When Robert Dickson headed out for his second skate session of the day on Sunday 26th November, little did he think that he would join an elite group of European…
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Very few Scottish charter boats will drop the anchor preferring to spend the day drifting over marks. Local anglers have developed techniques to target species which are more commonly fished…
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Ronnie Campbell has been involved in common skate fishing around Oban for many years. His expertise in the targeting, capture and release of these monstrous elasmobranch species is renowned throughout…
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The undulate ray has the typical kite shape with rounded tips to the wings and a shortish snout. The back and snout are covered with short spines.
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The body of the thornback ray has the kite shape that is typical of the skates and rays. As its name suggests it has thorns on its upper surface particularly …
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The spotted ray has a concave, curved snout and the typical ray wings. The young spotted ray has small spines on the upper surface near the front edge and in …
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The small eyed ray has rounded wing tips and a shortish snout. As its name suggests it has comparatively small eyes.
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The cuckoo ray is one of the rarer of the European rays and has the typical ray shape with comparatively large rounded pectoral fins. There is a double line of …
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The blonde ray has the common Rajidae kite shape with a relatively thick body and a short snout. The tips of the pectoral fins are angular and there are a …
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The tope is a member of the shark family and has the typical slender shark shape with five gill slits. The upper lobe of the tail fin is large and …