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  • 05/2019 Fishing Report by Kevin McKie on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)

    May 2019 by Kevin McKie

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    Our Skate fishing charters have now come to an end, we are now getting ready to fish for everything other than Skate.

    Over the next three weeks we will be fishing way off shore to see what other true fishing potential the west coast of Scotland has to offer.

    These trips are very weather dependent and we mite catch the odd Skate as a by-catch when targeting much bigger species.

    During the last two weeks of Skate fishing we have had a few slow days with just 3 to 7 Skate a day, as well as amazing days with up to 27 Skate in a day.

    A group of lads from the Wirral done very well with 45 Skate over two days there best day was 27 to 199lb with 14 over 100lb, the following day they had 18 Skate to 202lb!!

    Bernie Foreshaw from Liverpool and Paul Simpkins from the Wirral both had the biggest Skate over the last two weeks cracking fish of 202lb each, Paul’s Skate was in a bad way with two very big white scars on its wings and a rope around its tail.

    We removed the rope from its tail but sadly it was through to the bone and was ready to drop off.

    Adam Loftus from the Wirral also had a cracking Skate of 201lb.

    Allen Rimmer from the Wirral was the lucky angler to catch our 600th Skate of the season!!

    We have also caught one skate with a bite out of its wing and was still bleeding on the deck and we also had a very big Skate (199lb) with a deformed spine and humped back (check out the photos).

    There has been some very big Thornback rays caught on the Skate baits most are 12lb to 13lb but we did get a cracking one of 16lb 8oz (the photo doesn’t do it justice).

    We have now caught a total of 641 Skate for the season so far with 44 over the magic 200lb mark!!!!

    Kevin Mckie
    Size Matters (Scotland)
    07999628511.

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