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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …