Fishy weekend pics.

On the weekend I visited Easdale, a mark that I had tried there previously but it felt quite early with no fish to be caught. It did look good though and I wanted to return as soon as I got a few nice days. Well surprisingly the weather has been really good lately and it was perfect to try there again. The area is known for its slate mines and it has deep water with lots of rocks as well as strong currents between the nearby islands. I started at the North Cuan harbour trying to find some wrasse and indeed they were there.. After catching a few I moved to the rocks after Easdale where the water is very deep with kelp at the bottom of the cliff-face. Last time I tried there with softplastics but this time I was going to work metals in order to cover more water and work the water column more efficiently. I was expecting some mackerel and maybe pollock close in, but instead I started getting coalies.. They would hit quite deep and especially when the lure came close to the kelp edge. I was surprised to find such decent coalfish here as they seem to have moved deeper in the sealochs and are now found in smaller numbers here and there. It was afternoon and very hot with no cloud in the sky and I suppose thats why these fish were holding so deep. The biggest I caught was about 2lbs but I lost a much better fish (coalie or pollock) that took me to the kelp and got stuck..
After a good number of coalies it got uncomfortably hot and I called it a day.

Nort Cuan Ferry.

Little ballans on the micro jig.

Coalies from the deep!

Vertical rock face..

Deep water points with strong current are preferred by coalies.

The next day the weather turned rainy but I didn't mind as I now have my waterproof smock. So I decided to head down to Loch Fyne at my favourite mark there. I wasn't aiming for something in particular just wanted to have some fun and try some new Storm Gomoku (chop suey) hard lures I bought. The intense wind and rain didn't make for ideal conditions and the ballan wrasse eluded me again. Instead though I managed to catch my first rock cook wrasse on the micro jig. Some codling, pollock, poor cod and a few mackerel in the end completed the session. I got a few pollock on the new lures as well and they  seem to be a good choice for mimicking crustaceans near the rocks and structure. Their action is similar to a squid jig and I think in shallower marks they will be quite fun to use. Moreover I intent to change  the treble for a double and maybe add some appendages to make them more enticing.

pretty codling.

My first rock cook on a peke peke.

usual suspect..

Caught a few for dinner!

pollock on Gomoku chop suey

I don't have any plans for next week but i would like to go a bit further away and maybe camp if the weather is good.. See how it goes.

Tight lines.

Gear used.
Rod:  Majorcraft CRK-T782AJI
Reel: Mitchell Mag Pro lite 1000
Mainline: Sunline Siglon fluorocarbon 4lbs
Rig: cheburashka, hard lures
lure: Jackall peke peke, Berkley gulp fry, metal jigs, Storm Gomoku Chop Suey.