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Sea_Troot

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Fished middle docks today with me dad (pop65) and brother. got there for 2 high tide at 4.20, me dad was straight into the fish from the off small whity first cast.
i blow my reel up first cast which took 40 mins to sort out eventually got it out and baited with fresh crab pulled in a nice plaice which is my first one and new species for me. me brother also pulled in a plaice not long after again fish took on fresh crab.
dad and brother pulled in small codling each then as first light came the coalies were out in numbers and a very good stamp aswell. biggest just under 2lb and smallest just over a pound. we had 9 coalies in total, 2 whiteys 2 small codling and 2 decent plaice.

fresh crab proved why its such a good bait today as all fish were took on on crab. ran out of crab and the bites stopped.
other baits were bluey, prawn, rag and lug.

packed up at about 8 and called it a day. good session with some cracking coalies. stil have fresh crab left so will be out next week :D

pictures to follow later.
 
Sounds like a busy session well done lads.

There were a few coalies from the pier last night casting into the bay and just before dark i pulled in a little spotty, which went back like a rocket seams a few about.

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Nice session mate well done. Never fished middle docks in years, and this only spurs me on to fish it again.

As for your fish, very nice coalies indeed :thumbup:. But, I can definately say that the flatties you caught were most likely flounders mate, as the plaice are still only just starting to show up again on the shore after they've been out at sea spawing, and they very rarely go far upriver (Coble Landing is the furthest up the tyne I'VE SEEN one caught). Flounders have orange spots like Plaice, sometimes quite bright orange, thats why there so easily sometimes mistaken for Plaice. ;)

Still good fishing for you and ya dad and brother, well done. :)
 
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Well SEA TROOT Looks like you had a good fishing session as that is a good haul of fish so well done and keep the good work up and good luck to you in the future okay :D:D:D
 
Good session lads sounds like fresh crabs the bait to have I've had a couple of good sessions on bluey n rag lately but if fresh crabs available that's the one to get, well done
 
<(Andy2009)> said:
Nice session mate well done. Never fished middle docks in years, and this only spurs me on to fish it again.

As for your fish, very nice coalies indeed :thumbup:. But, I can definately say that the flatties you caught were most likely flounders mate, as the plaice are still only just starting to show up again on the shore after they've been out at sea spawing, and they very rarely go far upriver (Coble Landing is the furthest up the tyne I'VE SEEN one caught). Flounders have orange spots like Plaice, sometimes quite bright orange, thats why there so easily sometimes mistaken for Plaice. ;)

Still good fishing for you and ya dad and brother, well done. :)
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Cheers andy was good session enjoyed it.an sure they were plaice as they were smooth all over when you touch them where as flounder feel rough.me brother checked a few things aswel to make sure they were plaice as he had read up on how to check the difference between flounder and plaice.
As for middle docks its a it of a climb to get on but once on its good fishing think theres only once that we have not caught anything. 2 hours before high tide is best.
 
codseeker said:
just hope nee mare pies hit him in the face PMSL :D
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I ya have to watch oot for them pies like, they are randomly fired from somewhere and they strike without warning, usually when someone finally realises something that they couldnt figure out earlier and has such an easy answer (foot in mouth syndrome)! :o ;) :D
 
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so how do ypu tell dif between them are flounders smooth white underneath and plaice have a herring bone pattern are plaice smooth on back whichever way you run your hands along back when flounders are rough wen u run your hand up them
thats the test done on this fish
so is it plaice or flounder

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pop65 said:
so how do ypu tell dif between them are flounders smooth white underneath and plaice have a herring bone pattern are plaice smooth on back whichever way you run your hands along back when flounders are rough wen u run your hand up them
thats the test done on this fish
so is it plaice or flounder

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Your fish is a flounder mate!
 
Rocker said:
Your fish is a flounder mate!
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cheers Rocker it confused us as it has smooth back both ways when rubbed with hand and herring bone pattern on its belly but now loooking in good light at pics a think your right mate as spots arnt red enough can you get hybids of both
any ways it seems like it will keep few on here happy its a flounder and not a plaice
cheers phil
 
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