Many years ago, a good northerly sea at this time of year would have seen anglers fishing for the spring run of fresh cod, lovely well-conditioned, gold spotted specimens, with …
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With spring refusing to turn into summer the mackerel seem a long way off yet, though in previous years they have been taken as early as mid-May from the piers …
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Spring seems to have stalled a little, summer is nowhere to be seen, and if it were not for the humble flounder inhabiting the local rivers then any sizeable fish …
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A bit of warmer weather and westerly winds saw a big improvement in shore sport but only if you like flounders and lots of undersize fish of other species. Large …
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With slightly milder weather and more settled conditions shore sport is starting to improve with a few more summer species starting to show. Plaice in particular have moved inshore and …
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Persistent and very cold easterly winds have put the fish off the feed along the open shoreline with sizeable fish proving to be very scarce. Even the usually reliable flatties …
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Shore sport has been very poor over recent days with cod few and far between. The prolonged heavy seas have washed a lot of feed out, it is a classic …
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Another prolonged period of heavy seas has seen a few cod being taken, but only from the more sheltered marks at the North Gare, Middleton and Pilot piers at Hartlepool, …
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The recent big heavy seas did finally bring a few cod inshore but only if you were in the right place at the right time. The days of widespread spring …
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Even with a good Easterly sea running last week, anglers continued to find cod in short supply for both match and pleasure anglers. A very heavy sea at the time …