Narked At 10ish

[Billy the Kangaroo]

Went with a group and Terry from Amlych on Saturday - first dive was Harry Furlough's reef - supposed to be 40 -odd wrecks there, but crap viz meant we were completely oblivious to any, but nice dive nonetheless.

I always tell my self I will take back a big lobby or crab to impress my mum, but the nearest so far is nice pictures. ( I did actually catch and release two later as they werent as big as the one I couldnt get - which is typical of me. ) On this dive, I had just been struggling/wrestling with my arm stuck upto the shoulder in a hole - vet-style - trying to wrench a big critter out, but it was much stronger than I, and is still there, when Davey pointed to another.

I had a quick look and it was about as big as the palm of my hand. I though he had decided that was about my size and gave him a tiny, tiny gesture, but he kept pointing.

So, being extremelly short sighted, I stuck my nose practically in the hole and saw, believe it or not - a PINK eel/ snake, covered in big black spots.
By the time I had taken a good look, composed myself, switched on my camera, turned off the flash and returned, it had obviously decided I had taken too long and buggered off.
Back on the boat, no-one would believe me, as usual, but Davey has seen it and said it was a butterfish.
And now I have had chance to look it up on the net - it was.

SO YOU DOUBTING KERINS, ANTS AND LEOS AND THE REST, IT WAS THERE EXACTLY AS I SAID AND I NEARLY HAD A PHOTO TO PROVE IT.

Terry kindly suggested a coupe of shore dive sites on the North Anglesey coast, so a trip when the wind is in a southerly direction is high on my agenda - anyone interested ?

Bill....

[Narked@50]

Defo a Butterfish, loads around and exactly as you describe.

If all things fall into place...........weather, time, wind, tides, bal, bla, bla.......... I would have a go at these just for the hell of it. If any are out of cinque though, I won't bother, Anglesey is good on a good day, but there are very few of these in the year, could always bin it and do Vivian I supose?

James

[daveyclayton]

I wondered what the gesture meant. I was chuffed to have seen my first butterfish, and all Bill here could say was "it's not very big"!
Anyway I'm glad you saw it too, or it would have just been me on the boat claiming to have seen a pink spotted eel thing...
As per usual if there's a vague chance of reasonable vis I'll be up for any shore diving round the island. I was surprised it was so poor at the weekend.

[Andrew H]

Like this one?


Andrew

[Billy the Kangaroo]

Like a ikkle pantomime conger.