The Stornoway Sea Angling Club held their Club Championship last Saturday the 25th of June, with a full boat of 12 heading out from Carloway on the west coast of…
Fishing in Shetland is something special. A couple of mates and I went up for a Kayaking trip but were lucky enough to get taken out on a Commercial Boat to get amongst some of the monster fish.
June 3rd, 2011: glorious weather, great fishing out from Dunbar with angler/ skipper Trevor Springford. Apologies for the odd splash of water on the camera lens, but the action was pretty exciting.
The halibut weighed 58.5 lbs, not 62 lbs as in Julian Strange’s script. And the bait was a whole squid, not a cuttlefish!
The first common skate ever landed on rod and line in the Orkney Islands. Les Moncrieff landed three and I matched that.
Video from Mike Shepley. Shot on 16mm film in Orkney in June and November 1968, SEA ANGLING IN ORKNEY was Mike’s first joint venture into producing angling programmes with his friend and fishing companion, Michael Prichard.
Scotland is known for the Loch Ness Monster, but there are other monsters of the deep lurking in over 400 feet of water – namely, common skate. A group of dedicated kayak fishermen set out to catch them from an assortment of plastic boats.
Shore fishing around Shetland can be spectacular, but it remains a huge unknown as most local sea anglers take to the boats. Laurence Williamson, Mark Duncan and son Isaac fancied…
Third and final part of fishing for common skate with Davie Holt out of Lochaline, Scotland with very good results. Multi-language
Part 2 of fishing for common skate with Davie Holt out of Lochaline, Scotland with very good results. Multi-language