It is cod or mackerel all the way now, all of the Region’s piers have lots of mackerel showing, and the river Tyne and Northumberland rock edges all the way…
Northern Bites
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Mackerel are out in force now from all of the Hartlepool piers with plenty of bags of over 30 fish taking both lures and float fished baits. A bit of…
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It seems that summer has at last arrived, with plenty of different species for the shore angler available from all areas including a surprisingly large number of cod, which are…
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Mackerel finally made an appearance off all of the Region’s piers over the past week, and although conditions were not perfect, some big bags were taken from both Roker and…
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Mackerel finally made an appearance for the shore angler, and as reported by recent boat anglers, many are of a good size, some topping the 2lb mark. Unfortunately they only…
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Still no reports of any shore caught mackerel as yet, though those trying for them from the Hartlepool piers report lots of sprats showing on some tides so they are…
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Cold Northerly winds have disappointed those hoping for some early mackerel, but boats continue to report some big shoals just offshore, and settled conditions over the next period of big…
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The Sarah JFK, fishing just off the Tyne, recently reported massive shoals of big mackerel moving close inshore, but just when you thought the mackerel would arrive early, the sea…
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Durham angler Sam Bland had an interesting trip recently. Taking the mainline train to Newcastle with all of his gear he ended up at South Gosforth having got on the…
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A bit of an outside swell on the sea over the last few days did manage to bring a few cod inshore from most of the marks along the North…