The Great Wallsendo
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It all started with a PM late yesterday afternoon from Norman....
"the sea looks flat as anything - fancy going out?":question:
It was unfortunately a bit too late for Slinky regular Steve, who is putting in the long hours this weekend
you were missed mate
Cruised up the Tyne just after 0700...the sky was clear and there was only a slight breeze.
Things soon started to look ominous when Norman said "It looks a bit choppy beyond the piers" LOL we hadn't even left the Tyne and already it looked like another bumpy day
The sea swell was HUGE...at least 10/12 ft and when we were in the trough you couldn't see the horizon ....but as severe as that may sound it wasn't really "rough"...
As a result of this ominous sea state it was decided to stay inshore...so we fished for a bit here and fished for a bit there......Zip, Nil, Nada, Zilch
Conditions improved slightly so we went to a close in wreck - where within minutes Norman and I were simultaneously into a couple of pan sized Codling...that felt better
Ventured down the coast as far as Mardsen...
Caught nothing here either so we moved on fairly sharpish - onto another few wrecks...
Deeper water = better fishing...at least now we seemed to be getting knocks...caught several scrapping coalies and loads and loads of large Whiting...
Then Norman finally got a decent knock...
which resulted in this nice 4lb+ Cod
I decided to give big baits a go and fished a mackerel flapper....it didn't have quite the desired effect LOL
...
As you can see it got chewed to death by scotchie robbing barstewards....which I'm pleased to report only one was landed today!!!
No Ling today - not even the small ones which seemed to plague all boats in the Comp' last week...fair few macky caught though...I think about 29 or so
Strange day weather wise and also sea wise...it threatened to be bumpy then calmed down, the sun came out and then it also rained
Cheers again Norman - had an excellent morning out
"the sea looks flat as anything - fancy going out?":question:
It was unfortunately a bit too late for Slinky regular Steve, who is putting in the long hours this weekend
you were missed mate Cruised up the Tyne just after 0700...the sky was clear and there was only a slight breeze.
Things soon started to look ominous when Norman said "It looks a bit choppy beyond the piers" LOL we hadn't even left the Tyne and already it looked like another bumpy day
The sea swell was HUGE...at least 10/12 ft and when we were in the trough you couldn't see the horizon
....but as severe as that may sound it wasn't really "rough"...As a result of this ominous sea state it was decided to stay inshore...so we fished for a bit here and fished for a bit there......Zip, Nil, Nada, Zilch
Conditions improved slightly so we went to a close in wreck - where within minutes Norman and I were simultaneously into a couple of pan sized Codling...that felt better
Ventured down the coast as far as Mardsen...
Caught nothing here either so we moved on fairly sharpish - onto another few wrecks...
Deeper water = better fishing...at least now we seemed to be getting knocks...caught several scrapping coalies and loads and loads of large Whiting...
Then Norman finally got a decent knock...
which resulted in this nice 4lb+ Cod
I decided to give big baits a go and fished a mackerel flapper....it didn't have quite the desired effect LOL
...
As you can see it got chewed to death by scotchie robbing barstewards....which I'm pleased to report only one was landed today!!!
No Ling today - not even the small ones which seemed to plague all boats in the Comp' last week...fair few macky caught though...I think about 29 or so
Strange day weather wise and also sea wise...it threatened to be bumpy then calmed down, the sun came out and then it also rained
Cheers again Norman - had an excellent morning out
still no fish for my table
