Spearfishing for Coalfish in North Wales - huge shoals!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 มิ.ย. 2023
- Coalfish are abundant in North Wales, but you need to know where to go! The Llyn peninsula is one of the UK's premier Spearfishing destinations and holds large numbers of Coalfish (Saithe) as well as Pollock, Bass and Mullet
In this video I go over mark selection for Coalfish and Pollock as well as plenty of hunting tips when spearfishing
Spearfishing in North Wales is some of the very best in the UK, with remote marks and plenty of variety of fish, in my opinion it's better than Spearfishing in Cornwall!
Later on this summer I will be working as an instructor & spearfishing guide for Adventures Per Mare, run by a fellow former Royal Marines Commando Glyn Sadler, if you're interested in learning the art of Spearfishing have a look at their website - www.adventurespermare.co.uk/a... - กีฬา
Great wee film! Just finished watching through your back catalog and thoroughly enjoyed the content. Just started spearfishing on the far north east coast of Scotland and have found your films very relatable but more overly, extremely insightful and instructional. All the very best to you and thanks for sharing these great films! 🤙🤙
Some brilliant diving around Scotland, Ryan E has some really good videos on hunting ling and cod under the wrecks off the east coast
Awesome vid thank you, moving there in a few weeks can’t wait to get in, seen so many awesome places to try already. Great info on your channel thanks
Love seeing this videos, love your style
Great vid. Cooked nice and simple. Looked delicious
Thanks, they do taste amazing, really meaty fish, completely different to Pollock
Man brilliant channel, keep it growing buddy👍
Will do! In cornwall and Ireland soon so should get some decent footage from those trips
Good effort Jack, some nice fish there 😎
Alright jack great shots.
Like the idea of how you scope the area for your marks.
Hopefully going to get over to Lleyn peninsula do a bit off wild camping fishing and cooking some fish.
Keep up the good work 👌
Recces on the coast path are the way to scout, have found so many good marks that way
On Navonics you can see structure but I think the currents are more important
Banging vid, again! I hurt my back so couldn't get up there last week as planned, but I'm healing fast! Coalies are delicious, I agree. Really meaty fish!
I like to sprinkle curry powder on them as they cook on the BBQ, Jack! Highly recommended!
Awesome videos, we love to sashimi saithe. Got a sushi kit as a present and freshly speared saithe is one of our favourite UK fish that have tried.
That's a good idea, I'll try it in future!
Ne kadar doğal bir bölgede yaşıyorsun. Çok güzel 😮😮
Great video Jack - gorgeous conditions! Top spearing as always! I popped down on Friday, I’d planned to dive the cliffs on the South coast but the wind was absolutely howling and I could see far too much white water smashing on St. Tudwells, so decided to go to the North instead. There was a serious swell coming in up to about 1m, it was pretty grim but still picked up a nice bass and some Coalfish 👍🏼 gorgeous marks despite the terrible viz and conditions, haven’t dived them for a fair few years, really enjoyed it - I had some coalfish on the BBQ last night - superb! Thanks for the inspiration!
So delicous aren't they! One of the best eating fish we've got and no real commercial pressure I believe
Personally have had much better catches on the N Llyn than the S, seem to be more larger Pollock on the N side but fewer Mullet
@@jackmetcalfe8542 honestly, I was so impressed - they're basically everything you wish pollock was - absolutely stunning fish to eat.
You obviously like your cooking, one bit of kit that I cant recommend enough is a Weber Q1200 BBQ.
I've had one for about 8 years, bulletproof piece of kit, mine has lived outside the entire time. I chuck it in the car when I go for a trip, makes cooking up your catch an absolute dream.
I remember I was sitting in the car park at the end of Abersoch beach trying to cook two lobsters on one of those crappy disposable BBQs, some guy pulled up in his car, produced a Weber from the boot and the entire family had finished eating before my disposable was even up to temperature. I was instantly sold! 10/10
Awesome vid mate.
Didn't know we even got that large number of coalfish in the UK !
There’s loads off Scotland but this is the first area I’ve seen this many around Wales, am sure they prefer areas with deep water nearby
Great stuff Jack, Pollock are in such abundance I also get tired of eating them.I spear in the very North west of Ireland, there is huge pollock up here and have never come across a spearo yet.
Lovely cooking!
Are you diving the Republic or off Northern Ireland? I'm heading over next month and still deciding where to go
@@jackmetcalfe8542 bit of both but mostly Donegal(republic).
Based in city of Derry,if you're over give me a shout 👍
Hey bro I'm up to north wales for a couple weeks wanna find some descent beach and rock marks for fishing with a rod.
love the places you go.
any tips and Mark's you can give. Recently just started watching you. Ever thought about doing calibration with just carl or alex the fishing channel ?
Great informative content thanks so much. What speed of current would you say is too much, would you drift dive or get in and out at the same point?
Sometimes I drift dive and walk back along the coast path. If I’m not confident I can easily swim against a current I get out, and change spots
Hey Jack, not seen you post a video in a while - you all good? If you fancy a dive some time, let me know, I’ve got a new boat up in Pwllheli marina, I’m down there pretty often. I’ve had a few good dives so far this year, the bass are very much in and I finally got that big plaice I’d been looking for!
Have been working flat out, renovating a house on Anglesey. Nearly done now
Had a couple of good Bass last week. Definitely up for a dive soon! Drop me a message on IG (jack_metcalfe_3) and can sort a day
Great video👍. My friend and have bought the gear and are looking to try spearfishing this June/July. North wales is the closest place available to us. What general areas are the best for complete beginners ? We would prefer safer shallower waters but still want a good chance of catching a decent fish. Any help would be appreciated.
Anglesey west coast is great for Bass in the shallows, not much current either. If you go at low slack you can have good results off the surface shooting fish resting in the kelp gullies
Great videos Jack! I’ve just got back from Greece, snorkelling everyday seeing lots of big sea bream… i would love to try spearfishing. I’m only 1.5hrs from Anglesey, I recognise most of your spots😊. I’m aware of the safety aspects of this sport & freediving, ie. Never dive alone. I’m just wondering though is it realistic to think that i can spear some fish in quite shallow water without doing surface dives, or minimal depth of 10-15ft or so? Maybe the flatfish hang out in the shallows? Just because i wouldn’t have a dive buddy. Cheers!!
Off Anglesey most of the fish are really shallow, Flatfish, Bass and Mullet all in less than 3 meters
The Llyn they seem to be deeper, but I've actually never shot a fish off N Wales in more than 15 meters, most Pollock are 6-10m
Realistically I'll be honest in that when spearfishing your dive buddy is very very rarely going to be in position to rescue after a blackout, I almost always dive alone. But buddy up when freediving and pushing my depth
@@jackmetcalfe8542 ok thanks very much Jack!! I will give it a go, safely of course👍 happy huntin!
@@wozeoutdooradventures5817 exactly as I would recommend everyone dives…however I don’t do that myself, will go a long long way out in strong currents and have speared at up to 25m (off Ireland) solo
Clearly this is NOT recommended practice! The level of risk an individual will tolerate is a personal decision, different for everyone and I completely respect each spearos choices in that regard
Only way to cook any fish, have yet to eat coal fish, would love to see one around here
Shot my PB Coalfish (over 50cm) off Eddystone last summer, they do seem to like marks with nearby deep water
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Mighty fancy shooting ! I had no idea we had Coalfish there…we never catch em off the boat ?! (Boring fishing)…
I’ve only seen large numbers near the Bardsey sound, think they like deep water close by
@@jackmetcalfe8542 just like to say,between you and Quay West Waterman,you got this nailed,great vids and your explanations and theories come across as unpatronising and genuinely helpful…there are too many spearo’s who think they are ‘it’…ha,ha…I’ve met a few meself,keep up the great work,hope to bump into you on The Llyn sometime (Porth Ysgaden is my ‘base’..) cheers arkid.
Butter is ALWAYS the key to frying fish…mullet is supreme done in it…like buttery coconut…
Hey Jack, I've just moved back to North Wales after living in SE Asia for a couple of years. I'm a freediving instructor but keen to get into spearfishing & looking for buddies, if you're up for catching up let me know 🤙
Going to have a shock when you get in the sea here with 2 meters vis!! Honestly this season has been absolutely dire, I've been out twice in the last 2 months, hoping that September may improve
@@jackmetcalfe8542 you're not wrong mate, it was pretty shocking when I first got back
Love the video. Through you can hear some sounds as if your heart is beating or your are hiccuping or something, what is that? 🫡
If you grunt underwater it tends to attract fish, especially Pollock and Coalfish