nets at blyth pier

[paranoid and surnburnt]

went down to Blyth pier this morning after finishing my last nightshift for the week fished 08.30-10.30 using daylights and a spinner without any luck dont think anyone on the pier caught anything, the only person getting any fish was the lad pulling in his nets, they could nt have been any further than 60-80 yards out and ran parallel to the pier, this is killing the sport for anyone on the pier, after he finished he reset and went along blyth beach to attend to other nets.
i know people have got to make a living, but i and others on this site have to make a living, then we use our precious spare time to fish or attempt to, only to have our chances vastly reduced by these fishermen who are knocking the a**e out of these inshore marks.
Also the fish they 're catching cant be as big / mature or as plentiful as those further out, it is about time that something is done to protect sea angling with restrictions to how close these fishermen can set there nets to land and to the piers.
But this will never happen as this government does'nt see us as a revenue stream and ignores the taxes that we pay that should earn us and our hobby protection.

[bigroppa]

I agree that inshore netting for cod and bass should be stopped but the nets next to blyth pier are salmon nets. These have little or no effect on the mackeral, the size of the mesh allows them to pass through with no problems. Probably just no mackeral around today, the water is still a bit coloured from the northerlies we had last week. Few more days and they should be back.

[shaun]

the nets have no affect on the mackerel but theres afew seals around blyth peir now and i think they are a little bit. the reason there wasnt much caught is because the conditions werent right for mackerel and the water was probaly dirty. you might of had a little bit more luck on the float as ive been down afew times when no one spinning is catching anything but the guys with floats are still getting quite afew.

[paranoid and surnburnt]

the nets have no affect on the mackerel but theres afew seals around blyth peir now and i think they are a little bit. the reason there wasnt much caught is because the conditions werent right for mackerel and the water was probaly dirty. you might of had a little bit more luck on the float as ive been down afew times when no one spinning is catching anything but the guys with floats are still getting quite afew.

thanks for the advice might invest in a few float sets, and try my luck.

[lukey]

night fished thr pier myself on wedensday and not a thing was caught was using rag and macky plus a bit mussel a couple of lads give me.....

[jamcod]

spoke to the fella last year who has the nets off the pier he has a permit to fish with nets as its his living told me he has good weeks but more bad ones , jamcod