Fishery: Fontburn       
        
Date: 16/03/2008   Opening  weekend Sat 15th and Sun 16th March '08     
        
        
Number of rods:                            154   
Number of trout taken: rainbows    602   
   browns     
   blues                                            199   
Total number of trout taken :            801   
Rod average:                                  5.20   
        
Best brown:        
        
Best rainbow:    6lb, Scott Williams   
        
Best blue:    4lb 8oz, Trevor Campbell   
Number of fish re-stocked:  3,000   
        
Number of anglers to date:  154   
Total number of fish taken to date: 801   
Largest rainbow of the season so far: 6lb   
Largest blue of the season so far 4lb 8oz   
Largest brown of the season so far: 
        
Ranger's review:        
        
There was a bumper start to the season at Fontburn and those anglers who queued up from 11.30  the previous night were well rewarded.         
Brian Jewitt from Northumberland caught his 12 fish in less than 6 hours totalling 27lb.        
Heaviest total catch went to K. Thompson who caught eight fish weighing over 28lb.        
Ian Teesdale also caught eight weighing 28lb.        
J. Wharton caught twelve for over 26lb.        
The usual early season tactics generally worked well, but surprisingly a number of anglers      
also caught fish fishing only a couple of feet below the surface.        
        
Best flies:    Cat's Whisker, Dawson's Olive and Bibios.      
        
        
Best baits:    Ledgered multi coloured (rainbow) Powerbait or Ledgered Worms.      
        
        
Best areas:    Dam Wall.         
        
David Forster