Ling views wanted
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alan our last trip out we had about 60 cod and only 2 ling .i think it changes from tide 2 tide.on other trips ive only seen ling.and on other days just cod .i think the shore fishing lads are in for a good season 
i might even give it a try never done shore fishing for 15 years
i might even give it a try never done shore fishing for 15 yearsHi Alan,
Hope you are well.
While we catch a few Ling on the Volante our main target is always Cod. We\'ve had some great sport with large, (by N.E. standards)Coalfish and Pollack this summer as well and would happy to target these.
Do you think the trend could be a result of there being more chance of catching a 20lb+ Ling rather than any other fish in our waters over the summer?
I think its a case of each to their own.
Jeff.
Hope you are well.
While we catch a few Ling on the Volante our main target is always Cod. We\'ve had some great sport with large, (by N.E. standards)Coalfish and Pollack this summer as well and would happy to target these.
Do you think the trend could be a result of there being more chance of catching a 20lb+ Ling rather than any other fish in our waters over the summer?
I think its a case of each to their own.
Jeff.
IanW
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Caught more Ling this summer than I did last, but mainly because I\'ve been using bigger mackerel baits, rather than baited lures for the cod.
Me and Norman had more success with the cod earlier on in the season then it changed over to ling later on.
As to eating I prefer ling, although a nice fresh fillet of cod is hard to beat as well, jus so long as it\'s not too big a fish.
Ya right Keith, very lucky cats in Normans house
Me and Norman had more success with the cod earlier on in the season then it changed over to ling later on.
As to eating I prefer ling, although a nice fresh fillet of cod is hard to beat as well, jus so long as it\'s not too big a fish.
Ya right Keith, very lucky cats in Normans house
LING_BASHER
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Last year was the worst year i had for catching ling in a long time and just about every ling i caught had nets marks on there skin. Mind we never really targeted them this year as the aim was for september but we never got fishing.
I woudl say i like targeting ling as ther eis a better chance of a bigun but i ahte not being able to return them like we do alot of the cod.
I woudl say i like targeting ling as ther eis a better chance of a bigun but i ahte not being able to return them like we do alot of the cod.
LING_BASHER
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Well i looked into this as i thought it was a good idea, its balls it does not work, all you do is give them a slower death.Its like someone sticking a whole in your throat and keep on pouring water down until it kills you.
Shame as i hate keeping more than what i need.
Shame as i hate keeping more than what i need.
Views would be appreciated from those who can remeber the overall fishing from 30 years ago, not just day to day or this year with last. All skippers have the same view that ling are definately taking over from cod. Whereas 20-30 year ago catches where nearly all cod, with the odd ling around Sept. Change started taking place around ten year ago and drastically about five year ago.
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wot can you say alan 30 years ago souter point for big haddock high and low lights cod .20 years ago dunstborough castle full boat of cod on orange road tape no bait.them were the days
Norman
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LL keith / Ian yup , best fed cats in the north ........ they like the tough ling skin the best 
Alan , as for past fishing .. I remember 1977 ish I used to go out on a charter coble from the fleece at blyth, there were two sessions, we had the morning session for serious fishing from 5 to 12 to catch fish then I used to crew for the afternoon session (sickies) from 1 to 5. never seen a ling , always cod. this of course could be thet in those days no -one had sounders so never targeted the wrecks where ling haunt. Now , everyone goes wrecking so the ling are easy meat ........ my view anyway
Alan , as for past fishing .. I remember 1977 ish I used to go out on a charter coble from the fleece at blyth, there were two sessions, we had the morning session for serious fishing from 5 to 12 to catch fish then I used to crew for the afternoon session (sickies) from 1 to 5. never seen a ling , always cod. this of course could be thet in those days no -one had sounders so never targeted the wrecks where ling haunt. Now , everyone goes wrecking so the ling are easy meat ........ my view anyway
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norman,
wot do you mean no one had souders.we had a navstar 2000 and a paper graph finder the only problem was they were s..t lol
wot do you mean no one had souders.we had a navstar 2000 and a paper graph finder the only problem was they were s..t lol
Tadpoleman
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Well Alan i agree with norman as far as the wreck fishing is concerned !
in the late 70`s early 80`s the biggest fish in the shields boat angling club consisted of big thornies and spurs and the occational cod up to 20lb tops....... not many ling at all :exclam:
It was only the new tecnology of bottom sounders and decca navigators that lead to the discovery of wrecks and off shore reefs which also lead to big ling and cod all off the wrecks
In the early days lots and lots of lind 15-20lb every trip out on the inshore`s.
I wouldn`t say ling have taken over cod or vice versa ,Some years are better for one and then better for the latter the next year
Think the EL-NINIO has a lot to do with it my self
I dont think that cod are on the decline!! havent noticed it that much but have noticed a load of smaller ling (coz we caught all the bigguns..lol) these days and also lots more pollock than ever the last 5-6 years never used to catch any at all prior to then.. may be the north sea is warming up and fish mooving up !! what next Tuna Marlin=bigger boat=sharks?????????????????
bert
in the late 70`s early 80`s the biggest fish in the shields boat angling club consisted of big thornies and spurs and the occational cod up to 20lb tops.......
not many ling at all :exclam: It was only the new tecnology of bottom sounders and decca navigators that lead to the discovery of wrecks and off shore reefs which also lead to big ling and cod all off the wrecks
In the early days lots and lots of lind 15-20lb every trip out on the inshore`s.
I wouldn`t say ling have taken over cod or vice versa ,Some years are better for one and then better for the latter the next year
Think the EL-NINIO has a lot to do with it my self
I dont think that cod are on the decline!! havent noticed it that much but have noticed a load of smaller ling (coz we caught all the bigguns..lol) these days and also lots more pollock than ever the last 5-6 years never used to catch any at all prior to then.. may be the north sea is warming up and fish mooving up !! what next Tuna Marlin=bigger boat=sharks?????????????????
bert
It seems the views of private small boat anglers who fish the inshore wrecks are completely diffreent to the skippers who fish the offshore wrecks, who had the gear to do it, and the records I have. thirty year ago the big catches where of cod, cod and more cod and only a handful of ling. And the biggest fish where nearly always cod. Ten year ago cod numbers decreased and more ling started being taken. Then five year ago the ling catches increased greatly. No doubt the private small boat owner missed out on the heady days of codding, simply because he did not have the gear GPS etc, and the difference since this came readilly available to all has not been so noticeable. Very interesting.
Hello alan,
Just catching up the mail after a few weeks away. I had a dinghy 30 years ago and have another one of the same ilk now. Had a small fishfinder in the 70\'s and the main fish caught were cod, whiting haddock and pouting with mackeral and coalfish in the summer as well. Never had bass, pollack or ling. Mainly fished Hartlepool or Shields and never more than a couple miles out, usually less than a mile.
Now I fished out of Seaham this year and had cod, pollack, mackeral, ling, coalfish and an odd bass. Ling to 13 pound within half mile of the piers. The other lads in our club specifically target ling or cod on the wrecks with different end tackle and bait. sometimes they cannot get past the ling to get the cod. Cod is definitely in short supply to what it used to be in the 70\'s. The lads on the beaches will confirm this. also the whiting are not seasonal anymore and the last time I caught spurdog on the beach was in the 70\'s. Never seen one for over 25 years.
Just catching up the mail after a few weeks away. I had a dinghy 30 years ago and have another one of the same ilk now. Had a small fishfinder in the 70\'s and the main fish caught were cod, whiting haddock and pouting with mackeral and coalfish in the summer as well. Never had bass, pollack or ling. Mainly fished Hartlepool or Shields and never more than a couple miles out, usually less than a mile.
Now I fished out of Seaham this year and had cod, pollack, mackeral, ling, coalfish and an odd bass. Ling to 13 pound within half mile of the piers. The other lads in our club specifically target ling or cod on the wrecks with different end tackle and bait. sometimes they cannot get past the ling to get the cod. Cod is definitely in short supply to what it used to be in the 70\'s. The lads on the beaches will confirm this. also the whiting are not seasonal anymore and the last time I caught spurdog on the beach was in the 70\'s. Never seen one for over 25 years.
Neil
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Fished out of Dunbar yesterday and chucked the anchor over the side to uptide for cod. Second cast produced a ling just over 10lb, on crab as well !
We had another three small ling amongst the codlings.
Also got a 6lb ling from the shore in December a few years back fishing at Eyemouth.
Up here it\'s not the ling that are taking over from the Cod it\'s Pollock. On some days this year they have out numbered the cod for the days tally.
We had another three small ling amongst the codlings.
Also got a 6lb ling from the shore in December a few years back fishing at Eyemouth.
Up here it\'s not the ling that are taking over from the Cod it\'s Pollock. On some days this year they have out numbered the cod for the days tally.
