Dunstanburgh castle

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I know in the summmer its all about the pollock and wrasse on lures and floats but what i was wondering is do prople fish it in the winter if so what ?
*species to target
*bait
*types of rigs

[BestNest]

I've fished it twice Davey. Had cod and whiting. And seen my mare pull a doggy and coley in. Supposed to be giving it a blast on Sunday if the wind ain't to bad. Havnt been out in owa 2 weeks and am itching to get a lead out!!!

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[QUOTE=david.northeast;363683]I know in the summmer its all about the pollock and wrasse on lures and floats but what i was wondering is do prople fish it in the winter if so what ?
*species to target
*bait
*types of rigs[/QUOTE. It's not a prolific cod mark dave but it's very deep water,be very careful with the swell if you don't already no.ive fished it quite a few times had a few codling but Nowt special.

[Persues]

It used to fish all year round.

It's quite a hike from Craster and on the way there are some great and very obvious gullies if you fancy chancing your arm.

I used to fish most of the year with a light 2 - 4 oz rod and a simple running paternoster rig - really it was a running ledger with a long length of line leading to the weight itself. A rotten bottom is obviously essential, and I used to use pebbles as weights to cut costs down.

Your choice if you want to chance a rod rest and more than one rod. I've had a 3lb bass drag my rod clean out of the rest and off towards the sea and a 6lb pollack damn near got the whole rod in the water. Sometimes they hit very, very hard.

There are red cod there all year round and I've had bass on rag throughout the year. Biggest cod I've taken up there was at low tide in bright summer midday sun in mussel - 6lb 4oz

On the cliffs themselves on the point just past the castle I used to chance two rods - I'd fish one with a big bait on a two-hook running paternoster lobbed up to 50 or so yards straight north, with the line-out clicker engaged, and I'd fish a lighter rod within yards of the cliff itself.

I've had a lot of success fishing 'sink and draw' with a small weight and frozen sandeel or mackeral strip flipped a few yards out and perhaps 20 yards down from where I'm standing and then tweaked up and down, usually using a pike or carp rod.

I've fly fished and used a 6 foot baitcaster up there in the summer, and if you hit even a 2lb pollack you think you've got the plug

All of the above is 10 - 15 year old information and I have no clue what its like now, but I used to fish it throughout the year.

It might be worth giving the dive shops in Tynemouth and/or Eyemouth a shout - a lot of divers go up there and some of them harvest the lost sinkers anglers leave behind

There were times when the divers gave me some very useful information - they were quite candid if they swam an area with few fish, and often gave me clues where I might be more successful.

Like I say, this is old information. I wish you every success if you try it up there - I was thinking about popping up myself over the next few days just to scout it out.

[david.northeast]

Excellent stuff lads i might have a look up on sunday as was thinkin boot the pier but if its blowin a hooly a think am gonna head up there