Superb simple supper - Skate & Black Butter

Classic Breton fish dish! - take a pair of ray or skate wings, halve them and poach them in a boullion...

make your black butter, 4 ounces of butter heated until it is caramelised (smells almost nutty)...

and pour over the wings once they have come out of the poching liquid and been drained - add a few capers.

Spirit of Mystery in Mousehole

Classic ketch Irene leaves Newlyn

Newlyn girls go crabbing

 

Local girls with strong fishing family connexions don their boots and head off out to sea aboard the Emma Louise with skipper Mario to shoot a day in the life of Cornwall's top crab fishing boat.

 

While at at sea, the girls also managed to catch a Royal Nay SAR exercise with Rescue 193 from Culdrose.  The girls did a fantastic job said skipper Mario - they were every bit as processional as the media teams who have recently been aboard the boat filming for ITV and others.

 

On a technical note for all would-be-videographers using their phones, digital cameras that shoot HD video or cams - always shoot in landscape not portrait - with the device on its side - to avoid 'pillarboxing'!

Pop Up fish!

A very Fishy Friday

A study of contrasting colours, tones and surfaces...

and a sun still low in the sky...

bright and breezy on the Friday's market full of fish...

gorgeous St Georges lemons...

top turbot...

a man who stands out from the crowd...

the market was end-to-end with fish...

including blondes (L) and thornbacks (R)...

Nigel's brilliant brill...

and the Cornish Sardines are being landed at night...

out in the sunshine...

icing up time for the Lentern Rose...

passing through...

Rowse's new crabber is about to do her first trip...

don't forget their is a chance to spend the day sailing aboard two classic sailing ships this Sunday, west country ketch Irene being one - an amazing opportunity - £40 will buy you a unique opportnity to spend a superb day aboard the Irene sailing around the Bay...

seen here ahead of the Plymouth beam trawler Admiral Gordon...

there may be the chance of a shower in the newt ten minutes...

as the sun makes an appearance in the Bay...

so the paper says it must be true...

keep those pennies coming in to make this years Newlyn Harbour Lights shine brightly...

through the legs of Tom...

keeping an eye on the Bay...

as the weather changes minute by minute.

A calm and tranquil Wednesday evening

On the way in...

the 'gold ship'...

patience, only 4 mackerel this evening...

three of the WS fleet at rest...

taking on a net aboard the Grattitude...

two in one out...

penty of work to be done aboard the beamer...

makeing their way to the market with mackerel on board...

as the sun goes down...

on a calm night...

making the harbour a pleasant place for a stroll...

and enjoy the warmth of the setting sun...

and the tranquil scene...

before the sun funally sinks.