Budle Bay near Bamburgh

[alan]

Just wondering if anyone has ever fished along there,my mate from work had a few hours there from the (very) old harbour wall,said it was lifting with Flounders and a few Plaice,he was only on a recce so did\'nt stay long,I\'d need to speak to him again for the exact location he fished but any help will do for now

[mark]

budle bay is lifting with flatties, go wading in the summer and you can stand on em

fished the north side of the bay, long walk in via ross links and the nudist beach(!) but as there\'s less people plodging on that side, the fish are closer in it would seem.

can be a bit wierd when you get a nice couple that wander over for a chat stark bollock naked!, still when in rome.... I suppose

before the mill was done up at warren mill fishing out of the back of there was good fun, little brownies one side of the bridge, flounders on the other

park somewhere near the mill on the bamburgh side and walk down onto the beach,

or from the north side park in the village of ross and walk over the dunes to the beach (about half an hour)

[mickthefish]

wheres the nudist beach ?

[mark]

wheres the nudist beach ?

Ross Links - its the beach that runs from the north side of budle bay all the way to the south side of holy island

[alan]

Top man Mark thanks,he parked at Ross btw and walked,I\'ll ask him about the Nudist Beach wondered why he was there

[mickthefish]

lol , i know where ill be trying a spot of summer fishing ! i think ill keep me underpants on though.

[colossus]

Not sure that fishing is strictly allowed in Budle Bay itself. It\'s a nature reserve and is of international importance for wading birds, particularly bar-tailed godwits, and pale-bellied brent geese. Probably not so important in summer but best to avoid the mudflats in the bay itself.

Just copied this from Northumberland County Council website:

Please do not attempt to fish from the mud flats of Budle Bay and around Holy Island as these are National Nature Reserves. In addition, the tide floods at an alarming rate over the mud, often leaving nowhere to go for safety. Safe fishing from harbour walls is possible at Seahouses, Beadnell, Craster and Blyth but boats must always be given priority.



[Edited on 5/3/2006 by colossus]

[Charlton]

the only thing that is prohibited at Budle Bay is bait digging \"Wildlife and Countryside Act\" there are no restrictions on fishing regardless of what the warden or council tell you, but as you have been warned, watch the tides.

[mark]

not 100% but I think the boundaries of the reserve don\'t include the north side of the bay/ross links bit, just the bay bit itself where the road curves around towards waren mill, could be wrong though, but can remember looking at the toursity map/info board type thing thats in the lay-by next to the bay,



you can see the bar at roos links that allows you to fish ri8ght into the gully towards the open sea or into the bay. At high tide fish from the ross beach into the hole behind the bar.

I\'m pretty certain though the the reserve is all the bit of the bay that is \'inland\' and dosn\'t cover the beaches

[colossus]

I\'m sure that\'s right Mark. Alan, whether fishing is actually prohibited or not it would still be responsible not to fish inside the bay where disturbance to wading birds is likely. Birds are sensitive to disturbance and have precious few safe areas. I\'ve never seen anyone fishing there when I\'ve been birdwatching so don\'t mean to suggest that it is a problem here but fishing shouldn\'t be encouraged in environmentally sensitive ares.

Only thought about it cos I thought that sounds like a nice place to fish and was thinking of going to have a look tomorrow. Just had a vague recollection of fishing being frowned on there.

[Edited on 5/3/2006 by colossus]

[sless]

2 other rspb sites that are good fishing is bempton cliffs and the mull of galloway

[colossus]

[Edited on 5/3/2006 by colossus]

[mark]

on the subjecy of the rspb and frowned upon fishing....

when I were a lad we used to go fishing for ducks, size 6 hook and a big chunk of bread. local butcher used to give us 10 bob a brace!

you geta canny scrap off a 4lb mallard on light tackle!

[Stores]

Fish around St Abbs in the summer and you\'re sitting next to the birds. Doesn\'t seem to put them off.

[colossus]

Sea bird colonies are a very different thing from wader wintering grounds. Wasn\'t expecting to make a big thing of this but I was a birder long before I started fishing and know that anglers don\'t enjoy a great deal of respect from birders. I thought hard about fishing before I started and was lucky that I was introduced to it by a very responsible angler. The opinion of the birding fraternity is coloured by the actions of a small number of anglers who act without regard for other wildlife. I am sure no one on this website falls into that category but all I was suggesting is that at Budle Bay care should be taken about where (and when) you fish. Probably few people would think about fishing over the mudflats but I remembered the Council website and put it up for info.

\"Please do not attempt to fish from the mud flats of Budle Bay and around Holy Island as these are National Nature Reserves.\"

Mark\'s post shows clearly where there would be no problem fishing. I will be fishing there myself soon so am not suggesting that there should be no fishing but I know many people who would like to see fishing banned in quite a number of areas. Best not help them out when not necessary.