The Ukraian Fishermen.
For the past 6 weeks as you kow there has been continious SW winds in excess of F5. Leading to very few days at sea but we had a few beaks. Four guys from the Ukraine braved a big Atlantic swell to fish. We had a good day with a nice variety of Cod Ling & Pollack, mackarel were scarce though. The Following week we were out again with more fishermen from the Eastern Block but now working in Kerry, they were accompanied by Des, David & Conor. The fog was as thick as it gets as we left the harbour making it difficult to navigate especially at high tide with big trawlers coming in to off load their catch. The fog stayed with us until afternoon but during it, with flat calm conditions, we were catching very good Ling, one over 4 kgs. At last to everyones delight we could see land from the boat but the change of tide brought a slackening in the catch.
David is a very keen fisherman and at his age he will become a well known name in the Angling Circles in the future. His Pollack was a fine fish that gave him a figh to remember.
- This one I enjoyed “David”
on our way home with almost flat calm seas we were approached by a pod of Common Dolphins, they stayed and played with the boat for at least 10 minutes. Getting photos wasn’t easy but I got a few.
- Our playmates in Dingle Bay
The dolphin show was a nice end to our day especially watching them jockying for position under the bow wave.[caption id=”attachment_237″ align=”aligncenter” width=”300″ caption=”Common Dolphins playing in the bow wave.”
Forecast for the wek is poor again but I will report on the next fishing day.
Rory.
