Angling news from the North East region

McShane catches Derwent’s heaviest

IT was another tremendous week’s angling at Derwent Reservoir with fly fisherman Mr McShane landing the week’s heaviest fish at 13lb 4oz and Mr Herron taking one of 12lb 6oz. Read

RICHARD Cawthra of Heaton made a dream start to boat angling on Sarah JFK out of the Tyne on Wednesday. After taking a few mackerel for bait Richard dropped down a chunk which was quickly taken by a good fish. Read

Plenty of carp are caught at Bowes

COARSE fishing remains productive with some great catches reported from Bowes Lake. Luke Harle and Doug Peel had a superb day’s fishing with Harle catching 18 common carp and Peel 10 mirrors and 15 commons – all on soft hooker pellets. Read

Langley is good spot for heavy catches

ROTHBURY angler Keith Young has landed the biggest brown trout of the season to date on the River Coquet – his 5lb 1oz fish was 34 inches long with a girth of 12 inches and was taken on worm in the Rothbury area. Read

Productive spell at Killingworth

THE TAA’s Killingworth Lake has been fishing well for roach of late with carp to 19lb and a 5lb 8oz bream also being taken recently. Read

Conditions making it tough for anglers

THE unsettled conditions have once again severely hampered boat and shore anglers. Read

Anglers beat the weather at Witton castle

DESPITE the easterly winds there have been heavy bags recorded at Witton Castle Lakes with sporting ticket holders enjoying great sport for their £14. Read

The big fish are biting at Derwent

IT WAS the best week’s fishing of the season to date at Derwent Reservoir with several anglers reporting fish of between 7lb and 10lb in their bags. Read

The early angler is catching the fish

BOAT angling is still producing some decent catches and the early angler is getting the better catches. Read

EA team surprised to catch rare chub

ENVIRONMENT Agency officers working on the River Tyne had a big surprise recently when they caught an impressive specimen of chub in their fish trap at Riding Mill, near Hexham. Read

Hawthorns spice up Sharpley action

HAWTHORNS have at last found themselves onto the water in numbers at Sharpley Springs. They have certainly spiced up the action with the water coming alive. Read

Kielder event in line for a revamp

DUE to the growing popularity of the event – last year all boats were booked within days of registration opening – the Kielder WaterAid Fly Fishing Pairs Competition will be fished over two heats with the seven top boats from each going through to the final on July 20. Read

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

Good value at Whittle Dene

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