[plee1974]

Alrighty Peeps

Well as it has been for the last 3 weeks it has rained on my day off which incidentaly is SeaSmiths day off which coincidently is our weekly fishy day hence the WWWWWW = Wet Wednesday Without Wimmen Weans Work.

Anyways headed up to Ballachiulish arriving at low tide (bloody hundreds of mussels to be had when’s the best month for taking them for the pot)
Got the big rods set up and cast out ,available bait was mackie and ragworm left them to soak. I set up a wee float and Scott set up a spinner hoping for some big Pollock which Embermans wife always seems to catch.

Well to cut a long story short was quite a productive session with the float being the most successful tactics out catching the spinner and the big rods.

Species caught today were Codling 18 ,Pollock 3,Sea Trout 4,Lsd`s 3 and a solitary SSSS.

Scott had the biggest fish which was a 1lb 4oz codling followed by myself with a 1lb 2oz sea trout all fish were sent on their way with the exception of a few wee ones that didn`t make it which fed the gulls and a wee Pollock which I caught which something decided to have a chew on!!!!!

Heres the Pics...

On Arrival.

First fish..

My first fish..

What could it have been??

Another wee codling..

My Biggest Sea Trout..

Another Codling..

Doggie..

Biggest fish of the day..

My Doggie..

Ugly Barsteward..

And on the way home..

Thanx for reading,
Paul

 

[fishermanFigg]

great report,nice fishies

 

[bellboy1982]

Some nice fish caught there mate! Well done!

 

[slic88]

Well done boys on the fish

Good report and great pictures

 

[bazzac]

shame about the weather, always nice getting the she troot

 

[scottishshoreangler]

Good report and pictures Paul well done to you and scott:clap:

 

[duckman]

great day out paul like the scenery as well even if you blanked the therapy time is always worth it!:fishing1:

 

[emberman3]

Well done on the fish!! looks like a spurry took a bite out of the pollock, there has been a few caught in there.

 

[fish fanatic]

good report , plenty fash to keep you occupied:fishing1::fishing1:

 

[rauri]

nice fish,got a brother called garry by any chance? :secret: oh and id say thats an LSSS not a SSSS :thumbs:

 

[t0ny]

Great pictures, beautiful surroundings. Nice one.

 

[Mikeybhoy]

nice report mate sum good pics.. defo looks like a spur with a bite like that .. defo a toothy criter

 

[plee1974]

Cheers for the comments guys and Rauri i don`t have a brother called Garry however i do have a cousin whats his second name???

great day out paul like the scenery as well even if you blanked the therapy time is always worth it!

For me when travelling to such beautiful places like that catching is just a bonus.

Well done on the fish!! looks like a spurry took a bite out of the pollock, there has been a few caught in there.

Thanks for the info great place be hopefully a regular up there

oh and id say thats an LSSS not a SSSS

Can anyone confirm as that would be a new species for me.
Paul

 

[Greg McAlister]

I'm heading up to Port Appin this weekend so I'm planning a session in Ballachulish tomorrow. Hopefully I'll get a decent session and it's good to read a few successful reports from that neck of the woods. A few codling, pollock and ling wouldn't go amiss!

Just out of interest does anyone know the mackerel situation up there at the moment? I've got frozen/defrosted/refrozen mackerel and sandeel as bait which is going to be like mush. I'll need some fresh bait that won't fly off on the cast. It might be worth hunting for some peeler crab at low tide if I can find any.

 

[rauri]

i just know him as garry lee,mcallum rings a bell tho,went to school in hamilton...you's look a bit alike

 

[mortonboy1952]

I'd agree with Rauri. LSSS. The real identifier is white lappets (corner of the mouth) in the LSSS but we can't see them.

 

[Mikeybhoy]

LSSS for me as well :victory:

 

[plee1974]

i just know him as garry lee,mcallum rings a bell tho,went to school in hamilton...you's look a bit alike

No relation that i know of lol

Just out of interest does anyone know the mackerel situation up there at the moment? I've got frozen/defrosted/refrozen mackerel and sandeel as bait which is going to be like mush. I'll need some fresh bait that won't fly off on the cast. It might be worth hunting for some peeler crab at low tide if I can find any.

No Mackies for us at all and Scott was spinning and feathering for a good bit

Another angle of the Scorpion

Cheers,
Paul

 

[plee1974]

so can any1 confirm so i can a add another species to my tally???
LSSS or SSSS

Paul

 

[plee1974]

C`mon guys sum1 confirm do i have a new species or not!!!!!!!!


Paul