8 Species in One Day

Thursday 20/08/2022 Another good day on the water, motor out to the wind turbines nice and calm, over the day we caught 8 different species of fish - Herring, Mackerel, Whiting, Dabs, Doggies, Gurnard, Thornbacks and Bull Husses. Every drop on the feathers produced we had to stop as we were catching too many fish and needed a rest to cook up some sausages and bacon to keep us going. We went out at 08.00hrs and returned at 18.00hrs. Bait used was lug worm, mackerel, whiting and quid. Some good size Bull husess and Thornbacks. On Friday 21/10/2022 we stayed in close and went down to Llandudno Bay and fished the high tide out at 08.00hrs back in at 11.40hrs a steady trickle of mackerel, a few whiting and doggies. A bit bumpy on this trip getting thrown all over the place. It's a lot of fun. I like crashing through the waves on the boat.

another cracking trip out for you both, thanks for the report!

Another great day out! Thanks for the report.

Looks like you have had your moneys worth out of that frying pan.

Notbad wrote:

another cracking trip out for you both, thanks for the report!

MusselMan wrote:

Another great day out! Thanks for the report.

Looks like you have had your moneys worth out of that frying pan.

Twice over in dustbin lid babs it goes down really well when your at sea.

That looked a cracking trip my mouths watering at the site of that fry up. The new boat going well by the sounds of it.

interesting report and good pictures thanks for sharing the post

Kirky's Dad wrote:

That looked a cracking trip my mouths watering at the site of that fry up. The new boat going well by the sounds of it.

You look a happy man Kieth.Nice to know you had 8 species.
Has you fishing tecnique improved,or is it that there are more fish about this time of the year?
Great post,looking forward to some more.

VALVEBOUNCE wrote:

You look a happy man Kieth.Nice to know you had 8 species.
Has you fishing tecnique improved,or is it that there are more fish about this time of the year?
Great post,looking forward to some more.

ha ha just the same fishing technique we a found a very good mark out by the wind turbines and I have made a note that October seems to be a very good month for fishing, the week before we were catching pollock just off the Little Orme we did not stay there long as the seals where nicking some of the fish we caught they are very good at removing a fish from the line without getting hooked themselfs and loosing end tackle getting stuck in the rocks.

VALVEBOUNCE wrote:

You look a happy man Kieth.Nice to know you had 8 species.
Has you fishing tecnique improved,or is it that there are more fish about this time of the year?
Great post,looking forward to some more.

ha ha just the same fishing technique we a found a very good mark out by the wind turbines and I have made a note that October seems to be a very good month for fishing, the week before we were catching pollock just off the Little Orme we did not stay there long as the seals where nicking some of the fish we caught they are very good at removing a fish from the line without getting hooked themselfs and loosing end tackle getting stuck in the rocks.  

Ah, I miss catching thornies, and I miss the mackerel as well. we have a very similar mackerel, known as slimy mackerel, when stressed they release heaps of slime and it is hard to keep them alive in a bucket because of this.

Slimy or blue mackerel are Scomber australasicus while yours are Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus

Of interest yours are found in the Mediterranean sea while ours are in the Red sea and Persian gulf, I wonder if they meet in the Suez canal, possibly too warm for yours.

Rhod Lloyd wrote:

Ah, I miss catching thornies, and I miss the mackerel as well. we have a very similar mackerel, known as slimy mackerel, when stressed they release heaps of slime and it is hard to keep them alive in a bucket because of this.

Slimy or blue mackerel are Scomber australasicus while yours are Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus

Of interest yours are found in the Mediterranean sea while ours are in the Red sea and Persian gulf, I wonder if they meet in the Suez canal, possibly too warm for yours.

I trolled off the stern of a ship going down the Suez canal in 1961,if there are any fish in it,they must be immune to a multitude of diseases
The difference in the fish in the Mediteranean and the Arabian gulf are vastly different.

Rhod Lloyd wrote:

Ah, I miss catching thornies, and I miss the mackerel as well. we have a very similar mackerel, known as slimy mackerel, when stressed they release heaps of slime and it is hard to keep them alive in a bucket because of this.

Slimy or blue mackerel are Scomber australasicus while yours are Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus

Of interest yours are found in the Mediterranean sea while ours are in the Red sea and Persian gulf, I wonder if they meet in the Suez canal, possibly too warm for yours.

Ah yes thornies they have a bit of weight to them when you reel them in and the mackerel are good fun on light tackle bounceing all over the place.

VALVEBOUNCE wrote:

Rhod Lloyd wrote:

Ah, I miss catching thornies, and I miss the mackerel as well. we have a very similar mackerel, known as slimy mackerel, when stressed they release heaps of slime and it is hard to keep them alive in a bucket because of this.

Slimy or blue mackerel are Scomber australasicus while yours are Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus

Of interest yours are found in the Mediterranean sea while ours are in the Red sea and Persian gulf, I wonder if they meet in the Suez canal, possibly too warm for yours.

I trolled off the stern of a ship going down the Suez canal in 1961,if there are any fish in it,they must be immune to a multitude of diseases
The difference in the fish in the Mediteranean and the Arabian gulf are vastly different.

Does that mean you did not catch any fish whilst you were trolling in the Suez.

Blade7 wrote:

VALVEBOUNCE wrote:

Rhod Lloyd wrote:

Ah, I miss catching thornies, and I miss the mackerel as well. we have a very similar mackerel, known as slimy mackerel, when stressed they release heaps of slime and it is hard to keep them alive in a bucket because of this.

Slimy or blue mackerel are Scomber australasicus while yours are Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus

Of interest yours are found in the Mediterranean sea while ours are in the Red sea and Persian gulf, I wonder if they meet in the Suez canal, possibly too warm for yours.

I trolled off the stern of a ship going down the Suez canal in 1961,if there are any fish in it,they must be immune to a multitude of diseases
The difference in the fish in the Mediteranean and the Arabian gulf are vastly different.

Does that mean you did not catch any fish whilst you were trolling in the Suez.

Nope,no fish,but I got a nice transistor radio in Port Said tax free,and a pair of high powered binoculars tax free in Aden.
The Indian oceon was flat as glass,not even a bow wave coming off the ship.The sea was just rolling away with no ripples.The flying fish were flying out of the rolling swell made by the ship.If we had been under sail,we would have been 'becalmed'

VALVEBOUNCE wrote:

Blade7 wrote:

VALVEBOUNCE wrote:

Rhod Lloyd wrote:

Ah, I miss catching thornies, and I miss the mackerel as well. we have a very similar mackerel, known as slimy mackerel, when stressed they release heaps of slime and it is hard to keep them alive in a bucket because of this.

Slimy or blue mackerel are Scomber australasicus while yours are Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus

Of interest yours are found in the Mediterranean sea while ours are in the Red sea and Persian gulf, I wonder if they meet in the Suez canal, possibly too warm for yours.

I trolled off the stern of a ship going down the Suez canal in 1961,if there are any fish in it,they must be immune to a multitude of diseases
The difference in the fish in the Mediteranean and the Arabian gulf are vastly different.

Does that mean you did not catch any fish whilst you were trolling in the Suez.

Nope,no fish,but I got a nice transistor radio in Port Said tax free,and a pair of high powered binoculars tax free in Aden.
The Indian oceon was flat as glass,not even a bow wave coming off the ship.The sea was just rolling away with no ripples.The flying fish were flying out of the rolling swell made by the ship.If we had been under sail,we would have been 'becalmed'

Sounds Idyllic.