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With few opportunities to get out over the next couple of weekends because of other commitments, and with the clocks going back next week I took my chance to get out.
I headed out of the marina around 10.30 am, but the breeze was fresher than I would have liked, and was from the SW and was starting to kick up a short chop. Moreover, the wind was forecast to strengthen, so that ruled out the wrecks.
At the marina, I had been told that the boats had gone south the previous day but had got nothing, and to perhaps try my luck closer in since the shore rods were picking up some fish.
I duly headed north, starting off close to the rocks just off Alnmouth. It was a very different day to last weekend. No signs of any birdlife at all, apart from a few guillemots. Not even any terns and only 1 seal all day. The water close inshore had cleared a little, but was still not great. I persevered for an hour or so, but didn't get a single bite.
I pushed out a little further into 40 feet of water where the water was clearer and was instantly into a small codling. This was followed by a further 4 in quick succession, but then the drift took me deeper and the action ceased. I went back round again, but couldn't find the fish to start with. There were fish on the sounder but there were very elusive. I had started off using prawns as bait, but so realised that movement stimulated the fish into attacking so switched tactics.
I moved further north, but in the same depth of water and picked up a string of fish, mostly around 2lb, with a few bigger ones too. But then the tide changed and the drift picked up, and it was wind against tide. I stuck it out a while longer but only caught an occasional codling, and a stray Pollack. With 4 keepers in the bag at that stage I headed back in, hugging the shore to avoid a wet ride home.
I headed out of the marina around 10.30 am, but the breeze was fresher than I would have liked, and was from the SW and was starting to kick up a short chop. Moreover, the wind was forecast to strengthen, so that ruled out the wrecks.
At the marina, I had been told that the boats had gone south the previous day but had got nothing, and to perhaps try my luck closer in since the shore rods were picking up some fish.
I duly headed north, starting off close to the rocks just off Alnmouth. It was a very different day to last weekend. No signs of any birdlife at all, apart from a few guillemots. Not even any terns and only 1 seal all day. The water close inshore had cleared a little, but was still not great. I persevered for an hour or so, but didn't get a single bite.
I pushed out a little further into 40 feet of water where the water was clearer and was instantly into a small codling. This was followed by a further 4 in quick succession, but then the drift took me deeper and the action ceased. I went back round again, but couldn't find the fish to start with. There were fish on the sounder but there were very elusive. I had started off using prawns as bait, but so realised that movement stimulated the fish into attacking so switched tactics.
I moved further north, but in the same depth of water and picked up a string of fish, mostly around 2lb, with a few bigger ones too. But then the tide changed and the drift picked up, and it was wind against tide. I stuck it out a while longer but only caught an occasional codling, and a stray Pollack. With 4 keepers in the bag at that stage I headed back in, hugging the shore to avoid a wet ride home.
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