The Great Wallsendo
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Bit of an epic tonight...
Started off fishing the Middle Bogs at Blyth from about 1800 - well over a dozen anglers of a like mind as the spot was chocka
Fished the tide up and it was quiet as owt - baits weren't even getting touched so upped sticks and moved on...stopped off at Whitley Beach and had a tentative couple of chucks...Tide was too high and there was loads of big weed about
Moved on again - this time to old faithful of High Shore, my expectations were low but I was happy just to be out
Lobbed a big bait out first to test the waters - nowt
Lobbed out a 2 hook flapper baited with single Rag - 5 mins later...
A double hitter
...1lb plus (35cm) Flounder and a size Dab (22cm)
Alternated between big bait and flappers for ages with nothing else doing for a while...
Another size Dab (22cm)
Things were getting very quiet by this point but I had my MP3 and I was very happy chilling out
Last time I fished here I came back and ranted that I've never caught a Codling at this mark...
that's sorted now LOL...all fish duly lobbed back of course
I suppose it's quite fitting that my fishing year should start and end with some decent Flatties...my new slosh 20 worked a treat and is a dream to cast with - makes the okuma feel very clunky by comparison
Looking forward to the Freindly Match now and then N v S after that - C'mon the North :exclam::exclam::exclam:
Started off fishing the Middle Bogs at Blyth from about 1800 - well over a dozen anglers of a like mind as the spot was chocka
Fished the tide up and it was quiet as owt - baits weren't even getting touched so upped sticks and moved on...stopped off at Whitley Beach and had a tentative couple of chucks...Tide was too high and there was loads of big weed about
Moved on again - this time to old faithful of High Shore, my expectations were low but I was happy just to be out
Lobbed a big bait out first to test the waters - nowt
Lobbed out a 2 hook flapper baited with single Rag - 5 mins later...
A double hitter
...1lb plus (35cm) Flounder and a size Dab (22cm) Alternated between big bait and flappers for ages with nothing else doing for a while...
Another size Dab (22cm)
Things were getting very quiet by this point but I had my MP3 and I was very happy chilling out
Last time I fished here I came back and ranted that I've never caught a Codling at this mark...
that's sorted now LOL
...all fish duly lobbed back of courseI suppose it's quite fitting that my fishing year should start and end with some decent Flatties...my new slosh 20 worked a treat and is a dream to cast with - makes the okuma feel very clunky by comparison
Looking forward to the Freindly Match now and then N v S after that - C'mon the North :exclam::exclam::exclam:
