My first Wolfie!

[kayos]

Before I write this catch report can I just say that Lynn and I have been overwhelmed with the kindness and generosity of some private boat owners on NESA who have offered to take us out on their boats. Without this we would have been consigned to waiting until day 8 of our 14 day holiday to get out on a charter. So we are eternally grateful guys and what a brilliant advert for the site you are.

So today Stephen of Macer g invited us out, 430am at the Quays and as he said, good practice for the even earlier start still to come with Norman! It was a beautiful morning(well it was when it got light!) and Stephen picked us up as promised.



On the boat today was his co-owner Stevie, Billy, another guy whose name I forget(sorry) and birthday boy KeithB.

We headed off out the piers for some Mackerel, but they were scarce, in fact, non existant! So off to a wreck we went and into the fishing. The weather was amazing, flat seas and some great laughs with the guys. I was soon into a fish and was gobsmacked to see it was a Wolfish(actually Keith told me what is was!). I stood back when it was landed and let Steven deal with it.



Lynn and I were having a bit of a tackle mare but we stuck with it and soon I was into two good size cod.



So Mark 3, Lynn nil, zip, nada, zilch, diddly squat!!

Anyway my tackle mare continued and I lost all my mono, but Keith helped me get my braid on the reel and off I went fishing again. Meantime Lynn had taken 2 cod(small) and then a better one, but smaller than my best. Stevie was giving her way to much help with bait and rigs and sure enough his help paid off and she landed this Ling!



Not to be outdone I landed another good cod. As you can see from the photo, I haven't mastered the arms stretched out method, plus I look a bit glum and I have a shocking double chin!



Later on I mastered the art, but could do nothing about the double chin!



Just to prove Lynn and I sometimes do get on, here is a wee friendly photo.



Once again, huge thanks to the Macer g crew, we loved our day.

[KeithB]

Great report Mark, great day with great company.

I'll send you the photos I have later, hopefully a better one of the wolf before it was belted over the head.

[The Great Wallsendo]

Mint

We do have a nice little community of boaties round these parts

See you guys soon

[Codqueen]

Can I just re-iterate what Mark has said in his report. We are so grateful to the guys on here who have offered us trips out, we love you.

Can I also just re-iterate that while Mark did manage to catch a little Wolfie and some decent Cod, my Ling was the biggest of them all!

PS And thank you to Stephen for his masterclass in filleting and skinning Wolfish and Ling.

[jonny_s]

Congrats on the Wolfie, that's got to make this holiday special

[dale19]

well done you two, and a pat on the back for macer and all on board.
I am sure they made your day,

[Codqueen]

[Norman]

Superb, that's just how life should be, well done all.

Norm

[Chris-scott]

Can I just re-iterate what Mark has said in his report. We are so grateful to the guys on here who have offered us trips out, we love you.

Can I also just re-iterate that while Mark did manage to catch a little Wolfie and some decent Cod, my Ling was the biggest of them all!

PS And thank you to Stephen for his masterclass in filleting and skinning Wolfish and Ling.

Well done lynn u look like you had a great days fishing! I loved the text saying lynn just had big ling but didnt mention size. I knew it was bigger than his haha hope to see you both wednesday. Chris

[Topfly]

Great report and pics Mark, and BTW Lynn, well done on your ling .
Hope you get some good catches on your hols

[lingking]

great report/result mark /lynn well done on the fish too

even bigger weel done to steven of macer-g for making this happen

[on the mark]

nice ling there and good eating fish, funny thing is over the years i've had a good few women away that have all ways out fished the lads, usually with the bare bones gear wise opposed to the lads who all ways seemed to have the latest of everything and every bait and lure imaginable, so what is it, just luck, a knack, by chance dropping down at the right time, maybes another thread to open here.
that sea cat mark will make good eating, pure white flesh when cooked, had quite a few, did'nt eat all of them mind as the old guy on the pilot cutter was partial to them as well

[regpude]

wellpleased the 2 of yous are down {sea} and running.

[Codqueen]

nice ling there and good eating fish, funny thing is over the years i've had a good few women away that have all ways out fished the lads, usually with the bare bones gear wise opposed to the lads who all ways seemed to have the latest of everything and every bait and lure imaginable, so what is it, just luck, a knack, by chance dropping down at the right time, maybes another thread to open here.
that sea cat mark will make good eating, pure white flesh when cooked, had quite a few, did'nt eat all of them mind as the old guy on the pilot cutter was partial to them as well

I hear they call them Sea Cats - this is more like a Sea Kitten!!

[Muad_Dib]

Great fish there, that wolfish looks deadly can you eat them ?