Warm and sunny enough in Newlyn!

Good mix of fish for data miners Spike and Gary to sort through this morning...

like these cracking tub gurnards...

beautiful bass...

magnifique line caught mackerel...

pristine pollack...

huge hake...

and even a few tubs of cuttles...

it's an early start for some of the inshore boats looking to get a couple of days on the gear before the weather changes for the worse again...

so a few boxes of bait need to be cut for the pots before they steam off...

into the rising sun...

as the rest of the fleet begin to fire up their main engines...

the clear skies are a change form a rather inclement weekend of northerly breezes...

plenty of gear for the Admiral Gordon to take on board...

it won't be long before there is nothing left of the awful facade that was the Jewson building...

unlike the classic lines of the art deco Yacht Inn opposite the Jubilee pool.

Gentle rain, better known as mizzle descends on Newlyn this #FishyFriday morning.

Beam trawl, inshore, handline and net fish make up a busy #FishyFriday market...

catches included scallops...

plaice...

and odd boxes of top quality fish like black bream...

there's two sides to every brill...

a few John Dory that got away from young Mr Nowell...

one unlucky ling...

just a dew boxes of elusive mackerel...

and a box of the best, brightest red mullet...

with plenty of fish on the ground just the one haul from the netter Karen of Ladram filled much of the other end of the market......

whose ice shovel?...

MSC hake from...

the Karen...

with her fishing lights still up...

in the mizzly rain...

the crew get set...

 to let go the ends before taking ice...

as the inshore boat Myghal sets off to pick up her gear...

the Sapphire II is all set to sail...

while the shelterdeck begins to take shape on the Pelagic Marksman...

the fuel arrives down the quay.

This morning - Through the Gaps passed 2 million page views since 2006!

2 million page views and counting!

Back in May 2006, the very first post and image to appear on 'Through the Gaps' shows the final stages of the dredging work before the installation of the marina-style pontoons that have made life so much easier for the small inshore and handline boats.

A big 'thank you' to all those who visit, enjoy and keep coming back to the blog!

Mid-week market in Newlyn during another stunning display of magical morning light in Mount's Bay.

With six beam trawlers landed since Monday the market...

was left to inshore trawlers...

 and netters this morning...

so fish like these in-season squid...

and bass are a good bet for tonight's tea...

or maybe some ray wings...

what happens next...

looks like John Dory are proving very elusive this week...

while at the other end of the market there were big trips...

MSC Certified Cornish hake...

from the Joy of Ladram...

and the Britannia V...

and a handful of sardines...

while outside the unseasonally mild weather continues...

with the netters in port over the big spring tide...

and a chance for some to take advantage of the higher tide to dry out on the hard under the harbour offices...

all set for sailing today...

just before the sun puts in an appearance...

after closing down almost 30 years ago, the old Jewson building is finally coming down, though sadly, despite being in a prime spot for building residential properties...

with spectacular views over the Bay, an even bigger Lidls supermarket will fill the void...

at least some bright lights of humanity still exist on the seafront.