Angel Of The North Fishing Lakes

Sunday 28th June 09 open Lookout

Conditions:-Light Drizzle and fog then overcast, ambient temp 16 deg, humidity 94%, wind calm the N 5mph, barometer 1016.9 mb. Moon phase waxing crescent, water temp 17.3 deg, PH 7.22 (after East rains brought in pollutants) DO low 5.00 aerators on, conductivity -33

1^st Rob Emmery 67lb 6oz Shotton  peg 1

2^nd Chris Owers Angel of the North 59lb 5oz peg 22

3^rd Alan Mc Guire 57lb 14 peg 3

4^th Tony Watson Fishing Republic 53lb 7oz peg 4

5^th Derek Fox 50lb 9oz peg 24

6^th Brian Hall 38lb peg 23

3 fish on tip then 5 metres and 11 metres on pole on paste 28 fish total –on our lowest oxygen levels in 6 years! Well done

Wed 17^th eve open Bowes

Conditions:- Mostly Cloudy, ambient temp 14 deg, humidity 88%, wind ESE 7mph, barometer 1023mb, moon phase waxing crescent, water temperature rose to 18 deg, PH 7.55, DO 10.1 (aerators on all time) conductivity -52.

1^st Andy Dargue 59lb 15oz peg 5

2^nd Tommy Marshal 58lb 7oz peg 40,

3^rd Chris Owers 45lb 03oz peg 3

4^th John Foster 38lb 13oz peg 2

5^th Neil Brown 33lb 4oz peg 25

6^th John Anslow 32lb 03oz peg 1

Fished well after full moon Monday

General

The Full Moon on Monday gave the anglers spectacular fishing on all 3 lakes, with some anglers taking over 200 fish and actually coming to reception for a cuppa to recover and relax, all the lakes fished outstanding with some good specimen sized fish being caught as well on each lake.

Water temperatures have rose again with the good weather, and because of this, we have kept aerators on all the time, which has also helped fishing, catches. Next Monday should also produce some good fishing

All hook baits are working at this water temperature but remember to get feed patterns correct as all species feeding ferociously after spawning. Try soaking Angel feed pellets for paste, or soak and add caster or chopped worm to form a groundbait to get bottom feeders into your swim.

Sweet flavourings now work well in warm water conditions, use scopex, tutti fruit etc, add some to your feed pellets or put a drop on you hook bait.

Fish tight in the margins of the first shelf by the reeds both left and right of you fishing peg, and try just out in front of the second shelf plumb up to find your correct depths and some excellent fishing will result. Try out at 6 metres for skimmers and  tench at dead depth and rudd on the drop will produce good quantities.

The next good moon phase will be next Monday so if you have a few hours spare my advice will be go fishing!

Lookout

Some outstanding tench caught this week , also a high number of crucians, carp are back on the feed after spawning, so are the koi and ghosties, rudd are being caught in very high numbers on the drop just of the second shelf.  Ide, Golden Orfe and even roach are also being caught mid to just of the surface, skimmers and bream are very hungry after spawning and can be caught in good numbers on provision you feed enough to keep them in your swim. A cracking 3lb 3oz perch was caught on worm very tight in the margins in the reeds, and some good numbers of other perch but patience is needed to target this species this week as they have loads of fry to feast on after all the fish species have spawned.  Tench to 8 lb have been caught and golden tench above 3lb feeding dead bottom, tench have been our last species to spawn.  

Bowes

Monday was a cracking day for this lake with very high numbers caught as well as some good high weight carp caught, even on Wed evening match the high weight individual carp  were caught on pole by Andy Dargue on peg 5. Pleasure anglers have had some excellent numbers of carp out, with the carp moving all around the lake to feed.

Bassetts

Mondays new moon helped this pond produce fantastic catches with every species feeding fiercely, golden orfe over 3lb, Ide over 2lb, Rudd, Roach, tench, carp, koi, skimmers, the only species that seemed missing was gudgeon which is because the anglers were set up for larger fish. Young Lue Deathe 8 yrs old had a great Learn to fis taster session his first with well over 20 fish-well done Lue.

Coaching

Is every Sat and Sunday morning from 9am to noon in a group session or individuals can be booked in through the week.

Browning Youth Masters Qualifier is on Lookout on 18^th July 09 to book please call 01525 714012 or email youth@familyfishing.co.uk or visit www.zebco-europe.com

Charity Match for Macmillan Nurses is 5^th July 

Names being taken now for the match and places are filling up very fast!! Please phone 0191  4100449 ask for Ann