Northumbrian Water Go Fishing       
Ranger's Weekly Fishing Review  

Fishery:Grassholme      
       
Date: 28/03/2008        
       
Number of rods:  103  
Number of trout taken: rainbows 407  
   browns    
   blues  12  
Total number of trout taken :  419  
Rod average:    4.1  
       
Best brown:        
Best rainbow:    4lb, A Smith         
Best blue:
       
Number of fish re-stocked:  700  
       
Number of anglers to date:  314  
Total number of fish taken to date: 1,217  
Largest rainbow of the season so far: 4lb 8oz  
Largest blue of the season so far 4lb    
Largest brown of the season so far: 0        
       
Ranger's review:       
Easter saw atrocious weather conditions with heavy snow showers causing the fishery to be closed on the Saturday.  However, those hardy souls who braved the elements on the Sunday returned a  rod average of nearly five fish per angler. Ledgered baits have been the order of the day with Spring Green Powerbait the choice of the week.  Not surprisingly, fly anglers have been scarce on the ground and with fish lying deep.  However, sinking lines with Boobies have taken occasional fish.       
       
Best flies:    Orange or Black Fritz Booby, Cat's Whisker.       
       
Best baits:    Ledgered Spring Green Powerbait or maggot.        
       
Best areas:    Anywhere around the Dam end.     
       
       
Steve Bisset