CHATTON
Scott
safely returns 12-pounder
THERE has been a good number of excellent catches at Chatton Trout Fishery, Northumberland, this week with Ross Lake fishing exceptionally well.
Double-figure fish have also
featured in the returns from Chatton Lake with Scott Nellins from Ashington safely returning a 12lb 8oz rainbow in a bag of
10 landed on a Sparkler fly fished on an intermediate line, and Shane Kelly from Hawick safely releasing a lovely double-figured
fish.
Other anglers who recorded good bags included Gordon Swain from Dipton who caught 14; Jim Tuck
from Ashington who caught 12 on a Chatton Chaser and Bloodworms; S Mertsch from Stakeford who kept three and safely returned
eight using a Red Hot Damsel; Robert Hopper from Durham who caught 11 on a Black and Green Fritz; and Peter Brack from Ashington,
fishing free on a full loyalty card, who caught 10 on lures and Buzzers.
Billy King from Gateshead caught nine
on a Chatton Chaser and Damsels; John Robson from Newbiggin kept two and safely returned six using a Bunny Leech; and George
Burton from Ashington kept two and safely returned five on a Bunny Leech and a Mini Cat's Whisker.
Best Flies:
Bloodworms, Buzzers, Mini Cat's Whiskers, Damsels, Bunny Leeches, Pheasant Tail Nymph.
Report updated January 30.
KNITSLEY
MILL
Call ahead to check the conditions
FEW anglers braved the conditions
at Knitsley Mill this week but those who did recorded a rod average of 4.2.
D McKenna from Shield Row, County Durham,
was top rod with 25 fish over two visits with D Hall, also from Shield Row, had 11 and Joe Forster from Stanley had eight.
The lakes have iced over with the cold snap and anglers should call ahead on 0774 209 2741 to check conditions before
setting off.
Best Flies: Buzzers, Damsels, Cat's Whisker, Zonkers, Bloodworm.
Report
updated January 30. SHARPLEY SPRINGS
Alan returns
two nice Sharpley brownies FOR the third week in a row at Sharpley Springs, Wednesday had a blast
of mildness that brought much-improved Buzzer sport.
From mid-morning onwards Black Buzzers, especially size 14s,
either drifted traditionally or suspended under indicators resulted in numerous good trout.
As the hatches abated,
Pinky Bloodworms took over as the main quarry although a suitably tweaked black lure also took fish.
Pulled worms
- particularly at the downwind pegs on mild days - remain effective and blob fishers can always rely on a fish or two.
Wade Brown from Tynemouth safely returned a 12lb 8oz rainbow trout on a Black Buzzer; Alan Woods from Seaham safely
released two naturalised Sharpley brown trout; and Brian Conman from Crook brought 14 to the net.
Other anglers
who recorded good catches included Jimmy Johnson from Bolton whose bag included one of 6lb 2oz; Bob Milne from Whitley Bay
who started his day off with a hard-fighting 12lb 2oz rainbow using a Festoe Nymph; and John Stema from Ryhope who had a 12-pounder
on a Green/Blue Damsel.
Best Flies: Black Buzzer, Pinky, Yellow Worm, Black Zonker, Two-tone Blobs.
Report updated January 31
CAISTRON LAKES
Season
ticket to cover lakes and rivers
CAISTRON Lakes, Northumberland, will stay open as long as possible throughout the winter until forced to close by the weather.
A season
ticket covering the lakes and brown trout and salmon angling on the fishery's stretch of the River Coquet is to be introduced
next season.
Priced at £500 - a saving of £300 - the season ticket will cover 20 days on the lakes,
10 days' river fishing for brown trout and 10 days river fishing for salmon.
However, the fishery management
team is willing to be flexible and will tailor the ticket to suit anglers' needs - cutting down the days on the lake for
more salmon fishing, for example, or allowing anglers to fish half days instead of full eight-hour sessions.
ANGEL LAKES
Good carp
and silvers brought to the net
ALTHOUGH the week has seen Angel Lakes freeze over and defrost, good carp have been brought to the net along with silvers including chub, ide, orfe,
roach.
Sunday, January 29, open/league Lookout
The lakes were frozen and the anglers
had to break the ice to allow fishing to take place.
The winner was Malcolm Fox on peg 3 with 21lb 02oz all
on maggot. The next top anglers were Alan McGuire and Graham Skirrey.
Wednesday, January 25, open
Bowes
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy, ambient temp 6 deg, humidity 68%, SSE 13mph, barometer 1003.4mb,
water temp 3.1 deg, PH 7.99, DO 10.6 ppm, MV63
1, Alan McGuire peg 22; 2, Dave Jackson peg 24;
3, Neil Brown peg 16.
Report updated January 22
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