Northern Bites – 29-07-2013
Mackerel have moved back inshore in good numbers now that the westerly winds have flattened the sea off. All of the Hartlepool piers have produced mackerel, mainly over high water,…
Mackerel have moved back inshore in good numbers now that the westerly winds have flattened the sea off. All of the Hartlepool piers have produced mackerel, mainly over high water,…
With the hot, summer weather, mackerel anglers have been out in force, but small tides and high pressure always seems to put the mackerel off, and a lot of dredger…
Craig Mackay set up his gear yesterday morning little knowing that five hours later, he would be prostrate and exhausted on the rocks with a massive skate at his feet.…
Just a few days on from the start of the mackerel invasion and they have moved inshore in numbers unseen since the early seventies. The whole of the Teesbay area…
The much-anticipated smoothhounds failed to turn up in numbers for the annual Skegness Pier Angling Club (SPAC) Lincolnshire Pairs match at Trunch Lane, with only one small hound being weighed…
Just two days of westerly winds were enough to flatten the sea off, clean up the water, and allow the huge shoals of mackerel that have been offshore to move…
There was a ding-dong battle for first place in the latest Skegness Pier Angling Club (SPAC) match, held in perfect conditions at Chapel Six Marsh. The match went right down…
The Tenby and District Angling Club 2013 open shore competition takes place on Sunday 20th October. Entries can be registered at any of the sponsors tackle shops, Anglers Corner, West…
As part of the annual “Queenie Festival” held on the Isle of Man, Mannin Angling Club invited Ed Turnbull and Andy Copeland over to take part in their angling session.…
Boat anglers are now reporting large numbers of mackerel just offshore with some big specimens to two pounds among them. Unfortunately, the sea has not stayed calm for long enough…