Fishing

Nets, quota, oh well it was good while it lasted.

Punchdrunk wrote:

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Good news.

Let's hope they do not decimate them this time.

Cheeky bastards the environment agancy, they just wrote to me as licence buying angler asking me to return all female fish caught and if we as fisherman don't start doing it they will enforce it legally. I think it's seventy one quid for a licence now, I catch 3 fish in a good year and none in a bad one. Since the nets have gone we have up to seven seals at a time in the Tavy all eating salmon, that's why the stocks aren't increasing properly, maybe the net mans presence will deter the seals somewhat, let's hope so, however unlike the seals the netsman aren't allowed to fish at night, can only fish part of the river and have a closed season. I'm pretty sure that most of the Salmon destined for our rivers are netted off western coast of Ireland, don't know if that has been stopped. Nothing like hanging on to a twelve pound salmon in a good bit of water on a small river like the Tavy, proper buzz.
In other news I stood on a weever at Whitsands, worst sting I've ever had including hornet! After soaking my foot in piss for half an hour the lifeguard told me its hot water to sort it, the piss is an old wives tale, lol. Went out on a kayak from Polhawn and caught 9 mackerel in a hour, mate went out at about five when it clouded over and filled a bag in thirty minutes, some good sized ones to boot, we were actually fishing in the tide just off Queeners.

Iggy wrote:

Punchdrunk wrote:

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Good news.

Let's hope they do not decimate them this time.

Cheeky bastards the environment agancy, they just wrote to me as licence buying angler asking me to return all female fish caught and if we as fisherman don't start doing it they will enforce it legally. I think it's seventy one quid for a licence now, I catch 3 fish in a good year and none in a bad one. Since the nets have gone we have up to seven seals at a time in the Tavy all eating salmon, that's why the stocks aren't increasing properly, maybe the net mans presence will deter the seals somewhat, let's hope so, however unlike the seals the netsman aren't allowed to fish at night, can only fish part of the river and have a closed season. I'm pretty sure that most of the Salmon destined for our rivers are netted off western coast of Ireland, don't know if that has been stopped. Nothing like hanging on to a twelve pound salmon in a good bit of water on a small river like the Tavy, proper buzz.
In other news I stood on a weever at Whitsands, worst sting I've ever had including hornet! After soaking my foot in piss for half an hour the lifeguard told me its hot water to sort it, the piss is an old wives tale, lol. Went out on a kayak from Polhawn and caught 9 mackerel in a hour, mate went out at about five when it clouded over and filled a bag in thirty minutes, some good sized ones to boot, we were actually fishing in the tide just off Queeners.

Fecking US special forces. Why don't they just feck off back to their own country and eat their own salmon!   

been loads of mackerel and loads of bass about {had some schoolies but nothing monstorous, I had a big bag of mackerel thursday evening as it got dark in the sound by the fort moorings, half of them were full up with whitebait and small sprats in pieces, tryed for squid but no joy on them, after the bass this week now.

Had another couple of schoolies but nothing monstrous. Heard a story yesterday that a good looking woman was around halton Quay on the Tamar the other day, approached two lads fishing, flashes a smile and asked if they'd caught anything? "Couple of bass about two pounds each" was the reply, "right give them here and lets have your names and addresses!" Bleddy cow did them for it!

Still loads of white bait in the Barbican/harbour, sadly only small Bass and Pollack feeding on them, oh and a small Gar, not something I've caught in a while.

Iggy wrote:

Had another couple of schoolies but nothing monstrous. Heard a story yesterday that a good looking woman was around halton Quay on the Tamar the other day, approached two lads fishing, flashes a smile and asked if they'd caught anything? "Couple of bass about two pounds each" was the reply, "right give them here and lets have your names and addresses!" Bleddy cow did them for it!

did them, for what?

undersized fish, I believe the legal limit for Bass is about 22.5" or about 3.5lb.

Got to let them breed.

Caught six squid last night.

Where abouts?

pepsipete wrote:

Where abouts?

Blimey pete......70 pounds yesterday plus 6 squid today......that's 76......you got a bank account for all this lolly ?

Anchored a mile off Blindmans rock, sandy bottom, 15m of water, 10 miles NNE oh Aberdoom.

Just like last year up here herds of small Dabs and a few tiny, and I mean tiny 2" whiting.

Squid and Mackerel bait.

Feckin Peterhead went up in flames when you left, or at least the fish factory did.

About an hour after! Could be back in on Monday or back to Sunny Southampton, nobody knows yet.

My mates a jammy fcuker. Fishing inside the Yard this evening and pulling in tiny pouting and pollack, then the fcuker pulls this one out - 4lb Codling, pretty cool (and fekin unexpected) to get that from the shore...

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Nice fish! Stick a small pout on live, get another.

Murderers.

I went shooting this afternoon, has a couple of wood pigeon and had roast pheasant for supper from birds shot on Thursday, lovely.

If I have to move this blatant HIJACK, I will!

Sorry Salty, I just wondered if there a couple of people on here who didn't hate me yet and thought the shooting might be a good angle of attack to use.

Shooting is always a good angle of attack.

One that Seadog lost when he was a boy


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Ugly, slimy, bulging eyes, reminds me of someone.

seadog wrote:

Ugly, slimy, bulging eyes, reminds me of someone.

Does it drive a BMW? with a nail in the tyre?