Newton Haven, Northumberland

SPECIES
Winter cod and summer red rock cod dominate catches, but coalfish, big ballan wrasse and pollack also show, plus a few flounder and dabs.

BAITS
A lug tipped crab cocktail is hard to beat, with rag, mussels and razorfish also good tippet baits with lug for the winter fish. In summer stick to crab for the wrasse with hardbacks often taking the bigger fish over 4lbs. Worm baits work well for the flatties.

TACKLE & TACTICS
This is rough ground and full of snags, so you need to fish heavy. Zziplex Dymic HST's, Fox Rock Runner's and equivalent Cono-Flex rods are popular here matched to Penn 535's and ABU 7000's loaded with 30lb line and a 60lb shock leader.

Most anglers here favour a pulley rig made from 60lb mono with a 40lb hook link to a single 4/0 Mustad Viking 79515. Fish the 5 to 6oz lead weight to a weak link system to save some tackle and snagged fish. Grip leads are advised.

Three-hook flapper rigs and size 1 to 2 Aberdeen's work best for the flatties.

You're fishing from rock skeers covered in weed over low water with the gullies in between filling in as the tide pushes in. The gullies can give good fish using a short cast. The mark fishes well at all stages of the tide, but is especially good during and just after a strong easterly blow in the winter. In summer pick a calm evening tide for the flatties and wrasse.

LOCATION
From Amble take the A1068 to Lesbury turning right on to the B1339 for Embleton. After Embleton turn right heading into High Newton-by-the-Sea, then Low Newton-by-the-Sea. There is a visitor's car park, then take the path by the side of the Chapel towards the mark.