Pike.

managed out with nephew to a new venue for pike and looks like we found somewhere that may prove decent. we got 2 pike and lost a big one. Bait was eel,sprats and bluey's.

2 eels

I caught these two eels which are common eels but I thought they were conger. I also got one cod and a wee goldsinny wrasse.

New species for me.

a short couple of hours last night and only caught one, a new species for me... a shore rockling. no sign of any mackerel yet.

Greenock 8th June.

picked up some bait in the afternoon and headed back over to greenock and got there at high tide. caught 4 cod biggest over 2lb, a wee balan wrasse, a goldsinny wrasse and a short spinned sea scorpion. I had some bait left so went back for a hour or so today at low tide and it was much the same, no sign of the big wrasse yet and mackeral are not in yet either.

Greenock, 13th may 2015

I went to Greenock pier today after picking up some ragworm from Fintastic in Port Glasgow. I was trying for some early wrasse but they were nowhere around yet. I managed to catch a few Cod , (6), and the biggest was at 2lb 2oz. Even though I never got any wrasse it was still a good wee day.

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.