Newbiggin Promenade

[watersedge]

Used to be a cracking venue over a high tide with a bit of a blow on.
Many an evening spent pulling cod flatties coalie and whiting from the steps just down from the working mens club where you could safely park at night. As many as 30 fish between 3 of us from 4pm till 9pm on many a Winters visit.

The import of Sahara sand was a total disaster as it is being drawn back out to sea and causing gullies for children to fall down I hear making the beach totally unsafe for bathing and of course unfishable as the tide barely reaches the promenade any more.

Two years since I have been now and recently heard that the tackle shop had 'gone under' partly due to those 'improvements' the district council made causing anglers like us (visiting from Consett) to abandon our weekly habits and go to pastures new that were never as good. The guy in the tackle shop was excellent; helpful and never expensive compared to other places. We used to spend about 20-30 quid a sess. in there stocking up on gear etc. purchasing bait.

Two points from this then:

1 Is the promenade beginning to be fishable again at any point as the sand is swept away or have the fish totally disappeared... anybody any good results?

2 Is there anywhere similar from Newbiggin down to South Shields for us to try out that is not too far a walk and safe in the winter but produces when there is a bit of a swell on? (not too snaggy please)

[<(Andy2009)>]

You cant get any better than shields pier during or after a swell. It can produce the goods at these times, i had some decent bags of codling last week on monday and tuesday, 3 fish for 6lb 5oz and 4 fish for 6lb. it relatively easy to fish and you wont encounter snags if you can fire a lead over 60 or 70yds roughly. it can be fairly snaggy at time but theres always the chance of that BIG one over the winter period.


Hope this helps bud!!

[gary2010]

yeah u cant go wrong with shields pier like andy says or the walkway on smaller tides which u can park ur car close by but have heard storys of cars getting damaged lately so id probly park well out the way. even hebburn marina seems to be doing well lately. i fished the newbiggan prom in the open as the sea was far to big on lynemouth and nearly had my mates rod in the water and got sick of tripods getting pulled over well there were plenty people on the prom and i didnt see any fish get caught, all i caught was a snag every cast so i give up early worst fishing in my life

[watersedge]

Thanks lads but it's a long walk on the pier and my mate is registered disabled
Any other shouts along the coast (were sick of always going on the river)

[Tompa]

You don't need to go past first gate on S/S peir mate...at high water you can fish the river side and catch decent codling with a bit of a swell rolling in ;-)

Cheers

Tony

[canman]

Thanks lads but it's a long walk on the pier and my mate is registered disabled
Any other shouts along the coast (were sick of always going on the river)

Hi, Give the Rex prom a go over high water. It's directly below the Rex hotel on the sea front at Whitley bay. Codlings, cod, coalies, place, dabs, flounder, all regulaly caught. Clean bottom straight out, cast 60/80yds. Park in streets close by.

[slatey]

Used to be a cracking venue over a high tide with a bit of a blow on.
Many an evening spent pulling cod flatties coalie and whiting from the steps just down from the working mens club where you could safely park at night. As many as 30 fish between 3 of us from 4pm till 9pm on many a Winters visit.

The import of Sahara sand was a total disaster as it is being drawn back out to sea and causing gullies for children to fall down I hear making the beach totally unsafe for bathing and of course unfishable as the tide barely reaches the promenade any more.

Two years since I have been now and recently heard that the tackle shop had 'gone under' partly due to those 'improvements' the district council made causing anglers like us (visiting from Consett) to abandon our weekly habits and go to pastures new that were never as good. The guy in the tackle shop was excellent; helpful and never expensive compared to other places. We used to spend about 20-30 quid a sess. in there stocking up on gear etc. purchasing bait.

Two points from this then:

1 Is the promenade beginning to be fishable again at any point as the sand is swept away or have the fish totally disappeared... anybody any good results?

2 Is there anywhere similar from Newbiggin down to South Shields for us to try out that is not too far a walk and safe in the winter but produces when there is a bit of a swell on? (not too snaggy please)

Your talking crap ! The new beach can be one of best venues around at high water with a decent sea running, of course it helps if you have a bit of an idea in what your doing.

[lolipop69]

slatey wat help can u give me as i dont know wat iam doing lol

[Fishygone]

Well from the reports ive read & been told the Newbiggin bay is a good shot 2hrs each side of low water with a bit sea on after dark ( but there again i might be talking C**p asswell ) so maybe best to give it a shot Watersedge
m8.
Goodluck
john.

[lingking]

wot to do

currently i dont shore fishbut may decide to take it up,essentially the guidance i would need;how not to talk crap;then where to go;then i would need to know what to do.:having typed this,:it all seems a lot to learn dont think ill bother

[slatey]

slatey wat help can u give me as i dont know wat iam doing lol

Going off your catch reports i gathered that ! lol

[lolipop69]

cheers mate good luck with ur fishing mate

[Kipper-Sniffer]

tit

Your talking crap ! The new beach can be one of best venues around at high water with a decent sea running, of course it helps if you have a bit of an idea in what your doing.

u dont no wat your talking about you pleb,,,,,,its no were near as good as it was. i would stick to dipping ya net it the local pond if i was you

[nick1]

Your talking crap ! The new beach can be one of best venues around at high water with a decent sea running, of course it helps if you have a bit of an idea in what your doing.

the blokes askin for help not a mouth full off some konw it all bell end so if you dont have any good imput for him keep your mouth shut.
i go with what canman says which is some good info

[lingking]

verbal

well said nick,its worth noting that the two poster with so much negative feedback have 30 posts between them,lets hope they dont do many more