Blast 24/08/2014

[Stewart 1971]

Club comp today, drew a decent peg on the pier then realised I'd taken my bucket of plain leads out of the car for my trip to Portsmouth so that was that idea knackered. So it was back to plan A and off to old faithful the Blast beach for the afternoon.

Got down there an hour before kick-off to find I was the only one on there and made the walk along to about 100 yards shy of the stack. Had plenty of time to get set-up and enjoy the late summer sunshine, conditions looked spot on for October but unfortunately we are a couple of months early...







Another couple of lads soon joined me on the beach, 12 o'clock came and away we went. For the first couple of hours all was quiet, then about mid-tide a chuck closer in saw a little rattle and a tommy codling on the beach to save the blank. Then a couple of cast later a nibble on a cast tried closer in and another fish was landed, this time a 28cm Flounder and something to weigh in

The tide was really pushing in now but with it the sea was dieing off. However the fish were coming on and in quick succession I had three Coalfish, unfortunately non of them bigger than 30cm so all went back to fight another day:



Into the last hour and another nibble saw a 24cm Flounder landed, continuing the narrative of fish too small to bother the scalesman. And then it was 5pm, time to call it a day and head back to the club with my solitary specimen. A whole 7oz was my weight for the day which probably got me 14th out of the 14 that weighed in but it was (mostly) a lovely afternoon on the beach though a chilly SE wind got up as the afternoon went on.

Most fish fell to ragworm with a couple taking bluey with a balance of fish taken at range and closer in

 

[kayos]

Great photos and report!

 

[CosmicCat]

nice fish mate where is the blast ? seaham ?

 

[g.ordon]

hard lines on the stamp of fish mate but canny report non the less

 

[regpude]

as said steward was nice to be out,thanks for sharing.pity about result though.

 

[kevricho]

Blast

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Stewart , if you went on the south y abucket of leads might not have been enough, lol lhad a walk along mid comp and everyone struggled to get there gear back. It eats sinkers allday anyway you cannot beat a day on the blast and you ca a few.

 

[GEORDIE H]

I stew a long walk the blast is mate but when it fishes it can be good
and i lost about a dozen leads on the pier for 1 stray codling next comp
will be a tester fishing 1 hour up and 6 hours down and all the week is easterly's
wich might bring a few codling in on the bigger tides and there should be a
few whities hoyed in

 

[magpies]

nice fish mate where is the blast ? seaham ?

South of Noses point mate, 3 beaches at Seaham. The Hall to the North, Chemical Beach in the middle (chems), Blast to the South between Noses and Hawthorn point. Can all fish on their day.

 

[BillQuay]

Good to see a report from the Blast beech. Could call it a blast from the past as it is along time since I have been.
If wind was westerly and sea was not too rough always had a good session. Always remember in winter and staring coal fires to keep warm, there used to be fire all along the beach.
Now that the train terminal is closed how do you access the Blast beach.

 

[Stewart 1971]

Good to see a report from the Blast beech. Could call it a blast from the past as it is along time since I have been.
If wind was westerly and sea was not too rough always had a good session. Always remember in winter and staring coal fires to keep warm, there used to be fire all along the beach.
Now that the train terminal is closed how do you access the Blast beach.

Two ways down nowadays. You can climb over the knee high fence by Noses and there is a steepish bank (with a nice not so steep resting spot half way up) down onto the north end of the beach. Alternatively you can walk along the cliff top paths and about 3/4 of the way along there is a path down with steps - back in the day I used to know this area as Smugglers but it has probably changed now.

 

[fishingmark]

Disappointing report Stewart, only one pic of the rod and stand.
Well done getting a few out mate.

 

[thommaz]

Atleast u caught somthing mate some nice photos of tahe beach mate

 

[jimlad]

Well done mate! I'm a big fan of blast beach, nice place to be.

 

[GEORDIE H]

Two ways down nowadays. You can climb over the knee high fence by Noses and there is a steepish bank (with a nice not so steep resting spot half way up) down onto the north end of the beach. Alternatively you can walk along the cliff top paths and about 3/4 of the way along there is a path down with steps - back in the day I used to know this area as Smugglers but it has probably changed now.

Stew the steps down to the blast is called Frenchies mate used to be an excellent cod mark for the big hitters when the shingle was on the beach
we used to race along for the spot strait after registering and that would of been about 15 years back when i was a yougin lol

 

[Stewart 1971]

Stew the steps down to the blast is called Frenchies mate used to be an excellent cod mark for the big hitters when the shingle was on the beach
we used to race along for the spot strait after registering and that would of been about 15 years back when i was a yougin lol

Frenchies, that's right Geordie, you'll have to forgive my memory after nearly 25 years. Used to love that mark, especially after Harry Barker taught me to cast (before I had a break from fishing and forgot everything he taught me and had to re-learn) and I could fish it properly.

Like I said on the other thread so much changed in the 20 years I was away, all the marks I knew as a youngun are completely different nowadays

 

[eddie t]

Great beach on its day...

Sounds like a canny afternoon out stew nice one..

Did you lose much gear Stew.

 

[onefortheroad]

smugglers says to me blackhall , near the chair !! ??

i also fished the blast on the friday 10 till 3 , not a sniff , but looking forward to the cold and decent tides/seas . i was right the way along near the pill box . lost 2 leads from 10 .

 

[Stewart 1971]

Great beach on its day...

Sounds like a canny afternoon out stew nice one..

Did you lose much gear Stew.

Didn't get snagged up once Eddie which was a bit of a surprise. Fished four hours up and one down and even putting it out over 100 yards at the start of the comp not a hint of a snag

 

[Davyred]

Used to love that beach, can't believe how much its changed since the last time I was there ( a year or two after they demolished the pit)

Me and my mate used to fish there every friday night (conditions allowing). Had some great sessions on there, as Bill Quay said, you could see fires all over the Blast and the Chemical.