Wrasse at last.

went to Greenock targeting wrasse again. Received a phone call just as I got there meaning I couldn't make a day out of it as planned so decided to stay for a couple of hours instead of leaving straight away. I was using rag worm on size 4 baitholders and got my first wrasse after five minutes, these fish give some fight but can die if over fought so try to get them in pretty quickly. A very nice Balan wrasse at 2lb 5oz. I got another 3 good sized wrasse, 2 at 1lb 6oz and 1 at 1lb 8oz. also caught two of my biggest cod so far at 1lb 8oz and 1lb 6oz, and a little pollock too.

Greenock.

I headed over to Greenock yesterday to try and catch a wrasse but failed again. I got over just about low tide and fished till high tide almost. the water was very clear and hardly any wind at all. Bait was Mackerel, Lug, Rag and Sandeels which was fished both single and mixed, with 2 rods, one close in and in the harbour and the other further out. I was using a pennel pulley rig with 3oz impact leads and single 1oz weight with single hook for close in. Caught 6 small cod biggest about a pound, a wee ss sea scorpion and a tiny hand sized flatty. Although the cod were small they are bigger than the one's around the clyde area last year so I think it's looking good for the future. I still never caught my target species which was wrasse but i,ll try again, maybe trying some different area's of greenock and even gourock.

had a day at loch lomond and only caught a EEL, it was a nice dry day but fish weren't biting.

Pike fishing , Balmaha.

Well unfortunately I never got going to loch etive this weekend so decided to head up to Balmaha for a bit of pike fishing. started off at the mouth of the Edndrick but was having no luck decided to go round to the pier and fished just to the right of it. Caught a nice pike, around 10-12lbs and a eel about 3lb. I didn't manage to get any pics as both fish were caught when loads of tourists were passing and they all stopped and were taking pictures. I was just concentrating on getting both fish back into water safely, and the weights are estimates judged by hand, and experience. The pike was a fair bit bigger and heavier than my previous personal best of 8lb. I am more chuffed by the eel which is a very hard to catch fish and a 3lb one is even better as the scottish eel record is 6lb-2oz. I will certainly be going back there again...soon.

Planning Loch Etive trip.

I'm Planning a trip up to Loch Etive at the end of the month so i,ll probably not go out fishing again until then. I am going for a couple of days, will set up camp and fish through the night and try to get new species. I am aiming for spurdogs, thornback rays, gunard and wrasse. I,l need to head out and dig some bait before I go.

Rhu and Helensburgh.

I went to Rhu point, just along from Helensburgh yesterday and fish from high tide to low using bait and feathers. Not even a bite. there were about a dozen other people fishing, mostly spinning and I never saw one fish landed. at low tide I packed up and headed back along to Helensburgh and fished from the pier for a couple of hours. I got 2 Lesser spotted dogfish and a wee flounder. used a pennell pulley with Lug and mackeral strip.

River Ettrick. 6th Aug 2014

I had a few hours on the river Ettrick fishing for pike.I was fishing with my nephew and we only got 2 jacks 1.1/lb and 2.lb using light gear with flying C's lures. Great fun on the light gear.