Sharpley Springs Fishing Report 21st June 2011

The lakes are all still fishing well despite the prolific plant life in two of the lakes. Double Blues around the 10 to 12 lb mark have been returned by Stan Short from Gateshead netting nine trout the biggest at 10lb 12 ozs. Bob O Conner also from Gateshead took a 12 pounder using a Fluff white Cat. Phil Towers from Sunderland returned 11 with a Rainbow of 10lbs 9ozs. Paul Fenny from Hartlepool used buzzers and Dries to return 27 trout. Peter Appleby from Bishop Auckland on a four hour ticket caught 15 fish and on his return visit another 26. Glen and Dean Appleby released 35 trout , David Cuthbert caught 19 trout.

Jack Charlton Children's fishing Event is being held at Sharpley Springs on the Alice and Albert, we still need more volunteers for Sunday the 26th June so please ring 0191 5814821.

We apologies for any inconvenience to our anglers on Tuesday as we will be Weed Cutting the Hangman's Lake only.

Tactics

A smattering of big buzzers -in addition to the spasmodic hatches of smaller species- has kept things interesting during the day, though the real fun is to be had early morning and at dusk when sedges show their presence.

Quickly pulled wet sedge imitations are deadly at this time. Invictas and winged march browns are reliable patterns.

Dry fly sport can be had with dry sedges of many denominations,though deer-hair versions take some beating.
During the bulk of the day olive and hare's ear shuttlecock buzzers have taken many a trout and that old classic the kate mclaren has shown its worth-fished dry or stripped wet.

Fly box;

Daddy

Black Buzzers
Olive/hare's ear shuttlecock
Kate Mclaren
g and h sedge
Iinvicta
March brown wet
Green sugar cube