| I remember years ago, as a kid in the Shetlands I was out fishing in my boat in the bay that our house overlooked. It was the beginning of autumn and around 10pm, dusk had fallen and a large full moon was rising. The sea was flat calm and not a breath of wind.
Suddenly all around the boat the sea erupted into small water jets - everywhere you looked. I had no idea what it was until I pulled the Mackerel feathers up and on each of the 6 feathered hooks was a squid.
I pulled the line in and sat there watching for about 15 minutes before the shoal disappeared again. What an amazing sight. Moonlit calm water with all the disturbance of these squid, and the occasional sight of their white forms beneath the surface. |