Fishing – anglers plunder mackerel as they arrive on East Coast

Mackerel are most definitely in on the Berwickshire coast and Aquamarine Charters have launched special evening trips from Eyemouth to cater for demand.

They leave harbour (pictured) nightly during the week at either 5pm or 6pm and last three hours and there is a maximum of eight people on board. The cost is £25.

Aquamarine are now fully-booked on their day sailings until next week.

Skipper Derek Anderson said: “The mackerel have arrived this week and there is demand so we are running evening trips Monday to Friday inclusive.”

His boat was out during the day on Tuesday and anglers bagged cod of around 5lbs and also mackerel in ideal weather conditions. Ring 07860 804316 for full details of sailings, costs and availability.

Mark Fourares of Bee Cool Fish has spaces on his Friday sailing from Eyemouth but his two trips on Saturday and Sunday are fully booked.

He is currently promoting two trips a day, some of six hours and others of three, and is, weather permitting, planning charters seven days a week and is flexible to customer needs.

The weather can be fickle. Take last Tuesday when the forecast was not good but Mark said it turned out to be a splendid day off the Berwickshire coast with an almost calm sea, good overhead weather and the fish came out to play.

Cod of around 5lbs, ling of up to 7.5lbs were landed along with loads of mackerel after 1pm. Ring 07585 003786 for details and to check availability.

Picture: one of the cod taken this week off the Berwickshire coast