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  • 24/10/2010 Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)

    24 Oct 2010 by Gethyn Owen

    Report on-board My Way 2

    24.10.10 My Way for Fish, Food and much Banter, report by John Angell

    Me and Azzy set off from Shrewsbury as we had managed to beat the Weather this weekend to get out aboard My Way with stand in Skipper Paul "The Chef" Whittle while Mr Owen was watching the 1 man red team take on Blackburn.
    9am set sail and a few introductions around the boat before Paul went over the days itinerary. The day was one of Geths FUN COMPS and we wasted no time chugging off to the first mark, which was to be a drift over a reef.
    No time was wasted as Ballan and Cuckoo wrasse started to come aboard as well as some nice Pollack and a couple of good size codling (looking up for the winters fishing if they come inshore).

    We then moved on to the mussel beds on anchor for a chance at some larger fish so I thought, lets upgrade to a heavier rig, well all that got me were Dogfish as people on their 3-down rigs were pulling in whiting, codling and even a 13lb Bull Huss for a surprised first timer who was a pike fisherman in his other life LOL.

    So I went with the crowd and switched and was rewarded with my own huss although not as large LOL and also a lovely Tub Gurnard to add to my species list.


    After a scrummy chilli and gawjus Lemon cake we upped anchor and moved to "The Mud" lol where we had some of our best fishing. Whiting to so good sizes, and Dogfish were a regular for everyone but we also managed a total of 7 Ray aboard including my first raymond since I was 11 aboard the Viking in Barmouth and also my first EVER Spotted Ray (pictured top left).

    Now it looks small but its deceiving because I'm a big bloke, huge in fact, freakishly some may say also Azzy had this little beauty (left).

    All in all we must have boated about 300 fish between 8 of us which for late October has to be great.
    me and Azzy ended up on exactly the same points in the end and took joint third with one of the first timers.
    Again another memorable trip aboard My Way and the added excitement of the competition made it all more pleasurable and edgy LOL.

    Thanks again Paul and Gethyn as I knew you were there in spirit and as a nagging text message tone LOL

    John

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