GO Angling charters

24.10.10 My Way for Fish, Food and much Banter

		Me and Azzy set off from Shrewsbury as we had managed to beat the Weather this weekend to get out aboard My Way with stand in Skipper Paul "The Chef" Whittle while Mr Owen was watching the 1 man red team take on Blackburn. 9am set sail and a few introductions around the boat before Paul went over the days itinerary. The day was one of Geths FUN COMPS and we wasted no time chugging off to the first mark, which was to be a drift over a reef. No time was wasted as Ballan and Cuckoo wrasse started to come aboard as well as some nice Pollack and a couple of good size codling (looking up for the winters fishing if they come inshore).

We then moved on to the mussel beds on anchor for a chance at some larger fish so I thought, lets upgrade to a heavier rig, well all that got me were Dogfish as people on their 3-down rigs were pulling in whiting, codling and even a 13lb Bull Huss for a surprised first timer who was a pike fisherman in his other life LOL.

So I went with the crowd and switched and was rewarded with my own huss although not as large LOL and also a lovely Tub Gurnard to add to my species list.

After a scrummy chilli and gawjus Lemon cake we upped anchor and moved to "The Mud" lol where we had some of our best fishing.

Whiting to so good sizes, and Dogfish were a regular for everyone but we also managed a total of 7 Ray aboard including my first raymond since I was 11 aboard the Viking in Barmouth and also my first EVER Spotted Ray (pictured top left).

Now it looks small but its deceiving because I'm a big bloke, huge in fact, freakishly some may say also Azzy had this little beauty (left).

All in all we must have boated about 300 fish between 8 of us which for late October has to be great.
me and Azzy ended up on exactly the same points in the end and took joint third with one of the first timers.

Again another memorable trip aboard My Way and the added excitement of the competition made it all more pleasurable and edgy LOL.

Thanks again Paul and Gethyn as I knew you were there in spirit and as a nagging text message tone LOL

John

Photos by John Angell, Ann West and Grant Vallely

	GO Angling Charter Services Report by John Angell from My Way 24 Oct 2010	Holyhead Marina Anglesey
	Tel: 01248 716315 \| Mobile: 07971 924046	gethyn@goangling.co.uk

Top 3 places	1 point fish	2 point fish	3 point fish
Name	dab, dogfish, whiting, pouting, mini specie	cod, coalfish, huss, all gurnard, all wrasse, any fish not listed	conger, all ray, all smoothhound, spur, tope	Total Points	Total Fish
Carl Burns	48	4	4	68	56
Grant Vallely	45	3		51	48
John Rodgers	45	1		47	46

John Toffee	38	3	1	47	42
Azzy	36	4	1	47	41
				3rd determined by fish count