First #FishyFriday of September.

Big tides mean there was no fish from the netters this morning...

but plenty from the beamers and inshore boats...

like these haddock...

a brace of monk tails...

and some stunning quality hours old bass form the punt, Cynthia...

and big grey mullet form the victory...

and Nigel managed to steal good few boxes of JDs with the Innisfallen

pristine line caught pollack...

blondes and...

stars...

pallets are numbered in case they get lost (playing on an old Spike Milligan joke about why policemen have a number)...

you know it is...

late morning sardine landing over and done with...

tallied up in the buyer's book...

they're still about...

in the form of the classic trading ketch...

Irene...

Newlyn, back to normal after the Fish Festival.

It's business as usual as the boats ready themselves for sea...

the Bonnie Grace gets to make a landing mid-afternoon...

and the Emily Rose comes in to take ice - click here and you can see the second of two blog posts from another sea-going student aboard the Emily...

time for the Twlihgt III to make her landing at the fish market...

as Jeremy slips into harbour workboat mode with the Danmar to shift the Ros na Rioch up ahead so that she can dry out at low water and have her hull inspected...

these pots, retrieved by the crabber Emma Louise have been down, lost on the seabed, for several years judging by the amount of growth on them, probably from those infamous 2014 Valentine's day storm that caused so much damage to the coastline and to fishing gear...

a closer look reveals that lost pots do not contribute in any way to 'ghost fishing' - post need bait to attract fish...

 - no bait- no fish! - the bottom of the pots here are spotless...

Emma slips past the Twilight III...

to take ice...

signs that the end of the sailing season are coming to a close - empty marina berths for the first time in months...

classic lines, classic boat...

the serious side of scallop dredging as practised...

by the Albion DS10 one of the UK's biggest scallopers...

ex-trawler skipper Brian, Parkinson's notwithstanding, keeps on fishing...

the end of the refit is in sight as two new sets of beam trawl are rigged in-situ aboard the Cornishman...

the Hope boat safely moored against the quay and a list given her so that she leans into - and not away from - the quay when the tide drops and she dries out... 

a distant view shows just how big the Albion is...

at the same time the netter, Ajax is fighting to get in the slip cradle with a strong beam-on wind ...

the sweeping lines of a classic yacht...

contrast with the slightly more practical scalloper, Albion...

skipper Barry Ede heads for home after another day on the mackerel.

Live from Mount's Bay - Cornish Sardine Fishing aboard the Pride of Cornwall with Dan the 'Sardine Man' Downing

Stay tuned for live-casting from the deck of the sardine boat Pride of Cornwall with skipper Danny Downing. Sailing at 19:30 from Newlyn to begin the hunt for a shoal of sardines in Mount's Bay.

Sonar, sounder and chart plotter - the main tools of the trade in the wheelhouse of even the smallest ring-netter in Newlyn...

taking the boat out through the gaps...

past the classic trading ketch, Irene at anchor off the prom...

skipper Danny 'Sardine Man Dan' Downing...

 keeps one eye on the sounder for marks...

it's now a waiting game as Danny explains what is happening...

while crewman Ian looks on expectantly...

as the hunt continues steaming around the usual places for decent marks of fish...

it could be a long night...

when suddenly Dan spots a suitable mark of fish and shouts at the crew to get ready for shooting...

and the hauling process begins...

watched by the ever-present gull population of the Bay looking for a lazy dinner...

with the huge the net flaked out in the stern net pound...

by the rest of the crew...

skipper Dan heaves in the footrope that effectively draws the net in under the fish to close off their escape...

and it's not long before most of the net is stowed aboard leaving a small pocket over the side of the boat teaming with Cornish sardines...

so while the net is stowed in the pound back aft...

the fish are then scooped up by crewman, Ian Richards...

and Tom Hicks...

who use a brail to scoop the fish into the tanks full of iced seawater...

the net is then prepared for the next shot...

and the process repeated over again...

until all the fish are brought aboard...

including the last few stragglers, then it is time to steam for home...

and see what some of the others have caught....

before landing the first trip of the night and setting off later for a second shot.