12-08-2006, 12:07 AM
Might be worth a go in the Moray Firth, see the report from the Scotsman in 2003 - should be able to catch them from the shore if you find the right place.
[url="http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1341&id=938162003"]http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=13...mp;id=938162003[/url]
There is also a scientific publication describing the fishery. 'Fishing mainly occurs in the coastal waters from Troup Head (west of Fraserburgh) to Nairn and as far north as Wick. At the beginning of the season, catches are best in shallow water over hard (even rocky) ground close inshore in depths of around 10 m. As the season progresses, the fishery gradually moves further offshore to a sandy/muddy bottom in waters of around 55 m depth. Better catches have been reported in areas that experience stronger tidal currents.'
'...the season normally commenced around the middle of September and continued for around 8 or 9 weeks with the peak occurring in early October.'
The Moray Firth directed squid fishery
Young, IAG; Pierce, GJ; Stowasser, G; Santos, MB; Wang, J; Boyle, PR; Shaw, PW; Bailey, N; Tuck, I; Collins, MA
Fisheries Research (Amsterdam) [Fish. Res.]. Vol. 78, no. 1, pp. 39-43. 2006.
[url="http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1341&id=938162003"]http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=13...mp;id=938162003[/url]
There is also a scientific publication describing the fishery. 'Fishing mainly occurs in the coastal waters from Troup Head (west of Fraserburgh) to Nairn and as far north as Wick. At the beginning of the season, catches are best in shallow water over hard (even rocky) ground close inshore in depths of around 10 m. As the season progresses, the fishery gradually moves further offshore to a sandy/muddy bottom in waters of around 55 m depth. Better catches have been reported in areas that experience stronger tidal currents.'
'...the season normally commenced around the middle of September and continued for around 8 or 9 weeks with the peak occurring in early October.'
The Moray Firth directed squid fishery
Young, IAG; Pierce, GJ; Stowasser, G; Santos, MB; Wang, J; Boyle, PR; Shaw, PW; Bailey, N; Tuck, I; Collins, MA
Fisheries Research (Amsterdam) [Fish. Res.]. Vol. 78, no. 1, pp. 39-43. 2006.