Summertime - mackerel and spider crabs on the move.

 The punts are lined up against the market as this year's mackerel season gets under way........

 a sure sign that summer is here........

 and more evidence as the spiders show signs of moving across the ground in search of partners........

 inside the market there's some discussion over the size of the fish......

as the sorting continues........

one of the best looking punts in the port is up for sale, a 16'Bucaneer FY4, the Fulmar phone 01726 843384 for more details.......

sadly, some unsociable person decided they did not like the window display in Warren's the bakers it seems - after some anti-pasty maybe?

Nice scuffly start for you guys!

Ready for the off.

 Bringing little rays of sunshine and mirth.......

 its turbot time.........

 looks like the mackerel have set in this week.....

and some will be away for bait.......

 still looking very smart.......

 unidentified flying objects.........

 just slightly delayed........ 

 a couple of classic wooden sterns, transom and canoe........

 all quiet in the Harbour Cafe.......

 and no gossip to speak of.......

time to set up the window display in Lovells the greengrocer.

Jack Nowell - 18 today!

Jack Nowell is 18 today!

Enjoy the early action photo gallery here.

Newlyn's very own England playing rugby junior Jack Nowell turned 18 today and celebrated as befitting the son of a top Newlyn trawler skipper - a full English breakfast for him, his family and close friends in the Mission followed by a few, quiet beers in the world famous Swordfish Inn.


A big thank you to the staff in the Mission who did such a fantastic job feeding nearly thirty, family and, mostly rugby playing, student friends. With plenty of egg, bacon, hash browns, toast and tea inside them the party moved on over the road to the Swordfish where the party no doubt continued on into the evening - for some!

Sailing the Tectona - Plymouth Marine Network meeting.

On Thursday 14.4.2011 at 1830 at the Royal Plymouth Corinithian Yacht Club PL1 2NY, Maritime Plymouth's April networking meeting will be entitled SAIL PLYMOUTH and will feature 4 short talks about sail training activities locally, including "T.S. Tectona - Sail Training and its Value to Disadvantaged Persons."

Download the details for the talk here.

Do come along if you can!

Very much a red morning.

 That's the sorting and grading done on the market this morning........

 and a white surface is always sooooo tempting when your hands are black.......

 good run of quality fish from the big beamer........

as auctioneer Robin Turner holds court at the Western end of the market..........

Robin Turner, fish auctioneer in action......

 where there was a fine selection of JDs..........

 and even a box of monk roe for the connoisseur buyer.........

 red gurnards are red.........

 as is the Harvest Reaper seen here heading for fuel and ice........

and so are half the fleet it seems.........

 down the quay there is a new set of bridles to put aboard........

 and fuel on a beamer.........

 don't forget it's bin day today........

 alls e for the scallops........

boat For Sale.........

mini-scalloper  Katie Clare is on the hard.

Free WiFi in the Swordfish, Newlyn.

Joe Crow checking the forecast.

Whoever would have thought it! Here we are in a pub that once featured in Sky TV's 'Most Dangerous' pubs series with one of the main protagonists hard at work on his laptop - things sure ain't what they used to be!