Northumbrian Water Go Fishing     
Ranger's Weekly Fishing Review 

Fishery:Scaling    
     
Date: 06/04/2008    
     
Number of rods:  90
Number of trout taken: 
   rainbows 179
   blues  1
   browns  0
Total number of trout taken :  180
Rod average:    2.00     
Best brown:     
Best Blue    1lb 8oz
Best Rainbow          
Number of fish re-stocked:        
Number of anglers to date:  273
Total number of fish taken to date: 500
Largest rainbow of the season so far: 6lbs 0oz
Largest blue of the season so far 1lb 8oz
Largest brown of the season so far:  
     
Ranger's review:     
A return to bitter cold weather with heavy snow showers towards the end of the week     
spoilt what promised to be a much better week at Scaling Dam. Earlier in the week     
bait anglers in particular were recording good catches. The West End of the Dam Wall     
was the most productive location. As in the previous week the best tactic was ledgering     
on or very close to the bottom. Orange Powerbait was once again the best bait.  Several     
anglers fishing the East End of the Dam Wall had some decent catches using swim feeder     
and maggot, also fished right on the bottom.     
Fly anglers tempted a few fish on Dawson's Olive fished very deep. A return to milder     
conditions should see a big improvement for fly rods.     
A further 760 rainbows will be stocked during the coming week.     
     
Best catch:    First Blue of the season.     
Best flies:    Dawson's Olive.      
Best baits:    Orange Powerbait.     
Best areas:    West End of the Dam Wall.   
     
Derek Gill