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Jez Walsh

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Naughty Cal Veteran II

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And I don't even have to leave the Marina for as many Mullet as I want, I just need a crust of bread and a Net !

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cson3usokjntr3u/2014-07-23%2009.02.58.jpg?dl=0

You try catching the buggers though.

 

Very difficult fish to catch rolleyes.gif

Pollock maybe?

Pollock maybe?

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Yes, Maybe !,,,I should label the bags up if I don't eat them straight away and they end up I'm my freezer,

I'm taking a few mates out for a jolly this weekend to Cows (IOW) if the weather holds, so will dangle a hook or two and see what's about.

Got to be honest, it's NOT a favorite trip of mine to make, Far too Busy and stressful, but my going to meet a mate on his boat before he heads back up to Milford Haven (Wales).

I believe there are still Cod, and Sea Bass about, Almost Guaranteed Huss, Mackerel and EEl so it will be like a dip in a Lucky Bag !.

 

As I said before,I'm no Fisherman, and can't even identify some of what I get, but will post a picture if I get lucky.

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An old Spanish fisherman taught me an easy way to catch mullet. Make a line with about 20 hooks on it and shove them all in a big lump of wet bread about the size of a tennis ball. Chuck it in to the shoal. It works really well.

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An old Spanish fisherman taught me an easy way to catch mullet. Make a line with about 20 hooks on it and shove them all in a big lump of wet bread about the size of a tennis ball. Chuck it in to the shoal. It works really well.

We tried something similar with the grey mullet in Wells Harbour, no chance.

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Well,

What a weekend !,

Beautiful Wether, Flat calm sea, Good company,My mate got away safely and I'm back on my mooring without any problems.

As far as the Fishing went -

19 Huss -

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q901mp1pozti32x/IMAG0882.jpg?dl=0

 

De Boned and Filleted -

https://www.dropbox.com/s/m96wyuaj541b2p1/IMAG0883.jpg?dl=0

 

Chopped for Charlie, Portions for me, Stakes for the BBQ -

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h3pibo4u8xqpr8z/IMAG0886.jpg?dl=0

 

Bagged up and ready for my Freezer -

https://www.dropbox.com/s/khpvf5qsxvxxc3w/IMAG0887.jpg?dl=0

 

And two nice Pollock Steaks -

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1z14536eqjvfejl/IMAG0888.jpg?dl=0

 

So not a bad catch, and a Brilliant weekend.

How about you NC !, Did you get your Fishing Rod out ?.

Anyone else any luck ?.

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yes, lots of Mackerel about, & Cod, ofcourse I agree that most fish tastes much better Fresh, but when you catch a few,,,you sort of get all fished out and fancy a Beef Stake instead,So the Freezer comes in handy !.

Besides let's not forget, 'Some' of the so say 'Fresh' fish we buy in supermarkets, have been sat in a trawler hold for a week ! Lol

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Naughty Cal Veteran II

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Well,

What a weekend !,

Beautiful Wether, Flat calm sea, Good company,My mate got away safely and I'm back on my mooring without any problems.

As far as the Fishing went -

19 Huss -

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q901mp1pozti32x/IMAG0882.jpg?dl=0

 

De Boned and Filleted -

https://www.dropbox.com/s/m96wyuaj541b2p1/IMAG0883.jpg?dl=0

 

Chopped for Charlie, Portions for me, Stakes for the BBQ -

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h3pibo4u8xqpr8z/IMAG0886.jpg?dl=0

 

Bagged up and ready for my Freezer -

https://www.dropbox.com/s/khpvf5qsxvxxc3w/IMAG0887.jpg?dl=0

 

And two nice Pollock Steaks -

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1z14536eqjvfejl/IMAG0888.jpg?dl=0

 

So not a bad catch, and a Brilliant weekend.

How about you NC !, Did you get your Fishing Rod out ?.

Anyone else any luck ?.

No we were in the pub for the majority of the weekend. Rain stopped play our end.

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Mullet are a doddle to catch, if you follow one simple rule: you need to get them used to eating what you're using for bait. What the bait is is unimportant, they will eat anything.

 

When I as in Galicia, Spain I chose small macaroni. Mainly because it was the right size, and cheap. Started throwing the stuff in, they weren't interested. Eventually they got on it it and started competing with each other. It was then a fish a cast, 3 or 4 pounds each. Another time I got a load of out of date baguettes from a shop. Broke them up in a big bucket then soaked them in water. Again, it took a while for them to show interest when I tarted tossing it in. After 2 hours my crudely tied bread imitation flies were being hammered every time. No need for finesse, once you get them going.

 

By the way 'sea bass' is an incorrect term. They are bass. There are no freshwater bass in the U.K. Sea bass is a term invented by celebrity chefs. A bit like 'pan fried'. What else would you fry something in, a saucer?

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Mullet are a doddle to catch, if you follow one simple rule: you need to get them used to eating what you're using for bait. What the bait is is unimportant, they will eat anything.

 

When I as in Galicia, Spain I chose small macaroni. Mainly because it was the right size, and cheap. Started throwing the stuff in, they weren't interested. Eventually they got on it it and started competing with each other. It was then a fish a cast, 3 or 4 pounds each. Another time I got a load of out of date baguettes from a shop. Broke them up in a big bucket then soaked them in water. Again, it took a while for them to show interest when I tarted tossing it in. After 2 hours my crudely tied bread imitation flies were being hammered every time. No need for finesse, once you get them going.

 

By the way 'sea bass' is an incorrect term. They are bass. There are no freshwater bass in the U.K. Sea bass is a term invented by celebrity chefs. A bit like 'pan fried'. What else would you fry something in, a saucer?

Deep fat fryer?

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In contrast to sea bream. Now there's a fish!

At The MariMarina i moor at, the 'LMBHA' (Littlehampton Marina Berth Holders Association) has just held a 'Black Bream' Fishing competition,,is this the Sea Bream your on about,,,Can you eat it ?.

(I'm honestly not a fisherman).

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At The MariMarina i moor at, the 'LMBHA' (Littlehampton Marina Berth Holders Association) has just held a 'Black Bream' Fishing competition,,is this the Sea Bream your on about,,,Can you eat it ?.

(I'm honestly not a fisherman).

Black bream certainly can be eaten. Like many sea fish it has a subtle flavour but is no less delicious for that. They have small mouths with grinding teeth for breaking up crustaceans, so baits need to be small. Tiny slivers of mackerel do well.

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You can eat any fish you like. It's just illegal to remove them from our waterways. Try telling that to the Eastern Europeans.

On the other hand American Signal crayfish when caught must NOT be returned to the water.They must be destroyed.

 

 

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You can eat any fish you like. It's just illegal to remove them from our waterways. Try telling that to the Eastern Europeans.

On the other hand American Signal crayfish when caught must NOT be returned to the water.They must be destroyed.

 

 

I believe the same is true of Zander sometimes called Perch-Pike. It is because they are introduced species which are doing damage to our local biodiversity.

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Zander are a prized game fish that have been here many years.

I know but not being a fisherman I was under the impression that you are not allowed to take fish from the canal. Apart of course for the foreign introduced species.

 

Perhaps it was the fact they are a prized game fish and I understand good eating,which has resulted in us suffering biodiversity damage because some clown introduced them.

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Grayling too are classed as game fish, IIRC

 

 

If they have an adipose fin they are game fish.

 

Zander do not/are not. Grayling (also known as the Lady of the Stream) do/are.

 

They (Zander) were introduced by Norman McKenzie of the Gt Ouse River Authority in, I reckon the late 60's.

 

ETA - no it was 1963 just checked. They are not natives species but they were legally introduced <now not welcome>. They are I am informed, tasty. But as they have a face, I don't know.

 

Plenty of Zander in parts of the Oxford Canal.

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