Conger from the shore

[craigf197]

Has anyone seriosley targeted conger from along our coastline ? places like craster and dunstunburgh always chuck up the odd one and look absoloutley ideal, any info,stories or views from you lads would be appreciated,..

[TerryC]

The castle rocks at Tynemouth have chucked up the odd one. Trouble is no one really fishes with half a mackerel in the hope they might get lucky.

[anthony stobbart]

You never know m8 till you try your luck,but you will need some serious heavy tackle cause once they are hooked they go mental.good luck on your conger quest

[ianbatt]

i m from south wales i moved to yorkshire 20 years ago and i used to fish for the them a lot the biggest i landed of the shore was 25lb i used to use pulley rigs with a rotten bottom 100lb main body with a 50lb hook length and a grip lead we used either a mackerel fillet whole squid or i used to like fishing pouting we used to catch when we were fishing for cod we would cast out like a big black lug and squid bait for cod a whiting wood take the bait and we would normally leave it out there and get a cod or a decent conger we used to fish for them with 15lb line and a 80lb leader fishing rough ground there are some very big congers in wales we used to fish some marks down there and some time we would have traces bit through
hope this helps

[wheres the fish?]

They are caught at craster mate, and dunstanborough. Just have to seriously target them.

[ecoli]

Ive often thought about this and tried it at st abbs but a pollock too the bait followed by crab n lobster

[jimmy]

They can also be taken at cresswell from the carrs, not heard of many taken but there have been a few, Davey Maddison had a nice one a few yrs ago and i am sure on of 12lbs was taken within the last 2 weeks from there as well

[tubbie2shoes]

I was talking to an old boy who has crab pots around beadnell. He said this summer he has had three strap congers in his pots. Biggest he said was around 15lb. Thinks they come up the gullies during the cover of darkness.

[mardenq]

paul gallon got one last week, it was just under 16lb and on fresh crab

[Davyred]

I'm sure I hooked one at Cullernose years ago. It pulled my rod over and just kept going, I couldn't do anything with it. Just as I was about to have to tighten down on the drag to try and turn it, it bit through my trace.

[super-MAGuire]

I was set up to try some small tides this summer. Groundbait planned and everything. Just didn't get the chance but going to give it a shot when i can. I think it could throw up some suprises if enough time is spent on it.

[Billzo]

They can also be taken at cresswell from the carrs, not heard of many taken but there have been a few, Davey Maddison had a nice one a few yrs ago and i am sure on of 12lbs was taken within the last 2 weeks from there as well

yes this was maddy's strapy jimmy m8 but it was out of P.V.B off the beach 22lb-7oz its a cracker.

[codseeker]

i remember that one bill crackin fish

[Red5]

Callum Donohoe's 34lb conger from Craster. As far as I am aware this is still the North East shore record