We left Royal Quays at 7.30am and fished a few marks around Cullercoats and Whitley with nothing to show for our efforts. Fishing improved off Blyth and by Sandy Bay we had at least 20 Cod with the best at 8.5lb and 3 decent Ling to 7lb.
Suddenly in mid afternoon we started catching cod in much the same way as Mackerel and often the crew each had several fish on at the same time. We decided to keep a dozen fish for our freezers and return thereafter every fish landed so very soon we were returning fish to 6lb.
We landed well over 100 cod and they were still feeding freely when we reluctantly dragged ourselves away. Truly a memorable day.
Suddenly in mid afternoon we started catching cod in much the same way as Mackerel and often the crew each had several fish on at the same time. We decided to keep a dozen fish for our freezers and return thereafter every fish landed so very soon we were returning fish to 6lb.
We landed well over 100 cod and they were still feeding freely when we reluctantly dragged ourselves away. Truly a memorable day.
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