THE COD ARE COMING.

[Yankeecodman]

We fish mostly under water rock ledges and Sea Mounts that were formed during the Ice Age.

Below is a under water view of one of the best fishing areas a Sea mount called Cashes Ledge

You can fish from 40 to well over 1000 feet deep.

 

[macky]

winter

our water temps off the north east coast averages around 15-17C this time of year

 

macky

[Newt]

Winter - I've done no sea fishing that far north but from this map, it looks to me like the area we are talking about does range from 20º+ to around 14º right now.

 

NYC is at 40º 47'N and 73º 58'W

[Guest jay_con]

so much for global warming theory then

[Yankeecodman]

Most of the fishing is between 41N and 43N.

We also get Blue fin tuna to 1000 pounds in the same areas.

[Guest jay_con]

i personnally dont bother with such smallfry.

[Guest jay_con]

From that map would i be right in thinking your water temps are over 20 degrees ycm?

[Yankeecodman]

Winter, you be right about the water temps.

This year during our winter the water was colder

then normal and shut down the fishing till may.

The colder water forced a lot of Cod south below

41N.

In Canada in the Bay Of Fundy hundreds of dead

Cod washed ashore.

They were killed by the cold temps of the water

during the winter.

[Davy Holt]

Hmmm strange... they are trying to blame the shortage of Cod over here on Global warming, yet the colder waters of the West Coast of Scotland are devoid of Cod, yet The Warm Waters of the Channel produce all the big cod.... strange :confused: :confused:

[Guest jay_con]

Yes davy. I been thinking that for quite a while too. But who is it who bangs the drum on the global warming debate?

 

Everytime a trawlerman is interviewed in Yorkshire they blame global warming for the demise of the cod. They fail to mention how pair trawling has increased the catching power of 2 boats to that of 10.

So in theory 14 trawlers in a yorkshire port is really equal to 70 trawlers.