Best winter start for years

[treetop]

After the poor shore fishing in shetland and late shifts at work the rod had been gathering dust so decided it was time to get a night session in whilst off work. After hearing reports of good numbers of sizeable codling coming from Whitley beach, I managed to get my hands on some lugworm and brought a flask of frozen crab. Met up with my mate and sea looked perfect with a good roll coming in we picked our spot, with the beach packed with people with the same idea. It was still light but it was fish straight from the off for my mate and myself either missing bites or hooks coming back cleaned but when I eventually got into fish mine where coming in lip hooked whilst my mates fish where swallowing the hook down, I eventually found as the tide flooded hard and casting a bit further I was hooking up nearly every cast. Fished from 7-10.15pm and ended the night with 8 keepers between 1 1/4-2lb one under returned, my mate went home at 9.30 with 8 keepers and bloke next to me with 10. It's been a while since I've had as good a start to the winter and if the fish stick around then by dec the fish should pack on a bit of weight.

 

[mick303]

hell of a session that mate, well done,couldnt ask for much more than that eh?

 

[regpude]

welldone,very nice section.as long as they r all for the table.may get slated of some members.tight lines.

 

[regpude]

nice SESSION

nice SESSION

welldone,very nice section.as long as they r all for the table.may get slated of some members.tight lines.

thats what i meant to say.

 

[mardenq]

where on the beach were you mate.i fished to the right of watts slope from 6 till 9 using fresh crab and blacks and had nowt.seen one lad to my right get 2 undersize but that was it.loads on beach as you say,could see lights all the way down to big bay

 

[mitch_dow]

Good stuff mate a was down Sunday night fished 2 down 2 up the fish didn't really start feeding til an hour after dark for me and my mate like managed a few keepers but were returned hoping for the big 1 ! Keep it up

 

[treetop]

Fished panama mate, promised a lad at work some fish and my family some, non will be wasted

 

[eddie t]

nice bag of fish well done.:thumbup:

 

[treetop]

Cheers lads

 

[Boro5707]

Was down myself, using up a bit of bait left from the night before, first 3 casts, 3 fish just over size. 4th cast, fish on but hung up, snapped off. 5th cast lost one in the surf. 6th nothing and 7th cast a nice birdy and out of bait. Decided to go cook some cod for my tea. Left the house just before 7 (5minutes drive away), was back in by 8.30. If I had a bucket full of bait think I would of bagged up big time. Was like Blackpool illuminations down there last night.

 

[Joe-m]

Fished panama mate, promised a lad at work some fish and my family some, non will be wasted

well done on your catch nice to get a fry out of it

 

[j the kipper]

Nice Start

Nice Start

well done nice start to the season mate

 

[man of the pier]

welldone,very nice section.as long as they r all for the table.may get slated of some members.tight lines.

why would or should he get slated on a nice bag of cod, it should just be congradulations and nowt else

 

[regpude]

Congratulations

Congratulations

why would or should he get slated on a nice bag of cod, it should just be congradulations and nowt else

pleased all fish will are accounted for,so ill take back my previous thread.again well done on your VERY GOOD SESSION.tight lines.:red::thumbup::thumbup:

 

[broon shoe]

Top class lads" the beaches are throwing up some canny bags of cod haven't seen it like this for a long time

 

[treetop]

Fish were fairly full of sandeel so prob beaches will be quiet for next few days now they've fed. Cheers lads