Paul D Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Don't know why I am posting this in Catch Reports - only mackeral caught today. Got back from Ireland on Thursday having had 4 hours sleep, but the weather window looked so tempting this morning I just had to get out and checkout my recently serviced engine plus get some fishing in. Mackeral were scarce - took me around an hour to catch 6 and chatting to Gastronaught I had apparently done well catching 6 of them in an hour ! Then set of on numerous drifts only to watch Alun J haul in a medium sized bass - but none for me today. I blame the mackeral, when you want Joeys all I could catch were huge ones ! Bit of drama as well, a boat radioed in that they had run over their anchor rope, so the lifeboat was called to tow them back in. I offered to tow the boat to Wick but fortunately the RNLI managed to free the prop by the quay ( I was much impressed with assistance they gave the vessel - diving under the transom to free the rope ). Still, quite glad they got the rope free as this was one of those bigger Merry Fisher's so would have been fun towing her against the emptying harbour. Still good to be out in such beautiful weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun j. Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Must be the murky water !! I really struggled to find any quantity of livebait. Going [a bit] further out didn't help ......the ones I got were scattered all over. As Paul said, it was a beautiful morning, but didn't last as a freshening S. breeze got up before noon. Three 'runs', two bass.....the better one went 4 lb. 4 oz.........cracking scrap on light gear......all around the boat [twice!]! A different approach and a different venue will be needed over the weekend with the grotty weather due to come back! Alun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codless Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 nice day at last,drifting by training bank only small bream,macs seem scarce only half doz,tried out my new CJ capstan ripped my 10kg bruce right out of rocks well pleased ,only dogs and bream at ballard,went to the aid of a 35ft sailing vessel at old harry hour and half to low water managed to pull it off with increasing swell it was a close call he said he wanted close up photos of old harry bit to close if you ask me the german gent gave me a nice 50% bottle of rum ,then saw a small fishing boat drifting by my mooring returned to owner,knot tying course required,then a 2mt draft fishing boat from portsmouth ran aground in north channel asked me how much water where he ,was did not seem happy when i said not enough managed to pull him off as well,also tried out my ace line hauler as well ,any body got any pots they want to sell,back to work at rockly sat i need a rest., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fox Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Good to hear there are some mackerel and bass around...! Two rescues the same day? Well done that man! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 It was windy in the pm and the water was too dirty to lure fish. Des and i blanked PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul D Posted August 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Just had a thought. If the RNLI had not managed to free the rope from the prop on the Merry Fisher, then we could have had a photograph of an E-Tec powered Orkney 520 towing a stricken Merry Fisher through Christchurch harbour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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