NEWKID 27,072 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 On 30/12/2023 at 10:49, mackem said: I remember reading a book as a kid by a guy called Trevor Housby?He mentioned Mevagissey and took some big tuna there in the 50’s and 60’s? I bought my mackerel,were the tuna bait-balling them? was it Dream Fishing by Trevor Housby? that book fired my imagination as a kid, the bloke had some amazing fishing adventures all over the world....I don't remember the Mevagissey chapter in it... but he was a brilliant writer and way before his time in far flung fishing exploits! 1 Quote Link to post
NEWKID 27,072 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Regards the tuna... as the lads have said if you've been out enough around the west coastline you'd have seem them loads, they're everywhere! Will be an amazing industry if done well, people travel all over the world for big game fishing.... its a new market for us... I'm thinking of turning the holiday cottages into fishing lodges and offering day charters for tuna on kayaks...that could be interesting! Lol 1 Quote Link to post
mackem 26,208 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 17 minutes ago, NEWKID said: was it Dream Fishing by Trevor Housby? that book fired my imagination as a kid, the bloke had some amazing fishing adventures all over the world....I don't remember the Mevagissey chapter in it... but he was a brilliant writer and way before his time in far flung fishing exploits! Might have been mate,it was an old thick book in Sunderland library,I must have read it ten times over,he was into sharks,tuna and maybe huge Nile perch? 1 Quote Link to post
NEWKID 27,072 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 1 hour ago, mackem said: Might have been mate,it was an old thick book in Sunderland library,I must have read it ten times over,he was into sharks,tuna and maybe huge Nile perch? That's the one mate, landing on some small airstrip in Mexico and fishing the beach beside the airfield waiting for a connecting flight, caught a spinner shark off the beach...one of those books I can still picture the stories now, I was about 12 when I first read it. 1 Quote Link to post
paddyluke 729 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 2 hours ago, NEWKID said: Regards the tuna... as the lads have said if you've been out enough around the west coastline you'd have seem them loads, they're everywhere! Will be an amazing industry if done well, people travel all over the world for big game fishing.... its a new market for us... I'm thinking of turning the holiday cottages into fishing lodges and offering day charters for tuna on kayaks...that could be interesting! Lol when you say "its a new market for us", who are "us" Quote Link to post
Daniel cain 44,998 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 45 minutes ago, paddyluke said: when you say "its a new market for us", who are "us" People who already run charter boats ...be nice to get out and catch something abit more rewarding than dogfish ...should imagine the right boats and skippers could make some decent ...would have benefits to tourism and conservation,Id be happy to pay a couple of hundred per man,for the opportunity to catch and release one 1 Quote Link to post
Arry 21,389 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Bluefin Tuna Fishing Mevagissey - Sea Fishing - Mevagissey Cornwall CHARTERFISHING.CO.UK UK Bluefin Tuna Fishing Fishing for Bluefin Tuna in a World Class fishery off the Cornish coast Over the past 6 years we have been licenced to Catch, Tag and release... Cheers Arry 2 Quote Link to post
NEWKID 27,072 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 2 hours ago, paddyluke said: when you say "its a new market for us", who are "us" The UK fishing/charter boat/tourism industry... there are a few boats off the west coast of Ireland been.at it a few years. I don't believe wreck fishing for pollack has the same international appeal as big game fishing for potential 500lb tuna... marketed well and delivered well it would bring new income into areas where once the mad rush of the summer holidays is over almost die... the tuna seem to be hanging around all year now, huge shoals of pilchard and mackerel keep them here, so it could be a year round viable industry, with perhaps a break in breeding/spawning season.. (I've no idea where the tuna spawn so just throwing out my thoughts) Quote Link to post
mackem 26,208 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 That guy on YouTube son hooked and lost one about a month back, any recommendations on best time of year and good boats? Quote Link to post
NEWKID 27,072 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 3 hours ago, mackem said: That guy on YouTube son hooked and lost one about a month back, any recommendations on best time of year and good boats? Have a look at the link Arry put up mate 1 Quote Link to post
Teckers 649 Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 They’re an amazing species to fish for, unbelievable power, nothing I’ve hooked into comes anywhere close, it’s a mixture of torture and joy when you finally get one by the side of your boat lol, and god help any angler fishing off the shore if you hook into one, I’ve been completely spooled on pretty hefty shark gear out in the Celtic deeps and that was with boat following It too, there was genuinely nothing we could do drag was pretty much upto max and it kept stripping, still gives me sleepless nights now , fabulous fish though and I for one hope they stay around our waters for many years to come, tight lines 4 3 Quote Link to post
Daniel cain 44,998 Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 On 30/01/2024 at 23:47, Teckers said: They’re an amazing species to fish for, unbelievable power, nothing I’ve hooked into comes anywhere close, it’s a mixture of torture and joy when you finally get one by the side of your boat lol, and god help any angler fishing off the shore if you hook into one, I’ve been completely spooled on pretty hefty shark gear out in the Celtic deeps and that was with boat following It too, there was genuinely nothing we could do drag was pretty much upto max and it kept stripping, still gives me sleepless nights now , fabulous fish though and I for one hope they stay around our waters for many years to come, tight lines Pm me the charter boat you went on please mate 2 Quote Link to post
mackem 26,208 Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 22 minutes ago, Daniel cain said: Pm me the charter boat you went on please mate And me please?And best month. 1 Quote Link to post
Teckers 649 Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 No probs at all chaps, out ratting at the moment I’ll fill you in with any info I got when back 1 1 Quote Link to post
Teckers 649 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Sorry chaps late last night and flat out in work all day, I’d recommend September as a good month but believe you can fish up until November for them, weather and swell plays a massive part the calmer the better as you keep an eye for bait balls and birds feeding and that’s where you’ll find them, if it’s choppy it’s hard to see any surface action and it’s harder for the fish to see the spreader bars and lures doing they’re thing, highly recommend Sam narbett who skippers bluefin charters st ives he’s docked in Falmouth for the tuna though, we’ve been with him a few times now can’t fault him tbh, we ve booked a weekend down there again this September, a day with him and a day going out on our own boat weather permitting day after, hold tight haha, another skipper I highly recommend is rob rennie he’s out of Milford haven, mainly sharks we do with rob but he has gear for the tuna too, don’t seem to catch or see as many in the Celtic deeps as you do Cornwall though but they are there, I’ll send you they’re number if your interested chaps both good guys 1 1 Quote Link to post
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