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Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 08 11:50 am    Post subject: Mackerel watch Reply with quote
    

Anybody heard of them coming inshore yet? Will probably be another month up here but maybe they should be coming in on the south coast areas?

 
sean
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 08 11:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Should be soon. Need to check when the spring tides are, there's a beach near here where they regularly get trapped in the rockpools and you can scoop them out with a bucket.

 
Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 08 12:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Sounds great, some pics of that would be really interesting to see.

 
sean
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 08 12:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'll check the tides for the next couple of weeks and see if they're propitious. You've decided that they freeze OK haven't you? Just gut them and freeze whole?

 
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 08 12:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Thanks for the reminder. I've just checked the web site that has catch reports of the beaches we've used and there's nothing there at the moment. They arrived in early April last year though so I might plan a trip for later this month.

 
Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 08 2:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

sean wrote:
I'll check the tides for the next couple of weeks and see if they're propitious. You've decided that they freeze OK haven't you? Just gut them and freeze whole?


I take the heads off as well, simply because they take up less room. But I do individually wrap them.

HFW recommends snipping the gills of just caught mackerel to bleed them out, I'll have to try that as well.

 
Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 08 2:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Treacodactyl wrote:
Thanks for the reminder. I've just checked the web site that has catch reports of the beaches we've used and there's nothing there at the moment. They arrived in early April last year though so I might plan a trip for later this month.


You going for the garfish again? Going to try deep fried garfish bones?

 
dpack



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 08 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

bleed and fast freeze within a couple of hours
or
make lots of mackerel pate and freeze that
or
brine 12 hours and smoke then freeze

best last

imho m's are best so fresh they still twitch as sushami ,horseradish or wasabi and ligt soy
or bbqed asap

they are poor bait after a few hours , im as fussy as conger
tail fisks are ace bait

 
Treacodactyl
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 08 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Jonnyboy wrote:
Treacodactyl wrote:
Thanks for the reminder. I've just checked the web site that has catch reports of the beaches we've used and there's nothing there at the moment. They arrived in early April last year though so I might plan a trip for later this month.


You going for the garfish again? Going to try deep fried garfish bones?


I was going for mackerel last time. Now I've tasted garfish I'm more than happy to catch a few more. Probably try a float while spinning with another rod.

What about deep frying? The bones go bright green even when the fish is lightly fried.

 
Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 08 7:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Treacodactyl wrote:


I was going for mackerel last time. Now I've tasted garfish I'm more than happy to catch a few more. Probably try a float while spinning with another rod.

What about deep frying? The bones go bright green even when the fish is lightly fried.


Same technique I think.

In the river cottage fish book there is a recipe for fried garfish bones, toss the leftover bones in seasoned flour, after rubbing with garlic first, fry briefly in hot oil and then crunch away.

 
deanowales



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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 08 8:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Mackerel are now showing all along the South Wales coast, Pembrokeshire and Cardigan Bay best at moment, Swansea and the Gower will be more prolific within the next 2 weeks.. Bass also showing on most Gower rock marks and the surf beaches at Cefn Sidan and Llangenith and also furhter west at Pendine.

 
Blacksmith



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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 08 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Off to Chesel beach on the 24th May for my first beach fishing session with a couple of workmates.
Bought a "combo" 13' rod and reel from veals. �30.00

 
gil
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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 08 1:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

deanowales wrote:
Mackerel are now showing all along the South Wales coast, Pembrokeshire and Cardigan Bay best at moment, Swansea and the Gower will be more prolific within the next 2 weeks.. Bass also showing on most Gower rock marks and the surf beaches at Cefn Sidan and Llangenith and also furhter west at Pendine.


a local game dealer told me yesterday that the Welsh sea bass had started showing

 
Blacksmith



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 05, 08 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Off to Weymouth tomorrow, taking my aunt to visit friends then off to Chesil for the rest of the day.

 
Blacksmith



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 05, 08 10:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Forgot to say, if anyone in the locality wants to say "hello" and have a drink/cuppa please text or call me.
(mobile number on my website)
Dave.

 
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