Wednesday 7 August 2019

Fishing at Quidi Vidi

Quidi Vidi (pronounced Kiddy Viddy) was known as a little historic fishing village with a small harbour near St John's, but it's all part of the larger city now. When I first visited the area it was a collection of little homes and fishing stages, and lots of fishing boats, but now there are monster homes and affluent condos.
When by the Atlantic, I wanted to catch fish, so I booked a fishing trip with QV Charters. It was a calm sunny day, ideal conditions for a landlubber like me.
Heading out of the gut towards the open Atlantic. The captain knew exactly where the fish were so we didn't stay far from the shore.
I caught the biggest fish of the trip, a cod weighing around 15lb, but of course there are cod much larger than that in the ocean. In all I caught about 5 or 6 fairly large fish, I lost count. At one point we were above a school of cod 9 metres deep.
The rods were weighted with a large lead weight. Just drop the weight into the ocean and let the line go all the way to the sea bed, then jig up and down. The cod are easy to catch, no need for bait just three hooks. The fish were lucky.... we weren't fishing for food that day, all the fish got returned to the ocean to grow bigger. There's a limit to the amount of fish that can be caught for food.... the rules are here.
This is a sculpin, a bottom feeding fish, also known as bullhead or sea scorpion. It's not going to win any beauty prizes, but has a certain fishy charm. It also went back in the ocean.
It's whale watching time in the North Atlantic, and these three humpbacks passed very close to the boat. They went on their way after giving us a good look and then all dived down, showing their tails off. What a sight!
A great way to spend the afternoon out on the North Atlantic.

18 comments:

  1. What a wonderful adventure you were on. Catching those big fish is so much fun.
    Hubby and I have done that out on the Pacific.
    Bass, Salmon and wonderful Snapper.
    Haven't done it for years but there are terrific memories.

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    1. Oops, forgot to say seeing the whales was the icing on the cake.
      They are amazing creatures...lucky you for being able to see them up close and personal.

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    2. Yes, it was a great experience fishing on the North Atlantic. Of course, it was a warm sunny calm day..... I would not enjoy it quite so much in rough cold rainy windy weather!

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  2. Yay, Newfoundland. An ocean adventure is what it’s all about.

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  3. Wow, looks like you had a grand time. Great photos!

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    1. Thanks! I can't wait until I get the opportunity to go again.

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  4. Whale watching is high on my bucket list. Very, very high.
    It looks and sounds like a wonderful day.

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    1. Not only cod, sculpin and whales, we also saw an eagle's nest on the cliff.

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  5. They are HUGE! Not only are we interested in watching them, they watch us too.

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  6. So cool! Glad I got to see these pics of the adventure you told me all about!

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    1. If I'm in St Johns next year, I'm definitely going fishing with QV Charters again. Great people, and a cod'n'chips dinner on the wharf afterwards,,,, and don't forget the QV Iceberg beer!

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  7. Gosh you are quite the angler Shammi, lucky for the fish it was throw back day ☺ Love it when the whales migrate past our coast, sometimes so close you can see them from land 🐋 Enjoyed seeing these super shots of your trip.

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  8. The fish lived to become someone else's dinner in the future!

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  9. Ohhhh! Such a big fish you caught! Great sucess!
    My husband likes fishing. He and I went fishing at the Wakayama ocean last month.
    Although we brought just some small fish,I had to clean them at my kitchen.

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  10. While I could do without the fishing, the outing does look great.

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