Cornwall 2010

[devondave]

 

[Pav]

The stripes were a lot more defined (redish). Maybe they are in the younger fish? It was cool to be in such a large shoal. Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[Padaxes]

Hey Dave which fish is that I always see masses of them on night dives.

 

[Old Man Dave]

This is a copy of a post I put on last year about pout.

Pout, pouting, bib or flobbers are common in holes on reefs and especially on shipwrecks. They are also seen over sandy bottoms mainly at night.

Most inshore shoals of pout comprise small juveniles. If you want big ones you need deep water and wrecks. They grow to 5+lb but over 2lb is a good one.

They make good eating but like their cousin the whiting they spoil quickly, much quicker than pollack say, so you need to gut them and keep them cool to ensure they remain edible.

The pictures I took on a wreck in 100foot (on scuba) using a home made camera case and a pentax 1000 SLR - old school.

Dave.

 

[devondave]

Hey Dave which fish is that I always see masses of them on night dives.

It's a bib or pout or pouting, same as the ones Dave posted but the stripes are not very clear in that photo.

Dave.

 

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[andycornish]

After getting restless at being stuck inside decided to take the yak out and have an explore locally (after the day before spending 3 hours driving with TomH looking for new spots but all of them being blown out).
Paddled to a cove which i had seen before and thought might be sheltered and it was ! The vis was 4-5 m so not amazing but better than expected considering the weather . Was practically swimming with bass ! every couple of dives i would see one, at one point had a shoal of 8 bass swimming past me, they swam past me 3 times before they spooked at something and swam off. Seeing so much bass meant I finally managed to catch my first bass . And also got a nice pollack on the way in.

 

[tribs]

I often think of dropping the gun and focusing on the seal love when they come in to play! Next time I think I'll opt for the camera. They are great photos.

I got in after work. Viz was a bit patchy so all the hunting was on the bottom. Collected an edible crab but later decided to leave it as fancied some pub grub tonight!

Came by a shoal of well over 100 small (3") fish. They had the little barb thing under the chin like cod, but these has two finger width stripes on the body. Def. not pollock as there were pleanty of these about. I'm sure I've seen them before but tonight they got my attention as the shoal was HUGE.

A few small Bass and mullet around but nothing of a good size. Looks like the surf will get my attention for the next few days .

It does sound like the immature shoals of pout/bib I see in my local bay. Small barbel and two dark vertical stripes.

My 2p worth

Tribs

out

 

[sj257]

Good to hear you had a good dive Andy.

Thinking of getting in after work tomorrow. Checked St Austell bay earlier and it looked well churned up. Hope it settles fast so vis is fishable tomorrow.

Just had Bass for diner, very nice it was too.

sj

 

[andycornish]

Also while putting everything back on the yak ready to paddle back saw an adder sitting on the rocks below the cliffs, first adder I have seen after living in cornwall over 20 years.
With all the walking to different spots that people do wondering how many adders have been seen and if so how big they are? This one was only small 20ish cm long.

 

[Padaxes]

Used to see them all the time when I was a kid, hardly see any these days

I remember seeing a huge one (3ft+) draped over a rock with its head chopped off years ago, maybe thats why there aren't so many.

 

[tecdave]

Cracking pictures of that female adder Andy! I have seen a few when I used to do a lot of rock fishing in North Wales mainly in the heather and tussock grass.
I did an adder translocation on the verge of the M4 by Cardiff with work a few years ago, we moved 10 or so from a small area.... thick gloves all the way!

Dave

 

[foxfish]

Fantastic Andy, thanks for showing us.

 

[leo_g86]

hi all

new to the forum but have read most of the cornwall posts as i live down here and have found it very informative and interesting so thanks for that.

Ive noticed some of you guys talking about night dives. im guessing you take a torch with you but surely your vision is very limited? im keen to give it a go thats all so was curious as to how its done?, how you do it safely etc?

cheers
Leo

 

[Old Man Dave]

Loads of info about night diving if you use the search button at the top of the page. Plenty of videos too so you can see what it's like. Try this for starters http://forums.deeperblue.com/guernsey/85255-guernsey-2010-a-43.html#post822082 .

Dave.

 

[podge]

Just got back from a few days down you boys neck of the woods, had a great time although the wind and swell slowed us up a bit for the first couple of days. Found a sheltered spot out of the swell and shot a few flatfish out on some sand. Went and had a swim just up the coast from a lighthouse that I’ve speared many times in the past and had a visit from want seemed to me as a family of seals which was great until the big old bull decided he’d had enough and all but chased us out of “his” sea.
Finished the last couple of days at one of my favourite spots and managed a few fish, Bass and Mullet the best going just over the 6lb mark.
As ever ate too much and drank even more, even did a bit of karaoke at the pub we stayed at, by god we must have been pissed.
Happy Days gents of Cornwall.

 

[sj257]

Just got back from a few days down you boys neck of the woods, had a great time although the wind and swell slowed us up a bit for the first couple of days. Found a sheltered spot out of the swell and shot a few flatfish out on some sand. Went and had a swim just up the coast from a lighthouse that I’ve speared many times in the past and had a visit from want seemed to me as a family of seals which was great until the big old bull decided he’d had enough and all but chased us out of “his” sea.
Finished the last couple of days at one of my favourite spots and managed a few fish, Bass and Mullet the best going just over the 6lb mark.
As ever ate too much and drank even more, even did a bit of karaoke at the pub we stayed at, by god we must have been pissed.
Happy Days gents of Cornwall.

Even the seals have the "gerrr oooff my laaaand" aproach and vote for Cornish independance.

 

[podge]

Even the seals have the "gerrr oooff my laaaand" aproach and vote for Cornish independance.

Mate every time I come down I have to stop at The Jamaica Inn to get my passport stamped and the first taste of the mighty pasty past my throat.
And don't panic we only had a few of the cornish fish stock away, your minder seals saw to that:blackeyeroflrofl

 

[sj257]

Mate every time I come down I have to stop at The Jamaica Inn to get my passport stamped and the first taste of the mighty pasty past my throat.
And don't panic we only had a few of the cornish fish stock away, your minder seals saw to that:blackeyeroflrofl

Good to hear you enjoyed it and had a good ballance of success. Sounds like you put a few quid into the local economy (St Kevern wasn't it).

I have a scheme starting down there now so hope to get in the water down there after a site visit while the water is warm enough and the good fish are about.

sj

 

[podge]

Good to hear you enjoyed it and had a good ballance of success. Sounds like you put a few quid into the local economy (St Kevern wasn't it).

I have a scheme starting down there now so hope to get in the water down there after a site visit while the water is warm enough and the good fish are about.

sj

St Kevern it was mate, and yes there's one or two good fish still about