North East Conger....

[super-MAGuire]

Anybody hooked, seen, caught, herd of any conger around these parts... shore, boat, even spotted by divers... so on and so forth.

Any info is appreciated.. thanks!

 

[boatangler33]

thers any amounts on the wrecks but no one targets them either by choice or they dont know how 2! take it youve fished for them before then and know the sport that comes with it!?

tight lines

chris

 

[codseeker]

the name maddison rings a bell a few yr back sure it was from craster area but i cud be wrong

shore caught

 

[Charlie_Thompson]

Someone had a liitle 'un at a NESA comp I believe, a few years back

Has there not been reports of them from divers of St. Mary's

 

[smoothound]

heard of a few over the years, think the northeast shore record is around 32lb from craster about 3 or 4 years ago. also heard of them caught at newton and howick.

 

[ANDREW JAMES]

some nice conger caught every year mainly from the deep water marks around craster, a 20lb plus fish was caught at cresswell in a blyth match a few seasons back. most of the fish seem to be taken when fishing for other species.
very few if any are taken by the boats, but this is due to most boats on this coast fishing on the drift. if they anchored up over wrecks in slack water then im sure they would turn up fishing hard on the bottom.
like alot if species, ie dogfish,mullet,rays. im sure if you can target them then im sure yourly be pleasantly suprised.
check out the pictures on the alan charlton pages and good luck.

 

[Mad as a fish]

I used to dive and seen some just to the right of weasel loch at Eyemouth and at Browns Bay colurcoats to the left as you walk down towards the pool that is cut out of the rocks.

 

[Mad as a fish]

Someone had a liitle 'un at a NESA comp I believe, a few years back

Has there not been reports of them from divers of St. Mary's

I dived there lots of times never seen any.

 

[fishaman]

conger

conger

gavin owen caught this one at newton it was about 14lb and lost a even bigger one a couple of weeks later

 

[jonny_s]

Are conger good to eat ? I may be under the wrong impression but thought they were more of a sport fish and usually returned if possible.

 

[codcatcher3000]

congers definitely an edible species...but dont tell the chinese .....they'll be no congers by june ....some prefer it to skin it first...some cook it with the skin still on . cut into chunks....so u get round fish piece....steaks as some call it

 

[CHOPPER]

Seen a few amongst the rubble on the wrecks off blyth and a few up at St Abbs but never any at St Marys island.

 

[super-MAGuire]

i have a little plan and tactic to try for them... plenty of ground bait evening small flood tidy, fish top water into the night...

time shall tell, i'm sure coalies will keep me occupied till i get the tell tail slow pick up bites.

fingers crossed

 

[Envirodriver]

I used to use the head of mackeral on a large wire traced hook, once hooked you had to get them of the bottom fast as they wrap there tails onto rocks or anything else they could get fixed to. When I trawled the shannon for Monkfish we brought a couple up and they would lie there and play dead until you walked past and they would go for your ankles. Good fighters and dont taste to bad either.

 

[super-MAGuire]

I used to use the head of mackeral on a large wire traced hook, once hooked you had to get them of the bottom fast as they wrap there tails onto rocks or anything else they could get fixed to. When I trawled the shannon for Monkfish we brought a couple up and they would lie there and play dead until you walked past and they would go for your ankles. Good fighters and dont taste to bad either.

Yeah, I've been thinking about the wire trace mallark, and is it neccessary if i'm only bringing it up a short distance, as i was thinking 60lb mono would be ok, not expecting nothing massive... but not sure as their jaws are strong, but people land them of gear intended for other spp, so assuming 30-40lb hooklenths hold them, i'm sure 60 would be ok... suppose could learn from mistakes if it comes to that!

 

[Envirodriver]

Conger fishing is popular in Plymouth and boat trips to wrecks for the big ones are regular. wire traces are recommended as they can bite through mono lines. No harm in trying with 60Ib mono. They are predatory and tend to hunt at night or deep in darker waters. They also sit lying in wait within rock holes and strike as there dinner swims past.

 

[boatangler33]

try to stay away from the wire traces if your going to release them as when they twist up in the line it cuts them to bits if your using wires,i use strimmer wire crimped and havent lost one on these! my pb is 68.5lb and great sport! good luck if your going out for them!

 

[clarky]

I can remember quite few years back an old guy I knew would skin his by nailing the tail to a board in the garage, making one cut round tail and one down full length of body then pull the skin all the way down like pulling a sock off. Was good eating to.

 

[Mad as a fish]

i found it easier starting at the head on a nail.

 

[clarky]

i found it easier starting at the head on a nail.

Aye mate true av neva caught or skinned one so yer as you'd probably get a better hold nailing through the head.
Dont know why he done it tail first neva really thought to ask him, he's dead now so defo cant ask him now.