Smiths Dock

[magpies]

A couple of hours on there resulted in a few little codlings, one just about size but returned, a decent flounder and an eel. My mate had 4 size whiting and a few smaller fish. Decent session and plenty of bites.

[stevieanderson1]

Nice one lads how do you get to smith docks from gateshead

[ANDY:-)]

Nice one lads how do you get to smith docks from gateshead

+1

[magpies]

Through tyne tunnel and head for North Shields. Right turn at sports centre roundabout and drive down to river through the housing estate. Park on roadside next to marina. Walk along river path downstream and you willl come to holes in the fence to get in.

[cod hunte1]

welldone fellas

[magpies]

Seems to be deep water close in there and not as much flow as Jarrow or the Walkway where I have tried before. We just fished about 100yds onto the grass, is it better further along towards the dock itself? Any ideas?
Plenty of small fish there mind, pretty much a bite every cast once the tide started to ebb.
My mates 4 whiting weighed just under 5lb when he got them home, decent stamp.

[magpies]

Through tyne tunnel and head for North Shields. Right turn at sports centre roundabout and drive down to river through the housing estate. Park on roadside next to marina. Walk along river path downstream and you willl come to holes in the fence to get in.

Park on Ballast Hill Road I think to get closest. We walked down through the houses but looking at a map I think we could have done better parking there. Just after the end of the dock fence and theres a little path down through the trees.

Hope this helps.

[Rayo]

If I was going during the hours of darkness I would park the car near the marina office or Earl of Zetland ,is that just me being paranoid ?

[Sea_Troot]

Seems to be deep water close in there and not as much flow as Jarrow or the Walkway where I have tried before. We just fished about 100yds onto the grass, is it better further along towards the dock itself? Any ideas?
Plenty of small fish there mind, pretty much a bite every cast once the tide started to ebb.
My mates 4 whiting weighed just under 5lb when he got them home, decent stamp.

The far left corner throws up more codling m8 casting left.

[magpies]

Thanks mate

[Andy s]

Is this hole on the fence big enough for me to get me mountain bike through? cheers

[magpies]

Don't think so mate, be a bit tight I think

[lazyike]

good sport mate i fancied a go down there but was told there was a small bridge to cross that had been burned recently

[TerryC]

I saw you when you pulled the eel in I was about 50 yds further along. For me it really only fished until about 11:30 then the bites went off.

I got a nice Codling of 3½ lb on frozen crab at distance about 10:30 just after the ferry cut me off (my fault tho).

We had some nice fat Whitings and a few sardine sized codling. Not a bad morning.

I liked the tent !

TC

[Debaitable]

Is this hole on the fence big enough for me to get me mountain bike through? cheers

Its tight but you can get them through at the docks end