Any news on how Hartlepool has been fishing?

[The Plum]

I was a bit if an idiot. Fished it in a really big tide. Should never have gone on.

good thing is youve admitted and learned from it mick

 

[fishy]

thats why i said before i dont fish that mark now unless it is summer / i wear flotation suit etc when on the piers in winter to keep warm / midd / roker etc but not worth the risk even then getting washed in from there / same as north gare i wont go near that in winter

i would rather blank and go home

 

[MickMcC]

Hartlepool has been fishing great since the end of November. But if you want to catch Cod you need to fish it over the hard ground. If you want a whitie session hit the piers. Won't be many cod caught by kerb side anglers fishing the proms. This one was 5lbs ;-)

 

[DubberGaz]

Cheers Mick, by 'hard ground' do you mean the rocky area between the Heugh and the North Sands?

cheers Gaz

 

[Charlie619]

Great fish, where abouts was it caught

 

[MickMcC]

Anywhere between Parton beach and the Heugh pier. High or low water when its rough. If its calm there are usually too many crabs about unless its very cold.
Best to go down in the daylight on at least a 0.6 tide to pick out a few spots to fish in the dark.
If fishing low water BE VERY CAREFUL not to get cut off by the flood, it can change in minutes believe me.
You have a chance of Cod, Flounder, Coalies and the occasional Bass and very rarely get many Whiting.
Its not a mark to see your rod tip rattling every 5 minutes but if you do catch its usually something worth keeping.

 

[The Plum]

seals are biting well on the heugh ive heard lol

 

[DubberGaz]

Cheers Mick, very useful! Gaz.:thumbup:

 

[Charlie619]

Just got back from the Pilot, 6 whiting but my old man got a codling about 2.5