Northumbrian Water Go Fishing       
Ranger's Weekly Fishing Review        
Fishery: Grassholme      
       
Date: 25/04/2008        
       
Number of rods:  246  
Number of trout taken: 
   rainbows 703  
   browns  0  
   blues  49  
Total number of trout taken :  752  
Rod average:    3.1       
Best brown:        
Best rainbow:    10lb, Les Parker       
Best blue:    3lb  
Number of fish re-stocked:  800       
Number of anglers to date:  1,103  
Total number of fish taken to date: 4,032  
Largest rainbow of the season so far: 10lb, Les Parker  
Largest blue of the season so far 5lb  
Largest brown of the season so far:      
       
Ranger's review:       
Novice fly angler, Les Parker from Great Lumley, only managed to catch one fish when       
he visited Grassholme on St George's day, but what a fish!! 

Les was fishing near the disabled  platform using a sinking line when a cracking 10lb rainbow took his Consett Budgie, the best fish of the season so far.  Fly anglers in general have faired better as the water temperature slowly starts to  rise and the first buzzers start to hatch bringing fish to the surface. Ledgering is still the top bait method and some enterprising anglers have discovered that  mixing rainbow Powerbait into Greedy Bait to make it float has devastating effects. Using a leader length of 3 - 4 feet has been the most effective ledgering method. While float fishing on calmer days has also produced fish using a longer leader.        
       
Best flies:    Mosaic Viva, Black & Green Thompson's Gazelle, Sunburst Kate McLaren.      
Best baits:    Rainbow Powerbait & Greedy Bait cocktail with Magic Dust in swim feeder.     
Best areas:    Lodge front, Easter Bay, Grassholme Bank        
       
Steve Bisset