Collywell Bay

[fishfinder]

Will put this up here to try and get some more info on it ..Im trying to help Bri update his fishing marks database on ANE and as Ive only been fishing these marks for the last couple of years would appreciate any info on how best to fish them ...


Any info much appreciated

[tony.codling]

looks good ground fishfinder thanks for giving this southsider
half a chance for next months n / s comp

[willywetegg]

The grapevine says there was a very nice 7 lber caught from there tonight.

Jim.

[kingfisher]

we all know who got that jim where were the flatties tonight

[fishfinder]

lol tony I was feeling sorry for you mate and anyway I don\'t know how to spell mark x

[tony.codling]

thanks fishfinder i see where fishing low water

[tubbie2shoes]

Good Photo and mark locations but is anybody willing to reveal their knowledge and secrets on when to fish, distances to fish, tides etc.

A really good part of the site for newcomers would be to have the entire NE coast photo\'d like this. Can\'t comment much at these marks as it;s not a favourite mark, I prefer round the corner at Old Harltey.

[willywetegg]

Personally I have only fished three marks in the bay.

Charlie\'s with a bit of sea running, the gulley to the south of it on a good sea but at high water and the rock mark at high tide just below Crag point which can be fished on just about any sea but not too big obviously.

Can\'t help with any of the other marks.

So how do you fish Old Hartley mate. I find it fishes best just after a good sea as it is dying off.

Jim.

[tubbie2shoes]

Without spilling the beans too much........

I would agree, fish Hartley Skeer on a moderate tide in a dying (north/ easterly) sea. If the sea is too rough the undertoe drags you into the snags. On big springs there is much water in. Don\'t cast too far as you need to be in the gutter which runs along the length of the skeer. I generally fish about 3/4\'s the way along the skeer. At the northern end of the skeer there is a large kelp forest.

On the bigger tides head for either Hartley Island or West Bay from the crescent rocks.(I think). West Bay will fish in the heaviest of northerly sea\'s, the heavier the better. You can generally get on the cescent rocks from about 3-2.5hrs before LW. However normally by 2 hrs of flood the sea will pushing you off the skeer.

One or to fish will come from the \"lagoon\" on the north of the island, when the sea is dying off. In a moderate sea fish the south corner of the island, its deep water and a kelp forest, so expect to lose plenty of gear.

I always seem to do well on Northerly and Easterly, but not on Southerly, I think the area is protected from the Lighthouse etc in southerly seas.

I would welcome comments from other \"readers\"

[tubbie2shoes]

I believe there is a deep gulley very close in on one of the skeers, where a 20lber was caught a couple of years ago in one of the opens, but the lad who cauht it either didn\'t pay his pound for the heaviest fish or wasn;t in the competition.

Anybody know where this is???

[fishfinder]

Nice one tubbie might do a few photo,s and add this write up if ya don\'t mind cheers for the info
Ive done the one for collywell bay on angling north east to the best I could anyways its in the fishing marks data base if anyone looks in but can put it up in here if anyone wants to look at it and add there oppinion.???

[tubbie2shoes]

I dont mind if you use my text, however if you publish a book and include it, I will expect acknowledgements and royalties.......

LOL......now I know what it means...

[fishfinder]

lol deal tubbie

[Hedley]

Well done Tubbie m8 - great to see some knowledge being shared! l

[Hedley]

......and Paul - great photo. Was about to do something similar for West Bay.