Dunstanburgh Castle 2/07/2010

[coleg]

Arrived approx 2-30’pm’ met two lads leaving who reckoned nothing was doing, still keen to try first spinning session of the summer we marched on to our chosen spot which was surprisingly still available as quite a few were there fishing already.
First 30 min’s were slow but eventually the first mackerel of the day was caught only to drop off on the lift, the following hour produced steady fish mackerel and small coalies on the spinner not a lot of action with the lads using daylights. A quiet period of about an hour followed then into the fish again for a slow but steady catch rate. Fish were being caught at distance and close in at a variety of depths then the resident seal made an appearance , the game was now really on as to whether you could beat the seal and retrieve your fish before it pinched it off your spinner, quite entertaining really watching nature at work, the seal seemed to have a plan and it’s timing got better with each attack just about leaping out of the water in some instances close in, but after two near misses it caught every mackerel it attempted plucking them off the spinner (only lost one spinner to the seal)but surprisingly the seal never attempted to pinch the coalies! The fish then seemed to disappear altogether so called it a day about 6-30’pm’ having had a very enjoyable session

[canman]

Sounds like alotta fun trying to outwit the seal. Good report

[greggthe1]

Sounds like you had some good sport. Love fishing along there early in the morning or through the week when it's quieter.

[big sid]

Dunstanburgh Castle

Curious To Know What The Litter Situation Is Like Up There ? Would Fish There All The Year Through, But The Rubbish Left Was Making My Blood Boil. Having To Spend 1-2 Hours Picking And Cleaning Up After Those Who Wouldn't And That Was Just The High Cliff Top My Prefered Spot. So If I Ventured Down To The Lower Rocks I Probably Would Of Exploded.

[Northern Light]

Fished up at Dunstanburgh on Thursday with a couple of mates. Got there about 9am and were pretty quickly into lots of small Coleys, all on spinners and daylights. Hit a few Mackerel later in the day which livened things up a bit. Couple of lads fishing next to us had a decent size Pollock from the rock ledges further up the cliff. All in all a good days fishing! But, have to agree with big sid, the mess up there is disgusting, beer cans, pop bottles, empty trace packets, disposable barbeques, etc... We've been up there a few times now and it seems to be getting worse. We always pick up and take away as much as we can but there is a limit to what we can carry. I think there is a real danger that English Herritage or The National Trust whoever it is that owns the site, may not be as accomodating to anglers if it continues.

[codseeker]

its getting the same on the piers too mate worrying times ahead for us anglers getting like a nightclub on a weekend bring on the winter months