More cod are starting to show now from some local low water marks. As always at this time Hartlepool promenade at high water has turned out odd better fish on…
Shore: Heavy seas brought a few cod inshore, but not in any great numbers as yet. Lots of loose weed and debris in the water is making life difficult for…
Lugworm is without doubt the king of worm baits. Here Steve Walker delves into the world of ‘blows’, ‘blacks’ and ‘yellowtails’. Lugworm are extremely common around the British Isles but…
Boats: Whiting seem to be dominating catches to the North of Hartlepool with a better chance of picking up a few smaller cod from around the Saltscar Buoy to the…
Heavy seas during last week scattered any mackerel shoals. Indeed, perpetual wet and windy conditions are largely responsible for a washout mackerel so far. Seas on Friday were so heavy…
Boats: Little boat activity reported in the Teesbay area this week. However, Bob Coates reports a productive midweek trip on Maggie May, with good numbers of cod and ling. There…
Shore sport has suffered with an outside swell running. Mackerel numbers particularly affected with boat anglers struggling to find them too. Small codling appearing in better numbers from the piers…
Recent heavy seas pushed some good cod inshore to boast mixed bags of codling, whiting, and flatties. Terry Johnson had an outstanding session on Roker Pier, landing two cod around…
Tees and North East England report Plaice evident from all areas this year and along with huge numbers of dabs. Anglers bait fishing taking good numbers of different flatfish species…
The gaper clams are also known by local names like ‘soft clam’, ‘sand gaper’ and ‘steamer clam’. They are a fast growing shellfish with a maximum length of about 150mm,…