Start of 2015 Arrochar

Got 2015 of to a start by a few hours at Arrochar on Loch Long. The caves is a mark that divers use so I was lucky to get a parking space and within 5 mins I was into my first fish of 2015 a wrasse about 1 1/2lb. I got 3 codling all about or under a pound and another ballan wrasse about 2 1/2 lb. Not a bad start to the year.

New reel

I bought a new rod and reel specificaly for wrasse. The rod is a Fladen Maxximus Rockhopper beech rod, a good strong rod for light sea fishing, 2 piece, 12 feet and casting 2-4 1/2 oz. The reel is a Shimano baitrunner ST10000RB, the 10000RA is one of the most popular reels around and a huge favorite of lots of fishermen for both sea and predator fishing, the 10000RB is just an improved 2014 version.

New species.

I went to Rhu, near Helensburgh on Sunday morning with a couple of Friends, we had 6 rods out between thye three of us and never got one fish, rags was bait. as we still had plenty of ragworm left, 2 of us headed to greenock the next morning, we caught about a dozen cod 3 wrasse and a Goldsinny wrasse, which is a new species for me and takes me one over last years total of species and we still have all winter to go.

new PB wrasse

went to Greenock today and fished the 3 hrs before low tide. caught 6 cod, 2 pollock and a new personnal best wrasse of 3lb7oz...

River Clyde at Clydebank.

Stayed local to get a few hours fishing in on sat afternoon at the new college in clydebank. used mackerel and rag as bait. I caught 9 flounders, I spinned a bit to try for any passing predetor fish but no joy.

Arrocher

I went to Arrocher at Loch Long to fish for a change from Greenock. went with my nephew and got there just before low tide. we used lug, rag and mackerel. between us we caught 8 Cod, 3 wrasse and a couple of pollock.

greenock, another wrasse.

managed out again to greenock and caught another wrasse and a couple of cod and one wee pollock.