Most days and nights, summer and winter, the North Wall usually has several anglers. Your roving reporter braved a cold night to interview three of them.
Q & A:
- What do they catch? --- red cod all-year round, green cod during Oct--March,
- How long do they fish in the night? --- 3 hours, sometimes 6hrs
- Why do they have so many rod-lights? --- usually red lights on the rod-end, also green lights on their floats to attract fish. They tie a bell onto the rod to alert them, otherwise some bigger fish can pull the whole rod over the wall.
- What is the best weather? --- when there is heavy surf; it raises the food for the fish.
- Who eats the caught fish? --- mainly their family; sometimes they get no fish, sometimes too much,
- Do these anglers get any sleep? --- yes, maybe 4 hrs after fishing, and a couple of hours later in the afternoon.
- Do the fish get any sleep? --- cod can sleep by emptying their swim-bladder and sinking to the bottom (unlike mackerel who are constantly awake).
- Are there any female anglers? --- yes, but not many.
- Are the anglers in a club? --- generally not, they just meet each other mainly by chance.
Photos by Kenny Maule. Click <<READ MORE>> for photo 2, the unappetising bait.