warkworth info

[dicky mint]

gonna have a bash from warkworth pier on tues for a couple of hours, never been before so after a little info. is it clean ground or rotten bottoms req'd?do i need to take me rod stand, and is it worth taking the spinning rod and havin a bash for mackerel. cheers in advance

dicky

 

[willywetegg]

I have'nt fished it myself Dicky but would imagine it is the same as Amble pier at the other side and all clean ground. I believe you will need your rod stand but reckon it will be a bit early for the Mackerel up there yet mate, it usually takes a couple of weeks after they are in at Blyth. That said though if I was going I would probably take it as it hurts nowt to chuck it out while your waiting for a bite on your other rod.

There is no shelter on Walkworth pier at all mind so if it starts raining hard you had better have some good waterproof gear with you as it is a canny walk back lol.

Jim.

 

[codseeker]

too true the last couple days has pelted down come afternoon then cleared a while later take some good waterproofs this weather is unpredictable lately

 

[willywetegg]

Your not wrong Coddy, not sure if I would fancy being on Walkworth in a storm, especially if it starts with the lightning as there isn't anything higher than you out there.

Edit: Just remembered though you might just have some luck with Coley's, I remember a trip to Amble years ago when there were loads of them and some decent ones, about this time of year too.

Jim.

 

[jonny_s]

gonna have a bash from warkworth pier on tues for a couple of hours, never been before so after a little info. is it clean ground or rotten bottoms req'd?do i need to take me rod stand, and is it worth taking the spinning rod and havin a bash for mackerel. cheers in advance

dicky

Hi I had a caravan at Warkworth and fished the pier for many years. I always thought it fished best on an incoming tide late afternoon through dusk. Apart from a few rocks / blocks very close in the bottom is very clean and tackle loss is rare. I have seen some large coalies and plaice caught from the end and last year around August while fishing for mackerel a guy next to me caught a couple of bass. If the coquet is very brown due to a lot of rain this often ruins the fishing also.

As mentioned there is no shelter on the pier apart from the tiny little lighthouse which I used to climb into as a kid. I have always preferred fishing off the broken section at the end. Please be careful if jumping over. The end section can be very slippery and only a couple of years ago my friend and I nearly lost all our tackle when a big swell seemed to come out of nowhere and wet our feet, this was on a nice summer day, can get nasty in the winter. There are no railings and it is certainly not a place to take young kids.

Species I have caught / seen there Most common flatfish species, coalie, codling, Mackerel, sandeel, bass, dogfish. The most exiting thing I ever saw there was an ocean sunfish ( mola mola ) slowly cruise past the end of the pier in the early eighties, we were stunned and no one had a camera.

Anyway sorry for rambling on please post if you give it a go, I might pop up there again soon myself. Because of the long walk involved it rarely gets crowded and is a welcome return to quiet fishing away from the idiots who spoil the summer.

Good luck
Jonny

 

[dicky mint]

thanks boys, looking forward to it. had been told it was a 'good walk and should be quiet' and to be honest thats whats appealing let you know how i get on

dicky

 

[eddie t]

Good luck mate enjoy ya peace and quite and fishing ya'll get none
of that on our piers.