south shields pier

[Guest]

hi , never fished this pier much but looks a brilliant venue seen some good plaice off it years ago one fellow had two on the seaward side both must of been over two pounds each,are there still plaice about ,and how is the cod fishing with the start of the crab .any info much appreciated john

[LING_BASHER]

Plaice fishing is good from the mark called 44 casting towards sunderland pier.Cod fishing???? season to season really, only way to find out is wet aline.....i find low tide up best.

[TC]

Blastman......

I got a 2lb Plaice from Shileds pier last night.

Fished the harbour side, just up from the Brigade hut.

Bait: lug / rag cocktail

See Personal Catch Reports section

[Edited on 23/4/2005 by TC]

[blastman]

hi tc, i think you are from shields area or fish it quite a bit whats the biggest plaice you have had from shields . middens area is supposed to be good but i hear they are a bit smaller from here,nice fish a 2pouder you caught and lovely eating i bet ,been told the first gate is another good shot casting into the bay??????????? cu later john

[TC]

John (blastman), Yep....born & bred in Shields and still live here.

I had a heavier Plaice from the pier last year, but from a little way further up.......\"The Rail End\" - fishing the seaward side, but I honestly can\'t remember just how heavy it was. Never been one for keeping a note (mentally or otherwise) of catches....I just fish for the day (or the night, usually).

Fishing the harbour side, anywhere from the Brigade Hut up to the gate is pretty clean ground and can give good results.




[Edited on 24/4/2005 by TC]

[blastman]

hi again tc, can you remember a lad from your neck of the woods never seen him for a while last i knew he went down london to work good angler and a canny lad jordy stobbs he used to fish shields a lot and fished with alan chapman from whitburn and also dave bolam who used to own tennicks going back a while now thanks john

[TC]

Can\'t say as I do, John. I\'ve only been fishing for the past 5 years.

Met Alan Chapman once (a couple of years ago) when I was fishing just South of Souter Lighthouse.......nice bloke.

[Edited on 24/4/2005 by TC]

[blastman]

hi tc, yes great bloke alan got a good cod off whitburn rocks a few years ago you may heard of it 29lb thats more than my total wieght of cod this winter,alan is also a very good pendulem caster and is also willing to teach people , john

[TC]

Yes John.....\"White Rock\", if I remember rightly, is the mark where Alan got the beast from.
We used to have a photo of him with the fish on the old NESA homepage (the format prior to this one).

[Davyred]

Hi Blastman. I know Geordie Stobbs from when Dave Bolam had Tennicks, but like you never heard from him for ages. Dave Bolam has his own boat - Jeff from this forum fishes with him regularly, I try to get out with him when I can during the summer

[blastman]

hi davy, the last i knew of dave bolam he was working on the oil rigs , alan ,dave bolam, and geordie stobbs all very good anglers would love to see a photo of chappas 29lb cod anyone got it john

[TC]

Here you go, John......




Thanks to AC for supplying the photo





[Edited on 27/4/2005 by TC]

[blastman]

hi tc ,thanks a lot brilliant ,better looking cod than that 27pounder this winter what an ugly brute that was