thornbacks

[codcatcher3000]

anyone had thornies or any form of skate/ray from the colliery beaches or the northeast? facy landing me one of thes magnificent beasts ...sea angles had mentioned before that durham beaches produces thornbacks....just wonderred if any of yas had any luck recently ...

[eddie t]

Horden sometime produces thornbacks

[clarky]

Yer like eddie says horden throws up the odd thorny
Think there was 2 caught last summer and 2 the year before so not many about mate, av been down a few times with a bucket of crab but no luck yet

[tonynufc]

there was a lad on here who targeted them locally either last year or the year before, i think it was jarrow viking but i could be wrong. do a search for the report, it might help you out. they are there but i think everything has to be perfect to get them, baits/weather/sea state ect.

[seanyrooroo]

There are more than a couple taken every year from all of the colliery beaches. Lots of time and effort is required as well as a little luck. Try fishing over high water with a flat sea on a big tide using crab/bluey/mackerel and sandeel. Take two rods and use one for targetting rays and the other for scratching to keep you occupied. There was a superb double taken last year, darkness seems to be more productive.

[sage]

try fishing beaches where there are sand banks in casting distance and fish on the banks on a flooding tide, , this strategy works down on the holderness coast, and like sean says flat seas are more productive... and crab and fish baits tend to be the more successful baits....
but you will have more blank days than good days when after rays around here..
good luck..
cheers
Paul

[codcatcher3000]

thanks all ....i will be trying horden more and more this summer...anyone else wanna join the quest for the elusive thorny ?

[clarky]

thanks all ....i will be trying horden more and more this summer...anyone else wanna join the quest for the elusive thorny ?

Aye mate al be down there a few times this year lookn for them mysel, if I can get out middle of next week i'll be havn a bash for them.

[eddie t]

I will be down as well i was down a few times last year but with no joy hope to bag on like.

[youngsteve]

I had a small thorny off cresswell beach years ago again as said fishing off sandbars, probs around the 5lb mark, returned it. I know lynemouth used to chuck up a few small uns but again nobody really fishes for them. Good luck, hope u get one.

[clarky]

Think al head down to horden on thurs to see if there's owt about,

Anyone up for it!!!

[codcatcher3000]

good luck mate ...i would havejoined ya ...but im off to scotland for a few days ....do let us know how u get on ...all the best mate ....hope u catch em ....would u be using wire trace ir just heavy snoods ? out of curiosity

[eddie t]

Am working or i would of been there but got loads on at the min.

Good luck marra.

[clarky]

good luck mate ...i would havejoined ya ...but im off to scotland for a few days ....do let us know how u get on ...all the best mate ....hope u catch em ....would u be using wire trace ir just heavy snoods ? out of curiosity

mono snoods mate about 30-40lb either a single hook or a pennel rig.
I've got some 60lb pulley rigs to just in case I decide to swing the lead

[clarky]

Am working or i would of been there but got loads on at the min.

Good luck marra.

Glad to hear you got plenty on, most lads aint got much on at all, av got the sparky in thurs and getn gas sorted on fri which gives me 2 days fishn while the wife's at work.
The down side is am workn weekend to finish off.