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IMG_6269.mov Onto check the creels. As luck would have it apart from running inter island ferry services and salmon farm support vessels he is also a hotelier and chef . IMG_6252.mov IMG_6267.mov

Endeavour3 is smouldering in the in the insurance claim department so Gummage and the “Angling Saxon “ have decided to visit the vikings again. A sequel to last Novembers raid. Our hosts were twins Jamie and Callum. Both accomplished fabricators and marine engineers and we travelled with their father Andy who has had a lifetime of marine engineering diving explosives pier construction etc .They all did aprenticeships at the Malakoff in Lerwick. Andy’s old schoolfriend Gordon had come shooting with us in November and within a hour of disembarking in Lerwick we were aboard his waiting boat and out into the sound catching cod! Dazzling Mackey lures and 16 oz weight were used almost exclusively as we were fishing in 60 m of water. Haddock was the most prized score and mackerel were harder to avoid than catch. After a few hours we put into Lerwick. Gordon had bigger plans for us tomorrow . Gordon was raised on Yell and had a few creels there that needed checking . We left Lerwick heading north on a fabulous cruise. The company The crew The scene IMG_0393.mov The wildlife The thrilling coast of Yell IMG_0396.mov Relief Good banter IMG_0409.mov Mustn’t forget The catch report . We drifted tackle hungry rocky bottom for ling using feathers and jellies. A few Saithe (pollack ) came aboard . Ling eluded us.

When a fine evening came along we headed north out of Lerwick .It was wind over tide and too snotty for comfort but we headed to a loch ,known in Shetland as a Voe, to the west. See waymark 8 on the map. was not quite as bad there. Only 70 metres of rope were available. Was it enough ? was the dredge heavy enough? Would we find the appropriate sand? Or rocks!.? Could the 60 hp motor pull it? Would we be having scallops for supper? Who knows? It was going to be fun trying.(too much much fun for photojournalism I’m afraid) Firtst run north south with the wind. We never reached the bottom. Just as well as we also drifted onto rocky ground(according to navionics). whatif we try into wind ; more engine speed slower overgroundspeed better steering control. ? Hurrah ! Result! Two star fish and five sea urchins, can i add them to the species list😙 please. Most importantly we were down there. Another south north drift then . A similar catch but whowee. it included two “queenies”. I hoped Callum had a sharp knife. surprise surprise , fuel was getting low so offback to base. The drift was with us and we jigged 9 mackies on th way home.

Gordon left the cruiser tied up in Burravoe(see the background in the last vid) and “borrowed” a van to race us to the ferry where we met its owner ,getting ashore , who was pleased to find his lift home was sorted.