Northumbrian Water Go Fishing      
Ranger's Weekly Fishing Review 
Fishery: Hury     
      
Date: 25/04/2008      
      
Number of rods:  86 
Number of trout taken: 
   rainbows 282 
   browns  6 
   blues  54 
Total number of trout taken :  342 
Rod average:    4.0       
Best brown:        
Best rainbow:    6lb, C Fibbs       
Best blue:      
Number of fish re-stocked:  300       
Number of anglers to date:  408 
Total number of fish taken to date: 1,887 
Largest rainbow of the season so far: 6lb 
Largest blue of the season so far 4lb 
Largest brown of the season so far:      
      
Ranger's review:        
With water temperatures slowly creeping up and the occasional warm spell through the day fish have been seen rising to hatching buzzers and suitable artificials have caught well. If only a few fish can be  seen rising try a Black Fritz Booby on an intermediate line with a short sharp retrieve.  Whilst the average size of fish remains around 2lb, Sam Mearns had a cracking day taking his limit for 18lb, while many anglers have had 3 & 4 pound fish in their catches.  With the introduction of more big fish coming soon, things should get even better.  A spell of warmer weather should really see fly hatches get going with  some olives mixed in with the usual buzzer hatches.        
      
Best flies:    Black Cat's Whisker, Clan Chief, Black Fritz Booby.       
Best areas:    Corporal Hill, Reedy Bank to How Gill Point.       
      
Steve Bisset