Hartley 12Oct15

[james89]

After a long (and expensive) weekend in London, I planned a day off work in order to recover and get some rest. Fishing had crossed my mind and so on the train back last night I had a look at the tides and decided I'd have a short session around low tide. A few hours in the sea air would negate the effects of the Big Smoke!

I was set up with my first bait in the water at 8:30ish - what a great view:



After an hour or so I had a few casts behind me into what I think is called the crescent. The sea was rougher here and I soon got snagged and lost all my gear...



A bit miffed I returned to the West Bay and managed two little codling - both only just sized and returned to be caught another day .





A good morning's fishing - no monsters but good to be out in the fresh air and away from work. I reckon I lost about 3 rigs and 6 leads....much snaggier than when I fished here with Phil83 a few weeks ago; but I put that down to the movement in the water.

On the way back up to the car I turned a few rocks and found a couple of soft backs. I also collected a lot of loose line and a bonus lead which made me feel better about loosing my rigs...



Cheers for reading,
James

 

[BillQuay]

good report and great pictures, especially the first one.

 

[davidhayley1945]

first picture is the crescent casting towards st marys island,the futher up the skeer the better there used to be a lot of doublers in the 80s 90s and early 2000,a big n/e good with Hartley island giving you some shelter. davy.

 

[broon shoe]

Good mornings work m8 2 nice codling well done on putting them back

 

[DubberGaz]

Good report James, and well done on the beach clean!

 

[DurhamAngler]

Good report James and with good pics too . Never fished there myself yet but it looks quite good on the google earth maps.Whats the parking like over that way ?

 

[g.ordon]

good report mate and well done on getting a couple oot!

 

[regpude]

nice report as usual james,aswell as photos,thanks for sharing.least you never blanked.ps,if i here of any leads found down there with JS 89 on them,anglers will know there yours.LOL.

 

[paul221280]

Good report and sme cracking pics mate.

 

[dabcatcher]

a brilliant way to wind down...

 

[davidhayley1945]

good report james and with good pics too . Never fished there myself yet but it looks quite good on the google earth maps.whats the parking like over that way ?

theres a car park just down from the pub a short walk to the stairs puts you on to the skeers, davy.

 

[Phil83]

Good stuff James, that first photo is brill. Always been one of my favourite places Hartley.

 

[RossW]

Great report, James. I live in the bloody "big smoke" and reading that and seeing the pics made me feel like jumping straight in the car and heading for Hartley. Top stuff

 

[DurhamAngler]

theres a car park just down from the pub a short walk to the stairs puts you on to the skeers, davy.

Cheers Davy

 

[james89]

Cheers for the comments lads.

Great report, James. I live in the bloody "big smoke" and reading that and seeing the pics made me feel like jumping straight in the car and heading for Hartley. Top stuff

Don't know how you do it...Weekend every now and then but thats all i can handle!

 

[mick dunn]

Good report. Looks canny spot in first pic.