YoursTruly
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Sharpley Springs Fishing Report 13th Feb
The over wintered doubles are still emerging despite the changeable weather, which fluctuates from winter to spring all in a day! Plenty of midge hatching, so top of the water action has been excellent on warmer days. Fish are rising early evening to tantalise any angler.
How’s it fishing:
The cold weather has driven the bigger specimens to deep waters, although plenty of trout in the 4 to 8lb being caught.
Joe Forster of Birtley returned 11 fish to over 40 lbs. with two at 8lbs and one at nine using a home tied black buzzer with lime green cheeks with ultra fine silver ribs. Martin Ruddick using a similar fly returned 18. Bob Lake from South Shields caught two doubles at 11 and 12 lbs. using a bloodworm. J Stephenson and T Phillips both netted ten pounders. V Tobin returned the biggest bag of sixteen.
Fly Box:Hares ear, Damsels, Black/olive/red/copper buzzers
Blood worm, Yellow sally nymph, Dawsons olive, Cats whisker
Bunny leech and pink lures
The over wintered doubles are still emerging despite the changeable weather, which fluctuates from winter to spring all in a day! Plenty of midge hatching, so top of the water action has been excellent on warmer days. Fish are rising early evening to tantalise any angler.
How’s it fishing:
The cold weather has driven the bigger specimens to deep waters, although plenty of trout in the 4 to 8lb being caught.
Joe Forster of Birtley returned 11 fish to over 40 lbs. with two at 8lbs and one at nine using a home tied black buzzer with lime green cheeks with ultra fine silver ribs. Martin Ruddick using a similar fly returned 18. Bob Lake from South Shields caught two doubles at 11 and 12 lbs. using a bloodworm. J Stephenson and T Phillips both netted ten pounders. V Tobin returned the biggest bag of sixteen.
Fly Box:Hares ear, Damsels, Black/olive/red/copper buzzers
Blood worm, Yellow sally nymph, Dawsons olive, Cats whisker
Bunny leech and pink lures
