Lobster are in

Bigmuz7 · 23 July 2014, 11:07

Started fishing on Monday for some dinner ! ... this was this mornings haul from seven pots ... threw one back as he was undersized .. but not bad work for some part timers !

Bigmuz7 · 23 July 2014, 11:13

hmm dunno where my piccy went ?

A1an · 23 July 2014, 11:30

Nice!

You never have problems with not banding the claws?

kerny · 23 July 2014, 12:38

Very nice

jyasaki · 23 July 2014, 14:08

Is that a wolf fish?

Nice catch. Makes me hungry.

Unfortunately, Dungeness Crab season doesn't open until November, and we don't have lobster this far north.

jky

Ovey · 23 July 2014, 15:25

Looks like a dogfish to me. I must admit I don't like to see these being caught, as they are dwindling. But I'm not the sort to preach - each to their own! I do like to come back up with a lobster or two when I go diving though!!

Good catch!

kerny · 23 July 2014, 16:12

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Originally Posted by Ovey

Looks like a dogfish to me. I must admit I don't like to see these being caught, as they are dwindling. But I'm not the sort to preach - each to their own! I do like to come back up with a lobster or two when I go diving though!!

Good catch!

Thats very true at one time you were pulling doggies up for fun.

I once saw a photo of tens of dogfish just cast aside on the beach after a fishing comp in N.Wales. Disgusting

Bigmuz7 · 23 July 2014, 17:30

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Originally Posted by Ovey

I must admit I don't like to see these being caught, as they are dwindling. But I'm not the sort to preach - each to their own!

They only really exist at a couple of areas where I set, and are plentiful.. not changing in habit or numbers since I was a boy (wiznae yesterday

) they get caught in the pot mesh, and drown due to lack of gill flow ... what I am hoping for, as a side line, is a conger eel

.. but, I prefer setting in conditions that get a higher hit rate, with patches of sand here, which doesent really favour congers, they prefer rocky overhangs and shelves, where they can hide.

Bigmuz7 · 23 July 2014, 17:36

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Originally Posted by A1an

Nice!

You never have problems with not banding the claws?

I keep crabs and lobsters apart for that reason ... mostly the lobsters are quite passive once landed .. and sit together fairly well..... crabs are more... crabby

they always retreat to the corner of any box you put them in as they dont like company

Linnhe Lascar · 23 July 2014, 17:46

Seriously jealous, what a catch!! Well played that man!

spartacus · 23 July 2014, 17:56

Good haul. All I got was a few small crabs. Using the best of bait too. On the plus side my girls caught decent sized codling, so not complaining.

Ovey · 23 July 2014, 21:22

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

They only really exist at a couple of areas where I set, and are plentiful.. not changing in habit or numbers since I was a boy (wiznae yesterday

) they get caught in the pot mesh, and drown due to lack of gill flow ... what I am hoping for, as a side line, is a conger eel

.. but, I prefer setting in conditions that get a higher hit rate, with patches of sand here, which doesent really favour congers, they prefer rocky overhangs and shelves, where they can hide.

Yeah, sometimes it can't be helped. Don't worry, I wasn't having a go. Hopefully it'll taste nice with some oil, salt & pepper over a BBQ!

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tonto · 21 August 2014, 09:44

We recently spent three weeks in Campbeltown, and caught 12 lobsters in that time. Fantastic, and very tasty.
The locals were telling us it has been a bumper year this year, and may be a result of all the cod being fished out, as cod love to eat baby, as well as little lobsters.
I think I will take the lobsters over the cod please!

wavelength · 21 August 2014, 12:23

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Looks like a dogfish to me. I must admit I don't like to see these being caught, as they are dwindling

Yep its a lesser spotted dogfish, LSD, and far from dwindling the buggas are in plague proportions here and also where I was last skippering up on the Solway. Couldn't put a bait down there without a doggie grabbing it as it hit the bottom. Vermin.

paddlers · 21 August 2014, 16:54

Caught our first ever lobsters today, we threw the little one back & two conger the biggest weighed @10 lbs that we gave to the site owner..

Caused a right little panic when I brought the pot in, I thought the kids were going to jump out..

Tasted delicious

paddlers · 21 August 2014, 16:57

How do I post photos?

Bigmuz7 · 21 August 2014, 17:08

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Originally Posted by wavelength

Yep its a lesser spotted dogfish, LSD, and far from dwindling the buggas are in plague proportions here and also where I was last skippering up on the Solway. Couldn't put a bait down there without a doggie grabbing it as it hit the bottom. Vermin.

I must admit .. Ive never tried cooking them ... I can skin and fillet any round fish, havent tried flatties .. but I wouldnt know where to start with a dogger, theyre skins are very tough ...

Spose I might give you the final stats of this thread .. we only fished for 1 week, and landed 25 lobsters from 7 pots in all ... we landed more but some were undersized or carrying eggs, so went back. some decent crab but no congers. Pic of a little 'un below .. quite cute little guy

I started looking for the usual patches of sand amongst tangle as my favourite drop zones in the various rocky bays we fished

... but discovered another wee tip

.. that week we were out, it was like the med every day, really warm and very brite sunshine constantly, I found that when its like that, you get better success backing the pot off into the tangle, as I think the lobster prefers the seclusion of the darkness

Oh and I found a new haven for taking in some sun and a beer in the afternoon, a wee blowhole off Bottle Island .... shot past it at high speed off shore for 15 years and never knew it was there .. Med like or what

and is new phone screensaver !

Chris · 21 August 2014, 22:32

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

I must admit .. Ive never tried cooking them ... I can skin and fillet any round fish, havent tried flatties .. but I wouldnt know where to start with a dogger

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Can't say I've tried it but looked tasty !

Pikey Dave · 22 August 2014, 08:28

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Originally Posted by paddlers

Caught our first ever lobsters today, we threw the little one back & two conger the biggest weighed @10 lbs that we gave to the site owner..

Caused a right little panic when I brought the pot in, I thought the kids were going to jump out..

Tasted delicious

I'd have kept the conger & given the kids to the campsite owner

I've said it before & I'll say it again; conger=good eating

paddlers · 22 August 2014, 09:14

He actually offered us some back to try but having eaten mackerel & lobster already this holiday I didn't want to push the cook too hard...

We offered to leave the kids when we go tomorrow but it wasn't taken up.

Some animal those conger, I wouldn't want to try handle a big one with those teeth!