1st Oct. Rendesvous Cafe

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

My father in law and NESA member Mel Jones fished with his mate on Sunday night ,loads of crabs then a swift move down the beach gave Mel a Ling ...yes a Ling of at least 2 lbs ,the snood snapped when the fish was lifted due to it being frayed by the fishes teeth ,has anyone else had a Ling from the shore I haven't ( jammy sod ) , then his mate got a lobster ( undersize ) both returned to fight another day .

[fishfinder]

well done mel

[willywetegg]

I bet Mel dosn't get as many Rockling as you though Steve lol.

Nice one Mel.

Jim.

[alan]

Nice one Mel

[Hedley]

I caught a ling from the shore about 1.5lb a couple of years back - it was one evening at the boathouse end of Whitley Beach over high water - got a mention in the Chronicle too!

[micky-quayle]

there have been a few ling caught all along the north east coast over the last few weeks. i had one around the pound mark off roker pier a few weeks ago, there have also been at least two others caught off roker in recent weeks the best one was approx 3 lb ish. i know there has also been one off s.shields pier and two from dunstanbourgh in recent weeks.
i've never seen ling off the shore in the north east it seems strange them suddenly putting in an appearance all along the coast, anyone have any idea or thoughts as to why ?

[KeithB]

Less competition for food from dwindling cod stocks maybe?

[mark]

had one from blyth pier (well the bairn did) about 3 years back, 2lb ish I guess.

don't know if there's a connection, but the few trips I've managed out on the boat, there's been stacks of em on the inshore wrecks, vastly outnumbering the cod

[sless]

i had a ling about 2lb 8 oz off roker pier a couple of years ago
it was just under size
so it went back