[St Marys Island, Tyne and Wear]

I'm not a massively experienced sea angler, with most of my experience over nearly 40 years being spinning from rocks or similar, usually somewhere off the Scottish coast.

I'm within spitting distance of Whitley Bay (and St Marys Island i.e the rocks that surround the lighthouse at the northern end of the beach, accessible at lower water levels) ... I've often been across onto the rocks for 'walkies', but I've NEVER seen anyone actually fishing off there ... and I'm wondering if there may be a very good reason that I'm unaware of?

Are there any locals who can put me in the picture perhaps? ... is it an issue of particularly naughty seas (I'm aware that there are frequent drownings in the area, usually inexperienced divers, or people pushing their luck too late on the causeway), or maybe the area simply has very poor fishing / stocks? ... or is it an issue of losing way too much end tackle in rough ground maybe?

Thanks for any help!

sorry for the late reply but i'm new here

i'm surprised you've never seen anyone fishing here its quite a popular mark, maybe not so much in through summer as there's more productive summer cod fishing further north but its still worth a chuck into the kelpy gullies with fresh crab , also get a few pollack, wrasse and macky to spinning/float tactics in summer too but from autumn onwards during or after a big sea fishing in darkness is when its most popular and the better fish show

[new here]

hello to all

new here,i'm in northumberland and mainly shore fish in this region but also like to cast a fly every now and then too

cheers limpet