High Water Marks - north side of Tyne

[red rock]

You know why I think there are fewer fish from the Warriors? ............and the South Crab Hill? ..........and the Slatey?.........and even Sharpness?......or Whitley Pipe?




No pipes at any of those venues now (Whitley excepted) and although taking out the structure might have had an adverse effect on tidal movements (especially at the Bottom of the Stairs), I think the lack of sewage has altered the ecosystems of these places where the top dog was the codling. No cr*p = no scavengers = less feed = less fish.

back you on that one stores, look at rocky island thats the same

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Last time I fished there at high water a bloke next to me had an eight pounder out , it was a couple of years ago now.

[ryanlee]

might be this gill nets=no fish=areas have no fish=sick anglers!=anglers stop fishing!!

[Topfly]

The post was high water marks Ryan, I share your frustration about netting mate , hopefully things will change in the near future when we can have our say with the sfc's.

[Marty.E.]

It's got nowt to do with the gill nets as some of you might already know know. There are actually less boats fishing with them from North Shields this year than there was last year.
The reason for this is that the seal population around our coast has exploded, and they are eating all of the fish in the nets before the fisherman can haul.

[TOMMY NEPTUNE]

A good point Marty, I was fishing the lower reaches of the tyne last week and we spotted a seal on a few occasions...but the week previous we fished the wooden jetty at blyth harbour..and there was a seal there too, we commented on the fact that there must be fish about but only managed a couple of barely sized coalies.

[red rock]

might be this gill nets=no fish=areas have no fish=sick anglers!=anglers stop fishing!!

not everywhere can be or is gill netted. did you get tonnes of fish when the ban was on

[The Plum]

You know why I think there are fewer fish from the Warriors? ............and the South Crab Hill? ..........and the Slatey?.........and even Sharpness?......or Whitley Pipe?




No pipes at any of those venues now (Whitley excepted) and although taking out the structure might have had an adverse effect on tidal movements (especially at the Bottom of the Stairs), I think the lack of sewage has altered the ecosystems of these places where the top dog was the codling. No cr*p = no scavengers = less feed = less fish.

i agree mate the sewerpipe at hendon still nocks a good fish out now and again but its not as goosd as iot used to be ,even flat seas you got the,m but its hard work now anywhere there anyway