In the last eight days water temperatures have plummeted down 6 deg over 3 days with hailstones, heavy rain and high winds, The temperature Levelled off, then rose as sharply to 17.6 deg rising still. However fish have continued to feed as different species are both pre and post spawning, Carp took the drop in water temperatures by going down and leaving the margins, but are back on to ferociously feeding in the margins as the water temperature is nearly hitting the magical 18 deg water temp to trigger spawning for them. Tench just going into spawning so high numbers being caught as they feed to gain condition.
Lookout mixed coarse lake
Is fishing excellently with high numbers of carp to 8lb. Tench to 7lb 6oz, (with lots of good sized carp caught in Sundays match), Golden tench some in excess of 2lb plus, some excellent Rudd, Golden Rudd and Roach with some hitting 2lb plus, lots of crucian carp average 2lb with some hitting 3 to 4lb (will have a record out soon on crucians), Perch in profusion, Skimmers now averaging 1lb plus, and some excellent bream out to 6lb plus,
We now have our 3rd season of fish spawning and our last years Angel bred carp are coming out at 8oz, and the year before at 1lb plus, our stocked carp are averaging 2.5lb upwards. Last years tench being caught at 4oz and the year before at 8oz, and loads of our other home bred species now being caught. So choosing to catch larger species or home bred smaller species is a good options now, obviously the bait and tackle need to determine your choice of size of fish to catch.
Bowes Carp
Some excellent numbers of large carp have been caught this week as the carp feed up to ready themselves for spawning, 5 x 20lb plus caught in 1 day and both pleasure and match fishing have taken over 25 double figured carp this week.
Some great sport on under 10lb carp this week with huge numbers being caught by pleasure anglers. Last years home bred carp to 8oz also coming out in large numbers but some exquisite fully scaled mirror carp home bred are gracing the anglers catches, as these grow they are going to be stunning fish.
Bassetts mixed coarse
Still fishing at an astonishing catch rate, this pond never ceases to amaze us, First time anglers from 7 yrs to 73 yrs have had in excess of 35 fish per person in a 3 hour coaching session. On Sunday we had another birthday fishing party with 4 to 7 yr olds, this produced lots of fish averaging 24 per child, the coaches were ran ragged landing and unhooking for the kids as the fishing was so good. We think we have got some new converts to fishing out of the party as the kids loved the sport.
The Junior club meets every Friday Evening and all are welcome, we meet at 6pm.
Sunday 3rd June 2007 Lookout Open
Partly Cloudy, Ambient temp 17 deg, humidity 68%, Wind calm to ESE 6mph Barometer 1022mb. Moon phase waning Gibbous, Water temp 17.6 deg, PH 7.63 DO 9.1
1st Keith Ainsley Angel 74lb 11oz peg 38
2nd Andrew Brown 54lb 02oz peg 26
3rd Lee Slater Angel 50lb 13oz peg 29
4th John Bainbridge 47lb 03oz peg 36
5th Liam Shilling Angel Jnr 44lb 0 oz peg 42 Ray
6th Underwood Angel 40lb .01oz peg 30
Keith had 72lb o2oz in total of carp and 2lb 9oz of silvers using pellet & paste.
Saturday 2nd June 2007 Bowes Open
Foggy then overcast with sunny spells, Temp rising to 18 deg, humidity 94%, wind S3 swinging to ESE5mph , barometer 1025.1mb, moon phase full, water temp 15.deg DO 9.25 PH 7.60
1st Steve Preece 30lb 13oz peg 1
2nd Sid French 21lb 08
3rd Stev Chantry 14lb 09
Congratulations to Steve who also was on the Golden Peg. Steve fished a Maver Concept 2000 pole, Maver black ice paste float, 5lb x 4lb hook length to Preston PR28, size 14 hook.
Fished paste at 8mtres, over angel 3mm feed pellets.
Wed 30th May Eve Open on Bowes
Mostly Cloudy, ambient temp 10 deg, wind SW 7 mph dropped to calm, humidity 88%, water temp 10,2 dropped again,PH 7.65, DO 9.76
1st Mark Arrowsmith Angling Services Langley Moor Durham 31.12oz peg 39
2nd Matty Shanley Angel 20lb 15oz peg 37
3rd Wayne Fergus 20lb 9oz peg 35
4th Frankie Hardie 15lb 6oz peg 33
Well done Mark who also netted a stunning 15lb 3oz common carp as part of his catch
Monday 28th May 2007 Open Bowes (Bank holiday)
Overcast with rain showers and some hail, more rain and hail last night, Ambient temp 9 deg, wind N up to 15mph, barometer 1009.1mb, moon phase waxing gibbous, water temp 11.5 deg (4 deg drop in 2 days with hail and rain) Ph 7.85, DO 7.9.
Conditions this bank holiday more like November than End of May, especially when fish are all ready for water temperature rises to spawn.
1st Dereck Fox Metro Mail 35lb 11oz peg 17
2nd Mark Arrowsmith Angling Services Langley Moor Durham 25lb 7oz peg 14
3rd Jeff Layton Angel of the North 15lb 13oz peg 16
4th Andy Simpson Angel of the North 13lb 06oz peg 5
5th Roger Pedleham Angel of the North 10lb 9oz peg 4
6th Alan Brown Angel of the North 10lb 02oz peg 12
Tough days fishing after 4 deg water temp drop in 2 days and wind did not help. Dereck fished pellet
Weekly Matches
Please phone 0191 4100449 to put name down for any match.
Monday evening Cost cutter £5.00 all in draw 5pm fishing 6 to 9pm
Wed Evening draw 5pm fishing 6 to 9pm
Friday Evening Monthly Junior Club draw 5pm fishing 6 to 9pm
Saturday draw 9am fishing 10 am till 3pm
Sunday draw 9am fishing 10 am till 3pm
