Went up the Northumberland tonight Howick area, first choice location was way to heavy, fished last 2 hours of the flood, 3 down. Had 3 fish... 3,lb, 4,lb, 6,lb,
Had first fish [3,lb] an hour before high water, foul hooked in the back so thought i had hooked a lunker in the big surf. 2nd & 3rd fish in successive casts, an hour and half or so down.
Lost 2 fish,1 after reeling in 10 yards, another 5 yrds from the beach, both 2 to 3,lb mark.
Couple of bites after that, then went dead.
Bait: lug/rag/frozen blacks/razor/bluey & mussel....2 fish on the top hook rag end, other was fouled, so seems possibly the other bait was the attraction, the rag was what they had the taste for.
Also needed a decent cast, 80/90/ yards to get at the back of the breakers, tried a couple of shorts casts with no joy.
Anyway just glad of a decent bag, with only having the odd fish here and there the last few trips.
Had first fish [3,lb] an hour before high water, foul hooked in the back so thought i had hooked a lunker in the big surf. 2nd & 3rd fish in successive casts, an hour and half or so down.
Lost 2 fish,1 after reeling in 10 yards, another 5 yrds from the beach, both 2 to 3,lb mark.
Couple of bites after that, then went dead.
Bait: lug/rag/frozen blacks/razor/bluey & mussel....2 fish on the top hook rag end, other was fouled, so seems possibly the other bait was the attraction, the rag was what they had the taste for.
Also needed a decent cast, 80/90/ yards to get at the back of the breakers, tried a couple of shorts casts with no joy.
Anyway just glad of a decent bag, with only having the odd fish here and there the last few trips.
