Colin Douglas from Witton Castle Lakes kindly reports........

RECORD BROWN TROUT off the River WEAR.  ( Bishop Auckland and District Angling Club ) 

I have great pleasure in reporting a 4lb 8oz Brown Trout secured in the Nature Reserve
beat by my friend and college Alan Brown from Langley Park, who probally is one of the only two anglers in my opinion who tie nice Traditional Norh Country Spider Patterns, the other tyer being Harry Vallack from Middleton Teesdale. This yellow bellied cannibal cock
brownie sucked in a Snipe and Purple and took off on a 3lb point fished on a no.4 Sage SLT rod. These big browns generally run the Wear with the female seatrout and spawn quite successfully, only a few remain as residents fish in the main river, and are very difficult to catch.