first ever codling

[chrismorris]

i`ve only been sea fishing for a month now after years of course and game angling and reeled in a codling of 5lb 2oz (middleton pier)great feeling when my rod tip bent over could well be hooked on this sea fishing
can anyone give me advice on a beach (durham area) for a novice
i`m just learning to cast with a multipier and can cast just over the length of my local footie pitch about 110 yards doesd this limmit places i can fish or not
cheers

 

[MikeR]

Chuffin\' hell! Just learning to cast and reaching 110 yards!

Good going that mate. Nice fish too. Well done.

Can\'t help with the Durham area, sorry.

 

[John]

Well that will be you hooked aswell,Welldone

 

[LING_BASHER]

I nice 1.From the reports i am hearing from last night and this morning i my even be tempted to get my gear out and hit a rock mark or Blyth pier.Going for a drive and walk from Blyth to Tynemouth pier now so i will report back later.

 

[KeithB]

Well Done! Chris

Here\'s a couple of pics of King Edwards Bay this afternoon

 

[Ell]

Chris, although we don\'t get many reports from that area on the board the beaches round there were amongst the best in the country at one time for Cod fishing. The Seaham Beaches - Chemicals and The Blast Fish well after good seas, Blackhall and Horden the same. Access can be a bit difficult to work out if no-one posts details here ask in one of the local tackle shops. I\'ve fished Hawthorne Point a few times this year - south end of The Blast. On a clear night some of these beaches are spectacular places to be. Not what you\'d call golden coral sands but there\'s something about them! Good Luck.

As for the 110yds

 

[lesforrest]

nice one mate ! can you give sless some casting lessons ?........WAIT FOR THE BITE........

 

[sless]

i dont need any you cheeky twit
hahahaha

 

[lesforrest]

say no more !! WHOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPYAAAAAAAAAAF*************A LOL

 

[sean]

hi chris
well done
were you fishing on the middleton i.e sides or the end

 

[LING_BASHER]

The sea was very big, white horses as far as i could see.Never seen anyone fishing on whitley bay beach Tynemouth area, dout you could hold bottom on the beach and the pier was unfishable with waves crashing over.

 

[blastman]

hi fished seaham area for years, seaham hall a good mark, dawndon blast is fishing but ground can be a bit rough, thinking of fishing horden next year hearing good reports but leaving car can be a problem, these beaches used to fish well in calm conditions when pits where working but better now when sea has movement on good fishing

 

[Tat]

hi chris Hordens alright if you leave your car in the road near the houses at the viaduct at the top of the beach road.Mind if you have a 4x4 you can get on to the beach via 11th street in Blackhall.

 

[chrismorris]

thanks for the help every one
sean i was fishing the end just to the right were the boats come in
were is king edwards bay kiethb great pics

 

[KeithB]

Tynemouth Chris, right next to the priory castle

 

[Patrick_Pending]

reeled in a codling of 5lb 2oz

Chris, your selling yourself short! In most peoples\' books 5lb and over is a cod*
Well done

* technically speaking it is based on a length of 25\" or more, see \'Cod Facts\' post.

 

[willywetegg]

Mean\"t to say earlier well done Chris. Took me a sight longer than that to catch a decent fish.It was about two years (from the shore) and the fish was about eight and a quarter pound. Still my biggest fish to date.