YoursTruly
Well-known member
Only the hardy anglers were out this week to find ice free lakes, a warm cabin and complementary tea and coffee at Sharpley Springs, big bags were plentiful with Trevor Wadds netting 14, Steven Fish with 12, Richard Landsbury had the top bag at 15 fish. D Storey caught two doubles of 10 lbs. making his total bag weight at over
40lbs.
Davey Shirrefs from South Shields caught the biggest double of the week a twelve pounder on the Doxford. The tag fish prize money is £750 this week divided between two tags.
Tactics: Lures and bloodworm imitations are the order of the day if fishing during a chill, which this week has brought. Otherwise black buzzers can as usual be relied upon. Diawl bachs and black pheasant tails are the pick of the nymphs, the former being deadly in the red or orange-headed variant.
Static buzzers or mini-lures fished static under indicators or a buoyant dry have seen their share of success.
Fly box; Black buzzers, Diawl bach, Black PTN, Flexifloss Bloodworm
Cat\'s whisker, Black/white/olive zonkers and Okey Dokey.
40lbs.
Davey Shirrefs from South Shields caught the biggest double of the week a twelve pounder on the Doxford. The tag fish prize money is £750 this week divided between two tags.
Tactics: Lures and bloodworm imitations are the order of the day if fishing during a chill, which this week has brought. Otherwise black buzzers can as usual be relied upon. Diawl bachs and black pheasant tails are the pick of the nymphs, the former being deadly in the red or orange-headed variant.
Static buzzers or mini-lures fished static under indicators or a buoyant dry have seen their share of success.
Fly box; Black buzzers, Diawl bach, Black PTN, Flexifloss Bloodworm
Cat\'s whisker, Black/white/olive zonkers and Okey Dokey.
