pollock

[Charlton]

I have an interesting study taken at the water intake at Blyth power station, when it was there, there where two very large conger eels seen around the intake feeding off the other smaller fish. Would not be surprised if you fished around the staithes if you caught the odd one.

[sless]

i used to work at the power station and i saw loads of fish,lobsters and crabs getting sucked in and then filtered out in to the big grates that were there

[KeithB]

Sless, my eyes are so bad I didn\'t see the line between those 3 fish, I was wondering what was holding the middle one up

[sless]

hahahaha

[johnf]

Marty (15 lb cod from Cullercoats) Elliott had a 9 1/2 lb pollock on rag from the \"free zone\" on Tynemouth pier last year, in a BOTAC comp. I think Alan Charlton took a pic.

[Neil]

Launched from Beadnell a couple of years ago and went down to Dunstonburgh Castle, we caught 15 Pollock to 8lb in 2 hours of flood , 500yds off shore.
We also catch Pollock into double figures from Berwick every year. As you say if you don\'t target them you won\'t catch them. Unlike Cod they feed by sight , so clear water and smaller attractive lures required. All the biger fish we get are within a mile of the shore.

Neil.

[Charlton]

trouble with pollock is they tatse like shxte

[sless]

they swear by them in ireland

[Davyred]

trouble with pollock is they tatse like shxte

But give a hell of a fight

[George]

Fish craster to dunstanbrugh every summer for the pollock and mackerel and use the right gear and theres plenty about. My best been 6lb and that was right down the side 1 hook baited with a slither of macky no wieght and drift in the tide. Plenty of fresh bait as well if your lucky.

[alan]

believe it or not there is conger in the river blyth, had 2 strappys from there,best place for them in the harbour is down next to the harbour masters office lobbing into the harbour side, but make sure you only lob it out about 20 yds as there is a lip which the conger hide under.the 2 i had from there were only about 8 -9 lb,even though they were small they put up a hell of a fight as soon as they get on top of the water.
would love to get a decent 1 from the shore.

Pete I presume you are talking about Peeping Toms Rocks as you are\'nt allowed to fish off the Jetty in front of the Harbour Masters Office

[petepj]

no mate not peeping tom rocks.
the wooden jetty behind the harbour masters office, down next to where the harbour master used to moor his boat up mate.and just a lob into the harbour side ,not the river side.

[JamesC]

I agree about pollock feeding by sight, I had half a dozen (to approx 1lb) from Dunstonburgh Castle on the Fly one afternoon. Casting over the kelp beds(just below the castle) with a Cats Whisker and White Fritz Lure.

Cracking fun, then casting from the end of the rocks over the marckeral shoals.... tremendous sport... long walk tho!!

Also Craster harbour is Full of small Pollock and Coalies during Augest/September, then they move out when the colder weather comes!

Cheers
JamesC

[alan]

no mate not peeping tom rocks.
the wooden jetty behind the harbour masters office, down next to where the harbour master used to moor his boat up mate.and just a lob into the harbour side ,not the river side.

surprised you got away with fishing there Pete

[petepj]

aye mate, was there for a couple of nights and didnt get moved on mate.