Nice one hedley will do some pics for there as well, or try and incorporate it all together with tubbies, will have to wait till the weekend to get the pics as the tides aren\'t that good at the moment but if anyone else has any info much appreciated the write up and pics will look similar to
Halls skeer... is to the far north of collywell,probably the better of all the marks at collywell as this has a reputation of producing double figure fish.
I remember reading in sea angler that a local lad claimed you got one once in every six visits to the place ...lol it hasn\'t happened for me yet but my favourite mark here none the less.
On a good tide you can see the thick kelp that surrounds all of these marks at collywell and I find a short lob about 30 yards slightly to the right (follow the gut out) after a good blow will put you into fish.
Best baits crab and mussel.
Charlies... is one of the two more accessible marks at collywell as your able to fish it from about 3hours before low water and follow the tide out, this mark is the more prominent mark that runs along side halls and is easily recognised by the large rock known as charlies garden which stands at the base of the skeer, from here Ive found a lob of about 30 or so yards to the right into the bay area will produce smaller codling of around the 3-4lb mark, but a chuck to the left towards the halls area will produce fewer but better fish and know people who have had cod to 15lb from here
The Middle skeer... is the second of the more accessible marks situated between charlies and the round rocks to the south of collywell here again you have options a short lob of around 30yrds or so straight out on a good or dying northeasterly can produce fish to 9lb +
but Ive found that chucking slightly to the right as the tide starts to flood will produce smaller codling in quantity on a good tide
The Round rocks... is the most southerly of the marks at collywell and the least accessible of the marks as it has to be a good tide to gain access to it be very careful here as the tide can come in behind you but the mark can be a good shot if caught right (low tide after a good blow)
Ive know people again to have double figured fish from here.
Crag point... is a high water mark and you should take extreme precaution with this mark Ive only fished it once and wasn\'t to comfortable with it your fishing about 50ft up on the side of the cliff the rock here is slippy and on a slope exposed to the winds and not my idea of fun its best fished on a good sea and people have had good bags from there though I would not like to be up there in those conditions.
Bottom of the ramp... this is a high water mark as the bay completely fills up at high water leaving only charlies garden above the water line, fished best on a good easterly/southeasterly this mark can produce some good bags of fish mussel and squid being a good bait here when there\'s plenty colour in the water ,weed can be a problem!!! Make sure to situate yourself well up from the bottom of the ramp as the waves on a high tide lash up against the wall at the base .
Tackle loss from all marks at collywell is heavy so a 535/525,7000+ reel with 30-40lb line straight through and a single hook rotten bottom rig required
Collywell Bay is situated between the Kings Arms pub in seaton sluice and Old Hartley if you turn in towards the Waterford Arms and follow the road around you will see the sea and a fence that runs along the top of the cliffs there\'s an opening at the bottom, follow the ramp down to gain access to the bay.
Or to the south follow the public footpath and then down the ramp.
excuse the spelling and punctuation as Im thick as f**k but you get the jist any alterations much appreciated
tony I was feeling sorry for you mate and anyway I don\'t know how to spell mark x
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