actual fishing!

[Happy Dude]

because of the weather and time of year there doesn't seem to be many folks out catching.

 

we always try to get a day out for skate between during the xmas/newyear holidays,

 

managed out in a wee window in the weather last week on the 28th.

 

travelled up and met my mates with their boat at oban

 

took my oldest son liam and mate billy who's not caught a big flat thing before and gave him first strike which came after about 2 hours just as the tide was dying.

 

it had 3 goes before he hooked it,

 

 

a nice male fish of 107lb

 

 

liam and billy returning him

 

 

a little while later i had a bite on my new rod that jabee had built for me, had it on for about 1 minute and it came off, dropped back down and 2 minutes later hooked up a nice male fish of 117lb christening my new rod which is quite a bit lighter than my usual skate rods and it took it fine, no photos as i've had bigger and i like to get the ish back in the water ASAP

 

bit later on liam hooked up and brought up a little butterfly of 22lb 10oz, pretty wee thing too....the skate that is

 

 

my mates on another boat had 1 fish at 109lb for their skate virgin so it was mission accomplished for both boats

 

i'm was hoping to get another trip in before i go back to work, but not on the current forecast

 

hoping to get to etive on sunday though, fingers crossed

 

les

[stan4massey]

Nice report & photos, good to see someone managed to beat the weather.

[Snatcher]

Good report Happy Dude Will I see you over on the Mull of Galloway again this year??

[Happy Dude]

Good report Happy Dude Will I see you over on the Mull of Galloway again this year??

 

hi john,

 

yes, i should be over about end of may-early june for some tope action, weather permitting of course

 

are you fetching yourself up to davy's for a go at the big girls this year??

 

les

[Davy Holt]

are you fetching yourself up to davy's for a go at the big girls this year??

 

les

 

Yup he is that... kicking and screaming

[Snatcher]

hi john,

 

yes, i should be over about end of may-early june for some tope action, weather permitting of course

 

are you fetching yourself up to davy's for a go at the big girls this year??

 

les

 

Linda indicated that I was pencilled in for about the Easter Really looking forward to that one I can tell you Les

[blindog]

Nice picts Les glad someone is getting out and catching as well.

[Gillies]

Nice big Skate there ---- at least winding them big things up will keep you warm at this time of year :-)

 

Ive had three shore fishing trips over the past week - On Wednesday, a 2-3 hours fishing a mark that produced 10 Dabs, On Saturday another mark where we had five Thornbacks from 5.5 lbs up to 8.5 lbs, a LSD, a few Coalfish, a Flounder, and a 3 Bearded Rockling, and yesterday I went to drop of tea bags to pals that were fishing close by to me, and I took my rod for just under an hours fishing, I got 7-8 Coalfish and a wee Pollack for my troubles

 

Weather for the rest of the week up here is looking nasty, hopefully will change by the weekend.

 

Gillies

[theguyfulla]

hi les nice report there ,good to see there is a few big dabs about , sent you a pm regarding etive if you are going up this weekend !

[theguyfulla]

Linda indicated that I was pencilled in for about the Easter Really looking forward to that one I can tell you Les

nice one snatcher , myself an my crew are up there 12th-15th april thurs to sun of the easter week so might be able to get a wee refreshment organised !!