Night and Day on Blyth Pier 04-5Sept15

[james89]

Hi all,

I fished Blyth pier last night - about 7pm till 12:30am. About 10-15 people on and some good craic. Strangely, some people were macky bashing! I managed three sized codling (1-2lb stamp) and a foul hooked dab. Also lost at least 2 lobsters - two dropped off on the lift and I think I lost a third on the way in. Plenty of Knocks but the only decent bites were from the Codling and lobsters. I think I might have got more fish if I'd have scaled down my bait and hook size. Heard of a few flatties, whiting and similar sized codling caught towards the end.

I had a bit of bait left over so I had a few hours on the pier this afternoon. Not many fish coming in at all. On my last cast I made up two big baits of lug and frozen crab. When it was ready to pack in struck and felt some resistance and a bit of thrashing - an slightly undersize codling on the bottom hook and a sized Lobster on the top hooked in the mouth! Blank saved and a bonus lobster for dinner. The first lobster I've ever eaten - grilled in herb and garlic butter. Lush!





No pictures of the fish I'm afraid - I've not got around to getting my phone insured and I don't trust myself not to drop it between the planks on the pier!

Baits: Lug, mussel, frozen crab and some stinky sticky blacks.

Cheers,
James

[Juliogeordio]

Well done James, a few sized fish out and a lobster for tea! Bargain.

[DurhamAngler]

Well done James. I might spark a bit of controversy here but i wouldnt scale down- stick with the bigger baits-you`ll still catch smaller stuff but the old saying "a big bait for a big fish" still has its place , especially if cod fishing.

[regpude]

sorry not my cup of tea.

Hi all,

I fished Blyth pier last night - about 7pm till 12:30am. About 10-15 people on and some good craic. Strangely, some people were macky bashing! I managed three sized codling (1-2lb stamp) and a foul hooked dab. Also lost at least 2 lobsters - two dropped off on the lift and I think I lost a third on the way in. Plenty of Knocks but the only decent bites were from the Codling and lobsters. I think I might have got more fish if I'd have scaled down my bait and hook size. Heard of a few flatties, whiting and similar sized codling caught towards the end.

I had a bit of bait left over so I had a few hours on the pier this afternoon. Not many fish coming in at all. On my last cast I made up two big baits of lug and frozen crab. When it was ready to pack in struck and felt some resistance and a bit of thrashing - an slightly undersize codling on the bottom hook and a sized Lobster on the top hooked in the mouth! Blank saved and a bonus lobster for dinner. The first lobster I've ever eaten - grilled in herb and garlic butter. Lush!





No pictures of the fish I'm afraid - I've not got around to getting my phone insured and I don't trust myself not to drop it between the planks on the pier!

Baits: Lug, mussel, frozen crab and some stinky sticky blacks.

Cheers,
James

herbs@ garlic no thankyou.good old salt @ vinegar for me.mind them 2 shades of blue cutlery look the part.thanks for good report as usual.pity you never named some of the planks on the pier.LOL.

[mick dunn]

Lobster looks excellent-I have never had a one.

[james89]

Thanks for reading and for comments lads.

The lobster tasted great - even better when it costs £25 down the road at Loch fyne!

[dale19]

nice one james

[davidhayley1945]

4.99 at iceland, but not a patch on catching your own,fresh is best. Davy.

[g.ordon]

nice one mate and canny report. well done on lobby too

[broon shoe]

Well done on the codling m8 fished blyth pier for years and never seen lobster caught had a nice eater crab off the beach once nice one anyway

[g-force]

Well done on the codling m8 fished blyth pier for years and never seen lobster caught had a nice eater crab off the beach once nice one anyway

A few years back I had 5 lobsters in less than an hour fishing just past the bend, chucking towards Sluice onto the roughish patch. Don't think I've had one there since!

Gary