Windy South Shields 05/05/2013

[Stewart 1971]

Not a lot to report really. Arrived at Shields this morning around 10:40 with the aim of fishing the Hole in the Wall in search of Plaice. At first things were a bit overcast and breezy but OK, not that anyone told the fish as bites were none existant. Then about an hour before HT the wind really got up and after battling for 20 minutes against my tripod being blown over I ended up moving up to the first gate as at least the fence isn't affected by the wind.

At last the sun came out and the wind eased a little but I have to say fishing today was more hard work than fun. I did though end up with my first Spotty of the year, small but perfectly formed and taken on Bluey just as the ebb started to kick in



No other bites all day until I packed up at 3:10 and headed for home

 

[lumpsucker]

At least u got a point mate. Well done for persevering

 

[Bob C]

Well done on the Plaice m8. Sure there will be bigger & better ones to come.

 

[Darnc]

Well done on the plaice mate sounds like a bit hard going today

 

[g.ordon]

Nice one mate, yer done alot better than me when I fished it on saturday, hope you don't mind this semi hijack but I'm just really seeing if I can successfully put a pic on from photobucket

 

[pop39]

well done mate on getting one out i cast a few poppers and plugs around marsden rocks but the water is still to dirty

 

[Stewart 1971]

well done mate on getting one out i cast a few poppers and plugs around marsden rocks but the water is still to dirty

Aye I noticed a few lads heading up the pier with the spinning gear, including a couple with the obligatory 8 cans of fosters in a Morrisons carrier bag. Most of them came trudging back down not too long afterwards, except, strangely enough, the lads with the lager...

 

[fishingmark]

Nice Plaice mate. There was a cracking one of 41cm caught on Roker pier today. Report to follow later.

 

[pop39]

Aye I noticed a few lads heading up the pier with the spinning gear, including a couple with the obligatory 8 cans of fosters in a Morrisons carrier bag. Most of them came trudging back down not too long afterwards, except, strangely enough, the lads with the lager...

Aye a little bit of sunshine brings the idiots out they should be getting coalies on the daylights shortly .i will be sticking to the rocks along marsden