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  • 12/2020 Fishing Report by Kevin McKie on Size Matters (Craobh Haven, Argyll & Bute)

    Dec 2020 by Kevin McKie

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    It’s been a few months since our last report from Liverpool but thankfully our regular customers have managed to keep our prop turning so we keep earning.

    The Bass fishing come to an end around mid October after two weeks of storms from the West and North West, the water was like chocolate and full of Whiting, Dabs and Dogfish.

    Wrecking has been steady 60 to 80 Pollack per trip seems to be pretty standard, most are 4lb to 6lb with a few fish into double figures.

    We have started to fish the rough ground off shore where we are catching good numbers of big Pollack to 11lb 6oz, Ling to 6lb, Coalfish to 4lb, Cod to 4lb and Ballan Wrasse to 3lb.

    The Mersey has been producing some cracking Cod, our biggest so far has been 11lb, with a few just over 10lb and good numbers over 9lb, we have caught Cod on every trip so far on the Mersey.

    This is the first time in 30 years I have seen Cod in the Mersey averaging 6lb to 7lb, we are not getting big numbers up to 13 per trip but much better fish, we have only had a dozen or so Cod under 5lb.

    Our biggest problem while targeting the Cod has been the amount of Rays to 10lb over 50 in a trip is normal at times add to this Conger to 14lb, Dogfish and Whiting it’s no wonder we are not getting more Cod.

    We have only had two very tough days on the Mersey so far this winter where nothing was going right, forecast was wrong, anchor was dragging, weed all over the line and lots of fresh water in the river, luckily we managed to solder on and find a few fish in the end.

    As we move into the colder months of winter the Rays and Dogfish normally move off shore, this should pave way for more Cod and my be a few bigger ones.

    We will be fishing from from Liverpool until January 22nd then we plan on heading to Scotland, we are currently in contact with all relevant government authorities in Scotland to make sure we can legally operate under the tire system for Covid-19.

    From December 2nd to January 22nd we will be fishing the mighty Mersey for Cod, Rays, Whiting and Dabs.

    If you book a Wrecking trip during this time and the weather is bad then we will be fishing in the Mersey as a back up weather permitting.

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    Thanks
    Kevin Mckie
    Size Matters Liverpool
    07999628511

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