New Members - Please Introduce Yourselves

sirena · October 19, 2009, 19:44:47 CET

hi Divinu wellcome aboard.

mulett75 · October 19, 2009, 20:22:55 CET

Hello Divinu, should you need info on shore fishing, please do not hesitate to contace me.

SPITEC · October 19, 2009, 20:35:15 CET

Hi divinu,
very nice place you come from,Rabat.Welcome on board.If you need any help ask me.

shanook · October 19, 2009, 21:00:23 CET

hija jamie akka divinu

joe2384 · October 19, 2009, 21:37:25 CET

Good evening, my name is Joe, 64 years old and I live in Horsham near Gatwick. I have a 16 foot caitlin fishing boat which unfortunately I don't get to use as much as I would like. i'm a reasonably competent sea angler both from boat and shore. The reason that i'm posting on here is because i'm going to Malta next may for a week mainly to do some fishing. OK I have a 20lb boat rod, a lightweight uptide rod and various beachcasters so with regard to rods, what would you advise me to bring. I like to do a lot of my fishing with artificials and have spoons, various jelly eels/ shads etc so again any advice would be very welcome.

divinu · October 20, 2009, 13:21:21 CET

Thank you guys for the warm welcome :p

Right now I'm looking around the site for info on catching the lizz. Never tried spinning....For some reason i am always afraid of the line snapping

When I usually try for some deep fish i always get the line caught in some rocks...very annoying.
2 weeks ago I lost 3 sets of paternoster, I believe its called, at cirkewwa.

SPITEC · October 20, 2009, 14:07:24 CET

Most of the time if you don't get stuck it's not a good spot.Spinning is not as easy as it seems but you shouldn't be afraid of the line,use a good quality 0.25 or 0.30 and thats it for cudas.

sharktail · October 20, 2009, 21:02:42 CET

Hello to all

,

Came across this forum while searching on Google for some info re shore fishing in Malta/Gozo, as I do not own a boat. Well done for this forum. Its very well kept and alive!

When I was a kid I was crazy about fishing, although simple shore fishing. Nothing professional, just enjoying the hobby as it is. Used to go fishing with my uncle & dad, mostly at Wied iz-Zurrieq (fuq l-idejn... tal-genn), San Lucjan, Wied ix-Xoqqa, Cirkewwa, etc. I loved fishing and I have very nice memories. Some of them were a bit crazy for that age, example going on high dangerous cliffs

with my uncle to throw "nassi" for vopi and cawl, or on a small frejgatina "bir-rixa" or for bottom fishing "fuq l-idejn" under the cliffs...

Getting older, I had some friends who owned a boat and we used to go for Lampuki. Once we used a "konz" (not sure if its called a "konz") with approx 20 hooks with lures, and while casting it for the first time, we got 12 nicely sized tumbrell (or tuna) all at once! Oh what an experience... will never forget it... we had the boat RED with blood in just 5mins, with all the fish jumping around our feet on the small boat!

In my late 20s, while studying and getting married,

I had to forget fishing due to other commitments.

This late summer, by coincidence, my kid had a fishing activity organised by the school. So with this excuse, we bought new fishing rods and some lines and I took the opportunity to try and get started again.

And ~~I think~~ I'm hooked again!!... and seems even my kid is hooked! He liked it very much and he's very keen to go fishing now.

I'm trying to find good places from shore, especially in the south, as until now we only got small fish like vopi, zabri and some other small species...

If anyone can help me with "good places" for shore fishing, I appreciate.

I'm interested in descent size fish (which you can cook at least), whatever it is... although even good sized Vopi will do...

BTW > SORRY for the LONG introduction!

Keep it up!

caldaland · October 21, 2009, 00:21:22 CET

welcome aboard sharktail!

mulett75 · October 21, 2009, 16:46:59 CET

First of all welcome to the Forum. Secondly, if your sons' fishing activity was in cikewwa, I was their with the organizer, it was a very good outing. I would like to add that now the time is coming for the big vopa. For shure it will give you satisfaction when you catch it and it is good to eat. Good luck.

sharktail · October 21, 2009, 20:56:17 CET

Thanks Mulett, re son's fishing activity, no it was'nt in Cirkewwa, but at MarsaXlokk. Thanks anyway.

Any help re shore fishing from the rocks, especially "fuq l-idejn", would be appreciated, whatever the fish...

BTW, where do I have to post such questions? I guess this is not the right section of the forum eh?

10x again...

mulett75 · October 21, 2009, 21:02:09 CET

It depends what your questions are. If I were you I will start a topic Help wanted. Post your questions and be assured that you will receive lot of answers.

caldaland · October 22, 2009, 02:08:54 CET

youre welcome! lol!

action · October 24, 2009, 09:25:16 CET

billhitches@fsmail.net
Hi I am MAX From Tiverton Devon UK, About 35 years ago I owned a 20ft boat most days in the summer I would go a fishing for Bass spining. but those days have long gon, as age has crept up on me. any way the reason I joined the Forum is that next year I will be in Malta for 6 weeks and I would like to fish from the shore or pier. I have a few health probalems. back and legs, so need a bit of advice on what is needed and the best way of getting it. Excuse the spelling I did not spend much time at school.
max

mike.d. · October 24, 2009, 18:14:05 CET

welcome action, nice to have another brit on board, what part of the island are you going to be staying