Craster/Dunstanburgh Castle

[The Great Wallsendo]

Had a day trip today with Phill, Scott (Cocomonkey) and Gregg up the Northumberland coast...

Got to Craster at about 1130ish to be met by grey skies, drizzle and lumpy seas

Phill wanted to fish a kelpy mark to try and eke out some Red Cod...so he and Scott duly lobbed a couple of crab, mussel combos into the water and stood and waited

I was fishing light today so farted around with a float along the edges...after an hour and a few lost rigs (no fish hasten to add) it was decided to move on.

So we started walking in the other direction and headed towards the Castle.

Back of the Castle I again started float fishing with Phill and Scott chucking in big baits. Gregg turned up at this point and proceeded to fish lead heads, spinners, daylites (scabby chav)...after a while 3 of us were fishing floats (while keeping and eye on the big rods) and eventually Scott gave a triumphant cry

Not the best picture but I promise it is a small wrasse - Scotts first ever one so he was happy

A while later...

A new species for Phill - a large Granny ...Bailey the dog had a keen eye on it too

A little while later again...

A nice scrapping size Wrasse for Phill - his new PB for this species

I hadn't caught owt at this stage and had lost the only 2 floats I'd brought in the kelp so had resorted to fishing makeshift ledger rigs with Ragworm baits...downsized everything after loads of fruitless knocks, and some HUGE Velvet Swimming Crabs to size 2 hooks...eventually caught myself 2 very scraptastic half pound coalies (no pics )

And Greg:question:

He was unfortunately without a fish this afternoon - but no doubt he'll catch a beast the next time to put all this afternoons tiddlers to shame

Great craic and a good afternoons hiking and fishing in what is a very picturesque part of the world.

Cheers

Tony

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Forgot to say that there was also another Coalie caught - although it's contentious as to who can claim it...

It was Scotts float, yet Phill landed it - whose fish is it?

If you were to share the point then todays score was:

Phill - 2.5 Points
Tony - 2 Points
Scott - 1.5 Points
Gregg - 0 Points

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

And Scott...

It's called the Asian Hercules 2

 

[eddie t]

cracking report and pics Tony glad yous boys enjoyed it.

 

[cocomonkey19k]

class report tony lol and i was lying in bed this morning and remembered the name of that crane lol but you pic brings back memorys of it being here lol and my wrasse was bigger than it looks lol

 

[greggthe1]

Mint report bud. You's did have about 10 hours more ishing time than me tho I had no floats today so had to settle for spinning and to be honest the sea conditiond were not great. Not long after i put the daylights away some lad from Alnwick turned up and caught 2 macky on his daylights

Can't wait to get out again when the weather gets a bit better.

Want to get up to Eyemouth area soon but when the weather is right5 for that you are all on the boats

 

[phill_itofish]

Mint report bud. You's did have about 10 hours more ishing time than me tho I had no floats today so had to settle for spinning and to be honest the sea conditiond were not great. Not long after i put the daylights away some lad from Alnwick turned up and caught 2 macky on his daylights

Can't wait to get out again when the weather gets a bit better.

Want to get up to Eyemouth area soon but when the weather is right5 for that you are all on the boats

i'm game for that any time

how's sunday sound

 

[greggthe1]

Sounds good bud............if the weather gods agree!

 

[Sigsy]

Cracking report, nice to see you didn't blank on this trip Phil mate

 

[phill_itofish]

Cracking report, nice to see you didn't blank on this trip Phil mate

lol cheers mate

 

[basswrasse2]

cracking report well done lads

 

[fishingfanatastico]

yep well done lads,canny report and pictures.

 

[Mogthemackem]

Good report again Tony. We were up at the castle a couple of weeks ago and got a good few mackerel, some pollock (I lost one a couple of lb on the lift as has a mackerel and pollock on my carp rod and couldn't lift it so hit a rock lol). There were plenty of coalies, mackerel, a few pollock, a couple of granny fish (1 twice the size of that in the picture and the biggest I've ever caught) also 1 about 5 oz but less said of that the better lol. Canny day out and first time I've fished up there. It's a great mark but them rocks are a nightmare when wet.

 

[fishing bairn]

haha i bet ya will catch a fish soon Greg lol
great catch report
better look next time Greg

well done