For a long time now I have kept a Google map of fishing marks around the NE, NW and Scotland.
I have found out I can now share this with everyone via this blog.
The maps are fully interactive and come with comments where I have had the chance to add them.
Take a look and let me know what you think.
Fishing Marks
Monday 22 July 2013
More from the archives......
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| Whitley Beach |
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| Whitley Beach in the winter |
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| Port Patrick |
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| Port Patrick Harbour |
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| Small Coalie |
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| Seahouses |
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| Sunset over Seahouses |
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| Cresswell Beach |
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| The Pillar at St Marys |
St Mary's Island 20/07/13
We often visit St Mary's a few times per year. It is a local mark that provides some good rock fishing and can throw up some lovely red codling in the summer months.
As we had not been down there in 2013 we took the opportunity to do so while the weather was still pleasant.
An hour on our favourite spot saw me bag a few small red codling. They turn red due to long periods in the weed beds that are prevalent around the island.
The weed beds can make fishing heavy going and some sessions can see you lose rig after rig due to snags
While we were fishing with our big rods we noticed a lot of small Blenny's in the rock pools around us. They ranged in size from an inch to maybe 4 inches.
After a successful attempt to catch one by hand I had the genius idea of trying for the smallest hook-caught fish of the night. Mark had some carp hooks in his box (I have no idea why as we don't fish for carp??) so I took the smallest he had and some 15lb mono and set to work. The first few attempts came to nothing but a little persistence snagged me a lovely 2.5 incher! Mark managed a slightly larger one later.
After about a further hour, and a few HUGE Velevet Swimming Crabs later..... we moved to fish the main gulley as the sun set. Mark managed to snag a lovely Wrasse (the first I have seen from this area) and I followed with a good Common Eel and then another codling to end the session.
I managed to get a handful of shots worth keeping. However with conditions being overcast and the sun setting fast it was tough to get the shots I wanted.
But never mind..... It was fish I was after anyway
As we had not been down there in 2013 we took the opportunity to do so while the weather was still pleasant.
An hour on our favourite spot saw me bag a few small red codling. They turn red due to long periods in the weed beds that are prevalent around the island.
The weed beds can make fishing heavy going and some sessions can see you lose rig after rig due to snags
While we were fishing with our big rods we noticed a lot of small Blenny's in the rock pools around us. They ranged in size from an inch to maybe 4 inches.
After a successful attempt to catch one by hand I had the genius idea of trying for the smallest hook-caught fish of the night. Mark had some carp hooks in his box (I have no idea why as we don't fish for carp??) so I took the smallest he had and some 15lb mono and set to work. The first few attempts came to nothing but a little persistence snagged me a lovely 2.5 incher! Mark managed a slightly larger one later.
After about a further hour, and a few HUGE Velevet Swimming Crabs later..... we moved to fish the main gulley as the sun set. Mark managed to snag a lovely Wrasse (the first I have seen from this area) and I followed with a good Common Eel and then another codling to end the session.
I managed to get a handful of shots worth keeping. However with conditions being overcast and the sun setting fast it was tough to get the shots I wanted.
But never mind..... It was fish I was after anyway
Tuesday 9 July 2013
New Panorama Page
Ever since discovering the magic of the Photomerge option in Photoshop I have had a particular love of creating Panoramas.
Over the years I have captured a number of panoramic shots on various cameras and phones. Obviously as technology has improved so has the quality of my finished Panoramic shots.
These shots are posted as and when I get them and so can be lost in the mass of posts over the months.
I decided to dedicate a page just to those extra special panoramic shots that I capture while out fishing.
To date I think that my favourite Pano has to be the spectacular sky over Dunstanburgh Castle.
This was a 17 image photostitch that worked perfectly.
Check out the page for more shots! I will be sure to mention the new additions when I post them.
Over the years I have captured a number of panoramic shots on various cameras and phones. Obviously as technology has improved so has the quality of my finished Panoramic shots.
These shots are posted as and when I get them and so can be lost in the mass of posts over the months.
I decided to dedicate a page just to those extra special panoramic shots that I capture while out fishing.
To date I think that my favourite Pano has to be the spectacular sky over Dunstanburgh Castle.
This was a 17 image photostitch that worked perfectly.
Check out the page for more shots! I will be sure to mention the new additions when I post them.
Sunday 7 July 2013
Druiridge 7th July 2013
The past few days have been scorching hot up in the NE. After a family trip to the beach yesterday I fancied a few hours on the beach with the fishing rods today.
Druiridge was the chosen place once again. We were hoping for a few good fish on the light gear but were disappointed.
While the fish weren't biting I was taking photos. We ended up experimenting with the burst features on the phones (Galaxy S2 and S4) and the camera (Fujifilm Finepix F660EXR) that we had in our bags with some great results I may add.
Druiridge was the chosen place once again. We were hoping for a few good fish on the light gear but were disappointed.
While the fish weren't biting I was taking photos. We ended up experimenting with the burst features on the phones (Galaxy S2 and S4) and the camera (Fujifilm Finepix F660EXR) that we had in our bags with some great results I may add.
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