Are the Capelin rolling?
Yes they are, the 2012 capelin are rolling on Middle Cove beach right now!
I was on the beach earlier today when I saw several large patches of eggs among the beach pebbles, the capelin were quietly swimming in the shallow waters. Blog reader Jimmy commented on my Capelin Calendar that he had seen capelin roll on the far side of the beach, so this afternoon I stopped by Middle Cove again.
There were just a few people there, but there was a broad smile on every last one of them. Here’s a few pictures, let’s hope today’s only the first of many days of capelin fun!
Capelin rolling on the beach – Middle Cove
This girl was the only person in the water catching capelin, and she used a bag to do it:
Catching capelin with a bag – Middle Cove
The gulls and kittiwakes were in a feeding frenzy:
When seabirds go wild – Middle Cove
Here’s a short video clip of capelin rolling on the far end of the beach:
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Very nice Sander! It’s also nice to listen to the sound of the ocean. … missing it…
Thank you Viola, I will try to make a few more videos with ocean sounds in it the coming days 🙂
Wonderful to hear the sound of the surf, I could even smell the ocean. What do they do with the capelin, cook them up. I wonder are they like sardines?
Yes they cook them or grill them, right now the sun has set and many people are sitting by the campfires on the beach. Soon the capelin will roll again and many of them will end up on the sharp end of a stick and then be roasted over a fire…
I came home early this summer (from the mainland) with my 2yr old and 3.5 yr old so my kids could experience the capelin like I did so much every year as a little girl…thank you so much for keeping us up to date…we’ll be hitting the Cove early in the morning
You are quite welcome Kerry, good luck with the capelin tomorrow, I hope you’ll see a good show.
We went down this afternoon when it was so foggy but no rolling capelin. 😦
However we did see the most awesome sight, better than capelin imo. 😉
Whist we were stood on the beach watching people wade in the water to catch the capelin about 200 ft off the beach a magnificent humpback came out of the water and took a mouthful of fish before he went down again! He was so close we could see the nobbly bits on his head! Everyone just stood and in union said “wow”!
We have never seen whales so close in shore at MC beach. I was worried about him/ her getting beached.
We shall go to MC again tomorrow & hopefully the capelin will be rolling & rolling!!
Hi Vicky, I saw the same whale 🙂 I was there in the evening and the whale came in close a few times, close enough to scratch his or her belly on the bottom. Quite a spectacle I agree!!
Great pictures! Are you using medium format or cropping square?
Thanks Jimmy, I was really hoping I could get some more pictures today but I haven’t seen them since that ‘first’ rolling. The pictures were just cropped that way, I use a regular 35mm digital camera but often I prefer the 4 by 5 aspect ratio 🙂
I’m a big fan of film and especially the square medium format. I have a couple such cameras but just getting film now – let alone getting it developed – has gone from fun and adventure to anxiety and frustration… So, I’m always happy to find new ways to make the most of my DSLR. Your low angle close-ups are great.
Thanks again Jimmy, I just hope we get to see them again. I have plenty of shots like this from previous years, this year I wanted to try something new but I need some sunlight for that to happen…