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  • 14/08/2022 Fishing Report by Peter Mackintosh on Mistress (Tyne, Tyne and Wear)

    14 Aug 2022 by Peter Mackintosh

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    There's a saying in fishing, "You never get two days the same" and how true it is! On Saturday's trip, the skipper Tony, informed us that the had caught a fair number of fish, mostly Cod and Ling. Today however the fish were not playing ball. We left Royal Quays, early morning, in a blanket of fog that was present for most of the day. We headed for a couple of offshore wrecks and after a few drifts picked up some mackerel for bait. We had a go for a few cod on the same wreck and picked up the odd one. This was the story all day. The lads aboard picked away all day, landing the odd cod here and there. There seemed to been quite a few pouting around and a few good size one were landed and returned. Matt, up on a trip from Peterborough, landed a decent haddock, around the 2lb mark, the best I've seen for a while. Most fish were taken on baited muppets and hokkais, prawn and squid working better than mackerel. Shads didn't work at all. Thanks to Tony, who wasn't feeling too good, for persisting and trying lots of different marks to pick up some fish. Michael, (pictured) managed to catch a decent Pollock, around 7lb mark, and the best of the bigger cod. Well done Michael. The picture was taken during the only 20 minutes the fog lifted.

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