Tuesday 16 December 2014

Kayak Fishing - How to Read a Fish Finder

A fish finder on a kayak greatly enhances your fishing experience and is a great asset. When you are new to fish finders, understanding what is on the screen can be confusing and it takes a while to learn how to use it effectively. 


The video below goes through how I use my Garmin Echo 550c coloured fish finder to identify structure and fish. There are recommendations on settings such as fish symbols and dual beam split frequency. There is a section on interpreting colour as hard returns, medium returns, and weak returns. In addition, sections looking at recognising structure such as rock, wreck, and weed, identifying shoals of fish and individual fish along with using the finder for vertical jigging with lures.



Monday 1 December 2014

Multi Species Fishing - Cod, Whiting, Bull Huss, Dogfish, Gurnard, Scad, Squid

The autumn can be a great time for fishing in Cornwall with an amalgamation of several species of fish that overlap on their various migratory paths. Most times when I go out on the kayak, I have a one-target species in mind and gear up for that species however, at this time of a year with so many different species available; I occasionally have a multi species trip. I set up four rods, two for bait fishing, and two for lure fishing. 


Below is a video of one of those trips.