The Great Wallsendo
Well-known member
Having not been fishing in the Whitley bay area since i was a kid I've been champing at the bit to get out there and do it again....I've scoured the web, and this website for hints,tips,ideas and I thought I was nearly there in terms of mental preparation. I've religiously checked the tide times and I've also asked fellow site members for help and advice.
So what went wrong?
I was sat at my desk this afternoon looking at the rain come down outside - I'd already figured out that, weather permitting, the next best tide would be next Tues/Wed evening for me to pop my cherry and finally get out and fish.
Come five o clock the weather seemed to clear - and i made a spur of the moment decision to get my rod and go down to the rocks at whitley and fish the low tide - spinning or floating.
Well - I'm stupid aren't I? The sea is choppy, the colour of pea soup and looks altogether a lost cause. But did i turn round and go home? No I went down anyway - clambered around the rocks for an hour, throwing my lure this way and that. getting wet to the knees by crashing sea spray...
I've decided I'm not doing that again - I shall be more scientific next time and wait for better weather conditions.
So I'm going to wait until next Tues/Wed and I'm going to go down to the mud flats at North Sheilds fish quay and I'm going to fish for flatties - weather permitting this should be a more sensible and hopefully more productive session. Lesson learnt....for now
So what went wrong?
I was sat at my desk this afternoon looking at the rain come down outside - I'd already figured out that, weather permitting, the next best tide would be next Tues/Wed evening for me to pop my cherry and finally get out and fish.
Come five o clock the weather seemed to clear - and i made a spur of the moment decision to get my rod and go down to the rocks at whitley and fish the low tide - spinning or floating.
Well - I'm stupid aren't I? The sea is choppy, the colour of pea soup and looks altogether a lost cause. But did i turn round and go home? No I went down anyway - clambered around the rocks for an hour, throwing my lure this way and that. getting wet to the knees by crashing sea spray...
I've decided I'm not doing that again - I shall be more scientific next time and wait for better weather conditions.
So I'm going to wait until next Tues/Wed and I'm going to go down to the mud flats at North Sheilds fish quay and I'm going to fish for flatties - weather permitting this should be a more sensible and hopefully more productive session. Lesson learnt....for now
