by chuckaroo » Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:12 pm
Vega was out of the way somewhat, it had tested and proven shore marks, and it offered outside but realistic chances of halibut, double figure cod (the bigger skrei fish wouldn't be about during our chosen time of year), big plaice, and decent colefish and wolffish, all from the shore. I somewhat felt the pressure for the Island to 'produce' too though, as I had instigated and organised the trip, but things didn't get off to a good start as our luggage (inc. rods, reels and tackle) hadn't arrived at our destination with us; indeed, it did not arrive until 2 full days later. Volatile weather too made things challenging during the week (better weatherproof clothing to be packed in future!) and in the end we only really managed to properly fish half of our allotted time, all in. But the lads, fair play to them, persisted as best they/we could in the time we had and we managed to put in a few decent sessions. We all benefited when a great halibut was landed on the third day, with the rest of the time mainly settling for plenty of cod (6-7lb bracket), coley (up to 6lb) and good dab (most I’ve 30cm) and whiting (some around 2lb), amongst a few other species. The plaice and wolffish sadly didn't make an appearance however but never before have I witnessed such an amount of shy bites (at a wolffish mark), missed takes (probably wolffish), dropped hooks, dropped runs (halibut), and the common occurance of losing fish due to underwater drop-offs! These drop-offs in particular were something that we hadn't a full appreciation of beforehand, they are something that need better preparation for on any return as they really did prove a real issue at some of the marks. It was a testing trip with a few ups and downs and at no stage was the fishing 'out of this world'; but we had fun trying and it was a decent trip all considered, it was enjoyed with like-minded people. The Island certainly does offer excellent fishing potential, albeit hard-earned, along with good hospitality and stunning backdrops. Maybe next time we'll be able to fish the full allotted time and maybe then results would be that little but better. And maybe next time we'll even see those northern lights in their full glory too..
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Charlie
2024 targets:
porbeagle, stingers, seatrout, shore skate, shore tope
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