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Friday 9 September 2016

#FishyFriday in Newlyn.


Two beam trawlers, inshore trawlers and the hake netter, Brittania V landed to this morning's market...


with a big late season landing of John Dory...


 for young Roger Nowell on the Imogen II...


spot...


the spots...


a grandaddy squid, still no sign of any quantity yet...


the very best in Cornish hake on the market this morning...


and a few good sized haddock too...


there's plenty of mackerel around the coast...


door mats, slips and tongues, just some of the names for the different sizes of soles...


scalloping suits the older ex-beam trawlers...


rockhopper trawl close-up, with additional chain wound round the footrope to help weigh it down, the first dozen rows are of heavier, wear-resistant braided twine (several rows of meshes are pulled together in the join or selvedge) and the line of blue twine indicates where two separate panels are joined... 


ALB shouts are already on a par with the figures for 2012 & 2013, let's hope they don't match the last two years...


just some members of the resident swan family out on the water this morning.


Wednesday 7 September 2016

Neap tides, light landings and most of the fleet at sea.


Just the three inshore trawlers for Wednesday's mid-week market...


which means top quality, day-boat fish like these monk tails...


beautiful blackjacks...


ray wings...


and the odd mackerel or two from the handline boys in the punts...



early birds...

and local fisherman...


head off out into the Bay...


piled high on the Terramare...


coming at the end of this month, the sponsored Fishermen's Mission coastal ramble takes in some the finest scenery of Cornwall's famous coastal path, the longest in the UK...


racking, all set to take the gear...


looks a bit better than th paper bag that was there a few weeks ago...


almost shrouded in mist, the Bay's magical, mystical St Michael's Mount... 


fresh delivery bound for the supply boat, Gry Marithait will all be at the Scilly's Co-op soon...


though it's doubtful there are any kegs of Cornish Mead on board!

Monday 5 September 2016

Monday evening action in Mount's Bay.


While the Ajax comes down off the slip...



the Crystal Sea measures and checks the length of her combination bridles - a crucial part of maintaining the fishing capability of the trawls for a twin rigger...



evening maintenance aboard the visiting scallopers...



ex-Anglesey lifeboat on a stopover in Newlyn...



just past 7pm and the Scillonian III heading for Penzance harbour slows as she passes by the Mount ...



heavy cloud hangs over Newlyn...



as the Mayflower heads out for a night's sardine fishing...



taking her fish in sight of Mousehole.

Monday morning's market.


Just the two beam trawlers this morning...


which meant plenty of monk tails...


a few boxes of good haddock...


all going down in the books...


at Cornwall's biggest fish market...


just a handful of bass making a good price...


name this fish?...


first of the netters for this tide, the Govenek of Ladram put ashore a quick landing of hake...


while the beamers pulled out a box of congers...


some huge Dover sole...


and the odd red gurnard...


as the crabber Emma Louise made her way in...


it won't be long before the Billy Rowney is ready for sea trials...


while the Lisa has a couple of tons of chain to go aboard...


so that's where that flag went!, looks like Don is still is festival mood...


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