Hard-won fishing trips as winter weather keeps all but the biggest boats in port.

Big tides and wild weather continues to berate the Southwestern Approaches keeping the netters and the biggest boats tied up...

so for the likes of the Enterprise...

and the Billy Rowney, every fish landed was down to the skipper and hard working crew aboard the boat

and with so few fish coming ashore anywhere in the UK prices should be higher than average...

especially for quality flats like these brill...

bass...

and hake...

a good run of red gurnard should help boost the landing too...

while this solitary ling will no doubt fill plenty of fish pies...

nearly 200 boxes worth of cuttles also came ashore...

while just a handful of inshore boats managed to find some lee to work a few lines and nets to help pay those bills...

 the biggest of which is paying for fuel to keep the propellers turning of course!