Beam trawler, stern trawler, potter, twin rigger, potters and a netter, just some of the fshing boat types currntly in Newlyn......
getting in on the octopus fishery, Spanish Eyes III, takes on a new set of pots to try...
the Resource Centre is nearing completion, currently fitting out is taking place...
one local potter, Lincoln Kirby-bell, is getting in on the octopus bonanza...
haul away, it's Porthleven Sea Shanty Festival this weekend......
el congero...
excellent mix of fish on Friday's market including these cracking red mullet...
Dover sole...
in-season megrim sole...
and tub after tub...
of octopus, apparently the Scillies are smothered with them...
although spider crabs are proving resilient so far with the season not far away...
the question is will these guys make shellfish as rare as...
mackerel which have all but disappeared from landing sheets this year...
the big question is will lobster landings look like this...
or this in the future...
for those prpeared to put in the long steam to the Runnelstone or beyond there are bass around...
which is good for these guys in their punts...
in days of yore, the Ripple fished from St Ives over 100 years ago...
the marina yacht berths are already taken up with transiting yachts.
