Northumbrian Water Go Fishing       
Ranger's Weekly Fishing Review       

Fishery: Scaling      
       
Date: 16/03/2008   Opening  weekend Sat 15th and Sun 16th March '08    
       
Number of rods:    40  
Number of trout taken: rainbows 53  
   blues  0  
   browns  0  
Total number of trout taken :  53  
Rod average:    1.30  
       
Best brown:       
Best Blue       
Best Rainbow       
       
Number of fish re-stocked:  2,000  
       
Number of anglers to date:  40  
Total number of fish taken to date: 53  
Largest rainbow of the season so far:       
Largest blue of the season so far       
Largest brown of the season so far:       
       
Ranger's review:       
       
Bitter cold North Easterly winds kept angler numbers down over the opening weekend.       
Following strong to gale force West winds the previous week, anglers were faced with the challenge of cloudy water conditions. Both ends of the Dam Wall were the best locations, and the top method was ledgered maggot combined with a swim feeder. This method  produced a full 12 fish limit for Middlesbrough angler Tom Fitzpatrick and his son, who fished the East End of the Dam Wall. With an improvement in the weather and a further 
stocking this week of 1000 Rainbows, catch returns for the Easter weekend should       
improve dramatically.     
       
Best catch:    T. Fitzpatrick & son - 12 Fish limit       
       
Best flies:         
       
Best baits:    Maggot with Swim feeder         
       
Best areas:    Both ends of the Dam Wall     
       
Derek Gill