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[Robin]

Hello all
I have been visiting the site for a while and really enjoy reading the catch reports and whats going on in the forum .so I hope you dont mind me asking for a bit of info. when you all say the fishing will improve when the sea COMES AWAY what exactly does that mean .Also if you fish the river tyne say at pottery bank is it better to fish the tide up or down or can you fish at any time of the tide .THANKS

[The Great Wallsendo]

basically when the sea goes from flat calm to a raging maelstom is what is meant when the sea "comes away"

As to the river you can fish a lot of marks at any stage of the tide but "they" do say smaller tides are better - this is basically due to there being less tidal surge in the river itself

[PaulGH]

When people refer to the sea 'coming away' or 'getting away' or whatever variant of, what they mean is a strong north-easterly / easterly / south-easterly swell, basically the sea gets big and rough in theory pushing the fish inshore.

Most estuary marks fish best on a flooding tide, mainly because the push of the tide is pushing against the flow of the river to make for less water movement which would normally push your gear about. big spring tides are stronger and cause more push as well as disturbing more debris which causes problems with your line of course, though there is nothing stopping you fishing the ebbing tide but it can be more difficult and prone to your gear finding snags.

Hope that helps

[Robin]

Info

thanks for that lads much appreciated

[drof46]

Sea 'Comes Away'

To say that rough seas drive the fish inshore is not strictly correct, although it might appear that way. All fish have the ability to negotiate rough seas and remain where they want to be - which is usually beyond casting range.

Simple fact is that the rough seas stir up the shoreline and estuaries, dislodging crustaceans, molluscs, invertebrates, etc. which the fish come inshore to feed on.

Cheers,

Drof.