What at excellent video, couldn't think of a better trip

@Corkwing-DougK

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it - we certainly did. I think it's the only time I've actually camped on my own desert island, at least on the sea. Definitely one I'll try again if time off and forecasts line up nicely.

Great vid gents 👏🏼 Spectacular place to spend a few days 👌🏼

@Corkwing-DougK

Жыл бұрын

Definitely a great spot, although we were dead lucky with the weather too. It's absolutely down for a return trip at some point - there's just something about having an island to yourself that appeals! And the fishing was good too🙂

great holiday .thanks for sharing,good video.

@Corkwing-DougK

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, great fun, and I could have done with another couple of days too - we were just starting to get to grips with the fishing by the time we had to head home!

Another quality video Doug, quality shots and edit. Nice sparce commentary. Looks like it all came together for you guys, great weather, great campsite and good fish. Thanks for posting👍

@Corkwing-DougK

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it - I was really surprised how well it came together as it was a rather last minute thing. I was kicking myself for not being better kitted out for tope though. Trevor picked his one up on skate gear, but we lost 2 more which bit off lighter rigs aimed at spurdog and rays. There's always next time...

Smashed it again Doug. You live in a stunning part of the world

@Corkwing-DougK

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We certainly fell on our feet with this one as everything just fell nicely into place. It's a very rugged coastline and great fun to explore when the weather gods are friendly.

Excellent video Doug. Some lovely fish, and such idillic surroundings. Definitely a top drawer weekend 🎣🎣🎣👍👍👍

@Corkwing-DougK

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely top drawer, and I'll probably never get everything lined in the same way again! It's a magical place to be when the sun is shining and the sea is calm - even the midges had vanished.

Great video. Just back from a week in Skye. Loads of small coalfish and pollock. Bigger pollock thin on the ground. A couple of spurries up to12lbs. Still enough mackerel around to keep me in fresh bait. Always inspiring to see your videos to entice me back there.

@Corkwing-DougK

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! A 12lb spurdog is a fine fish from the shore though, and they do look nice and mean as they glide alongside in such clear water. Same as you, we were struggling to get pollack although there were loads of smallish coley around - 4 or 5 at a time on feathers.

I love the way you rose out of your tent with waders already on!!!

@Corkwing-DougK

3 жыл бұрын

Ah - that bit's actually true! We'd just set up the tents and were loading stuff into them. We were just too lazy to swap the waders for sensible gear when we'd finished offloading the boat. It was a warm, calm day so we paid for that decision in a few buckets of sweat!

@davewalker3873

3 жыл бұрын

@@Corkwing-DougK love it. Brilliant !!! Great video!!

Great video Doug, well worth the effort & well done both of you. I suspect you just made the trip in time before any further restrictions come into effect.

@Corkwing-DougK

3 жыл бұрын

I think the fear of more restrictions will be encouraging me out again tomorrow night - grab it while you can! I've been quite lucky with the weather recently, as time off has coincided with a decent forecast - not something I can say happens all that often...

Great video

@Corkwing-DougK

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot - that was a special trip as it's not often you get such great conditions on Skye in September, and for 3 days in a row. I'd love to do a repeat visit but it'll be a challenge to beat the sheer fun of this trip 🙂👍

Living the dream!

@Corkwing-DougK

Жыл бұрын

Having weather like that on Skye is usually very much living a dream 🙂 We were just lucky we could take advantage and have a fabulous few days. Not even a midge, which really was a miracle!

@magicalscotland

Жыл бұрын

@@Corkwing-DougK We got lucky last year. Had perfect no cloud sunny 3 days. Me and my wife even got to the fishing, got few fresh mackerel for dinner. Love your videos! Got inspired by them and went few times to Lock Etive, fishing and camping.

Whoa that's a big catch 🪝 gone fishing. From exotic filipina

Excellent ,totally different species than I usually see being caught on Skye All I get up there is pollack and makies maybe a change of tactics is in order

@Corkwing-DougK

3 жыл бұрын

Funnily enough we did very badly with pollack, despite it being a very large tide and trying several different marks. Usually I've found them fairly easy to get, so it was a bit disappointing. I've not really done much bottom fishing from the shore on Skye but have had decent catches of spurdog on a couple of occasions. Rays are frequently mentioned by other anglers but the one in this video is the only one I've caught.

Doug , a magnificent vid , I have never caught a Spurdog Tope or Ray and hope to be towing my Orkney LL To sky in dec ish , could you advise in a launch site please on Skye ? I have 4 wheel drive.

@Corkwing-DougK

3 жыл бұрын

There are a lot of usable slips on Skye if you have 4WD. Starting at Kyle of Lochalsh and running up the north side of the island, the old ferry slip at Kyle of Lochalsh was fine a few years ago, although I've not been back since, and I assume Kykeakin on the Skye side will be OK too. There is a small boat slip at Sconser (at the Raasay ferry terminal) which looks OK although you're on to rough ground below it. Staffin has an excellent slipway and I know it's been used by many other anglers. There is a slip on Camas More, north of Uig, but I think this is fairly exposed (never been there), and I think it should be possible to get in at Uig itself. Milovaig on Loch Pooltiel. Carbost on Loch Harport will give access to Bracadale - there are other slips/jetties here too, at Harlosh, Caroy, etc. but I'm not sure all are publicly accessible and they may be a little dodgy in poor weather. There's a good slip on Loch Slapin, but I'm not sure whether the fish farm allow you to use it. A badly broken but usable slip at Ord. There will be plenty others too, so just keep your eyes open! To be honest, December in Skye will be cold and dark on a small boat, and probably windy - I'd have a fall back plan ready in case the weather doesn't play ball.

@brynmitchell5774

3 жыл бұрын

@@Corkwing-DougK Fantastic thank you very much. Back up plan is Taynuilt .

Hi Doug . I’m planning a very similar trip ! I was thinking about Mull , but like the look of Skye . Can you tell me where you launched the boat . Fantastic video !

@Corkwing-DougK

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, we launched at Harlosh, where there's a rough slip at Camas Ban. Concrete ramp leading on to shingle and then some sand lower down the tide. We'd to pile stones up against the concrete to get a step down from the concrete to the shingle, but otherwise OK. I'd be wary in a SW or W wind here unless you have someone to hold the boat whilst you park/retrieve the car, and a heavy boat might have problems unless you've a beefy tow vehicle. There's a lot of shallow rocks at low water, so tread carefully until you're well clear of the boat moorings. Parking is pretty limited, but it's not likely to be too busy either!

@yamahayzf6001

3 жыл бұрын

@@Corkwing-DougK cheers. got a little seahog with a freelander tow car. Many thanks . Roll on next year.....

I’ve done that with a freshwater rod lmao . Whatever keeps ya out fishing.

@Corkwing-DougK

Жыл бұрын

Believe it or not, that rod is still fishing and catching skate! Trev reconstructed it (probably with a scaffolding pole, knowing him) and it's had plenty of success since then. It was pretty funny to watch though 😂😂

Is that slip way near harlosh Doug where you put boat in I do shore fishing for a week every year and theres a lovely place at loch pooltiel plus neist point is just around the corner

@Corkwing-DougK

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Martin, Yes, we were launching at Harlosh - it's a little bit on the rough side but OK. I've fished Skye from the shore a few times but not with a boat before. Not been up to Neist for many years but I'll probably give it a go sometime during the quieter months.

@martinnash8085

3 жыл бұрын

@@Corkwing-DougK theres a little place called roag just round corner from harlosh you can get on island at low water it's good for pollock n spurs and my mate got a cracking conger out, we normally stay in glendale near loch pooltiel so mainly fish neist a lot but try mix things up a bit would love to anchor on boat off neist god know what you would get av been smashed up a few times fishing on bottom with bait just cant do anything with them just strip line cant stop them lol, tight lines m8 👍

@Corkwing-DougK

3 жыл бұрын

​@@martinnash8085 I've heard of Roag but never actually fished it - that's the problem with Skye, there's just too many choices! I have shore fished just opposite it though, on the western shore of Bracadale for some decent spurdogs and some not so decent pollack. It was a hard scramble, but a fine quiet place to fish. I'm guessing your big fish at Neist are probably tope like the one Trevor picked up off Talisker, although I've hooked a couple of skate from the shore on Skye which I couldn't do anything with. I really need to get back out!!! 😢

@martinnash8085

3 жыл бұрын

@@Corkwing-DougK same bud I'm from sunderland a canny shank up there hope all this madness calms down before summer so can get back up there got a bit unfinished buisness with them what got away lol and your right your spoilt for choice on where to fish seems the better pollock like a bit chop on the water in my experience up there if its flat you just seem to get small stuff, I've beefed my rigs up for next time we go up for them beasts what snapped me off keep the vids coming m8 they're great 👍

Whats the top speed you would get out of the boat fully loaded with the 2 of ye on it..

@Corkwing-DougK

3 жыл бұрын

The GPS settled around 15mph, ranging around 14-16mph. That's pretty typical of what I've found on other trips - maybe a little more on a lightly laden day trip with 2 aboard. Three aboard drops that to 11-12mph.

@WolfKillerLestat

3 жыл бұрын

@@Corkwing-DougK sound thanks for the reply my done the same with three 10 to 12 mph and I thought their was something wrong that it should have done better