August 22, 2004 Squid Jigging: (17 Photos)

 

 

17.   August is the time of year when Squid frequent the shores of our province, and 2004 was no different. This year they were unusually plentiful and a little larger then normal so the crew took advantage of this rare occurrence by spending a few evenings at the ferry terminal in Portugal Cove.

 

 

16.

 

15.   They are a lot of fun to catch, using an old rod and reel equipped with a special squid lure you can drop your line right off the wharf.

 

 

14.

 

 

13.   Some of the locals were wilder than the wildlife!

 

 

12.

 

11.   Reeling them in is just like dragging a wet sock through the water, and you have to watch yourself when they breech the surface as they spit water & black ink everywhere!

 

 

10.

 

9.

 

 

8.

 

 

7.

 

 

6.  

5.

 

4.

 

3.

 

2.

 

1.   The crew did well managing a bucketful of squid by nights end, and definitely enjoyed being entertained by some crazy locals!

Cheers, MIKE

Return to Rips and Trips

Copyright © 2011 Michael Smith