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Coalfish
Pollachius virens
Small coalfish (1-3lb) are caught with monotonous
regularity from shore and boat marks in the North
and Irish Seas. Rarer 15lb-plus specimens, on the
other hand, must be hunted on the drift off
Cornwall, north-west Scotland and south-west
Ireland. Shoals over sand as well as rock, and feeds
at levels well above bottom. Tackle: medium boat
rod, 30 lb lines, 2/0-6/0 hook. Bait: whole herring,
fish strip, artificial lures. |
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Ling
Molva molva
The haunts of this fish are wrecks, reefs and
pinnacle rocks. A predatory bottom feeder, looking
half cod and half conger, it averages around 15lb.
Methods: simple running leger or paternoster rig,
baited with half a herring or a thick mackerel
fillet, at anchor or on the drift. Tackle: light
boat rod, 30lb line, wire hook link, 4/0-6/0 hook.
Ling as large as 50lb have been
taken on rod and line. |
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Conger
Conger conger
Piers, rocky shores, broken ground and wrecks are
the recognized holts of the conger eel; an amazingly
strong fish caught at weights between a few pounds
and 100lb-plus. The largest specimens are pulled
from deepwater wreck marks situated well offshore.
Conger in shallow water rocks feed mainly at night.
Tackle: heavy boat rod, 40-80lb line, heavy duty
wire trace, 5/0-12/0 hook. Bait: small whole
fish, fish fillet. |
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Garfish
Belone belone
This acrobatic fish provides fast sport during
the warm months. It shoals close to shore chasing
brit, sand-eels and mackerel in the upper levels.
Piers, jetties, rocky coves, breakwaters and bays
are places to look for garfish jumping clear of the
surface. Methods include float fishing with fish
strip bait set shallow, spinning and feathering.
Tackle: light rod, fixed-spool reel, 6lb line, small
hook. Average weight: 1-2lb. |
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Angler Fish
Lophius piscatorius
The weird looking angler fish attracts food-fish
to its trap-like mouth by waving an antenna 'rod'
situated on top of the head. Hooked occasionally on
bottom baits intended for other quarry -
particularly along the south and south-western
coastlines - the angler fish can weigh upwards of
70lb. But despite such massive bulk it rests only
feebly once heaved clear of the seabed where it lies
half buried in the sand. |
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