Fishing in Northumberland

[Guest NickInTheNorth]

I'm supposed to be visting Northumberland between the 7th and 14th August. Jill, Caitlin and Eilish get to visit the Alnwick Music Festival every day. Poor me has to find something to do, so I thought I'd try fishing!

 

I'm looking for suggestions for boat and shore fishing, so if you have any suggestions for me don't be shy.

[tonyfromalnwick]

Only shore marks worth fishing at the minute are the rock ends from Beadnell northwards. Use peelers or lug. Red cod coming from the kelp. Plenty of boat action, though.

[SandTiger]

Ahhhh, bit will it improve by 7th and 14th August?

[charlton]

the river tyne is good using peeler crab, ragworm and mussel and blyth pier using ragworm and mussel.

[tonyfromalnwick]

If you have never visited the Music Festival before, I can recommend it.

Always good crack in the market place!

[Guest NickInTheNorth]

Thanks for the info Tony and Charlton. Are there any boats that I may be able to get a day or two fishing on from Seahouses or Amble (or anywhere else)?

 

Any decent tackle shops about, do they sell bait?

 

Yes I've been to the festival a few times, and you're right, always good crack in the market place.

[Blackvelvet]

come August time you could get mackerel from Blyth Pier, the beaches will through up dabs, maybe the Tyne might through something up. There's a boat called the Roco that goes out from Amble it coast £25 a time for a wrecking party not sure if he does a £15 trip or not will ask the guy for you. There's a lot of trout fishing around here, some of the lakes you can use worm on with a float, but most of them you have to use a fly. When it get's to a couple of days before you come, just put a post up and we will tell you whats doing.

 

Blackvelvet

[Snatcher]

Duggie Hogg based at Craster used to do great charter trips but have lost his number. If you are not catching much he will put you over one of his wrecks for the last half hour. If you phone the Jolly Fisherman pub at Craster they may have his number.

 

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