Salmon!
- Thread starter The Deeps
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If anyone fancies a decent day fishing for wild Brownies with light gear try Kielder castle.
They do a day ticket for £7.50 which allows you to fish the rivers and burns that feed Kielder reservoir - It's a cracking days sport with brownies up to 1 and half pounds, and the occasional Rainbow turns up from the lake.
Been fishing it for years and never ever caught less than 8 decent pound plus fish in a half day's fishing. Personal best on the fly from the kielder burn was last year - 1lb 9ozs - safely returned.
Preferred tackle and tactics.
7 or 8 ft fly rod floating line 4lb tippet - various natural nymphs and wet flies - summer - dry fly patterns (may, hawthorn, black gnat etc)
5 or 6 foot light action spinning rod 8lb main line 3lb tippet - small quiver/clear bubble float or free line with a 16 hook for worms or brandling - using the current to pull it through pools.
I love fishing light stuff and it never fails to put a smile on my face
They do a day ticket for £7.50 which allows you to fish the rivers and burns that feed Kielder reservoir - It's a cracking days sport with brownies up to 1 and half pounds, and the occasional Rainbow turns up from the lake.
Been fishing it for years and never ever caught less than 8 decent pound plus fish in a half day's fishing. Personal best on the fly from the kielder burn was last year - 1lb 9ozs - safely returned.
Preferred tackle and tactics.
7 or 8 ft fly rod floating line 4lb tippet - various natural nymphs and wet flies - summer - dry fly patterns (may, hawthorn, black gnat etc)
5 or 6 foot light action spinning rod 8lb main line 3lb tippet - small quiver/clear bubble float or free line with a 16 hook for worms or brandling - using the current to pull it through pools.
I love fishing light stuff and it never fails to put a smile on my face
The Deeps
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If anyone fancies a decent day fishing for wild Brownies with light gear try Kielder castle.
They do a day ticket for £7.50 which allows you to fish the rivers and burns that feed Kielder reservoir - It's a cracking days sport with brownies up to 1 and half pounds, and the occasional Rainbow turns up from the lake.
Been fishing it for years and never ever caught less than 8 decent pound plus fish in a half day's fishing. Personal best on the fly from the kielder burn was last year - 1lb 9ozs - safely returned.
Preferred tackle and tactics.
7 or 8 ft fly rod floating line 4lb tippet - various natural nymphs and wet flies - summer - dry fly patterns (may, hawthorn, black gnat etc)
5 or 6 foot light action spinning rod 8lb main line 3lb tippet - small quiver/clear bubble float or free line with a 16 hook for worms or brandling - using the current to pull it through pools.
I love fishing light stuff and it never fails to put a smile on my face
This sounds great.Its a while since I had the 4wt oot.Been looking for some decent brownie fishing,the Tyne has been crap for a long time,although there are still some good fish on the South.
Have you any details of where to obtain the tickets please mate?
cheers
Tone
The Deeps
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Interesting spinner sandworm
Do you use raps very often,I've been told they do very well on the Wear?The orange X-raps were lethal on the Tyne last season,bit dear at a tenner a shot mind!
SteveG
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Looks like it will be Kielder castle for me next year Could do with details of where to purchase please.
Everyone seems to be using X-raps these days but they are a bit steep at a tenner each. Some lads swear by them but others have said if they are takin they will have ago at anything. I saw a lad with four seatrout on the bank this year and he was using one, while others had only had single fish.
Could do with details of where to purchase please.Everyone seems to be using X-raps these days but they are a bit steep at a tenner each. Some lads swear by them but others have said if they are takin they will have ago at anything. I saw a lad with four seatrout on the bank this year and he was using one, while others had only had single fish.
Kielder Castle
Kielder Castle
Think this is where you get the tickets:-
The main streams for brown trout fishing in Kielder Forest in Northumberland are:
Kielder Burn
Lewisburn
Plashetts Burn
Belling Burn
Chirdon Burn
Tarset Burn
Warksburn
The River Rede
Access into the forest is on foot only and visitors should park at the car parks indicated. All legal methods of brown trout fishing are permitted to 31 July. Fly fishing is allowed during August and September. There is no bag limit.
Daily/Weekly fishing permits for the forest are available from:
Kielder Castle Forest Park Centre - Tel: +44 (0) 1434 250 209
Falstone Fishing Club - River North Tyne
Daily/Weekly or seasonal permits available from the Blackcock Inn at Falstone
Think I will be giving it a shot next season ....
Kielder Castle
Think this is where you get the tickets:-
The main streams for brown trout fishing in Kielder Forest in Northumberland are:
Kielder Burn
Lewisburn
Plashetts Burn
Belling Burn
Chirdon Burn
Tarset Burn
Warksburn
The River Rede
Access into the forest is on foot only and visitors should park at the car parks indicated. All legal methods of brown trout fishing are permitted to 31 July. Fly fishing is allowed during August and September. There is no bag limit.
Daily/Weekly fishing permits for the forest are available from:
Kielder Castle Forest Park Centre - Tel: +44 (0) 1434 250 209
Falstone Fishing Club - River North Tyne
Daily/Weekly or seasonal permits available from the Blackcock Inn at Falstone
Think I will be giving it a shot next season ....
The Deeps
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Cheers bud,looks like it might get a bit busy next season
Plenty water to go at mind,I'll see yous all there
Interesting spinner sandworm
Do you use raps very often,I've been told they do very well on the Wear?The orange X-raps were lethal on the Tyne last season,bit dear at a tenner a shot mind!
I don,t bother with plugs on the river,talked to a few lads that use Fire tiger patterns and they have had fish with them.
They seem to lose a lot of fish with them though.
I,l stick with the tried and trusted for now.
