[jimbocatfish]

just read that the uk government fishery dep. have decided that spurdog in uk waters as of 2023 are no longer protected and can be caught by commercial fishing.Only fish under 100cmcan be landed anything over that size "MUST be discarded......theres that word again thats cost so many fish to have been senselessly wasted for in uk wters for years now.As this ruling will cover the west coast of Scotland and the north west atlantic I wonder what the situation for the species that have recovered well and are resident in our sea lochs will be,lets hope that they are protected in some way and they dont end up being decimated as has happened in the past.jim

 

[stephen mcallister]

Sounds like madness to me, surely it should be fish under a metre can't be landed?

 

[Yarrowsmith]

Suppose the logic is the larger fish are better breeding stock? Late in September I became bored catching them as they hit the bait before you had time to get the rod in the rest. All but one was over 8lb. Even caught two on tinsel feathers. Only ever tried to eat one before - when I found out the larger ones can be 50-75 years old it put me off.

 

[Colin Chaplin]

Crazy, the commercials will just scoop them all up in their nets, whatever size, when will they ever learn?.

 

[Fredo]

Good news.
The horrible spikey bastards are present in plague numbers to the west of Lewis in the summers now.

 

[jimbocatfish]

just located some more info regarding this,apparently its only foreign vessels that will be allowed to fish for the spurs in uk waters and to land them in british ports.UK fishermen have not been given permission by the UK goverment to fish for them in UK waters,so much for taking control of our own waters after brexit.

 

[JOHN1]

I have never tasted a Spur are they any good?

 

[sniggle]

I have never tasted a Spur are they any good?

Rock Salmon is generally Spur , years back it was the fish of choice for many at the chipshop !

 

[Colin Chaplin]

Good news.
The horrible spikey bastards are present in plague numbers to the west of Lewis in the summers now.

Ah well, come back in year time, with a catch report when they all disappeared?.

I have never tasted a Spur are they any good?

They were Rock Salmon.

 

[big spurrie]

Rock salmon was dogfish.

 

[Colin Chaplin]

Rock salmon was dogfish.

Spiny dogfish.

 

[big spurrie]

Spiny dogfish.

All dogfish

 

[Fredo]

Smoked spurdog is very like smoked salmon. I know a few people that like to eat them smoked.

 

[Yarrowsmith]

What put me off eating them is they are one of the shark species that give birth to live young. The one we decided to eat had 3 in when we gutted her. We returned them alive and hopefully they are still out there now.

 

[burnie]

Key thing when eating any Rays or other members of the shark family, their skin is water tight and they don't get rid of liquid waste very easily.............so basically their flesh is swimming in pi$$, remember to soak it in clean water for several hours before cooking it..............................(there doesn't seem to be a vomit emoji lol)

 

[JOHN1]

I'm fishing Etive next Thursday but I won't be chapping any Spur on the head, all will be returned, that's unless I blank...

 

[burnie]

I'm fishing Etive next Thursday but I won't be chapping any Spur on the head, all will be returned, that's unless I blank...

Good luck John, looking forward to your report