My second 'Danglers' Aber trip of 2008, and the first on Celtic Wildcat. A glorious day with a flat calm sea greeted us, along with a dolphin and her calf partolling just outside the harbour wall.
A quick 10 minutes feathering for mackerel and we had enough mackerel, to be on our way to the 1st mark.
Once at anchor, the tope baits went over the side, and bream rigs soon followed. Within minutes, the 1st fish came over the side - a dab caught on feathers (genuinely hooked in the mouth!). Next up were the whiting, various gurnard, and loads of lesser weevers. With only one big bull huss and one bream, to the boat, news came through from Dave Taylor on Aldebaran, that there were a few tope on the mark he was anchored over. Nick up anchored us and steamed further West to the same grounds as Dave.
It was not long until the 1st few tope runs came, and after 2 fish released at the side, Mike hooked into a nice fish of around 27lb (from measurements).
Mikes 1st tope.
The fish was measured, tagged and released. Next up was Wayne......
Waynes tope
Tope release shot.
While waiting for the tope, we were kept busy by bream, pout, poor cod, small huss, and hoards of dogfish.
One of the many black bream
While 'breaming' I noticed a bite on my tope rod and landed a nice huss, just under the 10lb mark.
A 9lb 8oz huss
The soon after itt wa smy reels turn to start screaming with a tope run. After a cracking fight, a tope of around 25lb surfaced at the back of the boat, and was duly released. There was hectic action for the next 15 minutes or so, with many runs & fish boated.
Then, on the bream rod, a first for me - a greater weever, estimated at well over 1lb in weight. Surely not far off Waynes Welsh record!
My 1st ever greater weever
We finished the day off with a flurry of tope and a few more species........
A suprise tompot blenny
Mike ended the day with 4 tope under his belt, and a few more dropped fish.
All in all, probably one of the best days afloat in a long while!
Species caught - Tope, Bull Huss, Black Bream, Whiting, Pout, Poor Cod, Lesser Weever, Greater Weever, Red Gurnard, Tompot Blenny, Dogfish, Mackerel.Other species caught on trip - Ballan Wrasse, Rock Goby, Grey Gurnard, Dab.
Celtic Wildcat Website - here
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