Spearfishing for Coalfish in North Wales - huge shoals!!!

[@nellykinghorn]

Great wee film! Just finished watching through your back catalog and thoroughly enjoyed the content. Just started spearfishing on the far north east coast of Scotland and have found your films very relatable but more overly, extremely insightful and instructional. All the very best to you and thanks for sharing these great films! 🤙🤙

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

Some brilliant diving around Scotland, Ryan E has some really good videos on hunting ling and cod under the wrecks off the east coast

[@andy-thebodyforge2904]

Awesome vid thank you, moving there in a few weeks can’t wait to get in, seen so many awesome places to try already. Great info on your channel thanks

[@davyboy555]

Love seeing this videos, love your style

[@JackAcid]

Banging vid, again! I hurt my back so couldn't get up there last week as planned, but I'm healing fast! Coalies are delicious, I agree. Really meaty fish! I like to sprinkle curry powder on them as they cook on the BBQ, Jack! Highly recommended!

[@ianhoward8572]

Great vid. Cooked nice and simple. Looked delicious

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

Thanks, they do taste amazing, really meaty fish, completely different to Pollock

[@UKSpearo]

Good effort Jack, some nice fish there 😎

[@jamiemarshall966]

Awesome videos, we love to sashimi saithe. Got a sushi kit as a present and freshly speared saithe is one of our favourite UK fish that have tried.

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

That's a good idea, I'll try it in future!

[@BR0SE1DON]

Great video Jack - gorgeous conditions! Top spearing as always! I popped down on Friday, I’d planned to dive the cliffs on the South coast but the wind was absolutely howling and I could see far too much white water smashing on St. Tudwells, so decided to go to the North instead. There was a serious swell coming in up to about 1m, it was pretty grim but still picked up a nice bass and some Coalfish 👍🏼 gorgeous marks despite the terrible viz and conditions, haven’t dived them for a fair few years, really enjoyed it - I had some coalfish on the BBQ last night - superb! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

So delicous aren't they! One of the best eating fish we've got and no real commercial pressure I believe Personally have had much better catches on the N Llyn than the S, seem to be more larger Pollock on the N side but fewer Mullet

[@BR0SE1DON]

@@jackmetcalfe8542 honestly, I was so impressed - they're basically everything you wish pollock was - absolutely stunning fish to eat. You obviously like your cooking, one bit of kit that I cant recommend enough is a Weber Q1200 BBQ. I've had one for about 8 years, bulletproof piece of kit, mine has lived outside the entire time. I chuck it in the car when I go for a trip, makes cooking up your catch an absolute dream. I remember I was sitting in the car park at the end of Abersoch beach trying to cook two lobsters on one of those crappy disposable BBQs, some guy pulled up in his car, produced a Weber from the boot and the entire family had finished eating before my disposable was even up to temperature. I was instantly sold! 10/10

[@peterwilson2402]

Alright jack great shots. Like the idea of how you scope the area for your marks. Hopefully going to get over to Lleyn peninsula do a bit off wild camping fishing and cooking some fish. Keep up the good work 👌

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

Recces on the coast path are the way to scout, have found so many good marks that way On Navonics you can see structure but I think the currents are more important

[@BillTangy]

Man brilliant channel, keep it growing buddy👍

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

Will do! In cornwall and Ireland soon so should get some decent footage from those trips

[@georgeworsley2601]

Great video👍. My friend and have bought the gear and are looking to try spearfishing this June/July. North wales is the closest place available to us. What general areas are the best for complete beginners ? We would prefer safer shallower waters but still want a good chance of catching a decent fish. Any help would be appreciated.

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

Anglesey west coast is great for Bass in the shallows, not much current either. If you go at low slack you can have good results off the surface shooting fish resting in the kelp gullies

[@JC-gv5it]

Hey bro I'm up to north wales for a couple weeks wanna find some descent beach and rock marks for fishing with a rod. love the places you go. any tips and Mark's you can give. Recently just started watching you. Ever thought about doing calibration with just carl or alex the fishing channel ?

[@BR0SE1DON]

Hey Jack, not seen you post a video in a while - you all good? If you fancy a dive some time, let me know, I’ve got a new boat up in Pwllheli marina, I’m down there pretty often. I’ve had a few good dives so far this year, the bass are very much in and I finally got that big plaice I’d been looking for!

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

Have been working flat out, renovating a house on Anglesey. Nearly done now Had a couple of good Bass last week. Definitely up for a dive soon! Drop me a message on IG (jack_metcalfe_3) and can sort a day

[@christianmcdonald9921]

Great stuff Jack, Pollock are in such abundance I also get tired of eating them.I spear in the very North west of Ireland, there is huge pollock up here and have never come across a spearo yet. Lovely cooking!

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

Are you diving the Republic or off Northern Ireland? I'm heading over next month and still deciding where to go

[@christianmcdonald9921]

@@jackmetcalfe8542 bit of both but mostly Donegal(republic). Based in city of Derry,if you're over give me a shout 👍

[@Mikejolly2807]

Awesome vid mate. Didn't know we even got that large number of coalfish in the UK !

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

There’s loads off Scotland but this is the first area I’ve seen this many around Wales, am sure they prefer areas with deep water nearby

[@AsoreAreola]

Great informative content thanks so much. What speed of current would you say is too much, would you drift dive or get in and out at the same point?

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

Sometimes I drift dive and walk back along the coast path. If I’m not confident I can easily swim against a current I get out, and change spots

[@grandmasterflash213]

Great videos Jack! I’ve just got back from Greece, snorkelling everyday seeing lots of big sea bream… i would love to try spearfishing. I’m only 1.5hrs from Anglesey, I recognise most of your spots😊. I’m aware of the safety aspects of this sport & freediving, ie. Never dive alone. I’m just wondering though is it realistic to think that i can spear some fish in quite shallow water without doing surface dives, or minimal depth of 10-15ft or so? Maybe the flatfish hang out in the shallows? Just because i wouldn’t have a dive buddy. Cheers!!

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

Off Anglesey most of the fish are really shallow, Flatfish, Bass and Mullet all in less than 3 meters The Llyn they seem to be deeper, but I've actually never shot a fish off N Wales in more than 15 meters, most Pollock are 6-10m Realistically I'll be honest in that when spearfishing your dive buddy is very very rarely going to be in position to rescue after a blackout, I almost always dive alone. But buddy up when freediving and pushing my depth

[@grandmasterflash213]

@@jackmetcalfe8542 ok thanks very much Jack!! I will give it a go, safely of course👍 happy huntin!

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@wozeoutdooradventures5817 exactly as I would recommend everyone dives…however I don’t do that myself, will go a long long way out in strong currents and have speared at up to 25m (off Ireland) solo Clearly this is NOT recommended practice! The level of risk an individual will tolerate is a personal decision, different for everyone and I completely respect each spearos choices in that regard

[@ARSTVdals]

Ne kadar doğal bir bölgede yaşıyorsun. Çok güzel 😮😮

[@sinclairsspearfishingstori9310]

Only way to cook any fish, have yet to eat coal fish, would love to see one around here

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

Shot my PB Coalfish (over 50cm) off Eddystone last summer, they do seem to like marks with nearby deep water

[@joelfildes5544]

Mighty fancy shooting ! I had no idea we had Coalfish there…we never catch em off the boat ?! (Boring fishing)…

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

I’ve only seen large numbers near the Bardsey sound, think they like deep water close by

[@joelfildes5544]

@@jackmetcalfe8542 just like to say,between you and Quay West Waterman,you got this nailed,great vids and your explanations and theories come across as unpatronising and genuinely helpful…there are too many spearo’s who think they are ‘it’…ha,ha…I’ve met a few meself,keep up the great work,hope to bump into you on The Llyn sometime (Porth Ysgaden is my ‘base’..) cheers arkid.

[@cygoulden8045]

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[@Richie2Shoes]

Hey Jack, I've just moved back to North Wales after living in SE Asia for a couple of years. I'm a freediving instructor but keen to get into spearfishing & looking for buddies, if you're up for catching up let me know 🤙

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

Going to have a shock when you get in the sea here with 2 meters vis!! Honestly this season has been absolutely dire, I've been out twice in the last 2 months, hoping that September may improve

[@Richie2Shoes]

@@jackmetcalfe8542 you're not wrong mate, it was pretty shocking when I first got back

[@joelfildes5544]

Butter is ALWAYS the key to frying fish…mullet is supreme done in it…like buttery coconut…

[@michaelkent7102]

Love the video. Through you can hear some sounds as if your heart is beating or your are hiccuping or something, what is that? 🫡

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

If you grunt underwater it tends to attract fish, especially Pollock and Coalfish