Excellent AIS signal in the not so excellent summer weather.

With the air mass heavily laden with moisture AIS signal ranges have increased accordingly.  Vessels well over two hundred miles from Newlyn are currently being tracked while a small group of Irish fishing boats can be seen here working well west of the Scillies.

Sardines from Brittany!

Great display of fish at Sankey's of Tunbridge Wells - but Breton sardines? - come on the Cornish Sardine catchers!

Cornish Sardine hunt begins for the Asthore

Venturing forth with her new net on board, the biggest and newest boat to join the Cornish Sardine fleet spends a long night looking for signs of fish. A single shot deep off Penberth Cove proved fruitless.

And they're off!

It's sailing day for the netting fleet - heading west-nor'-west, the Ajax leads the way with the Sparkling Line and Harvest Reaper bound on a more nor' westerly direction - the guys will be hoping for a little less Spanish armada company this tide! 

Beansprouts sussed!

After years of growing thin, straggly shoots the secret is out......

big, fat, juicy bean sprouts - just like the ones you buy in Chan's........

and the secret? - place a plastic bag of water on top of the seeds as they germinate - just goes to show, when the going gets tough, the tough get growing!

Sole traders buy on Monday morning's megrim market

Pile' em high, megrim soles on Monday's market......

and signs that the grading machine is able to deal with all sorts of fish......

maybe the line caught mackerel could go the same way.......

a smattering of hake was up for grabs.......

along with a small run of cod - enough to keep Mitch Tonks happy with fish from "the best fishing coast in the world".........

and a handful of rays from the netter, Gary M........

an early start will see the netting fleet take on board their ice and head off to sea for the next tide......

with the wind having dropped from a freshy weekend at times.......

the tug, Flat Holm is still against the quay.......

looks like there's a ton or two of crab getting the steam treatment this morning.......

a deserted Penzance, post Golowan.

Hake and green risotto - simple

What's cooking? hake fillets, skin on.........

just crisped up nicely........

and served with a squeeze of lemon.......

on a risotto base, ideal summer fayre.