Fishing the Blyth area

[Stuey]

Hi, just joined the site as I\'m looking to get back into sea fishing this winter - avid fly fisherman and tyerduring the spring and summer months.

Looking to fish the blyth area including Cambois beach and Whitley bay beach for Cod, though I have done a bit of spinning at the estury to the Wansbeck this summer where I\'d been hoping to hook a Bass.

So are there any areas that do well for Cod and whats the best sort of tide/time to fish?

Also, was wondering if someone could explain some of the comments I\'ve been hearing with regards to sea conditions:-

\"the seas died off\"
\"sea coming away\"
bit of a sea running\"

Which of these is a good time to fish and when do they happen?

Anyway sorry for the deluge of questions, but I\'d be grateful for any help people are able to give me.

regards

Stu

[John]

Hi Stuey and welcome to NESA these are the areas that I roam. I like the piers when its still blowing and a hard sea running.and tend to fish half tide up to half tide back from them. The rock marks around 2 hours either side of low water and the same for the beach. My best catch came from Cambois pier sea dieing off after a weeks storm and had 40 Cod between 2.5 lbs and 10lbs but that was 10 years ago all the anglers down that night had the same.

[bribones]

the seas died off\"\"sea coming away\"bit of a sea running

coming away means its rough as apposed to flat (thanks to sless for that one)
died off i think is when theres no movement on the surface
as for the last one ill pass lol
i fish cambois most weekends its a canny spot ,choices are the wall,the rocks,or the beach and the river,whitings been good off blyth beach ,had a decent codling off the wall a few weeks back,as john says a few hours either side of the tide is best but low tide for cambois beach is good ,i fish the wall 2 hours up/down high tide and the river when its a bit too rough lol,welcome and good hunting

[Ell]

\"the seas died off\"
\"sea coming away\"
bit of a sea running\"

If you see the word strong NE wind fish it before it happens, when it\'s happening and just after it\'s finished.

[crack-off!]

This weekend!

[willywetegg]

Stuey get yourself on to Blyth beach this winter as the sea is dying off or if there is a bit of a sea running. You will definately catch some fish there mate. It is not worth fishing it if it is flat. As John said If it is really rough fish Blyth pier, you will do ok on there.

JIM.

[blackvelvet]

lots of nice wee places around here to fish. if you want the rock edges
Cambois:- coble hole..2 down to low water & 2 up ..a dying sea.it means it is calming down after being rough..had some nice red cod from there last year..
Cambois:-the Ramp down the bottom and on the rocks left hand side theres a hole out there.
Beach fishing:- behind the Farm:- i have fished it down and up had some lovely bass from there last year one was 6lb 2 oz.
behind the Astley Arms:- there\'s a big hole runs right along there, low water mark.
first beach:- straight down either side of the pipe.
Your best bet is to have a look at the beaches around this area at low water then you will be able to see what the ground is like and where all the holes are..take pictures and take notes that\'s your best bet. Happy winters fishing.
Blackvelvet

[blackvelvet]

found the piccy of my bass




cheers blackvelvet and no smart remarks lads lol lol lol lol don\'t forget had just came in from a night\'s fishing a girl can\'t always look her best.lol .lol

[Ceciltrout]

that,s a fantastic bass B.V. definately impressed with that.
Stuey,get some weather sites up on the old P.C. and they\'ll keep
you informed with whats gonna happen...any wind direction with
\"west\" attached to it is worse conditions, any with \"east\" is what we
shore angler\'s pray for...but as always with this sport theres no rule
book and folks catch fish when the books say you should\'nt..hope that does\'nt confuse you
cecil.

[5150]

That certainly is a damned nice Bass :-) I\'ve not had any since the power station was shut down, best I ever had from the hot water outfall there was a little over 7lb. Shame that\'s gone now, had mullet to 5lb off there and some amazing bass sessions :-(

Haven\'t fished behind the Astley Arms at s/sluice for years, used to get some good catches there on the high tide aswell though when I was younger.

John - I will catch up with you at some point for a session on the beach, you know the score with me finding time to get out though, just be a spur of the minute thing as usual when I\'ve got a lull in things.

[willywetegg]

Nice fish Heather. As you say the best way to find the beach marks is to get out at low water and suss where they are. Always some big holes on the south end of the beach at high water too. A good low water mark is by the middle toilets but I have heard of people having their cars done although mine has always been fine.

Jim.

[alan]

Hi Stu,welcome to the site mate hope you enjoy it,i\'am from Blyth and fish there most of the time,I agree with what the girls and boys say above,you can also fish the wooden groynes/breakwaters at the end of the prom at Blyth,best at low water with a bit of sea running and normally on a spring tide,probably best to use waders of some sort as you can walk onto the sand bank at the end of the groynes and fish into the holes/deep water,in my opinion the beach fishes best at low tide,best tip,as above,go down at low tide to sus it out,if you fancy it walk the lengh of the beach and find the best marks,look for holes and gulleys in the sand,check for landmarks so that you can find them again,you can also note the marks down,its quite hard to get your bearings in the dark,as with most sea fishing its best to fish in the dark,unless you are fishing any rock marks which will produce at any time but its not that safe in the dark to fish the rocks.
PM me if you are fishing this area and i\'ll try and help,i\'ll probably bump into you sometime.best of luck mate

[willywetegg]

Stuey keep your eyes on the shore fishing forum find out when the lads are going out. I am sure you would be welcome with any of the regulars on here mate.

Jim.

[TC]

Hi Stuey.

Nice to have you with us.
As you can see by the number of responses to this, your first post, there\'s an abundance of help & advice available here.

As I keep telling those who are new to sea fishing.......\"any questions, just ask\".......Doesn\'t matter how basic the question may seem, at some stage, we\'ve all wondered what the answer was (still do sometimes, in my case....lol).


[Edited on 7/10/2004 by TC]

[Stuey]

Thanks to everyone for all of the comments and advise on locations to fish.

So from what I have read, it seems that a north/north easterly wind is the one to go for and that the pier at Blyth fishes best over high water, with the rock marks, and beach at both Cambois and Blyth beach fish best over low water.

BV, thats a nice looking Bass, when you say behind the farm I assume you mean the farm thats in the vicinity of Meggies Burn? Just one question, where\'s Coble Hole?

Anyway, a bit of work to do this weekend, but am going to try and get out next weekend and give my existing gear a shake down, and no doubt I\'ll find after a few casts that I need a new rod and reel

Anyway, I\'ll keep you posted!! And one I\'ve learnt to cast again, it would be good to hook up with some experts for the area!!

laters

Stu