Just to prove we do get colourful fish sometimes... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dizzyfish · 04-24-2012, 12:13 PM

Normally, you would not associate the UK with unusual/exotic/colourful fish - but we do get occasional exotic visitors to our shores, brought here on the warm(ish!) Gulf stream currents.

One such visitor is the Gilthead bream - it is more commonly found in southern Europe - the Mediterranean and Spain, but very occasionally we get them in our estuaries in the UK. I have been trying to catch one from the kayak for over 4 years; its become an obsession... this year, I was determined to be one of the very few people in the UK to catch one... Last week, I ended my search in style...

Not bad for my first Gilt, and just check out the dentures on these things... awesome....

The same weekend, I wanted to catch probably the most colourful fish in the UK; the Cuckoo Wrasse. These fish are almost tropical in their colouration. I managed to catch a few, and what they lack in size, they more than make up for in appearance...

It was one of the most memorable and enjoyable weekend's kayak fishing I have ever experienced in the UK - all made possible by a couple of friends who told me the most important thing in kayak fishing... "Where and when" !

A video short of the cuckoo wrasse...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOzmu3WgFKU

The colours on those things are fabulous.
More info on the blog...

http://dizzybigfish.co.uk/kayak-fish...cuckoo-wrasse/

I have also recently written a FREE guide to kayak fishing which I am giving away via the link below. Time to give something back to the sport which has given me so much. Feel free to download a copy and let me know what you think (its aimed at beginners, but I have had lots of great complements from experienced yak fishermen who learnt a few new tricks)...

http://dizzybigfish.co.uk/free-guide-to-kayak-fishing/

04-24-2012, 12:13 PM	#1
dizzyfish Junior Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: England - UK Posts: 25	Just to prove we do get colourful fish sometimes... Normally, you would not associate the UK with unusual/exotic/colourful fish - but we do get occasional exotic visitors to our shores, brought here on the warm(ish!) Gulf stream currents. One such visitor is the Gilthead bream - it is more commonly found in southern Europe - the Mediterranean and Spain, but very occasionally we get them in our estuaries in the UK. I have been trying to catch one from the kayak for over 4 years; its become an obsession... this year, I was determined to be one of the very few people in the UK to catch one... Last week, I ended my search in style... Not bad for my first Gilt, and just check out the dentures on these things... awesome.... The same weekend, I wanted to catch probably the most colourful fish in the UK; the Cuckoo Wrasse. These fish are almost tropical in their colouration. I managed to catch a few, and what they lack in size, they more than make up for in appearance... It was one of the most memorable and enjoyable weekend's kayak fishing I have ever experienced in the UK - all made possible by a couple of friends who told me the most important thing in kayak fishing... "Where and when" ! A video short of the cuckoo wrasse... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOzmu3WgFKU The colours on those things are fabulous. More info on the blog... http://dizzybigfish.co.uk/kayak-fish...cuckoo-wrasse/ I have also recently written a FREE guide to kayak fishing which I am giving away via the link below. Time to give something back to the sport which has given me so much. Feel free to download a copy and let me know what you think (its aimed at beginners, but I have had lots of great complements from experienced yak fishermen who learnt a few new tricks)... http://dizzybigfish.co.uk/free-guide-to-kayak-fishing/