Angling news from the North East region

Shallow way is gainful

FISHING continues to be upbeat in the region and at Aldin Grange it appears carp and tench are present in every peg at the moment. Read

Plenty cod for quartet on Shady

THE hard ground has seen the best of the boat catches with both private and charter boats doing reasonably well. Read

Flies are not the lure at Sharpley

THE long-awaited awaited Hawthorn flies have finally put in an appearance at Sharpley Springs, but not yet in large enough numbers to interest the fish. Read

Youngster takes fish of week at Derwent

FIVE-YEAR-OLD William Spinks, fishing Powerbait near the first fence, landed the fish of the week at Derwent Reservoir – a well-conditioned, hard-fighting rainbow of 12lb 8oz. Read

Seaham’s good for catches of codling

THE Seaham piers are about the only venue producing codling, with Paul Fenech taking two fish for 3.45lb to win Seaham’s Davison Cup – the biggest a codling of 2.92lb. Read

THE superb weather has seen an increase in the numbers of coarse anglers visiting fisheries, especially at Whittle Dene where an afternoon stress buster ticket at only £4 is representing outstanding value as roach catches continue to be most rewarding. Read

Youngsters show promise with great catches

YOUNG anglers were among the fish this week with seven-year-old Niall Squires, fishing for only the second time, landing four cracking blues while out with dad Neil at Fontburn to finish with a bag of seven for just under 22lb. Read

Bank holiday proves a winner at Sharpley

ANGLERS choosing patterns to match the small Olive Buzzers that have been hatching at Sharpley Springs have enjoyed good sport as the stocked trout have come on to the feed. Read

Geldart weighs in with 180lb-plus haul

STILLWATER fisheries have been in fine form with the Big Waters AC’s Dissington Pond yielding some quality ide and tench while, further south, the newly-opened coarse lake at Stonebridge has got off to a flying start. Read

Caistron’s stocked up and ready to go

A DOUBLE stocking of quality fish up to 18lb has set the scene for Saturday’s fly and Sunday’s worm competitions at Caistron Lakes where B Jackson had the heaviest fish of the week with a 12lb 8oz rainbow taken on a Black Buzzer. Read

Gordon clinches Derwent’s top prize

LIGHT winds provided ideal casting conditions for fly anglers with several taking fish on their first cast in the annual Derwent Reservoir WaterAid Angling Competition, sponsored by Hardy Greys. Read

Spratt bags a a roach catch

ANGLING has continued to be productive throughout the region’s stillwaters now that the weather has stabilised. Read

Beach proves a blast for codling

THE Durham beaches are the only places giving any sport for codling, with the Blast Beach the best venue. Read

Anglers braving the weather get their reward

ANOTHER change in weather at Sweethope Loughs this week saw snow, heavy hail and cold easterly winds, although those anglers braving the conditions were rewarded with some of the week’s better bags. Read

Dunn has double best as Derwent fishes well

IT has been the best week of the season to date at the Derwent Reservoir where a stocking of tiger trout will take place on Friday and a charity competition for WaterAid will be fished on Sunday. Anglers must register by 9am. Read

Sweet day as Brian strikes

IT has been another encouraging week for coarse anglers with sport continuing on the region’s stillwater fisheries. Read

Brothers impress with some amazing catches

WHEN there is little about you can always rely on junior anglers to come up with something, and the Newton brothers did just that in Seaham’s junior match fished from the pier. Read

Thomas enjoys fine start at Fontburn

FOUR-YEAR-OLD Thomas Fraser from Wallsend, trout fishing for the first time with his dad Scott, was among the fish at Fontburn Reservoir this week, landing four fish with one tipping the scale just under the four-pound mark. Read

Lookout anglers beat the cold snap

HEAVY snow showers threatened to spoil anglers’ fortunes over the weekend and at The Angel water temperatures dropped from 9.7º on the Friday to 6.1º on Sunday. Read

Higham to host Morgan masterclass

WORLD champion Hywel Morgan will be giving fly casting demonstrations at Higham Lakes, Ponteland, on Sunday from 10am to about 4pm depending on conditions. Read