Chris_E's *definitive* guide to catching fish from a yacht

Re: Chris_E\'s *definitive* guide to catching fish from a yacht

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Basically, if it was 1-2 m long, counter-shaded with a blunt snout, it was a porpoise.

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Unless it was a baby dolphin that's had a nose, I mean snout, job. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Yeah, you are right. If it looks like a porpoise then ...... chances are ...... it probably is a porpoise.
 
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I've tried fishing before, never had any luck, mainly due to not knowing what I'm doing! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

So, encouraged by Chris' guide I had another try yesterday. Just enough wind to sail meant I was looking for something to do.....
I tied a spinner on and dropped it over the back, 5 minutes later I was trying to work out what was banging about in the cockpit - turned out to be the rod! By the time I'd got over the shock I was too late and whatever had been on the end had got off. I'd been told that there are a lot of Bass in that part of The Wash, but could have been anything.

Rest of the morning was gently drifting with the wind and tide, 2 knots was the best I saw. Not a nibble on the fishing side of things.
Wind changed and got up for the sail back which meant beating into an f4 with the tide behind me, great sailing and sun still beating down.

Eventually had to start the engine as I got near the river entrance so decided to start the "tidy-up". Wound the line back in on the rod and saw the usual clump of seaweed on the lure.
Was surprised to find that once I'd got it onboard, I'd caught a fish!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif


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It's the first one I've caught since I left school! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
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You're a star! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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are you sure thats from the Wash ? Its only got 5 legs /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
the mackeral are coming to a place near you soon
still fishing beats cutting the grass /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
are you still going to Fosdyke next week ?
 
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There is a good guide to telling the two apart here

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Dolphins, then /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif :

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Andy
 
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It could just have been on holiday. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Will be at Fosdyke, and if all goes well, in the boat
 
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/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gifchuck your spinner out whilst approaching and going round Tabs and a way up the Welland you may catcha Basstard
 
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It wasn't too far past Tab's when the rod tried to jump overboard....

Never seen so many boats out fishing as there were on Sat, spoke to a few who weren't catching anything!
Only saw 1 sailing, me. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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An interesting looking critter,I'm not sure how you would cook it though /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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Well, there would have been a leg for everyone. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

To get back to the original thread, thanks Chris, and I will give it another go - might not be so surprised if the rod jumps this time!
 
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Well, I'm glad that you gave it go. I'd guess that it was a bass that pulled your string.

I'm seriuosly impressed by your starfish catch..... on a spinner
 
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Pollock and coalfish

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All we ever seem to catch are mackerel, but about pollack and coalfish, are they actually different fish, or the same fish with different names?

Also, are coalfish coley? And where do saithe and lythe come into the game? Are they separate species, or related to pollack, coalfish, coley etc?

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Right, pollack and coalfish, definitely two different types of fish, although very similar. One has a kink in its dorsal line the other doesn't but I can't remember which...

Saithe, lythe and coley all different names for pollack , although I wouldn't be too surprised if commercial fishermen lumped pollack and coalfish together.
 
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Ta, you're a gent. Still won't be able to tell 'em apart though, but if they taste OK, don't suppose I'll care.
 
Of course, some are bigger than others - plastic pink squid on the surface at 8 knots. (The squid is about 6 inches long so you can see how big this monster was)

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Warm water trolling tip - don't believe the books and troll 1.5 to 2 boat lengths back - let out as much as you can, 150 metres is good. We caught loads this way.

This is a sort of Mackerel ie a Wahoo.

By the way I thought it was Mackerel not Mackeral. (Oh God I hope I haven't started another thread like the one about ensigns and apostraphe''s.)
 
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Of course, some are bigger than others - plastic pink squid on the surface at 8 knots. (The squid is about 6 inches long so you can see how big this monster was)

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Warm water trolling tip - don't believe the books and troll 1.5 to 2 boat lengths back - let out as much as you can, 150 metres is good. We caught loads this way.

This is a sort of Mackerel ie a Wahoo.

By the way I thought it was Mackerel not Mackeral. (Oh God I hope I haven't started another thread like the one about ensigns and apostraphe''s.)
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You're right it is mackerel.

Not a bad Wahoo, they'll take at any speed you can drive a boat at, I've had them returning from a game fishing trip at 20 knots.

Re how far to troll behind boat in warm water. I used to run a couple of rods off the back of mine when in warmer climes and caught as many fish at 20 yards out as I did at 100. I found that the most important thing was when to fish, we caught the majority of fish in the two hours after sunrise and the two hours around sunset.

But that's another story, shame we don't have this kind of fishing locally (although some of my friends are, as I write, off the coast of W Ireland fishing for 1000lb+ tuna....)
 
Ta, you're a gent. Still won't be able to tell 'em apart though, but if they taste OK, don't suppose I'll care
They taste different!
 
I do.

I have a diagram but have yet to master putting pictures or scans on to this site (I can attach to emails,) so I'll look a bit further into it.

Deadly simple and it works a treat. We catch Cornish mackerel up to about 6kts but it is better at around 4kts. Can't work out if it's better in sun or not - for the spinner- or whether Springs or Neaps are better.

Our attempts are completely haphazard, chucking it out when we remember and we rarely fail to catch something. Even caught a Sea Trout the other day (had to look it up in Rick Stein's fish book,) brilliant.
 
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