Popular Post Josh Posted May 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2023 So finally the weather broke enough to get out on North conrwall. I wasn’t going to miss my shot. So the long tow down from Kent to the very bottom.Friday night because of the tides we had to go out in the night which was interesting but absolutely ideal conditions to being doing it in. Totally flat calm and no swell. So we anchored up in a bay and obviously threw a rod over but I think we had one doggie and tryed to get some sleep .. (didn’t happen) 5 am came and light was creeping so we starting heading out saw a huge man of war. got to the mark and began drifting for porgies. to our surprise we actually saw them breaking the surface which was as far as I was concerned out of character. this happened about 5 times throughout the day… it was feeding by the looks. it wasn’t dolphins or anything else 100% anyway a long hard day and annoyingly seeing fish on the sounder seeing them come up to our bait line on the sounder too … to no takers but we had to try. //// so we came in and headed to our camp over on the south side and got dinner and got our heads down in the tent. The temptation was there to head back for the second day with due good weather (which is a rarity) but would of meant going back out in the night at 2am. We wer bo****ed from the night before and said we will have a day on the reefs tomorrow with no tidal demand. yes I regret choosing that over sharking but it’s done now. glass calm day and a steady run of pollack worst tides for pollack was going to do some long drifting but i managed a pollack of 11lb6oz which was a mega scrap on spinning rod. Ash had a ling off the reef nice eating size we had a tired canary land on the boat and stayed for a bit which was cool. we also had a shoal off fish right infornt of the boat all come fluttering to the surface no idea .. they wer not mackerel bass mullet … bigger thicker fish … maybe it’s wishful thinking albacore ? I’m going to ask about down there see if anyone else seen anything similar. We was thinking somehting big was going to happen like a whale breach. These fish weren’t chasing fry I’m sure they wer being chased. Few other bits n peices and then back to the camp oh and dinner at the curry house was 👌 Tamarisk64, Herbs73, Andy135 and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 awesome - the size of that pollock! nice one! Josh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) @Josh what curry did you have? plain Nann? Really ?? Edited May 2, 2023 by Saintly Fish Josh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Well done @Josh, you really do put the effort in. I'm rubbish without sleep, so good on you for going the distance, literally and figuratively! Nice pollack too 👍 Josh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Saintly Fish said: @Josh what curry did you have? plain Nann? Really ?? This was was Lamb ghost … it was insanely good . Punjabi restaurant rather than Bangladeshi ha I think that one came with another dish . I had a garlic one don’t worry haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Andy135 said: Well done @Josh, you really do put the effort in. I'm rubbish without sleep, so good on you for going the distance, literally and figuratively! Nice pollack too 👍 Won’t be able to keep this up forever … mrs is pregnant now too…. Got to pack everything into the next 9months right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 3 hours ago, Josh said: I had a garlic one don’t worry haha Ok, credibility restored!! 👍🏻 Josh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 On 5/1/2023 at 6:48 PM, Josh said: had a tired canary land on the boat and stayed for a bit which was cool. Looks like a common finch to me 😉👍 Josh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daio web Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 great report bud Geoff and Josh 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 23 minutes ago, GPSguru said: Looks like a common finch to me 😉👍 I didn’t actually know what bird it was to be fair more of an assumption @GPSguru😊 got some more shots here Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Josh said: I didn’t actually know what bird it was to be fair more of an assumption @GPSguru😊 got some more shots here It is definitely not a sparrow, so I am gonna stick with a finch of some kind. Josh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 5 minutes ago, Josh said: I didn’t actually know what bird it was to be fair more of an assumption @GPSguru😊 got some more shots here Could be a Bewick's Wren. Native of the US, and a long way from home if so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bewick's_wren Josh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 1 minute ago, GPSguru said: It is definitely not a sparrow, so I am gonna stick with a finch of some kind. Fair choice i look forward to this time of year it’s usually right around 24th April ish the swallows come dashing on the pond in the garden … I believe journeyed all the way from africa GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 39 minutes ago, Josh said: Fair choice i look forward to this time of year it’s usually right around 24th April ish the swallows come dashing on the pond in the garden … I believe journeyed all the way from africa Yes, @Andy135almost got it, it definitely is the common Wren that we get in the UK. I knew I had seen it, but just could not remember what it was. It is the thin beak that gives it away. We get them nesting in the garden. That one must have been coming back from its migration. Here you go Josh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Cracking pollack 🙂 beats west wales ones for sure 🤣 A mate had an 18lber out of Plymouth on the weekend. As for the sharks, at least you were in the right place and hopefully hook up soon 🙂 Josh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 24 minutes ago, Odyssey said: Cracking pollack 🙂 beats west wales ones for sure 🤣 A mate had an 18lber out of Plymouth on the weekend. As for the sharks, at least you were in the right place and hopefully hook up soon 🙂 Excellent 18 That’s a proper proper one that ! the reefs aren’t what they used to be and i imagine people would say the same about wrecks. see alot of nets round the reefs in spawning season I know everyone’s got to make a living but that logic just doesn’t add up there’s got to be a better way. Trouble is it’s a if I don’t take them someone else will scenario. 19lb was my best as a young boy I’ll dig the photo Not sure I’ll go north again this season now with life commitments but a blue session won’t be that far ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 *Back in the day of disposable cameras suzook12, GPSguru and Geoff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Great effort Josh. I have 5 days in September booked again at Fowey but doubt i will manage to get down there before that. Josh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 6 minutes ago, Josh said: *Back in the day of disposable cameras That is a very good fish Josh, these days you really have to work hard to get fish above 15lb, but there are still some stonkers out there. I remember the days when we used to get almost as many Coalies off the wrecks as we did Pollock, and some of the Coalies were getting on for 20lb. My best Pollock stands at 24lb, which I caught 55 years ago, on a very famous conger charter out of Brixham. Josh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, GPSguru said: That is a very good fish Josh, these days you really have to work hard to get fish above 15lb, but there are still some stonkers out there. I remember the days when we used to get almost as many Coalies off the wrecks as we did Pollock, and some of the Coalies were getting on for 20lb. My best Pollock stands at 24lb, which I caught 55 years ago, on a very famous conger charter out of Brixham. That’s awesome ! Incredible fish 24lb and a Coaly I’ve never caught one would love one . Fight even harder ?? yeah maybe some huge pollack lurking in the hurds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Dicky said: Great effort Josh. I have 5 days in September booked again at Fowey but doubt i will manage to get down there before that. Nice ! and thanks Probably see you out on the water mate Edited May 2, 2023 by Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 32 minutes ago, Josh said: Coaly I’ve never caught one would love one . Fight even harder ?? Yes, most definitely. You tend to get them above the Pollock in mid water, and they go straight down when hooked, no stopping. Also, they fight all the way to the boat. Another interesting point is that unlike Pollock, Coalfish don't suffer from 'barotrauma', meaning their swim bladder does not blow up. After over 30 years of not seeing any, we are catching a few small Coalfish (5lb ish) on the wrecks now, but they are not in any great numbers. Josh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 2 hours ago, GPSguru said: Yes, @Andy135almost got it, it definitely is the common Wren that we get in the UK. I knew I had seen it, but just could not remember what it was. It is the thin beak that gives it away. We get them nesting in the garden. That one must have been coming back from its migration. Here you go Don't reckon it's a common/Eurasian wren as they have more mottled wings. See the wings in the pic below, not seen in Josh's photos. GPSguru and Josh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 9 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Don't reckon it's a common/Eurasian wren as they have more mottled wings. See the wings in the pic below, not seen in Josh's photos. The beak tells us it is definitely a Wren of some sort. The other possibility was a juvenile Thrush, but they are also very mottled, and we have loads of them in the garden at the moment. Josh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 7 hours ago, GPSguru said: Yes, most definitely. You tend to get them above the Pollock in mid water, and they go straight down when hooked, no stopping. Also, they fight all the way to the boat. Another interesting point is that unlike Pollock, Coalfish don't suffer from 'barotrauma', meaning their swim bladder does not blow up. After over 30 years of not seeing any, we are catching a few small Coalfish (5lb ish) on the wrecks now, but they are not in any great numbers. Good to hear yea I have seen reports of more coal fish great for the furture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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