Cambois Pier Lighthouse - 11/11/08 - Night Fishing

[paulthespark]

er, dont,t want to spoil the party but in my personel opinion and i,m not looking for controversy here, but the codling are very small and really should have been retured to the sea to let them grow for the future,nice pics and well done on catching them. but they where to small for the table.

[Richie_fishy]

Well done on the fish mate thats good going in these condtions. I saw the 2 of you on the pier this morning. I was fishing the other pier. Did the 2 blokes not ask you to leave?

Aye you in the red on blyth platform the 2 lads said move our gear just cause they needed to be in the lighthouse cos the fireworks set fire and the electric was off so they were fixing it! said nowt to us bout leaving just asked if we caught owt.

and the fish were ok to eat. eating them now. big enough for me if under 1lb they go back in, dont start this legal **** cant be assed with it

[paulthespark]

as i said it was a personal opinion, nothing legal s..t at all

[greggthe1]

I was fishing just along from the lad in red mate.
I don't think there is anything wrong with you taking a couple of fish home for the table. You could argue if it was a 20lber you should put it back for someone else to try and catch thier dream fish. If he had taken a dozen just over a 1lb then maybee that's not great but a couple???
What do you think gets weighed in at most club matches and opens? A lot of them are just left at weigh in for organisers to dish out as the angler's don't want them. I didn't say all of them before i get slaughtered lol.

[The Plum]

well two lads i saw got arrested for being on there not so long ago , shortly after the lad fell and fractured his skull ,even got the helicopter to get folk off one night and the police were waitng at the end off the pier ,we were fishing blyth at the time ,a local said it was cos they were taking the **** going on daytime and he said its the most dangerous place youl ever see.the sea bleezes thru it wen its only a bit rough and big tides much worse ,its not my idea of fishing but thats me i like to live another day

[Lowrider]

Must admit after the fire on there i wondered about access.

[The Great Wallsendo]

I was always under the impression you're not allowed on there...but if you don't care care about legal **** then nowts the bother eh?

[Richie_fishy]

Ive only been on that pier 6 times now and im new to it so i can say that its hard to get on but you do get used to it after 3 times.

Yes your not allowed to go on but the life guards dont mind ppl going on just not teenages or idoits just out to cause trouble and cause damage, then your off!

I only go on at night time 2 to 3hrs before a high tide, then get off 4hrs after high tide or later, i walk under the wooden blanks on the concrete path way much safer than walkin above if winds are strong, but in my case (IF YOU DONT RESPECT THE PIER THEN YOU DONT RESPECT YASELF) then risk of life.

greggthe1,
Anyway if i was to catch 5 to 8 fish weighin at 1lb then they all go back in for another day remember codling grow fast! if i got a 20lber then i wud take pic then chuck it straight back in, then pass out!

paulthespark,
Its ok just im the same but it was my first 2 codling of the season so i wanted to eat em lol, no harm.

Lowrider,
Access is stilk ok just walk on the bottom not top. Its burned near the end..

[paulthespark]

fair enough,hope you catch many many more [and big ones at that]

[Richie_fishy]

fair enough,hope you catch many many more [and big ones at that]

I would love to catch bigger fish as ive never caught more then 3lbs lol but hey there's always another day! so thoses fish i caught made me happy even though they look smaller to you

[pistol]

Cracking catch . Cant wait to catch me 1st Codling.

[Richie_fishy]

Cracking catch . Cant wait to catch me 1st Codling.

Caught my first one of sandybay rocks last december so nee wonder im happy to catch again lol hope you catch the codling to well worth it.

[mick dunn]

Richie
Don,t know the pier you are on about but we have a one down Hartlepool you are not allowed on its called the Heugh. Everyones auntie ignores this and we climb over the fence. No railings on the end but as long as you are careful you are ok.
Then we have Steetly. This is an old pier which belonged to a Magnesium site. It made of wood and goes out a long way. On the concrete end it is very dangerous-metal plates have been pulled up and if you go down its curtains. Again if you use common sense you are ok.
As to the fish well i would have kept them. Couple of canny fillets there.
Nice with some chips and peas around them.
If you had put then back they would have probs died from the chuck back anyway.

Mick.

[Richie_fishy]

Richie
Don,t know the pier you are on about but we have a one down Hartlepool you are not allowed on its called the Heugh. Everyones auntie ignores this and we climb over the fence. No railings on the end but as long as you are careful you are ok.
Then we have Steetly. This is an old pier which belonged to a Magnesium site. It made of wood and goes out a long way. On the concrete end it is very dangerous-metal plates have been pulled up and if you go down its curtains. Again if you use common sense you are ok.
As to the fish well i would have kept them. Couple of canny fillets there.
Nice with some chips and peas around them.
If you had put then back they would have probs died from the chuck back anyway.

Mick.

Hi Mick first off have you got that other fishing forums that i am on its uk angling something lost the url.

The Pier is here: Google Maps

Below pic is were the fish were caught:


And ive never fished the Heugh but it sounds worst off than cambois pier, but as i said early its better to respect the pier, its your life at the end of the day.. only takes a slip up n your out! aye the fish were nice with chips n ketchup

These days i think old old piers should be re-vamped and open for fishing to all respected ppl!