Slinky Kate Saturday 21st Aug 2010

[northeast1]

The ones we caught full of sand crabs and squid so they are feeding in open water.

Good fresh fish, we just have to hope alot make it so they can spawn, i have started keeping no more than 1 a trip for myself.

Sure next season will be a long one to come around a swe will all be thinking if that shoal has grown up and still out there in numbers

[Norman]

Aye rich I`m very much doing the same since I usually have fish and chips once or twice a week so I`m only keeping one ...........

the wife is keeping 2
me aunti betts keeping 3
me mate Johns keepin 3
the cats are keeping 4
next door neibours are keeping 2
uncle albert is keeping 3
daughter and son in law are keeping 3 .......
and the freezer is keeping the rest for later .....

norm

[mick dunn]

well done Norman some good info and pics yet again.

Mick.

[oldessox]

Aye rich I`m very much doing the same since I usually have fish and chips once or twice a week so I`m only keeping one ...........

the wife is keeping 2
me aunti betts keeping 3
me mate Johns keepin 3
the cats are keeping 4
next door neibours are keeping 2
uncle albert is keeping 3
daughter and son in law are keeping 3 .......
and the freezer is keeping the rest for later .....

norm

Ha ha! I must admit , even though I come from a coarse fishing background where everything gets put back , I don't put many cod back , I try and put ling back if they will go and I now always put pollock back but on the couple of occasions this season I've put a lot of cod back it was because I had so many I couldn't bear the thought of filleting them all but still wanted to carry on fishing in the hope of catching a monster.
I've brought a hell of a lot of cod home this year and havn't eaten one yet , I've eaten a coaly though . None of the fish i bring home gets wasted , it all gets shared around friends and family and is much appreciated , everyone reckons it tastes far better than anything they buy , but that might be down to the fact that it's free .
I did wonder when I first started boat fishing if it was a good idea for all these small boats to be going out and taking so many cod every weekend , but I'm coming round to the idea that it's not rod and line anglers the cod population needs to fear , we can't get out often or far enough to really affect the stocks.
Every little helps though I suppose , so if anyone wants to put them back for another day (or another boat to catch ) good on them.

Ray

[The Great Wallsendo]

no Cod ever gets wasted by me - I'll be doing the rounds tomorrow in fact

I like to trade with it - gave some to my mates mum who gave me some home made tartare sauce in return and my supervisors husband does a mean Corned Beef and Potato slab (always about food with me ) and I know I've got a jar of chilli chutney waiting for me off a girl I went to school with too...