Angel of the North Fishing Lakes - Fishery Report 19/08/08

Some stunning catches this week both on quantity and specimen size with Sunday's high winds and driving rain spoiling a good week. Anglers have needed to adjust their fishing tactics and equipment according to weather conditions this week, from flat clam to winds and driving rain, just like a November not August conditions.  Water steaming on Sunday as it was so much warmer than ambient temperatures.
 
Tench and Crucians being the predominate species coming out with carp switching on to feed after spawning, silvers still being caught in large quantities.
 
Lookout mixed course
 
Carp now catching very well after spawning and Crucians feeding very well, Tench feeding up well after spawning and with a 9lb 10oz post spawning female in great condition and very dark skinned. Also 2x 8lb plus coming out as well as large numbers of other tench including a lovely 5lb 2oz blue tench, Golden Tench to 3lb 4oz being caught also in good numbers. Some good bream to 6lb being caught and skimmers loads to 1lb 6oz just turning golden so will be mature next year. , Rudd to 1lb 7oz, good perch, Roach, and Ide piling weight on and giving some great sport when caught.
 
Best pegs 35, 1, 15, 9, 20, 16a, 23, 26. Best hook baits Pellets,  Meat,  Sweetcorn, paste, Worm, Maggots, Castor. Feed Angel pellets
 
Bowes carp
 
Carp switched on at last with males and females being caught post spawning, good average size fish caught in matches is 3lb plus. Some good double figure of mirrors and commons, being caught best out 19lb 2oz a female just spawned.
Best pegs 1, 40, 3, 5, 19, 34, 15. Good hook baits pellets, paste, worm, meat, corn. Feed Angel Pellets
 
Bassetts mixed coarse
 
Still fishing at great rates, & been busy with days when windy.
Feed Angel pellets, best hook bait maggot, pellet, corn,
 
Sunderland AFC youth Team had a great day learning to fish and chilling out  on Thursday when Kevin Ball brought the youth team for the theme Bring a Friend Fishing
Photos enclosed
If Coaching is required please phone to book 0191 4100449
 
Matches
 
Sunday 19th Aug 07 Open Lookout
 
Very wet Light Rain constant, and cold wind N 18mph gusting to NW 33 mph, ambient temp 12 deg, Humidity 100%, barometer 1006.1 dropping, moon phase waxing Crescent, Water Temp 16.00 (dropped from 18.4 last Sunday), DO 7.9,  PH 7.48, con -29 to -49
 
1st Chris Owers 41lb 2oz Angel Peg 30
2nd John Foster 40lb 3oz Angel peg 9
3rd Peter Wilson 37lb 15oz peg 5
4th Andrew Brown 36lb 8oz peg 11
5th David Hodgson Angel  34lb 14oz peg 13
6th Neil Brown 28lb 7oz peg 3
 
Wind spoiled presentation dramatically , Tough day for pole anglers Chris caught on pellet.
 
Boarder Fishing Club Sunday 19th Aug 07 Open
 
Very wet Light Rain constant, and cold wind N 5  rising to 10 mph, ambient temp 14 deg, Humidity 100%, barometer 1006.1 dropping, moon phase waxing Crescent, Water Temp15.2 (dropped from 18.5 on Monday),  DO7.7,  PH 7.61. con -31 to -45.
 
1st  29lb 15 oz peg 1
2nd 19lb 10oz peg 19
 
Wind and driving rain spoiled presentation, Carp now switching back on to feed after spawning, both males and females being caught,
 
Wednesday 15th Aug 07 open Bowes
 
Mostly cloudy, ambient temp 16 deg, humidity 82%, barometer 1008 mb, wind calm to W 4mph, Moon Phase waxing Crescent, Water Temp 18 deg, (dropped after heavy rain last night)   DO 7.9, PH 7.62
 
1st Chris Owers 31lb 7oz Angel peg 5
Chris fished pole at 6meters and margins on pellet
Carp just coming out of spawning
 
Monday 13th August  07 Cost Cutter Open
 
Overcast , Ambient Temp 16 deg, humidity 88%, barometer 994 mb, wind calm to W8 mph, moon phase Waxing crescent , Water  Temperature 18.5 deg, DO 7.9, PH 7.56
Carp just finishing spawning
 
1st Tommy Cullerton 19lb 10oz peg 5
Tommy fished pole and tip with pellet and paste
 
Don't forget the Charity match on Sunday 30th Sept names being taken.
 
Autumn  League matches starting in Oct 7th names and deposit of £20.00 required overall winner takes £300.00 and weekly winnings of 1st, 2nd & 3rd being paid.  For deposits and names down please contact Mathew at Angel.
 

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