Roker Codling Fest

[Dilbertd]

Went down to Roker today bait fishing for the first time in weeks (been concentrating on Mackerel, well they are good fun !). Fished halfway between the lighthouse and the steps with two rods, one with a two hook flapper rig and one with a pulley rig both with straight lug. It was sport from the off with almost a fish a cast up to high tide. Ended up with 6 Codling, two Flounders, one Plaice and two gurnard type things (think they might have been dragonettes they looked too skinny to be gurnards). The Codling were all between 32 and 37 cm but all fat little buggers, I kept the 37 cm through choice (it was the first of season !) and I kept a 33 cm Codling and a 29 cm Plaice as they were deep hooked and would not have survived, the rest were lip hooked and went back fast and healthy. Some of the fish were double shots, I thought I was in to a nice big Coddy at one point when the fish stayed deep right up to the railings but it was the 37 cm and a 32 cm both at the same time ! One of the Flounders was also a double shot with a 32 cm Codling. I am chuffed to bits as it is the first day of the winter season with the biggest Coddy being just size at 37 cm in the bag . Looks like it might be a good winter season if the Tommy's are fattening up like the ones I got today.
Sorry about the lack of pics the pics I take with my phone are too big and will not upload properly and I have not sorted it out yet !

 

[Pete from shields]

Nice report mate and sounds like plenty of codling about lately, I disagree about the winter we still have another month of summer yet, temps for Monday, Tues and Wed are 25 and 26 apparently. With the kids going back to school this week it sounds about right, so fingers crossed we hold onto this nice weather for a few more weeks.

 

[Cawtoot]

Nice mixed bag of fish but I wouldn't admit to taking undersize fish home on an open forum mate, the law does not care that it was deep hooked and would probably die if returned.

 

[toonboymc]

A great busy session mate and a fish supper welldone

 

[mick dunn]

well done sounds like a good sesh.

Mick.

 

[Abz]

Went down to Roker today bait fishing for the first time in weeks (been concentrating on Mackerel, well they are good fun !). Fished halfway between the lighthouse and the steps with two rods, one with a two hook flapper rig and one with a pulley rig both with straight lug. It was sport from the off with almost a fish a cast up to high tide. Ended up with 6 Codling, two Flounders, one Plaice and two gurnard type things (think they might have been dragonettes they looked too skinny to be gurnards). The Codling were all between 32 and 37 cm but all fat little buggers, I kept the 37 cm through choice (it was the first of season !) and I kept a 33 cm Codling and a 29 cm Plaice as they were deep hooked and would not have survived, the rest were lip hooked and went back fast and healthy. Some of the fish were double shots, I thought I was in to a nice big Coddy at one point when the fish stayed deep right up to the railings but it was the 37 cm and a 32 cm both at the same time ! One of the Flounders was also a double shot with a 32 cm Codling. I am chuffed to bits as it is the first day of the winter season with the biggest Coddy being just size at 37 cm in the bag . Looks like it might be a good winter season if the Tommy's are fattening up like the ones I got today.
Sorry about the lack of pics the pics I take with my phone are too big and will not upload properly and I have not sorted it out yet !

WEll done on fish mate

 

[FISHERMAN]

Aye welldone mate canny fishing had

 

[MrT1981]

Nice one mate.