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Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25697
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism
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| Northern Boy wrote: |
Thanks - the water by you is a lot warmer than on the S.Wales coast! |
I'm just across the channel from you, so temps probably similar to yours. I was just using the numbers from the link to confirm the sea is colder than last year. IIRC there was something on the news a month or two ago that said the sea was particularly cold this winter compared to previous ones. |
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gardening-girl
Joined: 25 Feb 2009
Posts: 6024
Location: Somerset.
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| Posted: Fri May 03, 13 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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Have just returned from Seatown in Dorset,and we could see the mackerel about 5/6 ft away from the shore.Its very deep,with a steep shelving beach.
Lots of small boats out catching well.
After about an hour, they moved on up the coast towards West Bay. |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 35902
Location: yes
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| Posted: Fri May 03, 13 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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oooh recon a couple of weeks to get north then as they are late |
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Northern Boy
Joined: 04 Oct 2010
Posts: 976
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| Posted: Sat May 04, 13 8:27 am Post subject: |
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Gonna have a go on Monday, tho the water still looks far too cold! |
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Northern Boy
Joined: 04 Oct 2010
Posts: 976
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| Posted: Tue May 07, 13 10:46 am Post subject: |
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 Summer is here!
(Caught from a kayak off the Gower coast yesterday, by Mrs Northern Boy) |
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gardening-girl
Joined: 25 Feb 2009
Posts: 6024
Location: Somerset.
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| Posted: Tue May 07, 13 11:40 am Post subject: |
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Lots at West Bexington this morning. |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 35902
Location: yes
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| Posted: Tue May 07, 13 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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gower is warmer than northumberland so i will plan for eating bait 
as it is still quite chilly in the north sea i recon shellfish and rocklobster are a fair possibility. i will report back if there are any fish. |
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SandraR
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 2346
Location: Devon
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| Posted: Sun May 26, 13 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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OH and daughter caught 28 mackerel off Torcross tonight. Just about everyone on the beach had a good night. |
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pricey
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Posts: 6378
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| Posted: Thu May 30, 13 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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They are here finally! |
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celestialspore
Joined: 27 Jul 2010
Posts: 26
Location: Aberdeenshire
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| Posted: Thu Jun 20, 13 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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They have finally arrived, in dribs and drabs, off Stonehaven. |
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Northern Boy
Joined: 04 Oct 2010
Posts: 976
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| Posted: Fri Jun 21, 13 6:05 am Post subject: |
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It's still very slow here, there are some about, but not many. Am starting to think that it will just be a quiet year.............. |
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celestialspore
Joined: 27 Jul 2010
Posts: 26
Location: Aberdeenshire
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| Posted: Wed Jun 26, 13 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Roughly where abouts are you, Northern Boy? I think I spoke too soon. I've been out most days this week, and have had a grand total of 4 mackerel. I think you might be right, quiet year. |
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Northern Boy
Joined: 04 Oct 2010
Posts: 976
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| Posted: Wed Jun 26, 13 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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SW Wales
The other thing I've noticed is that, of the few mackerel we've had this year, about a third of them have been heaving with parasitic worms. I don't know whether this has anything to do with their scarcity, but I have never noticed it in mackerel before. |
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Treacodactyl
Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25697
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism
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| Posted: Wed Sep 18, 13 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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Are there many still about? I've managed to catch a good few this year from the beach and I'm wondering when they move off-shore. |
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Jonnyboy
Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23924
Location: under some rain.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 20, 13 11:42 am Post subject: |
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Caught some from a kayak two weeks ago, only about 40m off shore. I might try again this weekend if the weather is favourable. |
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