Netrigger 0 . Seals The Winners.

[netrigger 568]

Well I had a wander out last night with the Net as the conditions were good and the time of the tide was also favourable.. So of I went and set out a 55 yard gill net with a Floating Line..

So hear I was sitting back on the shore line enjoying watching the Tide coming in fast and it was not long after the Tide was at a fair height that the Fish started to hit the net , so I was quite chuffed thinking that its

"Gonna be a good night" !! How wrong was I .. ... As a pair of Seals thought that they would just help themselves to the Fish that were in the net ... Ah well that's nature for You and You have to respect it even though it can make you cry ... Anyway there was nothing that I could do to prevent what was happening and I just had to sit and wait till the tide dropped back enough so I could get to the net... which I found whilst hauling the net in had a fair amount of Fish Heads still meshed up in the net.

Seals are intelligent and are extremely skilled in leaving you a few Fish minus the body's ..

Anyway for My efforts I ended up with 5 Mullet should have been 8 but the Seals had stolen 3 from me as well as numerous other types of Fish ...

 

 

Tight Lines ..

[Its_grim_up_norf 577]

couple of times ive been out with the spinning rod on the rocks, had nowt all day and the only bites i did have towards the end, the seals took....after some amount of swearing and a bad mood for the drive home. You get over it.

 

Some days you dont think you'll have enough room in the car, some days are shocking, and some days mother nature puts you back in your place saving the seals some hard work, by delivering it to them

 

Best thing about the bad sessions is ive never had two on the bounce. All the best for the next trip out

[NELS0N 457]

Unlucky that, Bill least they left you something for tea...........now where's that chipper.

i'll try and give this net a good soak soon.

 

Les

[bell 3,591]

NR what's the law with nets in Scotland mate.........only ask as I'm up there this week and wouldn't nt to get into any trouble. Nice Mullet by the way, a seriously underrated eating fish........what were the 'other things' you found in your net ?.......bet they were silver NR weren't they ? Go on put up a pic.......

 

Regards

Bell

[Country Joe 1,411]

Very good Bill, how do you cook Mullet?

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

good stuff pal!

[netrigger 568]

Very good Bill, how do you cook Mullet?

 

I just fillet them and fry them in butter. Though there also good deep fried in a nice seasoned batter accompanied with a Stone of Chips and a Loaf ..

[Sirius 1,391]

Good stuff mate

I think Mullet is one of the best tasting fish about equal to Bass, as long as they are fresh from the sea - I guess the Seals think the same as me also :laugh:

[CWN-HELA 228]

Mullet are ok eating fish, i only eat them if i have 1-2. And for the seals they are good getting fish out of the nets. Any bass showing now. Ive set a few nets 2nite, see what i get at 5am.

[bunny tickler 876]

im haveing a mooch this weekend cwn-hela if my gimp leg holds up any mackeral still showing east of the island ?