Thursday is hake day



Head of hake keeping an eye on the buyers this morning.

Buyers crow round a 100 box landing of hake from the netter, Ajax.  Fishing just west of the 10º line the crew of the boat had to contend with a heavy ground swell for most of the week. On on of the days the weather went from flat calm to severe winds causing skipper Alan to dhan off the gear and dodge for a few hours!.....

while these cracking pollack came from the inshore boat Girl Pamela...

signs of spring as the Ajax lands a box of roes from the big white fish like co, pollack and coley...

buyers gather round a weeks worth of hake fishing for one netter ...

cracking quality haddock...

and the usual  prime monk tails from the Cadgwith boys...

there's always a few big squid towards the end of the winter season for squid, these are the length of the fish box...

when the hake are this good Newlyn Fish can't say no...

a box of 'stickers'...

these guys soon found their way to Chelsea...

time to empty the mornings buying spree...

but not before the inshore auction finishes - Anthony looks horrified at what he's just paid for those monk...

keeping an eye on things...

pretty much a flat calm this morning before the sun puts its nose above the horizon...

down on the Ajax its time a few nets were taken off...

while the e-Log is checked...

along the prom there's light on the table...

and the beginnings of the day in the sky over the Bay.