loch Etive - Shore Fishing for Spurdog.

[@StarfishSeaFishing]

well done not been there for many a year now grate fishing mark

[@I.have.an.std.]

Starfish Sea Fishing I’ve never fished there looks lovely

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Thanks mate aye its a lovely place to fish.

[@liamwill83]

Excellent video that. Always fancied a drive up to try for them

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Thanks Liam. Its worth the trip its a lovely place to fish.

[@thekid8562]

Great session man.Nice one....

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Thanks mate.

[@EarlsFishingAdventures]

Absolutely fantastic mate, really really enjoyed this video . Just gets me itching to go out fishing ha ha . Well done Gary mate . Where ever that is come pick me up next time please ha ha ha

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Thanks Earl 👍its just up the road from you its in the west coast of Scotland.

[@EarlsFishingAdventures]

@@fishingintheukgarywood Can you pricey message me please mate

[@AMG63]

Areet mate, excellent video and I know that spot well as i go up that way alot. Right in the middle of the loch infront of that bay when the tide is running hard it causes a whirlpool affect and the fish you can pull up during that time is epic. Keep them coming mate 🎣

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Areet mate. Thanks. Aye there seems to be some decent fish in the Loch. I'm looking forward to going back up.

[@samsmith7866]

Great underwater release shots Gary.

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Thanks sam.

[@jarrowvikingsinsaneangling9785]

Nice video Gary keep them coming

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Thanks David.

[@SOMERSETBEACHFISHINGtony]

epic video mate you had a great day there !! stay safe chap best regards

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Thanks mate 👍

[@2jdb7]

Should try fishing at Gallanach mate, far end of Oban after the ferry terminal. That’s where I go, plenty spurdogs, dogfish and thornback rays. Caught a 10lb spurdog a couple of weeks ago. Great video👍

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Thanks mate and thanks for the suggestion next time I'm up that way ill have a look 👍

[@stuartey9264]

So off I went, down to Ardchattan Priory, waited for low tide and thought I am never going to be able to cast that far. The weed bed went out almost as far as I could see. Then along comes this little old man and says” ouch y will nah catch a thing there. It’s far to shallow”. Well needless to say I never got a bite, so went back up to the rocks at Dunstaffnage Castle and managed to get a couple of pollock. So still thinking what am I doing wrong I watched the video again. Then I spotted it. I had been in totally the wrong place. What I noticed this time in the video is what you, and Michael Bird in his video on the loch, call the priory is actually Ardchattan church. The priory, and priory gardens, are 2 miles further on. I have been told since then that Ardchattan church is a well known brilliant place to fish, with a massive drop off into deep water. And typically the one place on loch Etive I have not tried yet. So I am off there tomorrow will let you know how I get on. Moral of this story is for me to watch and learn :) Thanks again.

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Ah yeah its straight down from the church when we first went we were told its called the priory. Good luck hopefully your efforts pay off and you catch from there.

[@happyhikerfrombykerandy2245]

Did you have much luck at ardchattan church mate

[@stuartey9264]

Brilliant place… really great day there.. lost a fish just before wrapping up .. bit though the line…. Hope you don’t mind but I posted a vid and gave you a mention …

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

No I don't mind thanks. Try using 60lb amnesia for your hook snood it worked a treat for us last time.

[@plow-b8590]

Jammy git ! Wish I was up there now

[@garylawlor2288]

Love bit of fishing mate. I suppose that spot must shelf off very quickly after the weed line

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Thanks Gary, yes there's a sudden drop off to the deep water.

[@garylawlor2288]

@@fishingintheukgarywood it looks just like a shallow estuary mark, in a sort of a way, especially to any novice anglers out there, but I guess it is a glacial feature similar to the fjords in Norway so must be deep. Also the spurs like a bit of water depth I believe.

[@stuartey9264]

What am I doing wrong? I live in Dunbeg by Connel. Not new to fishing but saw this vid and it inspired me, so decided to try hit some spurdog with new kit. Been out, about and all round loch Etive. From just down on the rocks by Dunstaffnage castle all over the Banawe side and down to the old ferry jetty by taynuilt. Not caught anything other than crab and starfish. Have to admit been out about 6 times and only used Squid as bait. Any tips on bait, location etc.

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Try using mackerel for bait straight down from the priory, that's where we usually fish from the shore. Fishing low water to high seems to be good there.

[@stuartey9264]

@@fishingintheukgarywood Thanks for the reply. I. Was just down past the wee jetty down from Ardchattan Priory. There’s a bit of grass to park on there. Had a lovely day in the sun but the fish hatted the squid. At least I didn’t blank there, that’s if a crab counts. Think crabs like squid more than fish do :). Anyway thanks for the excellent vids. Broke my shoulder quite badly a few years ago and the fly rod gives me to much pain now, so still a novice at shore fishing. Will go back tomorrow and give the mackerel a try.

[@ascot1049]

Very good.

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Thanks.

[@jawsko]

Great video man! quick question, me and my dad are thinking about fishing loch etive relatively soon and i'd like to know whereabouts this is at loch etive? its alright if you dont want to share that though.

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

@jawsko thanks, it's straight down from Ardchattan church. You park in the little carpark accoross the road from the church and head down to the water there should be a little stream on your left if your in the right place.

[@jawsko]

@@fishingintheukgarywoodthanks very much pal👍

[@masterblob7196]

Great video, thank you. Would you be able to give any tips for catching spurs in etive (or just catching Spurdog in general)? Eg what features of the seabed do they prefer, best times of day? thanks again

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Thanks. Yeah no problem. What worked best for us was a pulley rig with size 5/0 hooks with a fillet of mackerel for bait. Your hook snood needs to be wire or minimum of 60lb amnesia because we found that they just bit straight through the cheap 60lb mono on the snood and we lost a few decent ones. The fish move around but once they turn up you should get a few at once and they say night time is better for them but they can be caught through the day, they seem to prefer the deeper water.

[@masterblob7196]

@@fishingintheukgarywood perfect, thank you for the advice. I'll look into getting some wire for the trace.

[@spartafishinguk]

Areet mate! Im heading up that way with the family in the motorhome in August for a bit of a roadtrip and was wondering how far you were up the loch mate?

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Alright mate, we were fishing straight down from Ardchattan Church but we also went up through the quarry and right along the road but the road is a bit rough up that way.

[@spartafishinguk]

@@fishingintheukgarywood Thanks mate. Top Man 👍

[@BasicFishingNZ]

catching sharks from the shores really satisfying especially wen the fish u really want isn't playng fair

[@strictlyfishing]

Hello Fishing in the UK, would it be possible if you could do a video based on any type of catch & cook please? Thank you!

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Hello, yes I'll be doing one soon.

[@strictlyfishing]

@@fishingintheukgarywood Thank you!

[@happyhikerfrombykerandy2245]

Have you fished there in november

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

I dont think I have, I'm not sure how it fishes this time of year.

[@happyhikerfrombykerandy2245]

I didnt go in november iam heading up the back end of feb as i was told they are only small spurdog in november

[@alanrobson5270]

Nice one Gary what's the parking like around the priory always fancied a trip there, would be in a camper van 👍

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Thanks Alan 👍you can park directly opposite the priory looks like there is enough space for 6 - 8 cars.

[@grantmcm]

Dog n Chips scots love it. nicer than cod

[@andrewrobson5790]

What size hooks you using?

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Size 2/0 hooks.

[@MeMe-dw1sm]

Are spurdog the same as smoothound?

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

They are similar but not the same.

[@jamieholland6557]

I have learnt so much from your videos mate Is it snaggy. ? Keep up the good work

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Thanks mate, its a bit snaggy close in but not to bad in the deep water.

[@thomaswarren9737]

Great video as always Gary! Thinking of heading up to Loch Etive as I live in Newcastle. Just wondering what the options are if you stay overnight. Can you camp overnight or sleep in the car? Quite a long drive after all .Keep the videos coming !

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Thanks Thomas, I'm not sure about camping overnight we travelled there Friday night fished Saturday and left saturday night. The Scottish lads that were there fishing along from us were camping overnight.

[@bensteer3778]

You can wild camp in Scotland due to the no trespassing laws. Just be discreet and you’ll have no trouble👍

[@magjonny6937]

Where abouts is this mate ?

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Loch etive near oban the west coast of Scotland.

[@steveheron8622]

Bang on m8

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Thanks mate.

[@pault2767]

Great video Gary ! How was it travelling up any restrictions mate ?

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Thanks Paul, no restrictions it was fine mate.

[@pault2767]

Fishing in the UK Great thanks for the info mate 👍🏻.

[@uluacom]

🔥

[@robertgee8592]

Have you just come back from there

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Was there on Saturday just for the day.

[@I.have.an.std.]

Can you eat spurdog my dad caught one on a trip he said they taste dreadful

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

I'm not sure, I don't think I would like to eat one though.

[@AMG63]

It used to be eaten alot back in the days , I'm sure it was labelled as rock fish if I remember right (spoke to a local about this).

[@trike8504]

yeah you can but you have to peel the skin off its quite nice

[@brandonweir7493]

Imagine a drone here 🤣🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Haha check out my last loch etive video some drone footage of the Loch on there.

[@matthewheron9738]

That looks like a shark

[@scottrobinson9615]

Hello mate cracking videos I’m new to sea fishing and was wondering if you have a Facebook page so I can pick your brains 👍🏻

[@fishingintheukgarywood]

Hello mate, I don't have a Facebook page I have Instagram if thats any good. @gary_wood_uk

[@scottrobinson9615]

Cheers mate greatly appreciated