Falkland islands

[darrren 414]

Bit of an update here on the fishing. Weather getting colder and been fishing mostly at the harbour, so not anymore trout, however today we are going to start targeting the rivers again to get a few trout in. 

It's harder fishing now with the wind coming in, when it's still the mullet are straight on I, when it's Choppy they go to deeper water so we went to a river called the murrel yesterday. A huge expanse of water straight from the sea mouth. We were after trout but funnily enough caught 2 mullet. 

We kept these 2 for the table, and cooked them up with a few beers and a film later in the evening. 

Hard conditions and as you can see this is a huge river system and very deep. Yesterday was also very weedy. 

We had a fish each me and my mate so called it a day. 

Filleted the fish to make sure it cooked though and went down nicely with a tinny. 

Also fished at low tide the other day and had a few of these blenny looking thing but they still take a chunk of lamb no problem. 

[darrren 414]

Freezing out this evening but had a few hours out and managed a nice little sea trout. Fair play they go til the very end. Took a good rest for him but I made sure he was 100 percent before he shot off back into the depths. 

Will be looking at fishing for them back in the UK when I'm home. 

[Arry 18,510]

Well done mate. Some fishing that. Got any pictures of the Penguins to put up?

Cheers Arry

Edited March 9, 2020 by Arry

[darrren 414]

What a session yesterday evening turned into. Went about an hour and half before high tide, which I think is a point to note. Not to get there close to high. 

Then went around to the bend of the river and over to what I call the barrel, and it was bites all night. I hooked 9 of the bits, and landed 7 fish. Not huge but what a session really enjoyed it. Here's a few of the photos. 

Oddly my mate didn't have a single fish but I think that's just down to experience and knowing a bite over a rock catching. And how to  bring your lure down with the water flow etc. All on a 10 g Toby. 

 

Here's a few pics of the other Fishermen out here. 

[darrren 414]

You can fly fish out here mate but I only broigh a small tele spinning rod. The fishing stuff out here costs a bomb, your talking 4 times more than than the same stuff back home by the time they get it to the island. But a lovely place for the fly. Plenty of people do fly fish here. But they're big on spinning here also. 

I've been teaching a lad here to fish, he's come out with me 3 times and not had any luck, but he caught an absolute monster of a brownie this evening so I'm please for him. Photo doesn't do it justice I was just telling him how to play it when yo reel and not to, checking his drag etc. Here it is. Clonker. 

I did get a small sea run brown myself but I don't put it up after putting up this lads lol. So here's a few of me making my way down the rock face to the water. About 1.5 hours before high again. Seems to be the time to go. 

[MH1 1,800]

On 10/03/2020 at 15:38, darrren said:

What a session yesterday evening turned into. Went about an hour and half before high tide, which I think is a point to note. Not to get there close to high. 

Then went around to the bend of the river and over to what I call the barrel, and it was bites all night. I hooked 9 of the bits, and landed 7 fish. Not huge but what a session really enjoyed it. Here's a few of the photos. 

Oddly my mate didn't have a single fish but I think that's just down to experience and knowing a bite over a rock catching. And how to  bring your lure down with the water flow etc. All on a 10 g Toby. 

 

Here's a few pics of the other Fishermen out here. 

Think I know the beach, I've got pics with penguins there too..not as close though lol.

If it is the same beach has a stream running through it out to sea? Got a pic of a lad with a fish he caught with his bare hands, pounced on it like Gollum off lord of the rings decent size too.

[darrren 414]

Berthas beach that one is called not too far from the camp. Would of loved to of seen golum diving for the fish mate haha. If you lay down the penguins come right up. 

I had a visitor this evening on the estuary, sealion came from know here patrolling up and down. Was lovely to see. Still hooked a few tonight despite the sea lion up and down, and I was trying to fish away from him. Only landed 1 though as my hook was Blunt as hell so they were spitting it as soon as I was hooking up. Here's the one I did land though. 

[Bosun11 537]

Dunno about fish but John Park sent two fine terriers to the Isles to help control foxes....

[MH1 1,800]

That's it, Berthas, was trying to remember.

Dug out the pic.

 

[jackthelad 1,855]

On 11/03/2020 at 00:38, darrren said:

You can fly fish out here mate but I only broigh a small tele spinning rod. The fishing stuff out here costs a bomb, your talking 4 times more than than the same stuff back home by the time they get it to the island. But a lovely place for the fly. Plenty of people do fly fish here. But they're big on spinning here also. 

I've been teaching a lad here to fish, he's come out with me 3 times and not had any luck, but he caught an absolute monster of a brownie this evening so I'm please for him. Photo doesn't do it justice I was just telling him how to play it when yo reel and not to, checking his drag etc. Here it is. Clonker. 

I did get a small sea run brown myself but I don't put it up after putting up this lads lol. So here's a few of me making my way down the rock face to the water. About 1.5 hours before high again. Seems to be the time to go. 

lucky men that guys broonies a cracker mate he wont forget that in a hurry eh...nice one

[Lenmcharristar 9,172]

Brilliant thread mate, I’m a trout man myself and those fish and surroundings are magical. Good luck,