Cow Green Reservoir, Teesdale.

[Guest PhilB]

This is where I was yesterday, 770 acres of upland water, fishery record 4 lb 8 oz;

I caught some lean and hungry wild brownies only up to 10" but there are much bigger fish in there;

I also found some of these stonefly nymph shucks which were all of 1 1/2" long excluding the tails!

this is a "multi-bait" fishery so maybe I should use a dead mackerel to catch the elusive big 'uns - unless some one has a better idea..... :confused:

[jim doyle]

A char ofcoarse.!!

[Guest PhilB]

Jim, you're a genius - why didn't I think of that Unfortunately, when I checked the rules that Northumbrian Water PLC have in place for their multibait reservoirs, the only deadbaits allowed are sea fish! Looks like joeys, sprats or a big bunch of lobs will have to do. I could try your "snake" but I'll need to get a hard hat. Someone who was fishing with Snatcher last week will probably have a spare one!

[Tony U]

I have always fancied fishing up there or one of the high tarns in Cunmbria, How nuch is the day ticket Frantic? I am coming up for my Fiftieth at the end of August.

[jim doyle]

So what you need is an ocean going char hmm!! any one fishing with snatcher last week probably still wont be able to focus yet,!! as for the man himself ,has anyone seen him since??

[Snatcher]

Here I am boy,having a few Millers - moderation being the theme

Cow Green,reminds me of a girl I once "knew" at Prudhoe

[Tony U]

Prudhoe Snatch, I was thinking more of the ones you used to get in the Man in the Moon or better still the Pineapple.

[Guest PhilB]

Cow Green tickets are £8/day with a bag limit of 12 thats errrr.....less than a pound per fish. Actually most people return all fish as they are generally too small to eat. That's probably because there are so many in the water - the recruitment levels are very high from the numerous feeder streams. I would guess that the large trout (I have seen fish over 5 lb) feed on the smaller ones and on bullheads.

I've seen Snatcher and the only physical damage is a sunburnt conk. There may be undetectable mental damage however!

[jim doyle]

There is little liklyhood of mental damage , there are certain prequirements for such a condition, if you know what I mean!!

[FF1]

Oh you are awful! Poor snatcher,he can't help it!!!