Easter Weekend..crew needed

[KeithB]

I was in morrisons (byker) earlier in the week and they had mackeral on the fish counter (won\'t be cheap like)

[mark]

morisson\'s have been getting fresh mackeral back in recently - go on a friday to buy it, little known fact bout most supermarkets take there fish stock in on thursday nights, so friday\'s always the freshest

wsn\'t too baad actually, quid odd a pound,

[Oblickta]

I bought some last week from Morrisons and I think it was about £3.30 a kilo

I\'ll make time to have a good rummage through the merchants on N/Shields Quay.

[homer]

I\'ve got about a dozen frozen macky you can have mate, i wont be needing anymore before the fresh macky come in.
I dont want anything for them.
They are gutted with the heads off.
I live in ryhope, Sunderland
Let me know if you need them

cheers
Homer

[davem2005]

Looks like we have a trip on after all
Graham...the web links I was on about are
www.catchalot.co.uk
and www.onyermarks.co.uk
The first one has a load of info on skate and rigs etc and belongs to Davy Holt. The second one is for a charter skipper who runs an annual trip up there and we will be meeting no doubt...will give you an idea of what can be caught

I gave up on the pictures but I have a video online that I took while fishing on davy\'s boat last July with mine moored alongside. Nothing was edited and the only pause was to move my boat so a fish could be landed, and to find a coat cos my camera was getting wet. Its over 300mb so if you are on dial up forget it I will post you the dvd it will be quicker. It certainly gives an idea of what skate fishing is all about and many thanks to davy for letting me film it.

http://www.cem-services.co.uk/cem_html/hobbies/scotland_skate.wmv

That was the most memorable 1/2 hr of my life
Lets hope we get some more of that this weekend
Dave

[Edited on 12/4/2006 by davem2005]

[KeithB]

Graham, just been down the quay, Riverview fisheries have fresh mackeral in £1.50 per lb. Be quick the easter hoardes are down there already.

[davem2005]

Thanks for that Kieth...got sorted at redcar...head on and ungutted at 3.31 /kg...order placed ...just need to get down and pick em up. I think Graham is on his way down the fish quay as I type.

Just had a weather report for the area...force 8 and charter called off today but forcasted to drop tomorrow afternoon and decent for the weekend. Lets hope there right for once.

Got to admit to getting a wee bit excited now. Lets hope we have some good pics to post on our return. Main worry is the boat trailer, was supposed to be fitted monday but the company STILL haven\'t got it in stock and they shut at 5pm for the weekend

[KeithB]

Best of luck lads!

[Oblickta]

Sorted for bait now lads but thanks for the help. Riverview fisheries only had 2 stone and they were gone when I got down there. Got sorted in Tescos for £1.30 per lb and they\'re nice and fresh

[Mike.Haley]

Good luck lads. wished I was going with you.

[Oblickta]

Thanks lads, I\'ll post when we get back, just hope it\'s good news and in the catch reports section

[catchalot]

One thing\'s for sure Graham.. it\'s going to be a steep learning curve for you.. I hope you have been at the weight lifting

looking forward to meeting you

[mark]

if you\'re fancying a shot off the shore, i\'ll be floating around most of the week, only other advice I\'d give anyone going up there is take plenty of whatever gear you think you\'ll need with you - its a long long drive to a tackle shop, and \"rod and gun\" in Fort william will have yer eyes out, tackle and books in tobermory\'s not too bad but still a lot pricier than you\'ll be used to and the entire stock of both of em would only fill a corner in frasers or blly\'s

If you do get up the end of ardnamurchan, and you see someone fishing, it\'ll probably be me. never seen another soul fishing up there at easter

if you do run out of mackeral, don\'t overlook small coalies/pollack, they can work just as well as skate bait, and there\'ll be plenty of em around Loch Aline

don\'t know how I\'ll cope having a pint in the mish and not being able to have a tab with it tho

[Edited on 13/4/2006 by mark]

[mark]

just to whet your appetite for how deep it gets very quickly!