Popular Post Malc Posted September 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2022 Saw a slim opportunity to get out for a few hours as we've had easterly winds for a while, but overnight the winds dropped giving a window before a S easterly later today. I could have gone to the inshore wrecks but saw the DFDS ferry wasn't on its berth so would probably be inbound soon. I knew that there were herring about and the mackerel had moved offshore so decided to have a try for some silver darlings. Went out towards the bouys that mark the channel edge and saw a shoal of fish on the finder and dropped a set of sabikis with a large koster down and as it went through the shoal, nod, nod and I was in. Three of them with two dropped as I reached for the net! And so it was for the next two hours, sometimes they were off before I saw them and most were taken mid to surface, I could even see them breaking the surface or occasionally splashing. I did have fun with more than the fishing as I heard Tyne VTS say to the DFDS ferry that there was a kayak in the main channel not moving so I radioed back "...just leaving the channel now..." I bet they weren't expecting that 😁 I believe if there are no pictures it never happened so... Saintly Fish, jonnyswamp, Geoff and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 DFDS, pilots, tugs, trawlers, cargo vessels...you're having a 🦒 If I'd remembered the camera... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Good effort Malc. Well dangled and well paddled!. Sounds like you're in a busy patch of water. Take care out there. PS: how much did the fishmonger charge you for those herring? 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 Wouldn't buy bait from most "fishmongers" 🤢 Had one for lunch 😋 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, Malc said: Wouldn't buy bait from most "fishmongers" 🤢 Had one for lunch 😋 Is that not cannibalism ?? 😱 Andy135 and Malc 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I doubt you could catch a more healthy plate of fish than those. Do you have to scale them or are the scales to soft to worry about ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 The scales need to come off or they would choke you. I was finding them on me all of yesterday as they seem to stick to skin like they are super glued on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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