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Kieth and I fished Friday night from approximately 1051hrs.
We were intending to fish the ebb in Cullercoats Harbour and then the flood at various marks on Tynemouth Beach.
When we arrived at Cullercoats at about 2200hrs a good blizzard had started with a stiff Northernly. Oh well I'm Arctic trained...sorry Kieth!
It would have been extremely uncomfortable in the Harbour, so we dropped down to the Northern end of Tynemouth Beach.
There was plenty of movement in the sea. I was not sure what the ebb would throw at us. This beach has produced throughout the year on both and all types of tides. Not tonight!
We had difficulty with what had to be the kelp and some of the rock skeers as the tide fully receeded. Rotten bottoms were being used amongst Slatey Gut, The Boiler and The Stoney Bottom, although it was always the hooks getting caught. A bit of an epic with losing the shocker a few times, but this was quickly remedied by the changeover of reels.
The wind was ferocious and changed from Northerly to an outrageous Easterly with blizzard conditions.
I really appreciated the birds nest in the middle of the Stoney Bottom during the flood, whilst up to my guts in water. Luckily I rectified it after a good 5 mins, semi sub-merged!
Kieth, we won't mention your blow out and you failure to have a secondary lighter! Morale!!
With the first hour of the flood came the first few knocks. One cracking knock resulted in a hastily gathered slack line. I pulled through a snag and then lost it almost at my feet. The cost of changing from a Pennell rig to a rotten bottom single hook rig!
That was enough to cause the downing of tools. The weather was outrageous but we were still comfortable. I was impressed at how the Century Kompressor SS stood tall in the gales.
I am potentially out tonight or tomorrow as I have managed a few days off due to the weather stopping travel up North!
I might try a mark near Cullercoats and fish Tynemouth Beach during the flood!
All the best,
Wayne.
We were intending to fish the ebb in Cullercoats Harbour and then the flood at various marks on Tynemouth Beach.
When we arrived at Cullercoats at about 2200hrs a good blizzard had started with a stiff Northernly. Oh well I'm Arctic trained...sorry Kieth!
It would have been extremely uncomfortable in the Harbour, so we dropped down to the Northern end of Tynemouth Beach.
There was plenty of movement in the sea. I was not sure what the ebb would throw at us. This beach has produced throughout the year on both and all types of tides. Not tonight!
We had difficulty with what had to be the kelp and some of the rock skeers as the tide fully receeded. Rotten bottoms were being used amongst Slatey Gut, The Boiler and The Stoney Bottom, although it was always the hooks getting caught. A bit of an epic with losing the shocker a few times, but this was quickly remedied by the changeover of reels.
The wind was ferocious and changed from Northerly to an outrageous Easterly with blizzard conditions.
I really appreciated the birds nest in the middle of the Stoney Bottom during the flood, whilst up to my guts in water. Luckily I rectified it after a good 5 mins, semi sub-merged!
Kieth, we won't mention your blow out and you failure to have a secondary lighter! Morale!!
With the first hour of the flood came the first few knocks. One cracking knock resulted in a hastily gathered slack line. I pulled through a snag and then lost it almost at my feet. The cost of changing from a Pennell rig to a rotten bottom single hook rig!
That was enough to cause the downing of tools. The weather was outrageous but we were still comfortable. I was impressed at how the Century Kompressor SS stood tall in the gales.
I am potentially out tonight or tomorrow as I have managed a few days off due to the weather stopping travel up North!
I might try a mark near Cullercoats and fish Tynemouth Beach during the flood!
All the best,
Wayne.
catch a bass of 2lb catch a cod of 5lb catch a plaice of 2lb catch a thornback 
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