Helston anglers brave the rain

Can't be long before the CarolH sails as a few more bundles of turbot gear go aboard......
flaming June it might not be, but the tuna boys on the Nova Spero are nearly rigged and keen to go....
the Jannie En Klaas is part way through her paint job and repairs....
two youngsters with the visiting Helston Anglers club head up the quay with a fish supper from Joules chip shop....
while the rest carry on fishing.....

this time it's Roz who catches yet another wrasse.....
the woodwork for the lugger, Ripple is nearing completion....
and the Lyonesse has a deck full of bins in readiness for those summery Cornish Sardines.

Granddaughter CoCo gets behind the camera

The ex-Rowse crabber Steren Va Bro, now a converted sailboat has ventured out of Penzance Dock at last.....
and also showing signs of nearing completion, Penzance's very own superyacht basking in the eveing sunshine....
them, there mermaids get everywhere......
here is the first photograph taken by granddaughter CoCo down the harbour...
seen here cuddling brother Monty....
classic London registered yacht, Duet enters the gaps.....
more reflections in the evening sun from the flags on the promenade....
there's a shooting hatch appeared in the net pound on the Harvest Reaper...
a sea of pots is still waiting on the quay for the Emma Louise....

the gulls take off in search of supper.

Classic yacht Duet finds a berth alongside the quay at high-water - looks like it was a tough day for the two girls in the bow!

Heroin addiction a common feature - fishermen tarred with the same brush

An inaccurate observation from the judiciary that, as David Stevens (Crystal Sea II) said, "demeans fishermen" provokes a flurry of comments in response to the sentencing of one
unfortunate individual.

So not No1, mendin' in the rain

Jake, always on hand to offer support and a friendly smile....
no sign of black gold yet - just mud it seems.....
so there's a new drilling machine been brought in now....
well it might be No1 in the charts but 'mending in the rain' is no fun, a trawlerman's curse the world over it seems.....
view from the AA on the slip through her Kort nozzle looking through the gaps....
back again, the Troon registered scalloper, George Lou (thank you Andrew for pointing that one out - it was late!) - no coincidence between the port of registration and that the owner's initials are TN for his fleet of boats?
the local BBC TV crew braved the weather from the inside of their traveling broadcast truck...
bow on to the AA.

Shifting doors on the Crystal Sea II

With brother Alec carefully controlling the power block from the boat, young David supervises lifting the starboard trawl door....
how many St Ives men does it take to measure the door chains....
under the watchful eyes of David senior, the door gets lifted aboard....
and hung from the gantry....
hundreds of pots wait on the quay for the Emma louise....
with a core-drill on the go, is it possible that the harbour is prospecting for oil in a bid to circumvent the current shortage?

Charisma, but not much style!

Making her way astern, the Padstow based gill-netter Charisma leaves Newlyn for another trip....eagle-eyed blog visitors will have noticed that yet another day has passed and there is no boat on the slip.....
not a boat with a pretty stern, a case of function over form - sadly, gone are the days of boats with classic lines like the Hatherleigh....at this time of year, time to take advantage of the evening sun and BBQ something other than Cornish Sardines, how about a pair of ray wings, courtesy of Jeremy and Chris on the Damark....

yet more gear going aboard the Lamorna while the weather is fine.

Fine weather and the first trip in 8 months for the Damark

For the best views in Newlyn when you get the chance to wine and dine, you can't go wrong by taking a table at the Smugglers Restaurant overlooking the harbour, rooms availble as well.....
our resident shellfish installation artist has a minimal piece on show this weekend......
seemingly practicing his semaphore, young Andrew makes his way out to get a few pots wet......
What does a beam trawler skipper do on retiring? Equip himself with a fine looking punt to chase the mackerel it seems. With memories of 80 tonnes plus on the deck of the Algrie when midwatering back in the 70s, I expect Mr Hooper will be content with a stringfull or two of jumbos today.....
as ever, when the crabbers load their bait the gull population shows an interest.....
off to the cold store for Monday's market goes the Damark's fish....
the overending machine and new net pound are taking shape aboard the Harvest Reaper...
Grimmy Mike continues his one-man protest against Governemnt interference in his fishing life with his personalised tallies.......
only the finest fish aboard the Damark.......
and there is always a helping hand when it comes to landing your fish it seems....
as yet more ray get a fresh washing before being boxed and put ashore...
even the pound boards are getting a new coat of paint on the Harvest Reaper
with a new set of gear on the quay for the Emma Louise it makes sense to get fishing with it, so the Rowse boats get ready to load another fleet of pots....