blyth pier

[D.T.D]

Fished Blyth pier today with my nephew and caught what I think is a herring weighing 1lb 7oz. [ATTACH][/ATTACH]

[fishingfanatastico]

well done on the catch,the fish looks like a shad

[codseeker]

will be a shad at that weight but weldone was it kept ?

[el_sid]

was it caught spinning? also shad should be returned as they are under protection

[D.T.D]

was it caught spinning? also shad should be returned as they are under protection

yes caught spinning was kept but will return next time did not know what it was

[el_sid]

yes caught spinning was kept but will return next time did not know what it was

well they look very similar to herring not really ur fault mate a lad caught 1 the other day down at the pier aswell, many mackerel about??

[D.T.D]

well they look very similar to herring not really ur fault mate a lad caught 1 the other day down at the pier aswell, many mackerel about??

no but its my last time fishing there, too many on the drink does not mix with fishing when there treble hooks around and my nephew does not like drunks but thanks for the info on the shad

[kela66]

no but its my last time fishing there, too many on the drink does not mix with fishing when there treble hooks around and my nephew does not like drunks but thanks for the info on the shad

well said sir ,
a lad had his little girl and boy down there on sat morning and the swearing coming of the end was terrible , and it came from grown men too
last time im down there its just depressing .
one word scum

[el_sid]

was down fri nite for a bit and all the younger lads were spot on then 3 blokes probs mid 40s were leavin they looked like respectable blokes, fishermen that u would think were sensible, came pastand then lobbed a load of rubbish straight in to the sea couldnt belive it boiled my p*ss, so its not always the 1ns ud expect

[big sid]

Herring or Shad

Interested To Know As I Caught One On A Trip Out With Richy On Stingray

[el_sid]

Interested To Know As I Caught One On A Trip Out With Richy On Stingray

it was actually rich that told me that they sould be chucked back, then av read bout them bein protected, neva caught 1 like but would like to

[paulthespark]

it,s called a twaits shad, i know cos i managed to hook one last year on float ,and they are a protected .

[5150]

well said sir ,
a lad had his little girl and boy down there on sat morning and the swearing coming of the end was terrible , and it came from grown men too
last time im down there its just depressing .
one word scum

They were fishing next to me before I came off, I left once more and more people started coming down, was running out of room to cast.

[foci]

I thought there were 2 types of shad. one is protected and one isn't.

[5150]

I thought there were 2 types of shad. one is protected and one isn't.

Allis shad and Twaite shad. afaik both are protected in our waters.