River Reoprt upto 27/7/2010
The river has now dropped back to normal level and running clear, reports are coming in of fish being caught throughout the beats. some more rain showers are forecast for this week so we will keep an eye on the river level and keep you informed. There are still a limited number of vaccancies avaliable to join the club.
River Report up to 23/7/2010
The river is carrying approx 4 inches of water (5.00am at Page Bank) with a touch of colour in it. Fish have been moving through the beats over the last few days so the prospect for the weekend should be good. Please remember the rule regarding hook size for night time sea-trout fishing see the notes at the bottom of this page.
River Report up to 21/7/2010
It's Wednesday mornng at 7.00am and the good news is that the river is carrying approx 2ft of water after all the heavy rain and thunder storms of the last two days, with the prospect of some more showers today and tomorrow the prospects are looking good.
River Report up to 16/7/2010
Its Friday evening and I have been and had a look at the river level and guess what, it has dropped back down again so for all the rain we have had and were expecting it only raised the river level up about 6 inches. it has though stirred the fish a little. So why not get the rod out and give it a go you never know you might just get lucky.
River Report up to 15/7/2010
It's Thursday morning 5.30am and the sun is shining down on the river at Page Bank and the good news is that after the heavy downpours of yesterday and last night the river is carrying approx 6" of water and looks like it is still rising. The Forecast says more showers today so hopefully the river will continue to rise over the next day or so lifting the level some more. This rain is needed as the river has really been at its lowest level for a long time. Reports are still coming in of the occasional sea-trout showing up on beats throughout the river. We will keep you informed how the river level is doing during the weekend.
River Report up to 7/7/2010
Although the river is at a very low level reports are coming in of a few sea-trout being caught on all beats throughout our waters, with the occasional Salmon making apperance. Brown Trout fishing has been a little slow with some anglers catching some decent trout and others struggling. low water and hot weather is not making fishing easy. For those interested we are offering another all night special at Witton Castle Lakes fishing through the night from 10.00pm until 8.00am on Friday 9th July.
Himalayan Balsam .
As you are aware this plant is not a native to this country and it is spreading causing serious damage to riverbanks. We have asked in the past for anglers to pull out this plant when down the river.
Again we are asking you to do the same if we can control this plant it will help native species to re-habitat the river banks and hopefully help strengthen the banks.
10 to 15 minutes spent pulling out this weed every time you go fishing will make a big difference.
Please help us control this plant
River Report up to 9/6/2010
We have suffered from a long dry period which has caused the river to fall to a very low level, even below a summer level but now that it is raining we can only hope that it continues enough to raise the river level up.
At the time of writing this report the river has risen approx 30-35cm (12” plus) with some rain still falling over night. The trout fishing has been a little slow due to the low water but rods that have been out have had some success with the fly.
For those that are interested we are offering an all night special fishing session at Witton Castle Lakes on Saturday 19th June 2010 commencing at 10.00pm until 8.00am Sunday morning with a bacon sandwich included. Vegetarian option is available. This is the first time it has ever been offered at Witton Castle Lakes so why not take the opportunity to try some fantastic sport.
Sea Trout
Important Information when Night Fishing for Sea-Trout
Fishing in rivers stream and drains for Salmon and Migratory trout between the end of the first hour after sunset and the beginning of the last hour before sunrise shall be an offence unless the bait consists of a natural or artificial fly with each hook not exceeding 10mm diameter.
Which means that the treble hook you use must pass through a 10mm diameter hole.
This is an Environmental Agency byelaw for the Northern region which can be accessed on the following website.
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Leisure/short_byelaws_261059.pdf