Runswick Bay
is without a doubt one of the most beautiful places on the
east coast. It also happen to be a good venue for winter cod
as well.
The first thing I'll mention by way of a
warning is that the hill down to Runswick Bay is the steepest
I've ever encountered and can take you by surprise. Just stick
your car into first gear, leave it there and get your foot
on the break! It's not worth risking at all if it's icy. The
photo below doesn't do it justice at all, and the steepest
parts out of view.
Due to the location of the bay it usually
remains fishable even in the worst northeasterly winds. The
downside to this is that huge rafts of kelp congregate in
the bay and can make fishing near impossible. Often though
if the weeds at one end of the beech it's clear at the other.
The areas which are most often recommended
by anglers who know the venue are the wall in front of the
houses at high tide, the yacht club area and to the right
of it (facing the sea) at low tide along with the gully at
the far end of the nearby scar. Finally many areas around
the rocky 'north' part of the venue (also at low tide) can
produce reasonable bags of fish.
The area I've shown on the rocky 'north'
part of the bay, with regards to escaping the tide if you
become cut off, is from what I can gather (by what's left
of the sign below) private property and should only be used
in an emergency. If anyone could shed some light on this it
would be appreciated.
Caution:
The
scar can be very slippery in places. Also watch out for being
cut off by the tide whilst on the rocky 'north' part of the
bay.
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