With the shipping forecast giving 8s, 9s and 10s most of the fleet are now safely tucked up in port...
although a few of the punt guys, including the Cornish fisherman in his bright yellow punt avec outboard put in a few hours first thing...
though it seems Chunky in the Ajax has other ideas and is bound away...
preceding the wild weather there were good landings of bass on the market this morning...
along with some big grey mullet from the same boat...
three of the Stevenson fleet put ashore their trips of prime beam trawl fish including this cracking turbot...
a few big JDs...
and a good supply of brill...
along with red mullet...
and a decent run of plaice...
and plenty of scampi tails...
if you ever get the chance, give greater weavers a go, a very sweet tasty fish...
the plaice get bigger...
and of course there were plenty of Dovers...
and megrim soles...
yet more bassd...
and more of the big Mediterranean octopus...
that the crabbers are finding more and more of in their pots making a meal out of any lobsters which they seem to favour instead of brown crab which have much harder shells of course...
big monk tails, ideal for roasting...
recycling has always played a part in the fishing industry - nothing is wasted and the carcasses of big fish are destined for the potters pots as bait...
the wise old resident seal hangs around most mornings hoping someone will toss him some breakfast...
this time of year brings plenty of visitors ...
in the form of inshore trawlers and scallopers...
mostly from Falmouth...
all three landed this morning...
Richard Carrol, skipper of the Winter of Ladram has a full day ahead setting strops on new back ropes...
Mr Oats picks up gear from the Stelissa...
as the port's biggest beam trawler heads for the gaps...
the netter Ajax heads out to sea...
it's a crowded harbour and with many of the boats drawing much more than boats of old the newer ones are now restricted to berthing and moving at or near high water...
evidence of the voracious appetite that marine worms like gribble have for wood...
the two biggest crabbers in the Waterdance fleet, Nichola of Ladram and the Winter of Ladram...
one of the local shags is a bit of a poser...
the turquoise team.