Northern Bites by Steve Walker
The sea picked up last midweek, and coupled with bigger tides, cod up to 15lb were taken from various marks. Sport for the most part was slow however, especially in…
The sea picked up last midweek, and coupled with bigger tides, cod up to 15lb were taken from various marks. Sport for the most part was slow however, especially in…
Good numbers of cod in the 5 – 8lb mark range from all areas. Double figure cod still evident from several areas and this winter looks like being a good…
Patchy cod sport from the shore on the whole, but low water marks have seen double figure bags, with plenty of fish to 6lb and several doubles caught by anglers…
Catches proved disappointing despite heavy seas over the latter part of last week. Odd smaller cod and whiting reported from sheltered marks at the Pilot pier, Middleton, N.Gare at Hartlepool,…
Shore sport has improved from all along the N.East shoreline. Fish have moved inshore regardless of the conditions and some good bags of cod have been reported. Whiting have also…
An inshore swell during the latter part of last week brought some cod inshore. While a South Easterly sea doesn’t always help Teesbay area, there are several marks along the…
Recent seas were not quite as heavy as expected but conditions brought a few cod inshore and with some mixed bags into double figures. Teesbay area sport hit or miss,…
Recent westerly gales meant few anglers ventured onto the more exposed piers. Those who did report ever-present whiting and dabs on worm baits. More sheltered beach and low water marks…
Relatively settled conditions mean undersize whiting and flatties continue to dominate shore sport in daylight. There’s better action at night, and some venues have produced big bags of whiting and…
Shore sport has settled down given relatively calm conditions. Predictably the is pattern small whiting and flatties during daylight hours, then a few bigger specimens and more fish after dark.…