Tam Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 (edited) We have been up in Wester Ross for the last 2 weeks - weather was scortchio The wind was favourable too - loads of Mackerel & Coalies, & some good Ling off Rhona Bank which we kept a couple & smoked them & gave some to the old lady that owns the accommodation - along with a large brown Crab which she loves We done a bit of traveling in the boat & went from Gairloch to Loch Ewe where we started off with Doggies & ended up with Cod. Whilst drifting over Rhona Bank we were circled with a small pod of Minkie Whales looked like 2 adults with a young un in tow. I gave the local wildlife/whale watching boats a shout on the VHF to let them know where they were share the love It was a little rough on the way back in as the wind had swung Northerly but I am confident in my capability at sea & what my boat can handle One day we tried a bit further South & headed to Loch Torridon to see if any Barn Doors were home - I dropped anchor at 320 feet, dropped the 2 rods down with a whole Mackerel - swung the seats round & put our feet up. Lynelle (Hopper on here) done her usual & went to sleep we normaly leave the baits for around an hour & bring them up one at a time to check - at about 45 minutes I told Lynelle to get her harness & but pad on, aye OK whatever B) was her reply, the reels not even started ticking yet (you usually get a few tick's when the fish hits the bait & a great big RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR when it runs with it) I told her I wasn't kidding & to get geared up as I was about to slam the reel into gear & hit it ( I had been watching the rod tip) I set the hook & handed the rod over, (I had my harness on standby just in case but knew I wouldnt need it) about 30 minutes later the fish broke the surface unhooked in the water, brought on board, quickly measured, tagged & pics taken & returned to the deep - going by the Old Charts 171lb Female. Oh, she caught an ollypuss on the last day - first for us on the boat Edited August 12, 2012 by Tam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutty Boots Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 You brought the sunshine with you again, the smoked mackerel was yummy, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 Nice write up and cracking pics Tam.Scored with the weather too which was a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted August 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 Cheers John, thanks again for the drinks factor 30 & still got the sun, one day I put a flece top on motoring home on the sea but the rest of the time T shirt weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halight Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Great write up mate and great Pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulpicide Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Had a quick look last night but was KKKNackered but great pic of Hopper with her prize new batch of smoked mackerel will be for lunch today thanks for that we will see yuo next week at Drumlanrigg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Cracking skate, I am glad we dont have any down here, my back would never be the same again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Wow, that's a beauty old boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulpicide Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Smoked Mackerel delicious had it with tomato and onion salad only thing missing was wine but I had to run bossy boots to work and pick her up later see you both at the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Well done and lovely pics too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Top stuff :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Tam i might after make a journey up north next year with the lad any ideas where Well done buddy and well done Hopper you look as happy as you did at Hodnet in that rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I love skate. Nom nom nom.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 great write up and great pistures tam the sun set one is a cracker well done all :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I love skate. Nom nom nom.... i reckon even you would struggle with a wing from that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrie Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) Great Pics Tam, and well done on yer trip... Weather looks amazing... BIG well done on using the old charts mate... Proud of you... BTW, the tagging programme on Skate has ended...no more data is being collected....... Edited August 13, 2012 by Norrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrie Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Cracking skate, I am glad we dont have any down here, my back would never be the same again Hiya, the south coast was once rife with Commons, but they were overfished many years ago, Weymouth was the centre of the fishing for them.... there is a train of thought tho that they are making a return .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) Have heard that claims of the od one being caught but never any proof Edited August 13, 2012 by docholiday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrie Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Have heard that claims of the od one being caught but never any proof Yep, same as what i've heard...but, def not being discounted...they show up in the North Sea too, in trawls...and egg cases have been washed up on the far north coast of Scotland, where "they" think they have identified a breeding ground about a mile offshore...got one of those cases here in fact...so...hopefully looking good for the "Common"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulpicide Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 (edited) Norrie the Guy that started me fishing said that he had one off Largs in a small boat that would have been in the very early sixties /late fifties in those days there were at least a dozen clinker built fishing boats operating from the beach off of wee wooden jetties we fished there for Cod and Haddock Spurries etc I won my first club competition on one of those boats. I got one of those new fangled piza thingies from Nardinies as a prize that was about 1965.He said it towed the boat about they got it to the boat and cut the line as it was too big to bring in to a small boat I remember it was fought on a cut down greenheart salmon rod. Edited August 14, 2012 by vulpicide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Tam i might after make a journey up north next year with the lad any ideas where Well done buddy and well done Hopper you look as happy as you did at Hodnet in that rain Depends on how far you want to drive Rob & what you are looking to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Great Pics Tam, and well done on yer trip... Weather looks amazing... BIG well done on using the old charts mate... Proud of you... BTW, the tagging programme on Skate has ended...no more data is being collected....... Lynelle phoned Glasgow uni & was told some one had taken over the monitoring - they are going to send details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3vert Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Cracking photos and write up Tam Thats a cracking fish mate!!!! I wondered where you were going to go with the "I told her to get the harness and but pad on!!!" lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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