Davyo Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 Took little Ben on the Pier @ 5am this morning for a spot of Mackerel fishing.We joined Seaham angling club last week and so we get access to a members only pier. Well we only landed 4 but at 8am we where treated to a beautiful sight,a school/pod of dolphins.Must of been about a dozen but 40mtrs of the pier,made our day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scutt Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 Marvellous. For my 50th I took my son to Oz for a fishing trip. On my birthday we were sitting on a deserted pier fishing while dolphins actually swam underneath. You did better than us though because I don't think we caught much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 I love seeing them and have been lucky enough to be amongst a super pod about 5 years ago of the Cornish coast while on a friends rib, it was incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 sharing something like that is fantastic dave . i remember the first time that i spotted a porpoise , i was kayaking up in tywyn , i was sat in the kayak with my feet hanging in the water , when the fin and large grey shape passed within a few yards , i could hear my own pulse as my heart almost jumped out of my chest with fear lol , i hadnt been that scared since the time that i thought that i was about to be abducted by aliens while i was out shooting lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 The early bird......... Nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 Saw my first dolphin on Friday evening fishing off the rocks at Aberporth. There were 3 of them. More than made up for the poor fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 Threw me toys out of the cot the second time I was made redundant so got a job as a MoD range warden. Used to spend half of most days looking out over Lyme Bay from the cliff top and they were regular visitors. Magical. Pleased to say that not once in ten years did any get shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 We were on a boat trip to Mamiya island, Egypt last year, and half way there, a pod of dolphins swam alongside the boats. They were brilliant, and nice to see them in their natural habitat, and not in an Aquarium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 Worth joining just to see the dolphins I was diving in Turk's and they used to have a large male dolphin come into the beach each day and women were advised to get out of the water as he was very amorous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 Old neighbours of ours had a static in north wales some place, got a boat and there kids used to spend all summer and every other weekend there, fishing off the boat then if the dolphins turned up throwing back anything they caught, very jealous. Best thing tho kids said once when were they going to go on a proper holiday, caravan almost every week didn't count apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB1 Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 sharing something like that is fantastic dave . i remember the first time that i spotted a porpoise , i was kayaking up in tywyn , i was sat in the kayak with my feet hanging in the water , when the fin and large grey shape passed within a few yards , i could hear my own pulse as my heart almost jumped out of my chest with fear lol , i hadnt been that scared since the time that i thought that i was about to be abducted by aliens while i was out shooting lol. Tell us more about the Aliens please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 My daughter was out on her boyfriends boat couple weeks ago and went to Whitby said she saw dolphins. I didn't believe her thinking she saw pilot whales but she must have been right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandango Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 I believe I must be very lucky as I live on a beach, when its calm you see dolphin and porpoise every day,,,, couple of years ago we had a huge pod of bottle nose come in (chasing mackerel) must have been around two hundred they were magnificent as they jumped and breached,, they also formed a circle trapping the fish in the middle,, first time I have every seen this apart from on the tele with Richard Attenbourgh doing the narrative. had a scare one day while fishing of a 9ft dingy about a half a mile out... was standing in the boat spinning and had the funniest feeling someone was watching me, I turned around and right up against the side of the dingy was a huge bottle nose 14ft estimated, all it was doing was watching me.... must say I nearly **** meself and it must have as well as it just dived,,, never seen it again that day... memorable moment though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 Saw a pod just outside st ives harbour last week, there were loads of people with there backs against the wall and did not even notice and then there were a few people taking notice of what was going on and got a right treat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 Tell us more about the Aliens please? it wasnt really aliens , it was just my imagination and gen1 night vision playing tricks lol. i was shooting rabbits on a paddock behind the farmers bungalow , i used to lay up on top of a small hill , and shoot down onto the paddock , it was in the middle of nowhere , and very dark indeed . at about 2am , i decided to collect my rabbits and head home, i was picking up in the dark when i heard a noise behind me , i turned around and scanned with the gen1 nv , over in the corner of the field , around a dozen aliens with long faces and large eyes(grays) , were walking towards me as a group , my heart leapt into my mouth as i realised that this was how it ended for me , anal probing and got knows what , in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night . i stumbled backwards for a couple of seconds before reality flooded my brain . it was actually a group of bull calfs , theyd heard me but couldnt see me , so they just huddled together in the corner of the field and were looking directly towards the sound , all i saw through the nv was long faces with big bright eyes , and what appeared to be very thin arms and legs. i did have a little chuckle to myself about it , when i was back at home in bed and my doors were locked and bolted and the aliens couldnt get me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 Not been on Seaham pier since the day shoot for one of the Catherine Cookson TV dramas. Still, could be worse, could be Murton....or Easington! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) I would recommend the dolphin watching trips in Cardigan Bay if you are over that way http://www.visitwales.com/explore/mid-wales/ceredigion/cardigan-bay-dolphin-spotting Edited July 11, 2017 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 I have a 4 hour whale watching trip booked during my up coming honeymoon out of Gairloch on the West coast of Scotland two weeks today. Expect to see dolphins, basking sharks, minke whales with an out side chance of Killers and humpbacks, plus a whole plethora of other wildlife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 Saw humpbacks when in the Dominican republic, they were impressive the boat trip wasn't for the faint hearted tho, bouncing all over in the race to be the first two boats nearest the whales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 This will be in a twelve seater RiB. They can expect to cover up to 100 miles in the 4 hour trip. Can't bloody wait! Saw humpbacks when in the Dominican republic, they were impressive the boat trip wasn't for the faint hearted tho, bouncing all over in the race to be the first two boats nearest the whales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear-uk Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 I went the Sea of Tranquility and all I saw was Dust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 Went out on a boat at New Quay in Wales. There were a lot of dolpins around the harbour. This could be due to the fish factory near there as they get a free lunch regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 This will be in a twelve seater RiB. They can expect to cover up to 100 miles in the 4 hour trip. Can't bloody wait! We'll normally you have a nice boat ride abroad with the current, this wasn't that, kids and folk throwing up everywhere as the boat bounced over waves to get you close. Me and the misses loved it, they are really special up close so hope you see some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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