granny fish

[mardenq]

can you catch them all year and is there any hot spots around whitley bay tynemouth.would i get them down the side from the fish quay or round the old wooden jety(near the middens)

 

[g-force]

I had one about a pound & a half off Blyth pier last night........first one for ages but no good for my club match lol!

Gary

 

[mardenq]

I had one about a pound & a half off Blyth pier last night........first one for ages but no good for my club match lol!

Gary

were you fishing into the harbour side or onto the sand

 

[d-a]

granny

granny

just target cod and you will catch grannys rockling amd crabs

 

[ozzy37]

iv had them from blyth pier too, on both sides near the end very close in almost under rod tip, hope this helps

 

[g-force]

were you fishing into the harbour side or onto the sand

From the bend chucking towards the middle bogs mate. I had an even bigger one about 3 years ago fishing the end into the channel.

Gary

 

[mardenq]

need to find where i can get them close in on lrf gear(1 to 5 gr rod) so only flickin out a 2 or 3 gr jig head,might try in the harbour at blyth and shields fish quay

 

[dave1985]

i was fishing in a match the other week on tynemouth peir on of the lads cought a canny size one. a bit of a pain when you cant weigh them in lol

 

[smoothound]

had quite a few on the end of shields pier just down the side of the wall. even had a couple when just flicking a shrimp rig about 5yds out when after launce.

 

[stevie h]

Whats a Granny fish???

 

[davidhayley1945]

can you catch them all year and is there any hot spots around whitley bay tynemouth.would i get them down the side from the fish quay or round the old wooden jety(near the middens)

any reason why you are targeting granny fish ,they dont weight in club matchs ,a lot of anglers dont like handling them but they are safe and not harmful if handled carefully,fish quay and rubber factory used to throw some big ones up to two pound. davy.

 

[g-force]

Whats a Granny fish???

Short-spined sea scorpion; sure they've got lots of other nicknames....

Ugly looking critters out of the water, quite bonny when they're swimming around. As Davy says a lot of people think they're poisonous but they're not - just damn spiky & need a bit of care when handling, or get them off with a disgorger.

Gary

 

[stevie h]

Cheers Gary!

 

[PRICEY]

Could be my deceased mother in law

 

[Axe]

catch one over 2lb 7oz from the shore and your a Uk record holder!

and from boat 2lb 3oz....now theres a challenge for you guys!

Short-Spined Bullhead

 

[g.ordon]

I've had a couple of canny ones off of the pilot jetty at the walkway, chucking down river like.

 

[mardenq]

any reason why you are targeting granny fish ,they dont weight in club matchs ,a lot of anglers dont like handling them but they are safe and not harmful if handled carefully,fish quay and rubber factory used to throw some big ones up to two pound. davy.

trying to get as many different fish as i can on lrf gear,as per other post ill be using a 1 to 5gr lrf rod,1000 size reel and 6lb pe braid,wont beable to flick a 3gr jig head far-lol,so need to find fish i can get really close in,im after flatties,granny fish ,coalies ect,have to use lures(plasics best i think).could probs get a rockling to.
any others i might beable to try for?

 

[mardenq]

the Japanese are really into the lrf,heres a youtube vid
LR6.mov - YouTube

 

[davidhayley1945]

trying to get as many different fish as i can on lrf gear,as per other post ill be using a 1 to 5gr lrf rod,1000 size reel and 6lb pe braid,wont beable to flick a 3gr jig head far-lol,so need to find fish i can get really close in,im after flatties,granny fish ,coalies ect,have to use lures(plasics best i think).could probs get a rockling to.
any others i might beable to try for?

tynemouth pier would be your best bet ,guarnads,weavers,lemon sole common sole ,tadpole,dogfish,red mullet,dragonets,eels pouting,bass,hagfish,all been cauight last few years.you would have a better chance using baits like rag or lug . davy.

 

[scratcher]

Short-spined sea scorpion; sure they've got lots of other nicknames....

Ugly looking critters out of the water, quite bonny when they're swimming around. As Davy says a lot of people think they're poisonous but they're not - just damn spiky & need a bit of care when handling, or get them off with a disgorger.

Gary

Looking at that picture, they should be called "Mother-in-law fish"!