Lampuki

[Simon G]

a usual dilemma we cancel so many trips due to the forcast which turns out to be wrong (as usual)
so what we do now is we go out if the weather turns we turn back 

[skip]

45 so small, should have let them grow till they were a kilo! !

[Simon G]

unfortunatly they where netting them too

[kempy]

i know its very early for lampuki but yesterday i went out on the boat and saw about 7 massive ones never seen them so big and thousands of baby ones may be about 2 inchies big ... this may be normal i dont know as it was my firts time out on the boat but think when the seaon comes it will be a great year

[skip]

What you're seeing are the big females that have come in to Spawn. Unfortunately fisherman have a habit of catching them which I think it totally out of order, as later on there will be no lampuki.

Were they that close?

[kempy]

they were very near i did not try to catch any and im not posting were i saw them i hope they will get the chance to grow its a shame that people would try to catch them at that stage

[skip]

Def. don't post where you saw them, better to leave them do their stuff. Was just curious they had come in so far unless you were a decent distance offshore. There should be some kind of legislation about catching them really to stop ppl from doing it. Unfortunately with nets and long lines they get caught

[busumark]

remember skip no low enforcment in malta. the lampuki season is from 13th august till end of december or january but at the fish market this year you could still find lampukli in february/march they were caught illegaly and still sold at the government fish market

[ciappinu]

This year is an unusual year for Lampuki as some of them have stayed here throughout the winter. In fact Lampuki have been caught even in May and this month. Hopefully, with the new ones coming in we'll have a great season!