EDP report 01/09/10

Sport was wiped out by storms during the latter part of the weekend and early part of this week, particularly badly affected was the shingle ridge and the sandy beaches from Cromer down to Yarmouth. With a bit of luck these heavy tides will clear some of the weed that has been dogging sport all summer in this area.

A few did manage to fish north and east Norfolk before the storms hit. Catches of school bass and occasional flats were reported from Cley down to Sheringham. Reports further down were less encouraging with weed reported at Trimmingham and Mundesley, anglers toughing it out were not being rewarded for their efforts either. The current northerlies will clear the weed a bit and if you can get in as these winds ease there should be some sport on these beaches.

Below Yarmouth there’s been more opportunity to fish as the northerlies have less effect round the corner, those fishing have found a few whiting amongst the bits and pieces reported from Gorleston and Hopton. It’s a similar story at Lowestoft, the south pier has been popular again with a few soles and smoothound pups amongst the pouts and whiting. Whiting again in catches at Pakefield and Dunwich, with some school bass at Covehithe also. I’ve not seen any reports from Aldeburgh or Orford, it’s hard to imagine they won’t be holding a few whiting and they are the places likely to produce the season’s first cod, it wouldn’t surprise me to find one or two creeping into reports during September.