Nice morning at hebburn

[Darnc]

Well I got up this morning and planned to go down to South Shields pier but had a change of mind on the way and went to hebburn marina got there for 7.15 it was a perfect morning not a breath of wind the river was like a pond so set up two rods and started getting bites on one rod straight away, after 20 minutes I had a small whitey then another 3 within an hour and a small flounder,thought it was a dab as it was so small but it was only rough down the lateral line, sure some one will advise if I'm wrong, I only had a couple of bags of rag so called it a day at 11am fish were taken on one rod using a flattie rig with green and black beads nothing on the other rod which had a single hook clip down with no beads both hitting the same distance, fish were returned ok hope to get back out at the weekend.

 

[BIG HITTER 1]

it's just nice to be out when the weather is like that and a couple of fish well done

 

[toonboymc]

Well done a nice day for fishing well done on the fish to

 

[Stewart 1971]

Sounds like a nice session mate and well done on getting a couple out. Flatty definitely looks like a Flounder to me, Dab have a pronounced D in the lateral line:

 

[Philysafc]

Nice day for it well done on the fish

 

[fishingmark]

I know that spot well. Tried there last night, only one codling
Well done on your catches, looks like the fish are avoiding me

 

[Pete from shields]

Nice report Darnc, funny how they all took the rig with beads. Have a read of this and bookmark it for future reference mate, defo looks like a flounder to me too but can't really see the lateral line.

Its amazing how many people catch plaice in the rivers in mid winter.

Plaice, Dab and Flounder differences - Flatfish Identification Fishing

 

[Darnc]

Cheers pete that's a good link