Tyne 30th May 2015

Had a few hours out with my boy and a friend and his two boys this afternoon.  A few Eels and a tiny flounder was all that came in surprisingly.

On the upside I did get the chance to take a photo of a partial Sun Halo.  I have never seen one of these before so I was pleased to get the opportunity.  I couldnt get the full halo shot as the sun was too bright.

River Tyne 16th and 17th May 2015

After getting my hands on a half dozen peeler crab this weekend I decided to get the kids out fishing. I did not have a great deal of spare time and so we kept it simple and yet again hit the usual mark on the River Tyne.
My daughter has been wanting to get out for ages and so on the Saturday I took her out with the light gear in the Tyne.

It was really tough going due to a strong wind and even though we had no fish in the few hours we were out, she enjoyed herself.  She was asking to go out again the next day but I would have had to tie her to the railings for fear of her being blown away!

On the Sunday I got out for an hour or two with my son to try a mark a little upriver from where we usually fish.  Having stopped by yesterday at low water I was sure it would hold fish.

 When we got down to the mark a few hours before high water the tide had not flooded enough to fish here and so we spent the first hour on our usual mark opposite B&Q on Scotswood road.  It was really windy today also which made using the light gear challenging.  Nonetheless my son managed two flatties in this first hour and I managed a decent eel.  Both taking fresh crab baits.

Apologies for the bad pic.  It's tough holding eels and taking a phone pic at the same time!

An hour before High Water we made the move to the bridge upriver.  As expected the wind was worse here.  We stuck it out for a few casts and I managed a parasite-ridden flounder of around a pound from the main channel.  

I am certain that on a calmer day this mark would be spot on for good sized flatties and eels although I think you would need to climb down the steep grass to fish to make retrieving the fish easier (definitely a no-no with the kids in tow)

We attempted to get another hour further down river out of the wind but by the time we arrived at a mark the tide had turned and the usual rubbish was hurtling down with the tide.  

I decided against struggling on and so we left it at 4 fish total.  Not bad for less than 2hrs.

2nd Session out with my son 30/05/14

No sooner than we got home from our first session out fishing than he was asking to go again!

I had collected some peeler crab while out earlier that day and I grabbed a few and headed out for a few hours after tea.
We fished the same spot on the Tyne opposite B&Q up to and over High Water.  Bites were frequent but hooking them was a different matter.  Compared to last year the fishing seemed notably quieter.

My son's rod had a great bite about half way through the session and I struck into a fish for him.  I let him retrieve all by himself and was very pleased to see a big eel leap from the water near the side (literally!).  I helped haul the fish up and it was a good sized eel of maybe 1.5lb.

My son was over the moon with his first eel (although he would not touch it) and delighted in rubbing my face in how big it had been for the next hour......  I did however manage to redeem myself with a small eel just before we left.

So not loads of fish unfortunately but I was more concerned of maintaining my son's interest in the fishing at this point.

Upper Tyne 25th August 2013

I decided to head out for another few hours to fish HW into darkness last night.
I ended up at my typical spot on the Upper Tyne.

The Tyne 25th August 2013

After picking up some fresh crab I decided to get out for an early morning High Water to see if I could find any big Eels.  I decided to fish a mark I used to go to with my father years ago, a pontoon moored near the mouth of the River Ouseburn.  I took only light gear and small hooks.

I managed 5 fish in about 3hrs which I was very happy about.  The biggest of them was a decent 1.5lb.