[Guest]

I caught a doggie on the 12 August last year, put up a cracking scrap on light tackle

I know someone who caught a doggie on lightish float gear, he wondered the hell he had on!

 

[redhead]

Hi all,

I was out on a friends boat yesterday and we had a few species so here they are- Cod,Coley,Mackerel,Ling,Pollock,Dab,L/S Sea Scorpion, Ballan Wrasse, Most of the fish were returned only keeping the Dab and six Mackerel and my friend kept five Cod. So that takes my species list to.........

Common Skate
Cod
Coley
Conger
Ballan Wrasse
3 Bearded Rockling
Pollock
Mackerel
Ling
Dab
Flounder
Sea Trout
Sea Bass
Sea Scorpion (short spined)
Blk Mouthed Dogfish
Blenny????
Smelt
Silver Eel
Herring
I think thats it!!!!

redhead

 

[John Mason]

Here's mine for 2005

All from Wales

Whiting
Dab
Dogfish
Bull Huss
Flounder
Pouting
Poorcod
5 Bearded Rockling
Turbot
Bass
Small-eyed ray
Pollack
Mackerel
Scad
Black Bream
Grey Gurnard
Tub Gurnard
Greater weever
Lesser Weever

Should be able to add the following with a bit of luck:

Tope
Thornback Ray
Red Gurnard
Codling
Coalfish
Ling
Various Wrasse
Triggerfish

Depending if I get out afloat or fish some more rock-marks over the next few months!

Cheers - John

 

[***simon***]

dont laugh, i've only been mackeraling 3 or 4 times

1 pollack and
3 pouting


i wanna go fishing everyday but i havent got any traces and i cant afford any because i am a poor boy, i had around 200 that i had made but my idiot brother left my tackle box outside during the rainiest month without me knowing with my trace wallet in. i lost them all

if anyone wants to donate any i will appreciate it so much.

 

[Barrelreef]

Until I actually counted my species I thought i was doing ok this year....Here goes..

whiting
cod
pouting
dogfish (lesser spotted)
Small eyed ray
Conger
Pollack
Mackerel
Garfish
Silver Eel
launce
So far this year Not bad

 

[Ian Houlton]

when i get up to chrisP on saturday i am going to get down on bended knees (well the good one at least) and beg him to help me add to my list.
chris name your price

 

[ChrisP]

I caught a doggy last year Ian, i'll do my best to get you one as well but can't promise. They are really crafty and take a lot of catching.

 

[rma]

Heres mine all from anglesey
Dogfish
Bullhuss
Shore Rockling
Three Bearded Rockling
Ballan Wrasse
Cuckoo Wrasse
Corkwing Wrasse
Grey Gurnard
Tub Gurnard
Whiting
Codling
Dab
Plaice
Thornie
Spotted Ray
Small Eyed Ray
Starry Smoothhound
Bass (small)
Pouting
Poorcod
Conger Eel
Mackerel
Launce
Pollack
Coalie
Tompot Blenny
LSS Scorpion
God I love this island. My clubs got a species hunt this sunday will let you know how many its won with.

 

[Ian Houlton]

I caught a doggy last year Ian, i'll do my best to get you one as well but can't promise. They are really crafty and take a lot of catching.

thats not really what i wanted to hear actually

 

[swelleyman]

I have a suspicion that most people have not appreciated the true significance of ChrisP's catch. You see whereas all of you have caught yours FROM THE SEA, chris is refering to catching ON SHORE!

It's a well known fact that Dogfish are capable of staying alive out of water much longer thanyour average Bass/Cod/Mackeral. Eels are even more adapted!

Chris has perfected a special attractant (comes in black cans with white tops) which is very good at bringing Doggies to the surface. All he does is to 'lay a trail' out onto land, and, on a still night (when it's still night) he lays the trap. The 'light tackle' he refers to is one of those slim torches which mes-mer-ise the fish which is slurping the Guiness from the can. He carries his 'tackle' around in a 'doggie-bag'.

Waste of Guiness I think, but then all I seem to have caught this year in the Swellies are a load of drunken fish, up from Caernarfon, shouting, "Where's my beer!"

 

[rma]

Ian I'm quite sure Chris can add a couple to your list mind you its forecast gales an a down poor for Anglesey this weekend

 

[Ian Houlton]

thanks rma that has made me feel so much better, i am doing some plumbing for a mate in rhosniegr one day next week so i will have a go at the rocks there in the evening, i hear it has some pollack and bass, oh and it is famous for alarmingly good looking kite-surfers but i won't have time for that

 

[Marcus]

this year...

dogfish
small eyed ray
thornback ray
whiting
bullhuss
smoothhound
mackeral
garfish
pouting
flounder

and the big one that got away

 

[Woodster]

So far this year I have 7 species of fish:

Plaice
Flounder
Thornback Ray
Codling
Whiting
LS Doggie
Conger Eel
Siliver Eel

Hoping to bag my first bass at the begining of Aug at Brean Down, also going to try my luck down in Dorset when I camping.

Woodster

 

[Codfather2]

i am happy to report that i have 2 new speicies to add to my previous list;

Bass
Starry Smoothhound!

to catch a hound was my summer ambition so to get one was a fantastic feeling!
caught them on chesil last night. my first ever bass and my first evr hound.... all in one night!
well chuffed

 

[terry f.]

Excellent result John, made up for you mate.

 

[Lendusaworm]

from march this year..all from the shore.

dog's.. fousands
whiting..lots
thornback ray.. 4
hoymelyn ray..1
flounder...lots and lots around a 1lb
witch..1
scorpian fish..1
pollock..20 pluss over 2lb
bass..1 over 4lb.. 4 over 2lb...approx 40 schoolies
weevers the two species..15 falling to feathers
tub gurnard..under a 1lb..4
3 bearded rockling..just under 3lb
mullet..1 over 3lb..6 over 2lb
wrass ballan..2lb..
blenny..4 in the ounzes
spider crabs around the 20 mark..returned
edible crab..2 eaten..lol
lobster..returned to his or her mate
mackeral..over 60 and the freezers full for winter bait it was hard work this year!!

lost to the surf a 20lb conger not a hope in hell on 15lb line in a big swell.

thornback ray approx 6-7 lb again lost in the rolling surf..bummer
thats the story so far folks not a patch on last year.

 

[ChrisP]

Add tope, huss and bream to Ian's list.

 

[fatboy]

well for the year so far i have,
whiting
codling
plaice
flounder
rockling
scad
mackeral
ballan wrasse,
just a few to start with, off to cornwall on friday and chesil on the bank holiday, so hopefully i'll have some more to add in a couple of weeks.

 

[i hate whiting]

heres my effort,

dogfish
mackeral
whiting
flounder
bass
red gurnard
black bream
pollock
ballan wrasse
goby