Northern Bites

Lots of flood water in the local rivers and a bit of a northerly wind last midweek have pushed the mackerel offshore with only the odd fish reported from the…

Mackerel started to move inshore again after last week’s heavy seas but gale force westerly winds may have put many off from venturing out, nevertheless the more sheltered marks produced…

The small tides and windy conditions of late might have put some anglers off but mackerel were still evident from all areas though in reduced numbers, most anglers have managed…

Anglers have had to put up with windy conditions over the last few days but those fishing early morning sessions and from the more sheltered piers have reported lots of…

Continuing rough seas over last weekend produced some unexpectedly good sport for shore anglers in the Teesbay and Hartlepool areas. Large numbers of good conditioned fat summer whiting moving inshore,…

Continuing rough seas have kept any mackerel well offshore with none reported from any of the regions piers at the time of writing. On the plus side, increasing numbers of…

Mackerel sneaked inshore last weekend under cover of a northerly swell, normally the conditions that produce the opposite effect and few anglers were expecting them. As the sea was still…

Rough seas continued to keep the main mackerel shoals offshore for most of last week but when conditions allow fish have been reported from most of the regions piers with…

Mackerel continue to be reported by anglers lure fishing from the Region’s piers with a few specimens each tide reported from Steetley, Roker, South Shields and Blyth piers. A bit…