Sea fishing in Eday, Orkney
Sea fishing in Eday, Orkney
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I have always dreamed about living on an island, surrounded by the sea and all those fishing opportunities that would be on my doorstep. Little did I know, that one day I would take up residence on a small island in the Orkney archipelago called Eday.
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A childhood dream come true! As with fishing in any location, local knowledge is a great asset to have. Many of the locals in Orkney tend not to fish for pleasure, but commercially fishing on small boats, creel boats or working for local sea farming companies.
These locals do indeed have a wealth of knowledge, not so much about pleasure fishing, but about the seasonal changes of fish in the area and environmental factors relating to fishing, yet none could tell me where the best places to dangle a worm on a hook were.
The best way to find good fishing marks in any area without local knowledge is to head out for an adventure, don your hiking boots and wonder the coast line, carefully charting potential areas in a notebook.
These locals do indeed have a wealth of knowledge, not so much about pleasure fishing, but about the seasonal changes of fish in the area and environmental factors relating to fishing, yet none could tell me where the best places to dangle a worm on a hook were.
The best way to find good fishing marks in any area without local knowledge is to head out for an adventure, don your hiking boots and wonder the coast line, carefully charting potential areas in a notebook.
Sea fishing in Orkney
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These walks, often with the the dogs, sometimes alone led for many awe inspiring moments, marvelling at the wonder of the stunning scenery and gale force wind and wave battered caves, puffins and whales would often grace me with their presence, and seals were are a day to day sighting - where there are seals, there are fish!
So what is the sea fishing like on my Orkney Island called Eday? Well, you'll just have to join me on some of my many fishing expeditions as I venture around this beautiful isthmuses isle!
So what is the sea fishing like on my Orkney Island called Eday? Well, you'll just have to join me on some of my many fishing expeditions as I venture around this beautiful isthmuses isle!
