Northumbrian Water Go Fishing      
Ranger's Weekly Fishing Review 
      
Fishery:Derwent     
      
Date: 30/03/2008     
      
Number of rods:  255 
Number of trout taken: 
   rainbows 749 
   browns  8 
   blues   
Total number of trout taken :  757 
Rod average:    3.00 
      
Best blue:       
Best rainbow:    6lb, J Hodgkin       
Best brown:       
      
Number of fish re-stocked:  1,000 
      
Number of anglers to date:  600 
Total number of fish taken to date: 2,022 
Largest rainbow of the season so far: 14lb 12oz Geordie Samson 
Largest blue of the season so far:      
Largest brown of the season so far:       
      
Ranger's review:      
Another week of poor weather conditions has hampered fishing, with the water temperature still only at 6C.  Anglers are finding the fish shoaled up and any angler that does hit on any of these shoals is catching almost a fish with every cast.  Paul Dunn was a perfect example of this when he caught 8 fish and returned 12 more, fishing the fly on The Meadow. He lured these fish with the Black Fritz, a top fly for this time of year. The fish are still tending to stay deep so intermediate lines are the order of the day.       
Bait anglers are finding the fish congregating on Murray Point between the first and second fence, with several 8 fish catches from this area during the week. The warmer forecast and some double stockings of 2,000 fish should boost the fishing prospects for April.      
      
Best flies:  Dawson's Olive, Black Fritz, Cat's Whisker.      
      
Best baits:  Powerbait worm cocktail.       
      
Best areas:  Murray Point, (between first and second fence) for bait anglers    
  Cronkley Bay for fly anglers.    

Chris Hodgson