Nice one..the fish look in mint condition,they must do some amount of eatin in that place.bet you guys enjoyed pullin they lunkers in..hope you get some luck at other marks as well.enjoy..

 

Thank you mate . Will keep you updated .

It's been a mental night with wind tho ha ha .

 

Smashing it gaz as always enjoy troops well done lads keep them coming..the cod are probly that size because it's the locals pets lol there feeding them by the looks of it haha

 

Cracking fishing and great to see the locals keeping an eye on your up to!! Enjoy.

 

Smashing it gaz as always enjoy troops well done lads keep them coming..the cod are probly that size because it's the locals pets lol there feeding them by the looks of it haha

Cheers mate. Blowing a hoolie the day so it will be a battle again.

Will keep you posted bud .

 

Unbelievable fishing, hope you’ll have plenty more. :thumbsup:

 

Well done and great catch report. Stay safe in these high winds.

 

Yes cheers Jamie. We are trying to hold of for it to die down today but it ain't looking good lol .

I had to buy this for shelter yesterday. :rofl:

 

Forgot to put and add pic of Andy's 12lb cod he cot on first night.

 

That's some place for big shore cod - well done guys!
Maybe worth thinking about using a sling or a bag for weighing fish given it's 'catch and release'.

Cheers
Steven

 

Cracking fish mate well done. :thumbsup:

Now generally speaking I'm a very mellow laid back kinda guy but I would be sticking a rod rest up the nose of any local trying to tell me that I couldn't keep a fish if I wanted to. Especially as (apart from minimum size) there are no legal restrictions on the catching of cod.!

PS. Does the Mrs know you've nicked the food recycling bin to use as a bait bucket.?

 

Cracking fish mate well done. :thumbsup:

Now generally speaking I'm a very mellow laid back kinda guy but I would be sticking a rod rest up the nose of any local trying to tell me that I couldn't keep a fish if I wanted to. Especially as (apart from minimum size) there are no legal restrictions on the catching of cod.!

PS. Does the Mrs know you've nicked the food recycling bin to use as a bait bucket.?

According to an old man in a cottage on the hill you would not want to eat them anyway as the Ceptic tanks from all the propertys waste all run through the inlet point and the place stinks to the high heavens in hotter months . he said many years he was giving one and it was **** soft meat almost like jelly.

Never the less I dont see the point in killing fish that size just makes no sense to me the bigger ones are normally the least tasteful .

And it's nice to keep it tradition it's been done for years why be the one to break that habit .

Plenty cod out on the main sea for the pot no need to go upsetting the locals by killing thier pets :BigGrin:.

 

Fantastic report and fishing your new pb will take some beating.
Well done.

 

Definitely ally not sure I'll out do that from the shore in my lifetime mate . Cheers bud Garry :thumbsup:

 

Well in boys!cracking session !

 

It rhymes with clucking bell.
That was amazing.....thanks for posting.

 

Apparently 7 years ago some folk wiped it out and it took 7 years to get back to the way it is ( so cant be residents .
According to many locals they come in and out every year to feed before spawning or to spawn couple folk say differing things.

But according to a man that's lived their all his life youd have to be a nut job to eat them , many years ago he was giving a fish ( cod from their )and it was yellow and like jelly nothing like a sea cod white thick meat .
Also the whole side of that sea inlet the houses have sceptic tanks ext and that loch stinks from the high heavens in summer can be smelt for miles .
Also when the sea is running in a certain way it's all forced into the loch.( dont see why the old guy would lie ).

And if their are cod in it in summer and they were residents in such a small place how on earth do they not get Hooked in summer as its fished for all sorts all year round . ( again according to two lads that's fished it for years this is the case ).

I've studied it and took time to view the inlet and walked round many times and I believe they come in fresh as juveniles ( but I thinkn bigger ones cant get out) just my personal opinion tho as they come in to feed on the coal fish . But again I'm told they come in and out yearly .

Never the less we went for PBs not food so quite happy to put them back the trip wasnt about bringing fish back home.

 

Stockie Bashin! :laugh:

Sorry guys couldna resist it great fishin and great catch.:happy:

Mate I thought that myself for a bit until I explored it a bit :rofl:.

With place, flattys , cod , coal fish and sea trout in summer it must be some stock salt water loch tho .:rofl::rofl::thumbsup:

 

Now I'm not for one second doubting you mate but I'm struggling with what the old boy was telling you about sewage discharge. Septic tanks get emptied by trucks (at least mine does in Argyll) also you would think it would have an equally unappealing effect on the flesh of all the other species of fish in there.

 

Homeward bound .:frown:

 

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Now thats a proper charter boat!!!! Hope you've got a long dropnet and flying gaff!!!! Some proper fish you had there, top fishing!!!!:thumbsup:

 

Done plenty fishing rock Mark's, beach Mark's etc .
Not much luck like but was good days out all the same .

Place is plagued with seals

 

If you dont think it's the seals that is the issue dive up and take a look for yourself..

We counted 60 odd in one bay only on one wee bit if grass . The place is plagued with them.

Speak with the guy on ferry crossing to yell he has been a shore Fisher all his life and cant even fish his spots as the place is clogged with them .

When you go do what I've just done and ferrie it from island to island and walk and fish all sorts and see the seals I've seen you may change your mind or you may not ..

Logic ... seals eat fish ....lots of them .... theirs are no fish..... but seals have trebled in recent years and all they do is lie in the thousands on the rocks ,grass verges and bays


You do the maths ..

Cheers bud Garry.

 

Some great pictures there and fair play on returning those cod. Were the the flatties good eating ?

 

Filled a little hole mate but their was only a couple between 3 of us .:rofl::rofl:

 

thanks for the report, flabby fleshed or not you cant argue with landing a couple of those beasts!

 

PS ...wondered if anyone has ever landed anything of notable size from nearby loch of Strom ? a similar habitat and ecology on face value, abundant crabs shrimps etc and has a good population of 1/2lb coalies, flooks, cod and anything else that's get sooked in by the powerful tidal run there. but ive only ever seen/heard of small stuff come out it apart from the odd decent seatrout. Have heard anecdotal evidence from old timers that there was a 'run' of cod to that location many decades ago. Just out curiosity and nostalgia - not intending to hijack this thread or cause any arguments!

 

Again bud I'm struggling to see how anything in these runs survive as the seal count is in the thousands and almost every where you look their their .

 

massive coddies well done

 

Now I'm not for one second doubting you mate but I'm struggling with what the old boy was telling you about sewage discharge. Septic tanks get emptied by trucks (at least mine does in Argyll) also you would think it would have an equally unappealing effect on the flesh of all the other species of fish in there.

Which is why no one eats any off of it .:rofl:.

And yes I'm aware of sceptic tanks getting emptied by truck I do live out in the countryside :thumbsup:.

Their are shite pipes all around the edges sort of half cemented in coming into the place which I've seen for Myself but again the guys on the forum will know more than the locals they always do. :BigGrin::BigGrin::BigGrin:

Again I only repeated what we were told and the thought of it is enough to put me off . Plus the fact I'd like to keep folk on my side for future why break a habit when if your that desperate to eat one you can just go buy one .:rofl:

Maybe you can dive up and test it on the plate for us all bud braver you are than me .:rofl::rofl:

Stick in bud cheers Garry

 

Talking about the seals,wene there are so many of them,bearing in mind how much fish each one needs just to keep fit and active,it makes you wonder just what they are eating,iv often wonderd the same about loch goil,long ect...in summer macks..but what about winter..

 

With having to eat minimum of 3-4 percent of their body weight and up to 10 daily then that's enough to tell you where the fish are going bud .

They need controlled now if it was birds of prey doing that to other bird species etc their would be a massive hoo ha made of it as its fish no one seems to care .

Probably cause all the halfwits in these jobs nowadays are all sad ass vegans :rofl::rofl::rofl:.

 

The fishermen want them to feed on a nice bit of lead.

 

Used to be you would point a fishing rod at a seal and it would disappear pronto. Now they just look at you.

 

Well head up their they want petted like a f... dogs.:rofl::rofl::rofl: