Coddling and A Tadpole Fish From Hartley

[Kev1n]

Me and my son Mark fished the Crescent Skeer and Hartley Island for a couple of hours tonight. As usual he pulled the fish out while I tried to keep up. Starting at the Crescent Skeer, we had a bite a cast from small coddling of just either side of a pound.

Once the tide dropped enough we moved to Hartley Island where he pulled out a few more codling followed by a tadpole fish of about 12oz. It’s the first one I’ve seen in over 30 years of fishing so I took a few pics which I’ll try to get off my phone later.

All the fish came to peeler and lug with many more missed bites. We could have had a higher sucess rate with smaller hooks but didn't want to step down as all the fish went back anyway.

[GEORDIE H]

Good on ya kev nice to see small stuff ganing back and them tadpoles are strange fish

[GEORDIE H]

Forgot to mension my old mara holds the british shore caught record of 2lb 15ozs caught off seaham south pier.

[greggthe1]

So pleased I've just seen this post!! Fished Hartley island last night and my best fish was the strangest fish I've ever seen and I had no idea what it was till now!! :-) just googled it and sure enough it is the same fish I caught. I weighed in a codling over a pound but this fish was much heavier.

[david.northeast]

Well done mate sounds like a good session. My mate had a tadpole fish from amble pier a few years back. Still haven't seen another one since

[Boro5707]

Had one about 20 years ago of the south gate at tees mouth. Never caught or seen one caught since.

[FISHERMAN]

Nice one mate welldone

[davidhayley1945]

Forgot to mension my old mara holds the british shore caught record of 2lb 15ozs caught off seaham south pier.

british shore caught tadpole fish record is 1.12.12. from bangor harbour if im not mistaken . davy.

[lurcher86]

British shore record tadpole fish was seaham beach in 1990 just had a quick check

[IANG]

tadpole fish

British shore record tadpole fish was seaham beach in 1990 just had a quick check

and it was only 1lb 5oz.

[Surfpunklee]

nice catch mate!!! nice to get a diff species sometimes!!!

[GEORDIE H]

Sorry my mistake just double checked Norman Conn 1lb 5oz 12drms seaham south pier.

[Tadpoleman]

Been broken since then ! As Davey says Bangor pier 2lb ish or just under rings a bell . And the boat record has changed as well but don't know who or where from

[lurcher86]

Where do I find a more upto date record if you don't mind me asking.

[davidhayley1945]

Where do I find a more upto date record if you don't mind me asking.

just google british sea records. davy.