Catch Return for Sunday 11th to Saturday 17th May
155 Anglers caught 553 Fish
Rod Average 3.5
Average weight of fish kept 2lb 4oz
Sunday 11th
49 Anglers caught 163 Rainbows and 0 Brown Trout. Rod average 3.3
62 Fish were kept at an average weight of 2lb 4oz.
It was a mixed day for weather thick fog on the morning then bright sunshine with a cold NE wind and then after 4pm back to fog. Mark Walker fished for 4hours from the dam on the afternoon and caught 15 fish on small Cats Whisker fished under an indicator. Graham Southam caught 12 from the moorside on hears ear nymph. Dave Batchelor caught 8 on buzzers from the dam.
BOATS
9 members of the John Lewis shop angling club from Newcastle caught 46 rainbows for rod average of 5. C Thompson caught 14 on buzzers and John Wright 12 on lures.
Season permit Gary Varley caught 10 on beaded blood worm.
Monday 12th
27 Anglers caught 101 Rainbows and 12 Brown Trout. Rod average 4.1
33 Fish were kept at an average weight of 2lb 2oz.
Most anglers caught fish today on dries buzzers and Hears Ear Nymph from bank and boat. Mrs Olive Murray caught 11on a size 14 CDC Shuttle Cock, Olive fished over the weed beds from a boat where pond olives where hatching. John McGarrell caught 10 on the same patterns. Bank anglers caught up to 7 with most reporting that they had lost quite a few fish off.
Tuesday 13th
27 Anglers caught 113 Rainbows and 6 Brown Trout. Rod average 4.4
35 Fish were kept at an average weight of 2lb 8oz.
Only 2 anglers didn’t catch today, most fish were caught on size 14 and 16 Beetle patterns from bank and boat.
Bank Angler Ian Morison caught the best Rainbow of the day at 9lb from the moorside. David Appleton caught 8 from the Whitby end of the dam on beetle patterns.
Boats
Keith Morley caught 24 on mini lures fishing out from the culvert and Steve Trafford had 10 on beetle from the same area.
Wednesday 14th
24 Anglers caught 53 Rainbows and 0 Brown Trout. Rod average 2.2
24 Fish were kept at an average weight of 2lb 5oz.
Olive Murray caught 10 on CDC shuttle Cock from boat fishing off the dam and M Garrett had 8
Thursday 15th
28 Anglers caught 103 Rainbows and 2 Brown Trout. Rod average 3.7
37 Fish were kept at an average weight of 2lb 2oz.
Jason Nunn caught 11 on an evening permit, on Olive Fritz lure from boat including the best rainbow of the day at 10lb 8oz. Graham Hill caught 14 on Hears ear nymph from the moorside.
240 rainbows and Browns from 1lb 12oz to 6lb were stocked on Friday 16th
We open for day permits at 8am closing at 9.30pm
For booking and further information please contact:
Gordon Byers, Fishery Manager
Tel: 01287 660501 or Mobile: 07973 779527
Email: info@lockwoodfishery.co.uk
