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Guernsey 2012
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Give jersey mike a pm he will know more then me
It is looking good out there today. I am at wedding so will not be diving myself
tomorrow
Mac, pollack usually get in the way of the other fish lol 
as always, the edge of tide, reefy areas, etc. you dont need to be specific. like i keep saying to you, work on your technique and the fish will come... if you're in the right spot then make a drop and wait, pollack are the first fish to come and say hello.
as always, the edge of tide, reefy areas, etc. you dont need to be specific. like i keep saying to you, work on your technique and the fish will come... if you're in the right spot then make a drop and wait, pollack are the first fish to come and say hello.Ha ha really we have become a lot quieter now but still no pollock would fort doyle be worth going to on a big spring low ?
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Indeed, i have been round amera (excuse spelling) the rocky outcrop opposite the kids play park and round the left side of penbroke...still just rockys, next week its to the west coast
'Les Amarreurs' I think, good for night diving around there, just on the edge of the reef over the sand.
Chouet headland can be good on these small tides, right opposite the recycling bins, there is lots of bootlace weed there.
Also Jaonneuse (opposite tower no 9) on the left of the bay & straight out on the sand for flatfish - I speared a 6lb sole there when I was about 15 years old!
Chouet headland can be good on these small tides, right opposite the recycling bins, there is lots of bootlace weed there.
Also Jaonneuse (opposite tower no 9) on the left of the bay & straight out on the sand for flatfish - I speared a 6lb sole there when I was about 15 years old!
A topic of conversation at the recent fish in was about the legality of using spearguns while scuba diving. Some said that it is illegal others that it was not, so I have been doing a little research.
Information is hard to obtain, but it would appear that it was illegal, then the legislation was repealed in 1997. I believe that it was part of a wider law to do with sea fisheries, the other parts were replaced but all spearfishing references were omitted from the new legislation.
IMHO, using a speargun while scuba diving is a bit pointless, most decent fish are frightened away by the bubbles, the only ones that hang around can be caught with a knife or a stringer, some even by hand. I also would not feel too comfortable in the water if my buddy was brandishing a speargun.
Information is hard to obtain, but it would appear that it was illegal, then the legislation was repealed in 1997. I believe that it was part of a wider law to do with sea fisheries, the other parts were replaced but all spearfishing references were omitted from the new legislation.
IMHO, using a speargun while scuba diving is a bit pointless, most decent fish are frightened away by the bubbles, the only ones that hang around can be caught with a knife or a stringer, some even by hand. I also would not feel too comfortable in the water if my buddy was brandishing a speargun.
Only ten years ago there were still 4-5 professional spear fishermen operating in Guernsey - Richard Keen, John Pommier, Mike the reptile & several other licenced boat owners were working part time. I cant think of anyone ever using a gun, as all flatfish are hand speared, the spears have removable heads so once the fish is speared, the head is detached & the fish is slid down to the bobber line that is attached to the spearhead.
Unfortunately due to overfishing (most likely by the big English trawlers that fish our west coaste) & the loss of out 12 mile limit, we just dont have enough Turbot, brill, plaice, sole & anglerfish left to make a viable living from spearfishing anymore!
However my brother did use a gun a few times, I used to crew for him & we would often work the wrecks for artifacts or bronze scape.
One wreck about two miles out from Cobo & lying in only 120' of water was full of huge conger (this was 30 years ago) pout & big red bream.
Dave decied to shoot a conger that lived in one of the funnels, the wreck (cant recall the name) was covered in fuse wire left from when Pete Duport was blowing up wrecks for scrap!
Anyway he shot this conger with two spears but couldn't get it out, we went back on the next neap tide two weeks later & the conger was still there alive & with no spears in place just white marks on its neck.
Terrible story in lots of ways but people just shot things for fun in those days, of course we would of eaten the main part & used the rest for pot bait but just the memories haunt me me now!
I can also remember Dave shooting several cod on the great bank with his gun on scuba, again this was many years ago......
I have some of Daves photo albums of the yesteryear's & the commercial catches of plaice - quite amazing just how much fish we once had around our coast!
Unfortunately due to overfishing (most likely by the big English trawlers that fish our west coaste) & the loss of out 12 mile limit, we just dont have enough Turbot, brill, plaice, sole & anglerfish left to make a viable living from spearfishing anymore!
However my brother did use a gun a few times, I used to crew for him & we would often work the wrecks for artifacts or bronze scape.
One wreck about two miles out from Cobo & lying in only 120' of water was full of huge conger (this was 30 years ago) pout & big red bream.
Dave decied to shoot a conger that lived in one of the funnels, the wreck (cant recall the name) was covered in fuse wire left from when Pete Duport was blowing up wrecks for scrap!
Anyway he shot this conger with two spears but couldn't get it out, we went back on the next neap tide two weeks later & the conger was still there alive & with no spears in place just white marks on its neck.
Terrible story in lots of ways but people just shot things for fun in those days, of course we would of eaten the main part & used the rest for pot bait but just the memories haunt me me now!
I can also remember Dave shooting several cod on the great bank with his gun on scuba, again this was many years ago......
I have some of Daves photo albums of the yesteryear's & the commercial catches of plaice - quite amazing just how much fish we once had around our coast!
is tower 9 where they fly the planes? Im thinking of going right round the kiosk side edge of chouet the back to the reef in the middle...the gun is re banded now...although the bands i got given were beige/brown and a bit bigger then the ones you gave me, is this a problem?