Nice haul of mackerel today kayak fishing NE scotland

[AndyCook]

met up with my bother today and his fancy fish finder gadget for some kayak fishing
Hauled in lots of pollack and mackerel, I took 19 mackerel home and we had some on BBQ tonight,
Released about 30 fish back

Nice calm (for NE coast) water this morning , also paddled in some caves
And visited findlater castle

Launched from Sandend near Portsoy and paddled towards Cullen and back
I have a conventional sea kayak but really enjoying using my new Sit On Top Kayak and fishing from it, much less wobbly

 

[AndyCook]

Dinner...

 

[chapel gate]

Very nice, ive never been down the east coast, i was always told it isnt as dramatic as the west coast which we have done many times including the inner and outer hebrides.

 

[clivehorridge]

Wow, I can smell the freshness, nothing better on a BBQ, I just love mackerel straight from the sea.

I used to fish from a small cabin sailboat off the Gower in South Wales, very pleasant to sail a bit, have a beer or two and spin a few mackerel off the stern, then BBQ them on the beach for supper.

Yummy.

 

[Towpack]

Fresh Mackeral. Jeez, I'm slobbering into my beer here Andy! One of the tastiest fish in the sea IMO. You can't lose with Mackeral. Big ones = a very tasty meal. Small ones = a good Pike bait

 

[Chris]

Hang on, back the truck up a second. Last we saw you were in the bloody Alps.

There's something fishy going on here and I don't mean the mackerel.

 

[AndyCook]

Keep up Chris, got back from Alps 2 weeks ago

Yes the mackerel were tasty, never quite so good after being frozen though
The pollack were too small to keep,
IdeaLly want to catch cod one day

 

[Chris]

Ahh, right so you've not had a holiday in a fortnight. Well you must be ready ha ha

 

[AndyCook]

Hahha, yeah already planned next years trip

And thinking of a week in Orkney in September and a week doing C2C greenlanes from Whitby to lakes in October

You must be off to Pyrenees soon

 

[Chris]

Yep. Aug 4th back on the 19th. Got a few bits planned but still as loose as a loose thing. Daughter wants to see some rocks in the Pyrenees. Current wife wants to see Carcassonne. I want some peace and wine. Both trailer and cruiser in tip top condition ready to roll