Mackerel fisherman, Stuart McClary in St Ives on Countryfile.

While it's still showing on BBC iPlayer, catch top mackerel handline fisherman Stuart McClary as he conjours this summers most elusive of fish from the waters off St Ives. Use the link and then, if you want to ignore the rest of the programme, head in 14 minutes and 30 seconds to catch the start of the spot on line caught mackerel - fish merchant Matthew Stevens introduces before the crew head out to sea on the ever popular Provider.

Back ashore, presenter Jan gets converted to eating superfresh mackerel on a BBQ in front of the everpopular Porthminster Beach Cafe. For the dedicated - here's the recipe from the Countryfile website. Top tip for gastronauts - banana leaves can be found in many florists these days!

Milford Mike's misty Monday mackerel mystery

Plenty of green on the market this morning as the beamers come back from the deep water loaded with megs (megrim soles)......
the greater forkbeard, better known locally as plus-fours......
the CKS landed a mixed bag of net fish including these porbeagle and blue sharks.....
and, surprisingly, a dozen boxes of mackerel, much to the chagrin of the inshore punts for whom mackerel are something of a rarity of late.......
a good run of hake finished off the CKS's trip......
in the gloom the boys aboard the Sea-Spray enjoy a post landing cuppa in the comfort of the wheelhouse.......
in the week that saw the Conservative Party at their annual conference propose that the retirement age be extended one man has exceeded their target already!, the difficult to catch and oldest but fastest man on the market.......
in the frame, the Border Agency's patrol boat Searcher lays against the Stone Quay.....
one beam trawl, gift-wrapped and ready to go back aboard.

A circular walk at Land's End via Trevilley Farm and Nanjizal beach.

Enjoy a short walk of 3.7 miles from Trevescan to Land's End via Nanjizal ......

after leaving the car and passing Treevilley farm complex to the right cross the fields along a clearly marked footpath......
there are plenty of ancient stone hedges in evidence, thought to be amongst the oldest field enclosures in the world from the earliest human settlements in the area......
shortly after joing the cliff path heading north the mouth to a small cave is seen, complete with a large tin ore seam.....
the rae is littered with sea caves.......
looking back south towards the Runnelstone with a handful of punts working the bass to the west of the reef......
soem of the locals are very inquisitive.......
this house overlooking Nanjizal beach must enjoy spectacular views during the winter storms......
one of many passing container ships between Land's End and the Scillies......
which can clearly be seen in the distance.......
easlily seen from the cliff path, a peregrine falcon sweeps over the water below.....
now looking north towards the Longhsips as the path makes for Land's End.....
where there is a chance to be fed and watered while enjpying the sun going down if you time it right.

sat am

Still plenty of pots to sort out for the Dom Bosco's crew.....
weed like a field of grass was growing around the transom of the Golden Harvest......
just in case you fancied a drop of bait.......
trawl footropes take up the bets part of a pallet......
its a cold smoky start for the Trevessa IV.

Rods in the harbour

Half way through completion of a commissioned blackboard with a nod the the Rosebud........
Interfish are in the fish with the Gordon back in town.....
plenty of work over the spring tide for the boys on the Silver Dawn by the looks of the loaded trailer.....
good sardine fishing with the Lyonesse by the looks of the tubs on the quayside......
for may years, mysterious images of so-called 'rods' have abounded on the net - well, here they are caught on camera for the first time flying around the harbour in Newlyn......
a good haul of porbeagle's were on the market this morning, the biggest (behind) being 94 kilos.....
looks like Smarts are laden with silver and gold today.....
a welcome sign in Penzance, the Dry Dock is back in action and currently plying host to the Scilly supply boat, Gry Maritha.

Just posted

Keith Floyd's website has just posted a new front page from Lily Udomkunnatum the manager at his Phuket Restaurant where he will be sorely missed by one and all.

En passant, on exercise

Heading out on exercise, the Paul Alexander raises her bow.......
and passes one of the new Tamar class boats.....
followed closely by Penlee's Beth Sell......
as relief boat, Edward and Barbara Pridmore makes her way to the gaps.....
the exercise begins in earnest......
with the sardine shoals currently anywhere between the Runnelstone and the Longhsips the ring netters are having to leave town early in order to get to the grounds in time to shoot.....
the Pride of Cornwall begins to make way......
as the inshore trawler Harvest Reaper arrives......
if you can't stand the heat.......
two of a kind, the Pilchard Works fleet on the Canner's Slip.......
ever keen to raise their green credentials, Marco's boys aboard the Dom Bosco, one of the the Rowse fleet, are now pressure-washing their fleet of pots before shooting them back.......... plenty of advice is available for free down the quay.