| #1  08-09-2010, 05:48 PM | |||
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| Portugal The grass in Portugal certainly isn’t greener than here in ‘luverly Blighty’….. and neither is the fishing. I had taken my light-line kit for the Mullet as some last minute research showed that the offshore fishing in the location was poor. My first trip was to look around the marina near Albufeira. It looked good on Google Earth… but the fish was few and far between; except in the no fishing parts of the marina ….as was quickly pointed out to me !!! I settled on the area at the mouth of the marina and in a couple of sessions I managed a few Mullet and lots of little Bream things    The best I managed was a specimen sized fish for this location… it was certainly a monster compared to the others I saw  Then it was back to the little ones http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMG_2090.jpg http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMG_2093.jpg Next up was to go farther afield, with my next ‘hot-spot’ at Portimao. The public coach service is as ‘cheap-as-chips’, with the return fare being 8 Euros !!!! It was an hour journey there, so thankfully the coaches are all air-conditioned. Started the session off in good form with a nice strong coffee and then after chatting to the local fisherman I set about catching the allegedly un-catchable Tainha (Mullet).   The Mullet were numerous, but nothing bigger than a pound and most were only ounces. Still they were Mullet and so I explored along the shore and any structures; catching a dozen or more small Tainha and some more exotic Bream things. http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMG_2103.jpg http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMG_2107.jpg  http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMG_2115.jpg http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMG_2119.jpg It was a good day, but there still seemed more opportunities and areas to try, so I returned the next day for another go….well after another cracking cup of strong coffee ! Plenty more small Tainha and a few more bread-thieves  http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMG_2125.jpg Then a real treat… my first ever Trigger Fish; a new pest species   My best Mullet of the holiday was accompanied by the worse photographer !!! I think this fish would be classed as a local specimen fish; it was certainly the largest I saw over the whole week.      |
| #2 08-09-2010, 06:15 PM | ||||
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| Re: Portugal Nice haul of fish there mate, location doesnt look half bad either Mad __________________ Species 2011.. Common carp,Mirror carp,Pike,Rudd,Dace,Eel,Bream,Perch,Roach,Barbel, Chub |
| #3 08-09-2010, 10:26 PM | ||||
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| Re: Portugal Awsome report from your hols nick  i really dont know how you get away with all that fishing  __________________ If Everyday things are getting you down & stressing you out, Think like a Dog, If it cant be Eaten or Humped, Piss on it and walk away.. |
| #4 08-10-2010, 05:29 AM | |||
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| Re: Portugal Quote:
I can't do sunbathing... get itchy feet after 10 minutes :-) |
