Northerly 3 - overcast! We have been in touch with our Spanish friend Gervasio, he has said that there are 50 to 60 Spanish pole boats fishing in Biscay. John on the Charisma is with them and had 26 fish yesterday. We are towing down towards them, hoping for good fishing!

We're away again! A day late as the new lures never turned up, waited all day yesterday for them to arrive. Sorry about the last two days of blog's - we had techinical problems at Houston! But ended up with 285 fish. Charisma will be fishing today, we will contact him and Gervaiso from Basque fleet tonight. Weather not bad north 3 to 4. We're away again peace at last!

Just landed fish - gone off to Plymouth market! Will be sold tomorrow at 6:00am by Dave Pessell from Plymouth Trawler. Done all jobs - all grubbed and iced up ready to go tomorrow! Way we go on another adventure!

Reporting in from Biscay! Weather 3 to 4 north west wind. We had 37 tuna for the day. Tuna fishing not as easy as it looks, we lost several fish today - crew have got to watch the reels, you can't expect fish to jump aboard by themselves! You've got to play the fish, not just yank it in. Put fish in ice water today to try to keep shine on them, it worked but a bit more to do. I think we're in for the fish festival! This blog is keeping me from going insane and it's good to talk. Everything else is marvellous - loving it! Q Knights reporting from Biscay.

Weather is north west 4 to 5. Tuesdays fishing was not good - 11 or so fish! But Wednesday was 'bonito' day, about 64 of the little darlings! It's not a job, it's a lifestyle - long hours. But it's the best fishing method I've used. My hands are cut to pieces with line burns and cuts from playing the fish, and we still lost fish! When you get them in their colours are beautiful, but they lose it quickly. All the lures I've made are catching. Saw dolphins and whales today, and best of all we seem to be working together with the Basque fishing boats!

Still searching and steaming east south east! Last night we talked with the Spaniards! We are way down in Biscay - Captain Edwards is doing his nut in, as very little is happening, but as we all know paitience is a vertue! Ere you tomorrow!

Weather is northwest 6 to 8 - this job is menta! We've got all the lines out and they are working no problem. Had a full house, fish on all hooks at the same time, we got 45 fish in two days - not bad for beginners! Not many tangles for the weather we're havin, if the weather was fine it would be brillant. It's the best fishing I have done, what a buzz - fish and hooks going everywhere, Captain Edwards like a lunatic as ever and we have contact with our Basque friends again! Got to go and make more hooks up, all home made.

We steamed to king arthurs canyon wsw of newlyn 250mm but no fish - weather been shit 6 to 8nw wind, its been an adventure already. Good news: spoke to our basque contact on big set and they have good fishing about 350 nm se of us so we’re steaming down to our basque friends to work with them - history in the making - seen plenty of whales no dolphins yet not had a lot of sleep but don’t need much with this job - fishing gear seems to be working well and looks the part that’s for sure - all the lines are out not many tangles yet touch wood!

Both boats are now ready to go. The Charisma set sail 17.00 hours and will arrive on the fishing grounds on Friday morning and will start fishing at 05.30hrs. We on the Nova Spero are due to leave Friday afternoon and hope to start fishing long last on Sunday morning. I am really excited that we are underway and I am looking forward to a successful first trip and season.It has taken a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get this far and I like to thank all those who have helped along the way, particularly the fishermen we spoke to in the Basque port of Bermeo.I would like to thank DEFRA for stumping up the money and the CFPO, especially big bird at the CFPO office, for the long hours he's put in to it, as well and Julia for the long hours she's about to put in too!Speak to you soon once we are fishing!