Mr Fish
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Evening all from the land of permanent daylight…!
Today (Sunday), we had what seems to be the last of the lighter winds, so we headed seven miles offshore to try for the piggy cods and perhaps a bonus halibut.
There were a fair few cod from the off but nothing massive, up to mid/high teens fish.
Still a fair bit of swell out there, but fishable.
I thought I’d try and make a 14lb cod look 40 -
Tat got his first wolfish, which had been on his list, so mission accomplished!
He’s a braver man than me!
It wasn’t the most prolific fishing but the deeper reefs can be like that.
I did manage to winkle out a 49lber - as best we could tell on a moving boat…
I almost smiled!
As low water approached, we lost the tide and the fishing died off, so we moved back inshore to ‘halibut bay’.
First drift was slow with the only fish another wolfish, this time for Ollie. No photo with this fish as it was too busy trying to eat him - this thing was so aggressive it brought its own knife along ?
I moved the boat and I must confess the main thought in my mind was to get under the higher mountains close in and cut the wind chill ?
But within 10 minutes Tat was into his first halibut and had a bit of an eye opener for how long and hard they fight.
There was hope he might get in the boat first time of surfacing - no chance!
But after an up and down battle Tat prevailed and had a good 125cm fish, which went 55lb back at the camp, although it had probably lost a pound or two in blood.
It was just within the keeper limit so back it came.
The sheep… err… the lads kindly gave me a present! I shall give her proper attention later!
The forecast for tomorrow is stronger winds and I think the more distant marks will be out for a day or two, so we’ll be closer to home and most likely searching for a few plaice…
Today (Sunday), we had what seems to be the last of the lighter winds, so we headed seven miles offshore to try for the piggy cods and perhaps a bonus halibut.
There were a fair few cod from the off but nothing massive, up to mid/high teens fish.
Still a fair bit of swell out there, but fishable.
I thought I’d try and make a 14lb cod look 40 -
Tat got his first wolfish, which had been on his list, so mission accomplished!
He’s a braver man than me!
It wasn’t the most prolific fishing but the deeper reefs can be like that.
I did manage to winkle out a 49lber - as best we could tell on a moving boat…
I almost smiled!
As low water approached, we lost the tide and the fishing died off, so we moved back inshore to ‘halibut bay’.
First drift was slow with the only fish another wolfish, this time for Ollie. No photo with this fish as it was too busy trying to eat him - this thing was so aggressive it brought its own knife along ?
I moved the boat and I must confess the main thought in my mind was to get under the higher mountains close in and cut the wind chill ?
But within 10 minutes Tat was into his first halibut and had a bit of an eye opener for how long and hard they fight.
There was hope he might get in the boat first time of surfacing - no chance!
But after an up and down battle Tat prevailed and had a good 125cm fish, which went 55lb back at the camp, although it had probably lost a pound or two in blood.
It was just within the keeper limit so back it came.
The sheep… err… the lads kindly gave me a present! I shall give her proper attention later!
The forecast for tomorrow is stronger winds and I think the more distant marks will be out for a day or two, so we’ll be closer to home and most likely searching for a few plaice…
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