Northern Bites

Shore sport has slowed down considerably over the past week, particularly south of the Tyne where large sprat and sandeel shoals are reported just offshore. Sandeels, sprats and herring shoals …

Shore angling has slowed down a little with cod only showing on bigger tides and down in numbers compared to recent results. Nevertheless the odd double figure specimens have been …

The heavy seas of late continue to produce some nice bags of cod for those who have braved the snow, but catches are increasingly becoming hit or miss even in …

Shore sport has been a bit hit or miss over the last week but some anglers are still picking up mixed bags of smaller codling with some quality whiting also …

Shore sport has quietened down a bit with westerly winds flattening the sea off but in settled conditions most anglers fishing the piers or beaches have seen the ever reliable …

There are still plenty of cod showing from all areas along the north east coast, even in relatively settled conditions, with double figure bags again reported from several areas. Most …

Cod are now well established all along the north east shoreline and it only takes a slight bit of movement on the sea to bring them within reach of the …

A bit of an easterly sea put some movement on the sea over last weekend and into the early part of last week, the sea was not as heavy as …

After the productive cod fishing following recent heavy seas, as expected most fish moved offshore when the sea settled down. However a nice surf running onto the Durham beaches brought …