FFFFFFreeezing!!!!!

[The Great Wallsendo]

Went to High Shore for a few hours this evening....my intention was to fish from 1800 until midnight

First Hour........no fish

Lots of knocks, rattles - even caught a HUGE shore crab forgot to take a picture

Hour and a half in...

Coalie caught on half a crab

Had a thumping bite that I lost - and later on hooked into something only to get snagged and then have to break off

So only three and a half hours in I gave up despite wearing 4 layers up top, two pairs of socks, hat, scarf, gloves etc etc I was very very cold and wanted to come home.

At least I didn't blank, and I have loads of ragworm left so I may try another few hours on sunday evening

 

[steveuk1]

Went to High Shore for a few hours this evening....my intention was to fish from 1800 until midnight

First Hour........no fish

Lots of knocks, rattles - even caught a HUGE shore crab forgot to take a picture

Hour and a half in...

Coalie caught on half a crab

Had a thumping bite that I lost - and later on hooked into something only to get snagged and then have to break off

So only three and a half hours in I gave up despite wearing 4 layers up top, two pairs of socks, hat, scarf, gloves etc etc I was very very cold and wanted to come home.

At least I didn't blank, and I have loads of ragworm left so I may try another few hours on sunday evening

atleast ya didnt blank thats the mainh thing, and ya rite about it being frezzeing

 

[willywetegg]

It's not freezing yet Tony, only just getting there mate. Wait till you are on the beach and the sand is completely frozen, that is cold lol.

Nice to see you didn't blank though mate

Welcome to NESA Steve.

Jim.

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

I was thinking the same thing Jim - how am i going to cope with a real frost?

 

[willywetegg]

Do what the locals do mate, just wear a vest and a T shirt instead of just the vest.

Seriously though, sometimes you can go out when it is very cold, and if you are catching fish you never feel it. I think the adrenaline just keeps you warmer when you are having a great session.

If you have a flotation suit on and some warm footwear it only takes a short walk along the beach to warm you up a bit, as far as the hands go either do what I do and take two or three pairs of gloves and swap them over when they get wet or do as Sless says and cup ya nuts lol.

Jim.

 

[gazzawill]

me and my mate had 3 1/2 hours on seaham beach tonight to mate 1 whitie

and yep it was freezing .fingers frozen after baiting up try rolling a ciggy lmao not the best looking roll up but it smokes lmao
still blew the cobwebs off

 

[Oblickta]

100% respect to anyone who braved the elements this week in the persuit of fish.

 

[Charlie_Thompson]

A wrangler jacket and a loop knit gansy up top. Wrangler jeans and a pair of Doc Matins down below - a bottle of Clan Dew and a bus shelter to take the edge of the wind. Happy days :red:

 

[gazzawill]

the good old days charlie

 

[Charlie_Thompson]

For definite - a didgital watch as well to time exactly how long you were freezing for to the exact second and a can of Gas to suck on just to hoy a spanner in the works.

 

[alan]

It's not freezing yet Tony, only just getting there mate. Wait till you are on the beach and the sand is completely frozen, that is cold lol.

Nice to see you didn't blank though mate

Welcome to NESA Steve.

Jim.

I fished early one morning a couple of years ago and Blyth beach was frozen,the sea water was actually warmer to stand in,the North sea is'nt as cold as you think,although its not recommended to try to swim in it.I'm not a weather expert but i think this cold snap is more of a air frost than a ground frost,hence the freezing fog around the Tyne area yesterday.Aparently we are going to have a bad spell of weather at Christmas starting next week end
Nice report Tony BTW
&
Welcome to NESA Steve

 

[willywetegg]

Ya not wrong Alan, that is one of the best ways to warm your feet up a bit when it is icy.

Jim.

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

atleast ya didnt blank thats the mainh thing, and ya rite about it being frezzeing

Cheers mate Welcome to NESA

 

[steveuk1]

talk about a warm welcome lads, thank you all for the welcome, av got welcome posts coming oot me lugs lol

 

[cod basher]

Aye, welcome to NESA.

 

[mick dunn]

I was on nights last night. It was -3 Consett. It warmed up as i got to Ch-Le-St to 0.
Course this does not take into consideration the chill factor with the wind.

 

[Stores]

The cold's a funny thing. Since I bought a flotation suit I've always been too hot rather than too cold but I accept that I only fish when I can fish rather than when I should fish. I have fished when the fish I have caught have frozen by the time I have picked them up and, as Jim says, the sands are frozen solid and it's on those days that not having a stand means jolly cold hands (link to stand thread) but, never, too cold hands. In the book is a reference to Ronnie Miekle who regularly fished in the winter in short sleeves. Are we just getting softer? Don't know but loved my last session even though it was frosty.

 

[willywetegg]

Nothing better than a cold, frosty, crisp night David. Stood on the end of a Skeer with not a care in the world mate.

Jim.

 

[MickA]

the sea water was actually warmer to stand in,the North sea is'nt as cold as you think,although its not recommended to try to swim in it.

Best thing to do with your hands if they're freezing, stick them in the sea. Even though you think the water will be freezing it will be warmer than the air temp. Dry them off straight away then straight in your pockets, it don't half warm them up.

As far as fishing when its cold goes, when you get ice on reel and icicles on the rod rings - then you know that it IS cold.

 

[davem2005]

Ya not wrong Alan, that is one of the best ways to warm your feet up a bit when it is icy.

Jim.

Quick word of caution.

DONT TRY THIS WHEN BOAT FISHING