Good mix for a chowder (IMELDA) 3/5/13

People: Two

Duration: 10 hours 12.30 to 10.30pm

Tide:ebb/flood

Weather:ok to start

Bait:rag mack launce crab

Rigs:various

Results (15) Species. Coalie ,cod, Pollack ,LSD, weever ,Launce ,whiting, pouting, corkwing wrasse, ballan wrasse, long spined sea scorpion ,tub gurnard, grey gurnard, Dab, and mackerel.

Report:headed off for a few hours in search of a couple of bigger species I was after tope and huss went in search of fresh bait first and manages a few fresh macks the largest been 43cm fine fish that weighed 1.68lbs. I gave the animals about 6 hours and not as much as a bite from either on the big rods, but we were picking up species on the other rods a quick count and I said we have 8 I said we should turn it into at least 12 to turn it into an ok species day before we go in so a decision was made to abandon the species we waited on for so long. There were a few species that we should get handy enough the problem was that time was against us and we were not organized to fish into the dark i had no lights with me. So off we went and not long before a few codling and a couple of small coalies turned up happy days we were into double figures.then a few minis were caught few pouting and a couple of sea scorpions then a weever the first one on my own boat have had them on other boats. then we had some Pollack and wrasse to finish up with 15 species a great variety for around these parts,also had 2 new ones for my braggin rights so at least something good came of it. I missed out on some fairly easy targets to help hit the personal target I have of 20 species in a day up here simply because I ran out of time,I said I wanted 20 after the day I had 18 last year, this only encourages me more and it is going to take a long day im already talking of a 15 hour day to give it a good shot, as I said before watch this space.

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I am so glad that at least someone knows about the culinary qualities of the humble weever A main ingredient of the famous french dish bouillabaisse, which is basically only a healthier mediterranean form of our chowder. Don't throw the Mackerel into it though, grill it separately, the flavour of any oily fish is too overpowering in a delicate dish like that. Nice mix of species there John, I think we can optimistically look forward to another good and calm week. Hope I haven't jinxed it now

Nice session well done

Awesome days fishing John. You certainly know where to go and how to target the species. Fair play

That's some going John fair play to ye.With the nice weather now upon us i can see you getting 20 species no problem.

Thanks men

That's some going John fair play to ye.With the nice weather now upon us i can see you getting 20 species no problem.

cheers nicefish, thats the plan anyway, hopefully it comes together but it wont be easy i might have bit off a lot more than i can chew but it does make my fishing a lot more interesting

Well done JOHN

Great fishing john nice long session aswell

thanks seanie, 10 hours is nice i love the log sessions have been out over the past two days 10 species an sat and 11 yesterday with the young crew and herself mirror like conditions and a few nice fish with ray just over the 8lb mark, will try a report later if i get a chance