Finally back on line, no thanks to BT....
Only been out three times since my last post as my week per month back in London morphed into nearly two, client having a bit of a crisis...(Could have fished club match on our lake at Wraysbury on the Sunday, glad I didn't as one tench won it. Quite easily.)
Back to Rubha Huinish looking for pollack- had five from 1-8 to around 4lb, all on lures. They do seem to like those little rubber roach that Savage Gear do. Nothing at all on the second rod with prawn or lugworm about 50 yards out, clean ground so thought there might be at least a dab or two about but no. Great day for wildlife though, had at least four dolphins back and forwards along the edge of the tide rip 100 yards away and had a family of seals in the area all day. Didn't see any otters but obviously a few around as little groups of crab and sea urchin shells everywhere just above the high tide line.
Still nice and dry for the climb up and down the cliff as well.
Had another evening from the rocks on Loch Portree about a mile from home . At least saved my blank with a baby cod this time and added a couple of whiting about the same size. Looks like could be a non starter in terms of better fish but still a lovely place to sit in the evening, especially with a sea eagle for company (or at any rate following a fishing boat in across the loch from me.) Might give it a go on a rising evening tide over the very shallow weedy and muddy area (big lugworm bed) just to the South of the town, which does look the part. Don't think there's any bass this far north but should be good for flounders at least.
And another day at the top of the island, Rubh an't Sailleir this time. Not as far a walk in as Rubha Huinish, only a mile or so, but no path and after the first few hundred yards a lot of long heather and bracken which is a right pain to cross, especially on a warm windless day with the midges active. Anyway, some deep rocky gullies as well as the tide run along the headland, and ended up with what is looking like a par for the course day with four pollack, all around 2-8 to 3 on lures and two wrasse on mussel down the edge.
Seems to be a strange lack of mackerel, had none at all anywhere chucking feathers about and need some to stock up with bait for later in the year. Thought it might be just me in the wrong places, but talked to two serious sea anglers on hols here from Glasgow who were struggling find any either. Got a lot of good tips for marks from them as they've been coming here for years. Trying one early next week where its apparently spurdog and thornbacks on only a 40 or 50 yard chuck. Another two mile plus walk in....
