North of the Tyne Tony Taylor won a Newbiggin match with seven cod for a total bag of 14¾lb, taken from Whitehouse Sands, and Mick Burns had the best cod…
Although shore sport in general dropped off during last week, and the better catches of cod were restricted to north of the Region, decent bags of whiting and flatties were…
Anglers are now starting to pick up some nice mixed bags even when the sea is flat calm, and some anglers still report the odd mackerel from the piers. Summer…
Last week saw the first heavy seas of the winter season arrive and those anglers in the right place at the right time, and who managed to avoid the masses…
Mackerel are still showing from most of the Region’s piers when conditions are settled while cod are starting to show north of the Tyne but are scarce elsewhere. Anglers bait…
Mackerel are still showing from the piers when the clarity of the water is good, particularly from Hartlepool where they tend to stay a lot longer than elsewhere, and where…
There are still mackerel showing from the Region’s piers for those that are not tired of them as yet and are willing to put in the effort with good numbers…
A bit of a northerly swell early last week scattered the mackerel shoals, but only temporarily, as they were soon back inshore as the sea settled, with some anglers claiming…
All of the Hartlepool piers continue to produce mackerel though in reduced numbers, a little bit of movement on the sea pushed shoals to the inside of the Pilot and…
Masses of mackerel continue to be present from all of the Region’s piers and deep water rock edge marks with good numbers of pollack, and coalfish among them from the…