Challenged update

Fished Port Patrick with my son Shane, Jamie, Malky, Iain and Gordon. Winner was Jamie 4 fish for 148 points. 2nd Shane with 3 fish for 111 points. 3rd myself with 3 fish for 104 points. 4th Gordon 1 fish for 39 points and 5th Malky 1 fish for 34 points. So round 1 to Shane. 

Loch Etive

Went down the beach and dug my bait for the arbroath boat outing, when I got back from bait collecting I got a text message from Gordon the outing was cancelled due to the weather. Sitting with a 150 lug worm and no where to go I thought. Then Iain gave me a call and asked if I wanted to go fishing on sat anyway. Iain Chris Malky and myself headed for loch etive a good call we thought nice chance of a spur or thornie. Arriving we notice a couple of boats out as the loch was flat calm. Started fishing about 2pm and chris had the first fish a coddling about 1lb 5ozs. This was the norm for about a couple of hours small coddling till the gurnard showed up. We fished for 7 hours and caught coddling and grey gurnards and not a sight of a spur or thornie. Some chaps on a boat came along side to see how we were getting on. I asked how they did after we reported we were getting coddling and gurnards. Their reply was not had a bite all day. They had been on the  all over the loch and had not connected with any fish. Not a good sign if the boats are not getting anything. I think Iain had the most bites off the day midge bites nearly go my pen out to connect the dots. lol.... Chris won the £8.00 sweep we had with his 1lb 5oz coddling and we added a few new species to the hunt.

Challenged

Going on a club fishing trip next week looking forward to it and hope to add to the species hunt as well as catching a few fish. My son Shane has thrown down the gauntlet. So bring it on. LOL.... Report after the match next week. 

Just a wee update Shane added a shore rockling not a three bearded Rockling. Jumped the gun a bit before I got the picture thru.

Species Hunt update

 Well Mr Allison last years winner is now in the hunt. He adds a nice wee bass and sea trout bringing him up to 4 in total. Shane he adds a nice three bearded rockling. Martin says he not taking it to serious this year. We will wait and see. There is good months ahead off us. As you see in this pict there is something mystical about him.

Shane now joins Will as joint leader. Come on Will old son you need to get some fishing done.

Specimen hunt march 2012

A few species add this month

Stephen added Coddling,Thornback.

Iain added a coddling.

Jamie added Grey Gurnard, Thornback.

Martin added coddling Whiting.

Myself added Thornback coddling and spurdog.

 

Will is leading with 5 species

 Will you need to get some fishing done old son, lol....

 We are catching up with 4 species.

Loch Etive

Headed up to Loch Etive with Iain, and Malky for the club match. We met up with other members who had already arrived. It was a pleasant day for a change not like the last time we had a match there it rained from start to finish

Shane caught this dad which was being attacked by a hungry crab. The dad was returned back alive as with the crab,

The fishing was a bit up and down with only 1 small Spur Caught but a couple of decent Thornie's made an appearance with myself taking a 6lb.3oz fish and Stevie one of 5lb.13oz.

In joint 1st  position with 230 points Jamie 7 fish / John 4 fish

2nd Stevie 205 points 4 fish

3rd Martin 179 points 6 fish

4th Shane 102 points 2 fish

5th Ian 44 points 1 fish

6th Malcolm 26 points 1 fish