Mackerel in abundance in tough conditions on the Tyne wrecks
Massive thanks to the lads for travelling from all over the country today. After yesterday’s extravaganza, on the one hand we were expecting a great day out, but on the other, it had crossed our minds that there was no way it was going to be so easy two days in a row.
It was tops off when we departed Royal Quays Marina; this didn't last long…no sooner than we had made the first stop off a chilly wind picked up way beyond that forecasted, which in turn whipped up a nasty little North Easterly swell, the kind with short intervals which relentlessly bounced you from wall to wall.
Thankfully the lads were here today to find some Mackerel, which we did, pretty much non stop for the entire day.
It was also good to see some stocky Coalies coming up in good numbers, Pouting, Whiting, small Codling and a decent number of smaller Haddock.
Whilst we were predominantly targeting Mackerel, two or three of the lads were hunting some codling for the pan, which they found, but there wasn’t really anything noteworthy other than a single fish coming in at just shy of 8 lb (for your first ever time sea fishing I’d count that as a win!)
The sea conditions made things uncomfortable, the wind was relentless, but notwithstanding, the fishing was pretty much non stop with another day full of good craic and mountains of fillets for the freezer :-)
