Isolated catches of mackerel have been reported over the last few days with small numbers of fish being landed on early morning tides from the piers at Blyth, South Shields…
Both the rivers Tyne and Wear are starting to fish very well now with plenty of mixed bags reported. The Wear seems to be producing most fish to crab baits…
Plenty of flounders are now showing in the local rivers with specimens to 2lb reported from the upriver marks. The lower river marks in the Tyne and Wear also have…
Shore angling has improved a little bit with some nice cod reported from several areas due to the continuing heavy seas. Whiting are still present in reasonable numbers from the…
Continuing heavy seas in almost winter like conditions have produced a few better sized cod for those anglers prepared to put some time and effort in, with specimens up to…
Shore sport has dropped off a little lately with the recently dependable whiting now few and far between, but there are still specimens to be taken from the Hartlepool piers…
Continuing heavy seas should mean that any cod would eventually find their way within reach of the shore angler, but sport for this popular species has been surprisingly poor considering…
The heavy seas of last weekend failed to produce the expected cod invasion with just one or two better specimens to 7lb reported from various marks along the north east…
Just when you thought summer had arrived, good old winter reappeared and the heaviest seas for several months last week had anglers waiting for them to die down and get…
With angling from the open shoreline now generally quiet in the mostly settled conditions, and with the hordes of whiting now starting to become less evident particularly in daylight hours,…