First ever Pollack

[BrianJ]

Fished the barrier at roker pier on tuesday. Couldn't get anywhere near the end because of all the part timers (macky bashers).
Fished my spinning rod with a float & ragworm on the hook & caught my first ever POLLACK. As you can see it had to be recorded for posterity.

On my main rod I also managed to catch my first ever lobster.
All returned safely.

Going out in a boat on thursday for the first time in 35 years so I have got my Kwells,ginger biscuits & hopefully sea legs. Will try & remeber my camera & hopefully get some fish.

[mickcave83]

welldone m8, there's a few lobbys and pollock getting caught on roker lately, i had 2 hours spinning assorted lures on the barrier yesta and managed 3 pollock

[northeast1]

Dont want to be a party pooper but thats a small coalie and not a pollack, when pollack or that size they have a light brown back with orange spots and marks that stand out a mile, also the bottom jaw of thw pollack sticks out more than the coalie. 100% sure its a coalie.

Try Shields pier, had over 30 off there last year and 6 this year.

[jamiebrennan]

Id lay off the kwells and have 6 pints of guiness the night before and a full brekkie the next day. It worked for me in Ireland a couple of years ago when it ws as rough as a badgers and it still works now!

[neil1964]

Dont want to be a party pooper but thats a small coalie and not a pollack, when pollack or that size they have a light brown back with orange spots and marks that stand out a mile, also the bottom jaw of thw pollack sticks out more than the coalie. 100% sure its a coalie.

Try Shields pier, had over 30 off there last year and 6 this year.

Looks like a Pollock to me. A Coalfish has a straight white lateral line. Maybe the photo is not clear enough because you can't make out the lateral line clearly enough or the jaw area.

[el_sid]

deff a coalie, heres a pic of a young pollock a caught a few weeks ago, u can see a big difference if u compare the pics.

[sk4]

coaly..the end

[northeast1]

Yer 100% coalie, no doubt whats so ever

[BrianJ]

It looks as though you guys are correct, still waiting for a pollock.

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Hard lines mate ,nice lobster though .