Newlyn fisherman's wedding over the weekend.

Newlyn fisherman, Quentin has always had, 'plans', the 20' fast boat...

for line caught pollack...

then hunting 1000 miles off...

in a 60' pole boat...

for line caught tuna...

but his biggest catch, a girl called Maria, was much closer to home and worked here...

so come the day...

in a packed Ludgvan church...

Maria and Quentin were wed...

these could only be fishermen's hands...

Quentin's fishing life began in earnest as a YTS boy aboard the Scarlet Thread under the tutelage of skipper Jim Nixon and mate, Pete Bromley, the rest, as they say, is history...

as with any fisherman's wedding there are always those special touches...

when a fisherman gets his woman...

come hell or high water...

what better place to celebrate than down on Sennen beach...

and up at the Beach restaurant...

tables appropriately named...

a stunning sunset provided...

and a star-studded cast of Newlyn fishermen including that hardy party-goer Cod on his chariot!

Own a punt? - Fishing gear for sale

Whenever the sparks flew in Newlyn in those dark days of  decommissioning...

you could be sure that, more often than not, the man behind the mask...

was none other than gas-axeman of Pendeen, Dave Rhodda...

seen here many years earlier, this time wearing a diver's mask, just another one of his many hats, - sadly, ex-skipper Dave is now in the big wheelhouse in the sky and his wife, Ruth is having one final push to clear the barn of redundant fishing gear...

Mustad 3138D size 6/0 fishing hooks,

4 boxes (each includes 10 boxes of 25 hooks (1 box of 25 hooks missing)) - as new plus 1 box 1000, 9746T1 8 Homecom VMC hooks (not nec. full box)...

6 reels line (81lb, 70lb 92lb + other weights unknown)...

Misc. feathers, lures, plastic tubing...

2 x tubs + 1 bag rope (leaded?) - various sizes, mainly approx. 5mm...

2 x fish boxes of twine (net mending)...

2 anchors (largest approx. 75cm x 50cm (across widest part))...

Oilers various (1 bib & brace fairly good condition)...

2 life jackets (1 brand new) + roll of flags...

2 large lamps - Berkey type 2060 (don't know if working)...

1 basket green twine (short lengths)...

2 x strippers / rollers

hydraulic pump...

hydraulic pump...

Marzoochi Bologna – may not be in usable condition

2 gurdies...

Mobitronic inverter

 (don't know if working)...

Lister engine...

 (no idea how old, what from, or condition)

If anyone is interested they can e-mail Ruth at rwrodda@mypostoffice.co.uk, or phone 01736787736. She would appreciate any money offers, but is happy to get rid to anyone who can make use, rather than dump.

Newlyn had 35 species of fish for sale on #FishyFriday's market this morning.

Landing at 6am, the Boy Lee will be just in time to get his night's work sold on #FishyFriday's market...

if his fish are sorted, graded, weighed and tallied...

and join the single beam trawler's trip from the Sapphire II and other inshore trawlers, all of whom are enjoying a relatively settled week's weather...

on Newlyn's famous fish market...

where according to the Coast - Great Guide to Cornwall programme on BBC2 this week over 40 species of fish are landed for sale  - on a not very bust market and not a single netter landing - let's see how may were on the market at Newlyn this morning...

1 - lemon sole...

2- scallop

3 - bass

this one with a tag from Pascoe Snr...

4- small-eyed ray...

5 - blonde ray...

 6 - red and 7 - gray gurnard...

8 - spotted ray...

9 - star ray...

10 - red mullet...

11 - brill...

12 - sand sole...

12a - pollack...

14 - turbot...

15 - monk...

16 - cuttlefish or Devon squid - anything to keep you happy Baz - or to give it its correct local name, padelynkyn - which roughly translates as ink-pot...

17 - squid...

turbot white side...

and dark side...

18 - John Dory...

19 - megrim sole...

20 - haddock...

21 - Dover sole...

22 - tub gurnard...

23 - pouting or bothak

24 - conger eel...

25 - cod...

26 - ling...

spotted ray up close...

27 - hake...

blonde up close...

still alive gurnards, just landed from the Boy Lee, are blood-red in colour...

28 - dabs...

proper Cornish squid Baz...

the magnificent 'wing' of the tub gurnard - could so easily be a flying fish...

29 - thornback ray...

30 - plaice...

31 - lobster and 32 - crawfish...

33 - sardine & 34 - pilchard...

35 - mackerel...

and more bass complete the landings on the market this morning - in all, 48 different species of fish were auctioned this week - in addition other boats will have landed crab, wrasse, velvet crabs to supply local restaurants direct...

the Sapphire II was the only beam trawler to land this morning, ahead of her, the Gary M is the only gill netter left in port...

as the sun nudges towards the horizon bringing some colour to the low cloud in the Bay...

the wheelhouse is on its way to be fitted on Rowse's new crabber...

as Plugger brings the Shiralee around for ice...

the slip is already a hive of activity to ensure the hull repairs are completed in time for the boat to go down the slip at high water...

diverging lines in Newlyn...

as the Prospector heads for the gaps...

there is light looming behind the Lizard, the most southerly point in the UK...

unusual cloud circle formation this morning over the Bay...

Shiralee, heading for a huge raincloud away to the south'ard.