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SUMMER NIGHT HAWKS MATCH – ST PETERS BASIN – Monday 15th July 2024
15 July @ 6:00 am - 11:00 pm
Summer Night Hawks Matches
15 Pegged Matches in the River Tyne from March to end of September. Matches are fished at four locations, four matches at each, British Airways, Copthorne and Pottery Bank. New for 2024, 3 Matches at St Peters Basin.
Registration 18:15 – 18:30. Peg Draw 18:30. If you are running late, please contact a club committee member who will draw a peg for you.
Fishing times 18:45 – 22:45.
Matches are straight length measure matches. All fish count (no minimum size fish) or restrictions on hook size. Maximum of 3 hooks as per club rules, treble counts as 3 hooks.
Eels are a straight 30cm. Maximum of 3 Eels, 3 Mackerel and 3 Herring per match. If 3 are recorded on card, 4th fish does not count.
Members receive 10 points for 1st place, 2nd receives 9 points, 3rd 8 pts, 4th, 7 pts, 5th 6 pts, 6th 5 pts, 7th 4 pts, 8th 3 pts, 9th 2 pts, 10th 1 pts. All members who register to fish receive 1 point, even if they have blanked. Longest fish on the night receives a further 5 points.
St Peters
Parking: Ne6 1UL
Venue: Clean ground with a bit of debris. Best fished on medium to large tides on the flood.
Species: Flounder, Eels, Codling, Whiting and Coalfish. Larger codling and Whiting can be taken in winter.