OUT AT SEA YESTERDAY HARDWORK

[big_cod]

Went to sea yesterday first time since 18th feb due to the lovely weather we have been having.

Conditions in the morning werent to bad the sun was shineing and the wind was fairly light , but that was till lunch time then the wind freshened right up managed to scrape a good 40 codling and a few ling the water wasnt very clear so the codling were reluctantv to take the squid but we picked away at 2 wrecks the lads lost quite a bit of gear in the afternoon due to the fast drift with the breeze it was begining to get hard so we knocked off an hour early as the sea got a bit snotty.

But at the end of the day when the water clears which it should over the next few days with the slack tides things look quite promising.

Edited March 24, 2006 by big_cod

[John E Ashford]

It's good to read that your getting out to sea again

 

I'm looking forward to seeing how this years fishing is going to turn out, lets hope were all in for some pleasent suprises.

[big_cod]

Hi john ,

it was nice to get back at it yesterday thought i might get sea sick its been a month since i have been to sea, no only joking there has been some really good cod caught in the gill nets inshore 20lb plusers so there is a few lurking about hopefully when we get the conditions clear water etc a few will pop there heads out.

[big_cod]

 

One of lads who is a local with a couple of codling yesterday look at the sunshine

Edited March 24, 2006 by big_cod

[DoubleShotDamo]

 

One of lads who is a local with a couple of codling yesterday look at the sunshine

Hmmm...no comments yet about posing with a brace of dead cod!

[***Simon***]

are they 2 different types of codling because they appear to be different.

 

this has always baffled me, can anyone shed any light /?

[Guest CJS2]

are they 2 different types of codling because they appear to be different.

 

this has always baffled me, can anyone shed any light /?

 

No mate the one in the middle, thats a 'lesser spotted blue dangler'

[big_cod]

are they 2 different types of codling because they appear to be different.

 

this has always baffled me, can anyone shed any light /?

 

The one on the left had only just come out of the water and the one on the right had been laid in a box for 20minuites and its markings are slightly disfigured,but the fish were quite gingery looking they had gone a rusty colour same as the wreck, codling go the same way when living in kelp beds.

 

Hmmm...no comments yet about posing with a brace of dead cod!

 

WRONG the one on the left is still alive.

Edited March 25, 2006 by big_cod

[big_cod]

It's good to read that your getting out to sea again

 

I'm looking forward to seeing how this years fishing is going to turn out, lets hope were all in for some pleasent suprises.

 

John i see you your mug shot is on the wcsa web site.

 

www.wcsa.co.uk

Edited March 25, 2006 by big_cod

[Dogger Bank - German Bite]

The fish on the right looks like the summer kelpies we get here in Northumberland. They go almost golden in colour.

Edited March 25, 2006 by Dogger Bank - German Bite