats, shops and a few in the wholesale trade have all reported brisk business, with many grateful for the fairly settled spell of calm seas and sunshine giving many the warm glow required to get 2009 off to a flier.
As reported previously the fishing has been gathering momentum with an almost daily basis, although I must add that the spurdogs are still eluding me in any great number.
Our inshore pollack fishing continues to improve, with many crews enjoying a few nice fillets to take home for the family.
The wrasse family have been surprisingly obliging over the past fortnight. Usually they are a little hit and miss until we are well into May. The warmer calmer weather experienced over recent weeks has seen many ballans come to the side of the boat. Nothing monstrous but fish to 3lb on fairly light gear certainly put up a fight.
Rough ground marks out in the deeps have in general been slow, few huss, spurs and congers, but a boundless amount of doggies infuriating most anglers with the 180ft haul up from the sea bed. With nothing to lose, a change of tact was required earlier this week and a search for new ground was thought fit – after all, with the elusiveness of double figure quarry in the deeps, there was nothing much to lose.
A good nose through the charts and an series of 170ft rocks in and around a 240ft bed seemed like a nice holding point for a variety of species. A few miles off my usual haunts it was going to be an interesting few hours afloat.
Well, the move proved successful, no spurs sadly, but this mark produce more dogfish than huss with most specimens topping double figures with many around the 15lb mark, add these catches to 2 dropped tope (early season for us, so not geared for them), this is mark that is without doubt going to be re-visited when tide and wearther allows a little offshore venture.
Last line – if you’re looking forward to a days fishing, stay off the booze the night before.
It doesn’t suit everyone, and if you’re not sure how you’ll react – a stomach full of pints and whiskey chasers is not the way to find out. -
04/2009
Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen
Apr 2009 by Gethyn Owen
With the winds settling down for the Easter break it was with nervous anticipation that I planned the fishing trips for the coming week or so.
Since returning My Way to the water after her winter maintenance period, the fishing could only be best described as slow. Even the old faithful dogfish, the one fish that could help turn a slow day into an entertaining ‘how many dogs have you had?’ adventure appeared to have left for warmer climates. Catches were unbelievably slow with just a few dogs, whiting and dabs to mention. If we were lucky a bull huss would come to the party.
During the first few weeks of April we tend to see the fish starting to move inshore. This can range from more dogs, bigger huss and also some pollack and coalies. I’m glad to say that this year has followed the trend and that the catches are now on the increase with signs of summer in the wrasse caught over recent days - cuckoos, corkwings and ballans.
Offshore the fishing has been a little hit and miss, we now turn our attentions to big spurdog and eels on the wrecks, however as I write this the numbers are remaining a little elusive.
This time of year we usually get a good influx of sizeable pollack , nothing of back breaking size, but drifting in 25 to 50 foot of water, pollack to 6lb and averaging 2 to 3lb give a great account for themselves on light tackle. They've been feeding well over the last 2 weeks, with plenty coming to the boat with the odd double hook up on standard paternoster rigs. The bigger fish falling to those prepared to work baits or jellies on flying collar rigs.
There you go for a first report of the year.
Hopefully the fishing will continue to improve throughout 2009.
