Fishing report Oct 12th

Sharpley Springs 

How's it fishing
Still plenty of eager risers and the calmish conditions have had a lot of smallish midge hatching
Bernard MC Kewon from Meadowfield returned The only recorded double this week a 10 pounder using a black /green Zonker.
Mal Proudlock from Catchgate returned a 7 lb 9 oz trout for a bag of seven fish, Paul Runec from Middlesbrough used an olive worm to return a 5 lb 6 oz trout. 
Plenty of big bags netted this week the biggest returned by Edd Dunbar from Washington using a buzzer returned 20 fish also Shane Allison from Stanley with 17 and Paul Marsham from Chester with 16 on dries. David Leonard from Felling returned 18 on hoppers and another great catch from John Bird from Seaham returning 18 from a bag of 19 Trout. 
Rod average up this week
4.1
Tagged fish
£590
Tactics
Still plenty of eager risers and the calmish conditions have had a lot of smallish midge hatching.
Small dries have again been very successful with tiny f flies and gnatty patterns good for the adult feeders and both shipmans and palomino midge,hanging in the surface film, effective for trout sipping down emergers.
Some large Cinnamon sedge are fluttering about in late afternoon warmth too so a big muddler or CDC sedge can afford great fun.
The usual lures are working their magic too with zonkers,dancers and blobs all reliable additions to a cast.
Fly box:
Olive shipmans
Black palomino
Hares ear emerger
Daddies/hoppers
Damsel nymph
CDC sedge
Stimulator
Zonkers
Yellow dancer/blobs
Buzzers

Sharpley Springs Fishing Report

How's it fishing

Cooler this week and a full moon changed fishing patterns this week. Double retreated to the deep spots, however plenty of good fish caught in the 2 to 8 pound  range. 

Tony Rowley  from North Shields returned 15, Glen  Appleby with a huge bag returned of 23 and Micheal Bollands with 10 fish.

Don't hang up your rods yet!! As we are starting an Indian Summer.

Rod average 

3.5

Tactics

Things turned decidedly cooler at the start of the week so a smattering of black buzzers came onto the scene, supplementing the ever-present olives. No surprise then that daiwl bachs fished.

As the weekend approached a ridge of high pressure warmed things up during the day but ensured evening and early morning anglers were met with cold temperatures and limited surface activity. Lessening breeze though had plenty of emerging midge bringing trout to the surface during the day.Their capture though was by no means a given and provided for captivating dry fly fishing with small f flies imitating the adults,and suspenders.

Fly box:

Black/olive buzzer

Daiwl bach

Hares ear suspenders

Dawson's olive 

Damsel nymph

Daddies/hoppers

G and h sedge

GRHE nymph

Brown f fly

Blobs

Best wishes

Carole

Sharpley Springs Trout Fishery

How's it fishing
The incredibly warm weather certainly subdued sport during the heat of the day though damsel flies took full advantage to mate. 
The Biggest fish was caught by John Sherma from Peterlee using a buzzer fetching to the net a 11lb 2oz Rainbow from a bag of 10 fish.. Ant Meadows from Chopwell returned the best bag at 20 trout despite challenging conditions in the heat. Andy Creighton from Sunderland used an Olive buzzer and a damsel Nymph, netting 12 trout also Rory Kernan  from Seaham netted 12 . Gary Mulholland from Gatershead 14.
Michael Bollards from Durham Took one fish and returned a further 16 as did David Todd from Gateshead using a black buzzer .
Rod average 
3.1
Tag £500 


Tactics
The incredibly warm weather certainly subdued sport during the heat of the day though damsel flies took full advantage to mate.Evenings though,as things cooled a little,provided good angling in the hatches of olive midges and sedge.Small,light green shuttlecock and Shipmans buzzers imitated the emergent midge whilst CDC and deer hair sedge patterns fooled the natural sedge feeders. The thunder storms were not conducive to subtle angling!
The small olive midge are the main food item at the moment and an upwind presentation is the key to success if not fishing the flat water.

Fly box:
Black/olive buzzer
Green shuttlecock/shipman's buzzer
GRHE nymph
Waddam's hares ear
Damsel nymph
Squirmy bloodworm
Dawsons olive
G and h sedge
Invicta


Hope you all have been enjoying this great weather.
Best Wishes
Carole

How's it fishing
The incredibly warm weather certainly subdued sport during the heat of the day though damsel flies took full advantage to mate. 
The Biggest fish was caught by John Sherma from Peterlee using a buzzer fetching to the net a 11lb 2oz Rainbow from a bag of 10 fish.. Ant Meadows from Chopwell returned the best bag at 20 trout despite challenging conditions in the heat. Andy Creighton from Sunderland used an Olive buzzer and a damsel Nymph, netting 12 trout also Rory Kernan  from Seaham netted 12 . Gary Mulholland from Gatershead 14.
Michael Bollards from Durham Took one fish and returned a further 16 as did David Todd from Gateshead using a black buzzer .
Rod average 
3.1
Tag £500 


Tactics
The incredibly warm weather certainly subdued sport during the heat of the day though damsel flies took full advantage to mate.Evenings though,as things cooled a little,provided good angling in the hatches of olive midges and sedge.Small,light green shuttlecock and Shipmans buzzers imitated the emergent midge whilst CDC and deer hair sedge patterns fooled the natural sedge feeders. The thunder storms were not conducive to subtle angling!
The small olive midge are the main food item at the moment and an upwind presentation is the key to success if not fishing the flat water.

Fly box:
Black/olive buzzer
Green shuttlecock/shipman's buzzer
GRHE nymph
Waddam's hares ear
Damsel nymph
Squirmy bloodworm
Dawsons olive
G and h sedge
Invicta


Hope you all have been enjoying this great weather.
Best Wishes
Carole

Sharpley Springs Fishing Report June 20th

Great fishing this week 
Evenings still had Caenis hatches and excellent,technical dry fly fishing. Glen Appleby from Peterlee returned 18 fish and also George Craig from Lumley with 14 in the net using Buzzers .
Howard Robison released one of the biggest bag of the week with 21 fish.
However the biggest bag of the week was caught by John Shema from Ryhope with 24 fish caught with a foam beetle. Edd Dunbar from Washington released a 10 pounder from a bag of 12 trout. Paul Robe released a 9 lb 8 oz rainbow caught on the Doxford lake using a Zonker.
Tactics
Great fishing, especially given cloud,when free risers can be targeted with CDC dries and Shipmans buzzers.
Most spoonings this week revealed tiny, olive buzzers so it was no surprise that small green and hares ear emergers ( foam-heads in particular ) were successful.Teeny nymphs like pheasant tails were deadly fished on the washing line also.
Sunny afternoons had Daphnia on the menu- so it was out with the Orange lures!
Evenings still had Caenis hatches and excellent,technical dry fly fishing. In addition,sedges are now very much of interest.Muddlers and CDC adults brought up fish out of the blue and a pulled Invicta was as efficient as usual.

Fly box:
Olive buzzer
Hares ear emerger
GRHE nymph
Teeny pheasant tail
Olive shuttlecock
Hares ear shipman's
Caenis dun/spinner
CDC sedge
Muddler
Invicta
Damsel nymph
Squirmies (pink/orange )

Rod average 
4.1
Tagged fish
2x£500
Best wishes 
Carole

Sharpley Springs Fishing Report

How's it Fishing
Warm days at the start and end of the fishing week saw hawthorns on the water- and the trout were quick to home in on them. 
Big fish this week were caught by Jack Hodgson from South Shields at 15 pounds on a Black Fritz. David Todd from Gateshead used a Black Hopper to bring to the net, lucky  13 fish with the biggest a 13lb 8oz Trout.
Jake Caidecott from Seaham a 15 pounder and Tom Reay a from Seaham a 14 pounder and Dan Swale with the biggest at 16lbs 2oz. 
Plenty of big bags netted with Ant Meadows from Chopwell and Barry Nicholson from Guidepost both  releasing 17 Trout each . Lewis Meek from Newcastle caught 25 and Ben Race from Great Ayton released the best bag of the week with 28 fish using all dries. 
An excellent week with more to come.

Tactic
Warm days at the start and end of the fishing week saw hawthorns on the water- and the trout were quick to home in on them. Low slung patterns gained favour towards the end of the week whilst higher sitting flies like black hoppers were good in a stiff breeze when the unfortunate naturals found themselves on the water. Tippets needed to be beefed up a bit too!
Sharpley also saw several midge species including those huge blacks that leave shucks more than an inch long!
Afternoons had hatches of up-winged olives ,so flies of the hares ear family were worth a place on the cast. Shuttles,f's and nymphs all worked.
Some of the evening sessions were prolific.
An excellent week with more to come.

Fly box:
Olive shuttlecock
Black shipmans
Hares ear foam head
GRHE nymph
Hawthorn
Knotted midge
Daddylonglegs
Black spider
Zonkers 
Blobs/tinnies
Black f fly

Sharpley Springs

How's it fishing this week

Things are definitely starting to liven up,and with calmer days mid-week small black midge hatched in abundance and littered the surface at times.
This made for superb dry fly angling,challenging and delicate.
The biggest double of the year so far with a cracking massive 20lb 4oz Rainbow caught by Glen Appleby from Peterlee on a 6lb lead using drifting buzzers total for the day 15 trout. James Stephenson from Great Ayton came second in the biggest fish of the week with a huge 18lb 6oz Trout netting 10 in total. Tommy Stephenson from Rolland Gill returned a lucky 21 fish including one at 12lbs 4oz. Pam Pratt totalled 39 fish in one session using Drys to return the biggest bag of the week. Nick Hart from Stanley returned 24.
Rod average 
4.9

North East premiere Trout Fishery 

Tactics
Anglers using their finest tippets and smallest black dries found success-but only when coupled with thoughtful presentation.
One day required small,hackled adult imitations twitched downwind,the next,these were ignored but vertically hanging foam head emergers fooled the trout.Experimentation,as always,was the key.
The Spring warmth also initiated a lot of Corixa activity and one or two of the 
less successful divers were visibly taken.
The Albert and Alice lake has fished particularly well.Cats Whiskers were unbeatable  on it one day.

Fly box:
Black spider
Griffiths Gnat
Black/brown f fly
Black foam head emerger
Black teeny nymph
Bloodworm
Cats Whisker
Yellow blob
Olive worm

Sharpley Springs Fishing Report up too 8th March

How's it fishing 
Watch the fly life as weather warms up, producing great catches. 
Terry Wood from Bolton Colliery released a 15 pounder , Ben Race from Great Ayton netted the biggest rainbow of the week with a 17lb 8oz fish caught using a Zonker, his total catch at 13 Trout. John Parker from Stockton netted 16 fish his best of the day an 12 pounder. Plenty of big bags with Paul Tennick from Weardale with 18 Trout. Andy Grabham from Long Newton with 20 Rainbows and 19 on a second visit. Colin Gray from Gateshead netted 24 but one of the best bag of the week was caught by Gary Mulholland releasing 30 Trout only beaten by Peter Appleby from Bishop Auckland at a huge bag of 35 fish. 
Rod average
5.1
Tactics
On Thursday, things warmed up a tad and midge activity meant buzzers were firmly on the menu.
Black pupal imitations with either white or orange cheeks (aka wing buds) and just a little weight were taken enthusiastically especially hard to the down-wind margins.
Pre and post hatch,the larval stages were predominant so worm pullers saw success.
Yellow and pink were the most popular colours.vPerhaps underwater these resemble the olives and orangey-reds of the naturals.
White lures ( and worms !) remain go to chucks.

Fly box:
Black buzzer
Weighted Diawl bachs
Pinky
White/yellow worms
Zonkers
Cats whisker

Sharpley Springs latest fishing report

How's it Fishing
Milder days saw large bags and Double figure Trout netted at Sharpley this week. Andy Cambell from Blackworth took a 10 pounder on a Cats Whisker.
Steve Crisp from Stockton netted over 16 trout on the Noose. The biggest double was a whooping over wintered 16lb 8 oz trout taken by Tom Ryan from Neecastle, John Shema from Ryhope returned a 12lb 8 oz Rainbow. Gary Mulholland from Gateshead was first in quantity with a huge bag netted at 29 fish. Andy Crab from Longnewton  got second prize in quantity with 27 trout this week.
Rod average was up this week
4.2


Tactics
A couple of milder days midweek saw improved fortunes,with bloodworms and large buzzer pupae again on the menu.The comparative warmth was,unfortunately,short-lived and larger lures performed better by the weekend.Cats whiskers have been consistently good in recent weeks and this was no exception.Large zonkers,minkie's and nomads have been worth a shout too.
Visiting anglers would be well advised to try pinkies or other leggy bloodworm patterns,particularly on cooler days,with the addition of a buzzer on a dropper perhaps on milder ones.
Fly box:
Pinky
Black buzzer
Red devil
Cats whisker
White zonker
Grey minkie's/appetiser
Nomads
Sunburst blo

Sharpley Springs Trout fishing

How's it fishing
Fish are taking morning and late afternoon. There has been some good Winter bags netted this week . Andy Grabham from Long Newton returned 8 and Tony Bell from Sunderland returned 11. Dave Robson from Seaham returned 13 so did Steve Greathead from Lumley. Local John McQuire from Newbottle returned 12. 
Some descent fishing to be enjoyed before the expected snow. 
Rod average 
3.2 

Tactics
The main lakes remain fishable despite the best efforts of some harsh overnight frosts.Without its maritime influences the story could be very different-as other fisheries discover.
Some good bags have been taken, again on large lures and bloodworms predominantly.
Snakes,zonkers and damsel nymphs ( the large variety) were useful additions to the usual worms and cats whiskers.
The pleasant mild snap at the weekend had eager trout queuing at the north eastern pegs of the Doxford lake and willing to take pinkies and black buzzers alike.
Mild early in the week could be some snow at end .

Fly box:
Black buzzer
Pinky 
White zonker
Snake
Damsel
Cats whisker
Orange/ yellow worm
Best wishes
Carole

How's it Fishing
The week started mildly with Buzzers and Bloodworm, however on frosty mornings you may need to try flys fished static under a Blob. 

Christmas Day brought 8 anglers celebrating good complementary catches and Boxing Day saw  two Trout at 14lbs returned by Kevin Hopper from Burraden and A Westgarth from Greenside.

Cris Nickaller from Stockton  Two lads from Middlesborough both released 20 each, Lee Clarke and Steve Park using a Pinky and a Wicket White.

Andy Grabham from Low Newton returned 14 . David Todd from Gateshead netted a total of 14 using Nymph and Squigly.  

A double was returned by Dave Robson from Seaham at 12lb 6 oz from a bag of 11 fish using a Fritz .
Tactics
The week started mildly with buzzers and bloodworm imitations successful but after a wet mid-week interlude, things turned chilly. The big lures that have worked of late then came back to the fore with zonkers reliable patterns.
Largish buzzers in black and Apps style leggy bloodworms should continue their success given relative warmth,otherwise retrieves will need to be slowed considerably or flies fished static,  under bobs.

Fly box:
Black buzzer
Pinky
Yellow/orange bloodworm
Appetiser
Black/white zonker
Daddy
Diawlbach
Minkie's

Happy New Year All

Carole and Simon