"Famous" Hartlepool Friday 22nd

[Orange Shad]

Hi Guys
Have managed to get myself another place on "Famous" for this forthcoming Friday.
The area is still fishing well, I am reliably informed by Dave, the Skipper and owner and “Shadman”.
The intention is to up the weight of my PB cod of 14lb, ( Photo attached ) taken only a few weeks ago on the same boat, a day to remember, taking 30 fish ranging from 4lb to the 14lber, all prime clean codling.
Weather is looking favourable so everything is now crossed and the clock is ticking, report and photographs to hopefully follow.

My 14lber

[Charlton]

would of been even better if you had let me know and I could of got it into my angling columns, let me know when you beat your PB, there have been cod to 17lb 8oz the past week.

[madmitch26]

Nice fish - beats my PB cod (10 3/4lb). I'm hoping to get into some fish like that but heaviest so far this year is 6 1/2.

[Orange Shad]

Hi Alan, that’s a shame, would have been nice to see my name in print again, used to fish with Shiremoor Angling Club many moons ago with the likes of Alec Harvey, Colin Young et al and the reports were normally issued by Radio Newcastle, Dave Higgins if memory serves me correctly, still have a couple of C90 cassettes in the loft somewhere with our results on, and me taking 8th in the Whitley Bay Open one year when I still had hair.
Shore fishing was a lot better then and we would travel all over, Rhu Narrows, Loch Long etc.
I do consider myself a experienced angler of over 40years but I changed to boat fishing about 20 years ago, and travel around the country to various ports, Weymouth, Plymouth, Poole, Salcombe and into Northern Norway which was an experience in its self, so while I’m relatively new to posting messages, it may be probably why I didn’t realise you could have used my report on that particular day, I shall remember, rest assured my friend.
Keeping everything crossed for Friday
Kind regards
John Stoker

[Orange Shad]

Hi Mitch, I can honestly recommend using "Famous" at Hartlepool if you can get on, weekends are very difficult to get single spaces which is why I go through the week, and being self employed helps as well.
Good Luck in breaking your PB

John S

[Charlton]

Hi Alan, that’s a shame, would have been nice to see my name in print again, used to fish with Shiremoor Angling Club many moons ago with the likes of Alec Harvey, Colin Young et al and the reports were normally issued by Radio Newcastle, Dave Higgins if memory serves me correctly, still have a couple of C90 cassettes in the loft somewhere with our results on, and me taking 8th in the Whitley Bay Open one year when I still had hair.
Shore fishing was a lot better then and we would travel all over, Rhu Narrows, Loch Long etc.
I do consider myself a experienced angler of over 40years but I changed to boat fishing about 20 years ago, and travel around the country to various ports, Weymouth, Plymouth, Poole, Salcombe and into Northern Norway which was an experience in its self, so while I’m relatively new to posting messages, it may be probably why I didn’t realise you could have used my report on that particular day, I shall remember, rest assured my friend.
Keeping everything crossed for Friday
Kind regards
John Stoker

Hi John
look forward to your catch reports from near and far

[billyturbot]

hi john i should have sent alan a photo when i had my brace of 14lb cod last month lol,hope you have a good one on Friday,i used to fish up scotland with my father in the ruin narrows ect as well mate wot a place till the trawlers raped it

[prawnstar]

Hi Guys
Have managed to get myself another place on "Famous" for this forthcoming Friday.
The area is still fishing well, I am reliably informed by Dave, the Skipper and owner and “Shadman”.
The intention is to up the weight of my PB cod of 14lb, ( Photo attached ) taken only a few weeks ago on the same boat, a day to remember, taking 30 fish ranging from 4lb to the 14lber, all prime clean codling.
Weather is looking favourable so everything is now crossed and the clock is ticking, report and photographs to hopefully follow.

My 14lber

best of luck getting PB

[Orange Shad]

Hi Gary
Aye mate, shore fishing! all distant memories, good ones though. Certainly correct about the trawlers killing off the lochs, I can remember getting up one morning and the beach area at the top of arrochar was littered with dead fish, the locals informed us that the trawlers had been in through the night and that was what was left of their plundering, rotting dead undersize fish. They advised us to leave it for a day and they were right, we tried but got nothing that day and not a great week if memory serves. nothing seems to have changed unfortunately.
I would have liked to see your double double, not got a snap of phone quality anywhere?
Hope "Famous" fishes well today for you today my friend, take care and see you soon

Thanks Prawnstar, fingers crossed for tomorrow

John S

[billyturbot]

Hi Gary
Aye mate, shore fishing! all distant memories, good ones though. Certainly correct about the trawlers killing off the lochs, I can remember getting up one morning and the beach area at the top of arrochar was littered with dead fish, the locals informed us that the trawlers had been in through the night and that was what was left of their plundering, rotting dead undersize fish. They advised us to leave it for a day and they were right, we tried but got nothing that day and not a great week if memory serves. nothing seems to have changed unfortunately.
I would have liked to see your double double, not got a snap of phone quality anywhere?
Hope "Famous" fishes well today for you today my friend, take care and see you soon

Thanks Prawnstar, fingers crossed for tomorrow

John S

hi ,John them were the days,Think my 1st time up there i was only about 6 year old ,Still never forgot about my trips ,Even fishing killgregan and the subs going under our little 12 ft boat And as i got older digging lug 2ft long some great times were had,good luck for the morra

[Orange Shad]

Trip cancelled for Friday, Wind still 16 - 20 Northerly, not the best for boat fishing, Still, there's always next time.