Angling news from the North East region

Trout are brought in for the weekend

WITH gales whipping up the water and carrying the length of the loughs, Sweethope has prepared for Saturday’s opening with a huge stocking of triploid rainbows and blue trout to 5lb. Read

Anglers facing a slump on shores

SHORE sport has been poor over the last few days with just a few cod around the 3lb mark reported during an Easterly sea. Read

Frosty conditions hit coarse returns

THE recent frosty weather has made feeding fish hard to find on still and running water, but an upturn in temperatures promises a good weekend for the region’s coarse anglers. Read

Dan leads way with rainbow at Jubilee

THE fishing at Jubilee Lakes has been good this week with the rod average hitting three even on the hardest day. Read

Conditions are confusing

MISTY mornings and sunny afternoons continue to confuse angler and fish alike, with the result that sport has been very hard to find at some times, yet very good at others. Read

Gareth lands monster cod

AT last, and as expected at this time of year, a 20lb-plus cod has been landed from a North East mark. Read

Funding lift for region's fisheries

LAST season Northumbrian Water deservedly gained the reputation as the leading provider of stillwater game fishing in Northern Europe, with more than 55,000 angler visits. Read

Anglers providing vital information

YET again flooded rivers saw coarse fishing marred on the region’s running waters last weekend and anglers had to switch to searching out some of the region’s stillwaters. Read

Ian's last-cast effort crowns him king of the cod

A NICE heavy sea last weekend didn’t produce as many fish as anglers expected, but there were still a few bigger specimens among the smaller cod reported. Read

Tyne is quiet but Durham shines

WITH more settled conditions than last week cod have not been present in large numbers. Read

Sharpley shapes up in the gales

DESPITE the recent gales, Sharpley Spring has continued to fish well with anglers pitting their skills against the conditions to land quality fish. Read

Best for Bob as patience pays off

AFTER fishing for three hours with only a whiting and a dab to show for his efforts, Bob Coates of Trimdon was about to give up while fishing at Hartlepool Heugh when he got another small bite on his lug worm bait. Read

Smith enjoys a delightful day at Angel

IN a week that has seen the most unusual combination of January weather ever, prospects on the region’s rivers look good for the weekend if temperatures remain mild, now that most of the snow melt that flooded the rivers midweek has now gone. Read

Mordue toast of Sharpley Springs

DESPITE the recent heavy rain the spring fed lakes at Sharpley Springs remain clear – making it easy to spot any trout swimming in the margins. Read

Fine on Tyne but no feeding on Eden

THE recent rainfall ensured sport was once again badly hit on the region’s rivers and the Eden coarse season ended on Tuesday with frustrated anglers again cursing their luck as the river remained unfishable. Read

Alf wins £2,000 with his only bite

ALF Huntington had a nervous few hours, wondering if he had won the £2,000 for the heaviest fish, after landing a big cod in the Easington District Council Open, especially with reports of other big cod being taken elsewhere. Read

Rainfall blamed for poor fishing

ALTHOUGH the temperatures have been cold but acceptable for January, the recent rainfall has flooded many of the region’s rivers to the extent that fishing has been poor on running waters. Read

Double-strike Davy lands great cod at Foxton

DAVY Scott, fishing at Foxton, landed his first ever double and the biggest this winter, a cracker of 17lb 15oz after a hectic struggle. Davy returned the next night taking cod of 8lb and 5lb. Read

Black Fritz works well for Webster at Knitsley Mill

IT WAS a great week’s fishing at Knitsley Mill with the rod average hitting 4.1 and fish from 4lb 8oz to 9lb brought to the net. Read

Dewhurst is talk of the Tarn

ONE of the largest perch ever caught in Britain – and the biggest this column has ever recorded – has been taken from a small Cumbrian day ticket fishery. Read