My mate Andrew came for some fishing the other weekend. We hadn't seen eachother in a while so I really wanted to show him somewhere different this time. The weather was crap as usual but we tried an area in N. Skye that I thought would be fishable. I let him know that we were still with a chance of fat prespawn fish even though the numbers might not break any records...
After trying in vain to find an open cafe for some coffee we decided to launch... As soon as we reached the rocky point we knew we were in for an uncomfortable day! We were marking fish though so we dropped the Haswing and started fishing. It quickly became apparent that fish were particular in what they wanted that day. It would seem that black or white paddletails were all they wanted along with a couple metals.
We started getting some fish and they seemed up for it as long as we gave them what they wanted but the weather kept pushing us away from the marks.
We moved behind another point and there found some shelter. Now this is one of my favourite tidal marks that can be very tricky to access from the shore . Even in the boat it can be easily overlooked but it holds plenty and good fish at the right time of year. Right now though is a bit early but it was worth a try.
We casted the area for a bit and soon enough Andrew was in. A slightly better fish so we persisted in the area. I placed a cast very close to the rocks and let it settle, I got hit as soon as I started the retrieve, and the fish felt good! After a limited fight I got a big girl up that looked like it had gone through the wars! She was quickly released.
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| War wounds |
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| One for Andrew. |
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A few casts later and another nice fish took the lure, landed and released.They must've spooked after that and we had to move yet again. As it's not an area I go to very often, I decided and Andrew agreed to do some exploring. The area is similar to many steep lochs in Skye and we cruised, keeping to a certain depth until we found shoaled fish. It didn't take long and the 'bananas' appeared on the sounder... We had a few more fish until unfortunately the weather picked up and we made the crossing back to the slip.
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| Plenty of fish at that mark considering the weather. |
We eventually managed to get a much needed coffee before driving back home!
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| Coffee at last! |
The weather has been unseasonably unsettled and I'm waiting for some improvement towards the end of the month. By then, it will be time for some post-work sessions as the long days will be with us!
Tight lines
