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Fished by the Black Wall on Staurday last, low water, daylight. Some Wrasse about but no evidence of anything else - no diving birds etc. After a while there was a mammoth swirl in the shallow water (4-6') Now i've fished in that place for too many years to be surprised at fish showing like this so, for me this was a one off. The swirl was about 8' wide and the noise a very loud and low pitch suggesting a large animal. My initial thought was Seal or small Dolphin or a diver! Within seconds the animal swirled again very close to shore in the tide rip, yards from the initial showing. My camera as out very quickly and put on video but there was no surfacing of sea mammal (nor had there been before) or any other showing. I watched for many minutes but all was quiet again.
So what was it? I wondered Tope perhaps but on Sunday I spoke to an experienced Straits boater who suggested Salmon or very large Sea Trout. I can remember seeing large salmon jumping in the Swellies when out trolling after Bass, but if it was this it was very, very large. For me it was a 'panic' by a big animal suddenly running aground though I did not see any body part showing above water on either 'swirl'.
So what was it? I wondered Tope perhaps but on Sunday I spoke to an experienced Straits boater who suggested Salmon or very large Sea Trout. I can remember seeing large salmon jumping in the Swellies when out trolling after Bass, but if it was this it was very, very large. For me it was a 'panic' by a big animal suddenly running aground though I did not see any body part showing above water on either 'swirl'.