Tope North East

[Topecatcher]

I think you would be suprised just how many Tope are off the North East coast. they have been caught as a commercial bycatch off the dogger bank for years. Nobody bothered to fish for them off the Holderness coast (recently described as the future capital of Tope fishing, don't tell Ian that though lol) untill recently and believe me they are not hard to locate, basically get the baits down and the fish will find you. I don't for one minute think the Tope reach Flamborough head and then do a u turn and head back down south.

[macky1]

they are hard to locate of the beach topecatcher GRRRRR!!

[glennk]

I think you would be suprised just how many Tope are off the North East coast. they have been caught as a commercial bycatch off the dogger bank for years. Nobody bothered to fish for them off the Holderness coast (recently described as the future capital of Tope fishing, don't tell Ian that though lol) untill recently and believe me they are not hard to locate, basically get the baits down and the fish will find you. I don't for one minute think the Tope reach Flamborough head and then do a u turn and head back down south.

 

Im looking forward to see how well Andrew does. I here he's a half decent boat angler, and the word on the grapevine, (from those with knowledge of past Tope catches arouind the Whitby area), is the area Andrew fishes is amongst the right places to try.

[Snatcher]

FastD if you fancy a session off Whitley Bay beach giz a shout then (I mean as in your boat)!!

[slackline]

many years ago(about 20) i was trammel netting in maw wyke in march and had a tope weighed in at just over 3 stones sad to say it only made £2 on the market

[Guest binatone]

many years ago(about 20) i was trammel netting in maw wyke in march and had a tope weighed in at just over 3 stones sad to say it only made £2 on the market

Slackline.

I hope that you and the darlick will be ok fishing together in maw wyke?

I wouldn’t like to be a tope in the bottom of your boat with you two arguing who caught it. Come to that I wouldn’t like to be in one of the caravans up on the cliff.

[glennk]

In relative terms Maw wyke is shallow, or the bit I fish from the shore is, even in comparison to some of the surrounding areas. Is it normal for a tope to be in such shallow water. Be ok if you got a bugger on the rocks down there.

Edited June 22, 2006 by glennk

[Topecatcher]

Tope will swim in very shallow water right up to the beach as long as there is prey to keep them intrested.

[slackline]

Tope will swim in very shallow water right up to the beach as long as there is prey to keep them intrested.

Hi topecatcher do you know(silly question ) what their normal prey fish is or do they have a varied diet Its just that we are having a run of makerel and bait fish right now so they my be on the prowl

[macky1]

im pretty sure ther main diet is dabs and flounders