rathouse 26/11/07

[mickcave83]

was going to fish roker but opted against it when i seen the rollers coming over, didnt want to risk getting stuck on the roundhead till low water and missing work last night, so off i headed for the end of the rathouse, any ways cut a long story short, first cast produced a nice 6lb 1 ounce cod followed by a 1lb codling then a 2lb codling. fished from 12.30 till 5.30, baits used rag, crab, mussel and razor, all fish fell to rag

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[Gillbo]

Nice!

Nice!

Nice pics Mick, CODDY told us you had had a few the other day. The fish at Pools where mainly caught on worm this weekend. Strange as two weeks back razor and squid were the 'in' baits?

 

[blackrat]

A nice marked fish..well done

 

[alan]

Great report and pictures Mick,well done

 

[micky]

well done m8 nice fish and good report!!!!!
where is the rat house???
cheers

 

[jamiebrennan]

Well done nice fish.
Micky : the rathouse is the groyne type structure in the mouth of the river Wear. Its on the north side and next to the sailing club and marina.

 

[micky]

cool m8 thanx i mite give it a shot some time next week!!is it fishable at all time or can u tell me when it wouldnt be fishable

 

[mickcave83]

fishible at all staits of the tided,i prefer fishing the flood but a lot of the lads have been catching on the ebb and low water

 

[mick dunn]

I,ve got most of the day to myself tomorrow. Might just go down for a few hours as i,m on nights tomorrow.
Buy some lug at tackle shop.?.

Mick.

 

[=>Tony<=]

nice 1, you have had some canny fish so far keep it up

 

[johnw]

Cracking Fish Well Done Mate

 

[gazzawill]

well done mick i was with the lad who spoke to you as you were coming off (just after the barrier we were fishing next to the steps of the ratty) nice fish mate well done
i took a whiting then a codling at mid water wished we fished the end now mate lol
well done keep it up

 

[mickcave83]

well done mick i was with the lad who spoke to you as you were coming off (just after the barrier we were fishing next to the steps of the ratty) nice fish mate well done
i took a whiting then a codling at mid water wished we fished the end now mate lol
well done keep it up

do u know if out more came off the end m8, few of the lads were on but ive never spoke to them yet

 

[eddie t]

cracking fish mate and report well done

 

[gazzawill]

i never saw or heard of anything coming from the end mate

we were gona move there about 630ish but 2 lads just coming down beat us lol

 

[mickcave83]

i never saw or heard of anything coming from the end mate

we were gona move there about 630ish but 2 lads just coming down beat us lol

ok m8, thanks

 

[davem2005]

I have never fished the rathouse, but what I have done is launched my boat from the slipway just upstream of it for the last year.

So if it helps you guys the bottom is reasonably flat over the entire width. The slope down to the chanel reaches maximun depth at about 50 - 60 ft from the jetty and continues across at the same depth to the jetty on the other side but the dredged channel is closer and it starts to slope up about 25-30ft from the south jetty.

All in all its a flat bottom all the way and I have not seen any signs of channels or deeper spots anywhere along its length.

Give me a wave next time I wipe yer lines out

Dave