North East Shark Fishing

The future Of Shark Fishing In The North East – lets all be prepared to experiment a bit.

All the Whitby shark caught so far have been caught whilst fishing at anchor. This is an easy way to get a good long chum trail out, but bear in mind it’s also a relatively narrow chum trail. If you fish at anchor the wind can spread the chum oil on the surface and give you the impression that the slick is wider than it really is.  The other problem when anchoring is that when the tide picks up, the baits lift in the water.  The chum will also take longer to sink, so only the surface depths are being fished effectively.

Drifting remains a popular method down South and in Ireland, but it could be that sharks are more prolific in these parts?  A drift with wind against tide or wind cross tide would offer a good long and wide chum trail as well as the chance of covering a lot of ground.  Drifting with wind and tide together is like a boat floating down a river.  It’s likely to be a waste of time, as the chum would just sink beneath the boat with no horizontal or distance coverage.

It’s just too early to rule out drifting as a viable method of sharking in the North Sea.  Similarly, I’m convinced we don’t all need to chase out to the Wall for every shark mission. In these early days of sharking in the North East, we need to be flexible and be prepared to experiment. It would be fantastic to develop an inshore shark fishery over time, but it will require to a few of us to show commitment and be prepared to exchange catch data information or compare notes.

My closing thought is be prepared, but be open minded. Thus far, we have been focused on porbeagle fishing, but a thresher shark nudging a reputed 1,000lbs was netted inshore at Filey only earlier this summer. This fish would have knocked the UK rod caught thresher shark record of 323lbs into a cocked hat! Clearly, we have the most amazing potential right on our doorstep so never mind the you’re going to need a bigger boat stuff, I might even need to buy a bigger reel now!

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Article 1 – North East Shark Fishing

Article 2 – Shark Fishing Tackle

Article 3 – Organisation And Shark Fishing Bait.

Article 4 – Shark Fishing Techniques

Article 5 – The Future Of Shark Fishing