Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Sharpley Springs Fishing Report week ending 27th April.

How's it fishing
Suberb dry fly sport last week with a plethora of image small rape beetles, daddies and olives were also thrown into the mix.
The biggest of last week a Whopping 18 pounder caught on a Black Buzzer by Grant Downie from Blagdon. Plenty of other doubles in the 10 to 14 pounders , caught by N Hart from Stanley a 13 pounder on a Olive Hopper from a great bag of 19 Trout. Keith Barker from Peterlee using a Zonker for a 12 pounder also Derek Brown visiting from Dumfries with two at 12lbs and 14lbs 8oz using a Yellow Dancer.
Brian Ogden from Trimdon a 11lb 8 oz using a Sedge.
Steven Greathead from Lumley with a fine 15lb 3 oz caught from a bag of 8 using mainly Buzzers. Dave Robson from Seaham is amongst the big fish catches with a 14lb 13oz Rainbow. Gary Steele from Howdon and Trevor Robson from Cramlington both had 10lb plus trout. Another big trout surfacing after warm weather was a 16lb 4oz Rainbow caught by Paul Runce from Great Ayton . Been a good week for 6 to 8 pounders with plenty of Anglers catching in this range.
Trout Master National Qualifier  Fish off was won by 
Glen Appleby with 11 trout and runner up 2nd Jim Tuck and 3rd James Stephenson. 
Thank you all for taking part, Sharpley Springs is look forward to sponsoring Glen to the final.
Rod average 5.1
Tactics

Superb dry fly sport last week , not only were there the plethora of midge, small rape beetles, daddies and olives were also thrown into the mix.
The lake olive fishing was particularly fascinating as the fog and easterly wind combination meant ideal hatch conditions.
Many hare's ear patterns were effective but those of olive hare's ear outperformed the rest.
The mist had trout rising all day and the evening sport was every bit as good as the best of the morning.
A variety of tactics were successful-twitched and pulled dries,drifted wets and suspended pupae.This will be some of the best angling of the year and expect hawthorns very shortly!

Fly box:
Olive shuttlecock/foam head
Black buzzer
GRHE nymph
Hare's ear emerger/shipmans
Daddylonglegs
Sedge hog
Lake olive dun
Green f fly
Black beetle
Black and peacock spider
Emerging spiders
Dry Shipmans
Black Tadpole
Dawson Olive 



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