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The Fishing Thread


Red said:
Seen a few very good bags on Facebook this morning.

I'm wondering if the recent mass death of crabs up and down the north east coast will have any effect, as thats a lot of feed gone for the Codling.
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Aye all the bags are from the docks that ive seen. Its the only place that fishes.

Its disheartening

Good point about them crabs. I think the herring shoals that turn up in summer have got a lot to do with the poor fishing in winter as they dont really disappear
 
DisillusionedOldGit said:
We used to get them off the south pier 60 years ago .
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I’ve made mackerel feathers with the skin
Red said:
Whats the funniest thing anyone has ever hooked?

Mine? I was fishing down the lane at Sunderland docks one night (when it was open to the public). Those who know of it know theres an 8 ft concrete wall behind you, and where you fish is only 6ft wide, so you end up putting your gear over the wall to cast out. You have to watch out though, as people walk behind the wall.

Anyway, I put my gear over the wall and cast out. As the lead went sailing out, I notice something red flapping about on the end of my hook length. As I started to reel it back in, a bloke appeared looking for his woolen bobble hat, just as I reeled it up the dock wall dripping wet :lol:.
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Caught an octopus off the end of Roker pier one summer. The legs all out it was bigger than a bin lid.
caught it on a sprat whilst fishing a long hook on the bottom trying for gurnards
It took ages to land it
 
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cornish mackem said:
I’ve made mackerel feathers with the skin

Caught an octopus off the end of Roker pier one summer. The legs all out it was bigger than a bin lid.
caught it on a sprat whilst fishing a long hook on the bottom trying for gurnards
It took ages to land it
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I saw one a bit smaller than that caught off the south pier .
wisemensaysteve said:
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Lots of typical size Brownies great fun.
Actually these pics are better viewed in my media gallery
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Suilven in rh pic . Fished Loch Sionascaiag at the bottom it on a day blike that . Caught any amount of titchy stuff, nowt big . As usual .
Slatz63 said:
I once caught a bat fly fishing for sea trout, at night, in Scotland. It took the fly on my back cast and smacked me on the back of the head onthe forward cast. Frightened the life out of me but we both survived once I'd untangled it.
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Aye, I've had a few bats . You get a shock when suddenly your line stops coming back .
 
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DisillusionedOldGit said:
I saw one a bit smaller than that caught off the south pier .

Suilven in rh pic . Fished Loch Sionascaiag at the bottom it on a day blike that . Caught any amount of titchy stuff, nowt big . As usual .

Aye, I've had a few bats . You get a shock when suddenly your line stops coming back .
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You can go fishing and catch bats??! :lol:
 
Tried fly fishing at sharpley yesterday in that wind ffs caught a little stocky but daft trying tbh waste of time and money...🙄
 
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