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Ventured north of the Tyne last night for my first "serious" session of the season. Got to the beach just after half five to find a few rods already out and after a bit of a walk settled for a spot about half way along the beach.
Well to say the fishing was slow would be an understatement. Didn't get a touch until about half seven when I pulled in a small but perfectly formed coalie. Next cast I had a flounder but then as darkness fell it all went dead again. I persevered as much in hope as expectation, my reward was a solitary anorexic whiting about an hour after HT and that was my lot.
Plenty of people down there last night, had some lads fishing a match to my left (Bedlington Station?), one of them had three fish and the others one each I think, looked like a codling each and a couple of Whities or coalies.
My first time on this beach and I enjoyed fishing it despite the lack of fish. One of my goals for this year is to try more marks north of the river, this is an area I have only fished a couple of times and I'm looking forward to exploring and trying lots of new marks. Baits used were ragworm, runnydown and frozen crab and all the fish took the rag.
Well to say the fishing was slow would be an understatement. Didn't get a touch until about half seven when I pulled in a small but perfectly formed coalie. Next cast I had a flounder but then as darkness fell it all went dead again. I persevered as much in hope as expectation, my reward was a solitary anorexic whiting about an hour after HT and that was my lot.
Plenty of people down there last night, had some lads fishing a match to my left (Bedlington Station?), one of them had three fish and the others one each I think, looked like a codling each and a couple of Whities or coalies.
My first time on this beach and I enjoyed fishing it despite the lack of fish. One of my goals for this year is to try more marks north of the river, this is an area I have only fished a couple of times and I'm looking forward to exploring and trying lots of new marks. Baits used were ragworm, runnydown and frozen crab and all the fish took the rag.