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Post by North East Kayak Fisherman on Mar 13, 2016 20:59:05 GMT
Hi All, Jeff, Dave and myself headed out at Blyth this morning to fish some distant rough ground. We arrived around 5.45. It was mild with no wind and the sunrise was lovely! Were weren't too optimistic about the fishing but the conditions couldn't have been better. Water clarity appeared good and we all tried a mixture of lures, baited hokkais and bait. Nothing took the lures but bait rigs and baited hokkais saw keepers for all of us. Jeff was straight into a fish early on shortly followed by Dave. It took me an age to get a bit but had a little flurry in the last hour. We had a mixture of cod and pouting with Dave getting the best cod of 4lb+. A beautiful morning to be out. Shattered now though! Here are some pics: The sunrise: Setting up: Jeff showing us how it is done with a fish almost straight away: Good company: Fish of the day going to Dave: Some cod for me: Plus some pesky pouting: Cannot wait until the next session. Spring definitely felt like it had properly arrived today. Cheers, James
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Post by gupaz29 on Mar 14, 2016 7:35:05 GMT
Very nice pictures. Thanks
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Post by North East Kayak Fisherman on Mar 30, 2016 15:28:16 GMT
Hi All, DaveP and I headed up to St Abbs on the 29-3-16 arriving late morning. I had fished at Eyemouth before but this was my first trip to St Abbs and I was really keen to try and target some Pollock amongst the kelpy drop offs. This might be useful for those planning a trip up themselves. The car park is £1 per hour or £7 for the day and there is a £3 charge to launch from the slip in the harbour. It would be worth going up in a group just to cut down some of the costs. The good news is that the car park is very close to the slip and from the slip you are straight into fishing territory dropping straight down to 30-40 ft as soon as you are passed the harbour walls. Conditions were great. The sun was shinning (except for a 10 minute hail storm!) and the water was flat although the swell did build throughout the session. Dave and I worked our way North using a range of spinners, jelly worms and plastic lures. The water was crystal clear and the terrain was perfect for our target species but despite this, we struggled to find the fish. It is early in the year and I'm in no doubt that this place has a lot to offer later on when things pick up. Neither of us blanked though catching 4 in total. 3 came from almost the same spot around a smallish rock rising out of the water. We circled this rock and each time we got to a certain spot it was 'fish on'. 3 of the 4 were a good stamp of fish and gave a really good account of themselves on the light lure rods. I was reminded very quickly why I love fishing for Pollock. It was a real battle to see if we could get them up to the surface before they found cover in the kelp. Now for some pictures: The place screams Pollock. Just 20 ft away from the shore and you can be fishing in 40ft of water: Getting ready in the car park: The slip from the harbour makes for an easy launch: Paddling out through the harbour: Stunning setting: A small pollock saves the blank: A better fish giving a good scrap on the Yuki Rubymar: A better stamp of Pollock: Dave getting in on the action: Bringing up a nice fish: Conditions got increasingly lumpy which kept us alert: One last Pollock on the paddle back which fell for a jelly worm: I'm looking forward to a return trip up there this year to see if I can find any bigger fish.....
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Post by gupaz29 on Apr 7, 2016 6:33:01 GMT
Nice Pollocks
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