goats gully

[FISHMAN]

any one out there fished the goats at cullercoats recently never fished it for years but when did caught some canny fish. just remembed about it when seen other post about cullercoats

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Fished it last year with little success mate ,although we were just killing time to be honest so not too serious ,another lad there said he\'d had a six pounder out the week bfore over high water from the prom in daylight!!

[FISHMAN]

cheers mate will have to give it a shot one of these days just one of them marks used to fish on a sunday morning to get rid of the hangover but caught a few fish.

[crack-off!]

Ideal conditions for there now,big northerlys always hoy decent fish out.

[Stores]

Two options - cast out close to the line of the skeers you are fishing off. This is a popular tactic even though the water isn\'t as deep but fish tend to run up that way OR gently lob into the middle of the hole, especially on the bigger northerly seas Technical advice - ask Alan Charlton - he was born in the Goatsies and has squatters rights until he\'s 65 (3 years ago) lol

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Hey Stores you\'re obviously a mine of information mate ,can\'t wait to get a look at your book!

[boblydon]

Steve, Dave will tell you it was more of a misspent youth that a mind of information

[Stores]

Oh but what a way to while away the time. The only time I ever truanted from school was to keep score at the County Club Jesmond while Northumberland played Yorkshire 2nds at cricket and to collect crabs for the Eyemouth festival between 14 and 18. Information was dripfed by the Old Man, at the right time in the right amounts. Not bad for a ganger on the buildings. Everything I know comes from him.

[Edited on 27/1/2005 by Stores]

[sless]

the eyemouth festival ??
is that the one where they have the crab queen

ive met a crab queen a few year ago up there
so did some one else on the board
but im not saying who

[Charlton]

Stores you cheeky bugga. I must say i remeber the days when you could go down to the goats in the middle of summer with a few crabs, get a few red cod and a sun tan. If you want to fish the goats go down at l.w. on the biggest tide there is and you will see it in all its glory. A yard wide gulley running through some lovely thick kelp, cast into this gulley and that is where you will find the fish, many of my best fish have come from not going right up the skeer but from the rocks just as you get on. That is another matter, many anglers will try and actually go up the Goats skeer itself, you will get so far then whooops, you will be wet. Go up the skeer to the left and as soon as a big boulder shows in the gullet you will be able to cross there. When you are about two yards from the skeer turn seawords and follow the small skeer (it will be underwater) for about fouror five yards and then turn right and onto the Goats Skeer. If you know what you are doing you can get across as soon as the Goats Skeer shows. Have alook at the pathway during daylight first. A gentle lob will put you into the gulley, miss it and be prepared for a right tug of wat to get your gear back. Best time to fish is just when a making sea is coming from the north and putting a little colour in the water. If you fish from the end of the skeer dont be tempetd to cast straight up the middle, lovely weed bed, if you have seen it in daylight cast to the right of the weeds.
I am one of the lucky ones have just previewed Stores book, it is excellent, be prepared for a wealth of angling knowledge and human interest which should put a little tear in your eye.

[Stores]

Told you so. The bearded one sits above Cullercoats as an all seeing all knowing fountain of all that is good in fishing. To me the north side of Cullercoats is a mysterious collection of marks that I know a little about, as opposed to the south side where I feel more at home. Mind you when I was growing up we didn\'t have a car.

[FISHMAN]

thanks lads might give it a try on sunday morn look foorward to getting me hands on your book sounds a real good read.

[Charlton]

I Stores when you have no transport, too young, you certainly get to know your local marks. When I think of the amount of time I spent on the rock ends between North Crab Hill and South Crab Hill (Bears Back) bloody hell you had names for every rock. You knew every rock that moved when getting onto marks