Utterly Dire South Shields Easter Sunday

[Stewart 1971]

As it says on the tin. Had to take the FPO in to work at the RVI for 08:00 this morning so thought I may as well hoy the gear in the car and spend the day on Shields pier. Got to the end for 08:30ish to find a few other lads already down, set up at the far SE corner at the end of the big wall.

Anyway long (very long - 10 1/2 hours ) story short it was dire. Fished the rest of the ebb off the end for a solitary undersize codling; the others there had one size codling, a big Pouting and a couple of Dabs for there efforts. After the tide turned moved down to the 42, fished here until just after 4:30pm with just a couple of little rattles and no fish.

Made the move down to the Hole in The Wall for the last of the flood, 2 1/2 hours here saw another undersize codling and a beautifully marked Bullhead (bright blue underneath and mottled greeny / brown on top) and that was my lot.

Baits were Lug, Rag, Bluey and frozen crab, tried a variety of rigs but it was just very poor with hardly anyone catching anything of note and I can't see things improving until things warm up and we get a spell of settled, warmer weather

[Darnc]

Hard luck mate I'm hoping to give the pier a go mid week

[fishingmark]

I'm with you bro.

[Dilbertd]

Not for the lack of trying though. 10 hours
Brilliant effort !

[waco]

As it says on the tin. Had to take the FPO in to work at the RVI for 08:00 this morning so thought I may as well hoy the gear in the car and spend the day on Shields pier. Got to the end for 08:30ish to find a few other lads already down, set up at the far SE corner at the end of the big wall.

Anyway long (very long - 10 1/2 hours ) story short it was dire. Fished the rest of the ebb off the end for a solitary undersize codling; the others there had one size codling, a big Pouting and a couple of Dabs for there efforts. After the tide turned moved down to the 42, fished here until just after 4:30pm with just a couple of little rattles and no fish.

Made the move down to the Hole in The Wall for the last of the flood, 2 1/2 hours here saw another undersize codling and a beautifully marked Bullhead (bright blue underneath and mottled greeny / brown on top) and that was my lot.

Baits were Lug, Rag, Bluey and frozen crab, tried a variety of rigs but it was just very poor with hardly anyone catching anything of note and I can't see things improving until things warm up and we get a spell of settled, warmer weather

sounds bout the same as yesterday mate , fished the the end, then moved to the rubblee and finihed off at slab area for only a few little uns no doubt it;ll be similar the mora but still, got to give it a try and hopefully it'll be a bit better well alot better

[lumpsucker]

I did the rail end from 5 til 8 for a dab, a flounder and 2 small Coalies, then mark X at the steps below the blocks for no fish til half 9. Very poor. bring on the warmer weather

[toonboymc]

you deserved better 4 your effortsm8

[Pete from shields]

That's a long session for little return mate, well done for sticking at it. Think I'll give the pier a miss then.

[nrgjim]

its hard going on shields pier at the moment im down tuesday gonna give it another go the fish have got to start showing soon l hope tuesday

[davidhayley1945]

10 hrs to much for this krinkly but well done for trying to winkle one out ,there were a few small fish on tynemouth pier today in r/m match if your into scratching. davy.