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Shore Fishing => General Questions => Squid & Octopus Fishing => Topic started by: Buddhagrass on December 30, 2010, 14:21:26 CET

Title: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: Buddhagrass on December 30, 2010, 14:21:26 CET
Hi all  :),

Lately I've been going down to do some squid fishing (shore fishing) and there seem to be no activity at all. In Maltese we say "Lanqas Mesa" :-). Till now I only managed to land 2 nice sized ones. Does anyone know what might be the problem ? I've been hearing loads of different versions like .... sea temperature, wild tuna activity, change in currents etc etc.

I would like to also take this opportunity to wish the very best of 2011 to everyone. May we have a better year than the present one, full of health and some serious fishing  ;)
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: cityfish on December 30, 2010, 14:44:30 CET
I started well in November but the sizes were not much big except for three catches. December was a total disaster but at least produced half a dozen cuttlefish with two of them quite large. Yesterday I lost an other large sized cuttlefish but yes not a squid in sight!
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: cityfish on December 31, 2010, 09:50:09 CET
At Last I caught a very good sized squid together with an other cuttlefish. It was also the first time this season that I saw an other squid approaching my Lure without striking.
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: robby017 on December 31, 2010, 10:12:15 CET
north or south cityfish?
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: Saupe on December 31, 2010, 20:18:00 CET
Maybe the place is the problem ???
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: cityfish on December 31, 2010, 23:16:23 CET
North. In the southern area I caught only in November! :( I do hope that this is the start of the season.
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: sirena on January 01, 2011, 09:38:26 CET
the north area is like a no squid zone
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: Buddhagrass on January 02, 2011, 10:27:36 CET
I have to agree with Sirena. North area at the moment is a no squid zone. Have to try different locations.
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: Robby9 on January 02, 2011, 10:40:58 CET
Miz zurrieq din il gima amlna xi 6 sieghat nistadulom u lanqas wiehed.fid dawl rajna xi 20 wiehed imma 3 pulzieri kollox qisu ghaddu fil bidu il klamar din is sena.
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: mike.d. on January 02, 2011, 15:23:17 CET
 ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: ganni on January 02, 2011, 15:34:39 CET
Please Robby9, stick to english if the thread was started in english
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: cityfish on January 02, 2011, 16:02:49 CET
@Zurrieq this week I saw a large colony of jellyfish and no squids.
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: Robby9 on January 02, 2011, 16:15:11 CET
sorry ganni but i dont know many english.there were many jellyfish yes.
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: ganni on January 02, 2011, 17:28:49 CET
dw mate, its not an english class :) its just a fishing forum  ;D
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: mike.d. on January 02, 2011, 18:17:37 CET
enough said ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: caldaland on January 02, 2011, 20:11:17 CET
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! what the hell did you mean by that!
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Post by: baghira on January 03, 2011, 20:54:43 CET
uhhhhh??
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: caldaland on January 03, 2011, 23:51:15 CET
lol
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: MartinB on January 04, 2011, 20:36:46 CET
Quote from: caldaland on January 02, 2011, 20:11:17 CET
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! what the hell did you mean by that!
Its the title for a song from the film 'Mary Poppins' in the film mary poppins teaches the children it as a 'word' they can use when they can't think of the right word to say...or something like that!!!  :) the last time i saw this film i was 10!!!! :)
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: Swordfish on March 12, 2011, 01:32:41 CET
Just saw a documentary that said very soon will be eating squid nuggets and all sorts instead of chicken and the reason for this is that they are growing and growing in huge numbers... Yummy  :)
Title: Re: What's wrong with squids ?
Post by: Robby9 on March 12, 2011, 11:06:44 CET
went for squids tommorrow only one about 30cm long caught.there are more cuttlefish than squids.