Northern Bites – 03-08-2015
An unusually heavy sea for the time of year, normally the sort of weather that many anglers look forward to in the winter, scattered the mackerel shoals and washed lots…
An unusually heavy sea for the time of year, normally the sort of weather that many anglers look forward to in the winter, scattered the mackerel shoals and washed lots…
The Northumberland rock edges have been fishing very well this summer, and as expected, the recent Bedlington Open saw a good turnout and a good weigh-in with most anglers targeting…
What a difference a week makes; reports did not look promising for this summer’s tope season, the lack of mackerel being a contributing factor. Well this week it was all…
We seem to be hitting an in-between time at the moment, with boats reporting less fish this week. Yes, there are fish to be caught, but nowhere near the amounts…
Mackerel are still around in good numbers from all of the Region’s piers, perhaps not quite in previous numbers, but most anglers are taking double figure bags, mainly on lures,…
It is cod or mackerel all the way now, all of the Region’s piers have lots of mackerel showing, and the river Tyne and Northumberland rock edges all the way…
Visiting match anglers from the North East took the top places in the annual Skegness Pier Angling Club (SPAC) Lincolnshire Pairs match, held in perfect conditions on the secluded beach…
Skegness Pier Angling Club (SPAC) members have been experiencing highs and lows in recent matches held from local beaches. Match 11, held in perfect conditions at Trunch Lane, saw smoothounds…
The temperatures reached dizzy heights at the weekend, good news for those attending the first Clacton Sea and Beach Festival which took place on Saturday and Sunday. Thousands of people…
Mackerel are out in force now from all of the Hartlepool piers with plenty of bags of over 30 fish taking both lures and float fished baits. A bit of…