Most anglers are using an intermediate line and fishing with lures such as Cats Whiskers, Dancers,
Zonkers, Dawson's Olive and Black Fritz.
GAME ANGLING
THE usual patterns, CDC's, Daddies, Diawl Bach and Hares Ears have very done well at Jubilee fishing lake but grey
zonkers and black or white lures have also been effective on an intermediate line and especially when the wind has been cold.
Effective in the cold
CdCs,
Zonkers and Cats Whisker were the best flies.
STILLWATER ROUND-UP
Many Thrunton anglers took home full bags despite heavy showers and cool easterlies sending fish to deeper water, including Brian Lillie from Gosforth, who landed 13 fish on
Zonkers.
Safety concerns prompt the closure of reservoir
He fished
zonkers on an intermediate line to take second place in the individual rankings with eight fish for 14 lbs, including one fish of 3 lbs 4 ozs.
Angling: Flying high - that's ace Kyle
Top patterns over the week have included Buzzers, Bloodworm, Blobs, Dancers, Cats Whiskers and
Zonkers.
GAME ANGLING
Tony Rowley from North Shields returned 12 caught on Blobs and
Zonkers. Matty Divine from Hadston was again right among the trout, releasing 20 trout to 12lb caught on Blobs and Bloodworm.
GAME ANGLING The weather cools but sport hots up; GAME ANGLING
Best patterns have been black and green cat, black
zonkers, the grey minkie and, as one of the anglers said, "a size 16 black thing".
Angling; SPORTS ROUND-UP
FLY BOX Knitsley Mill: Cat's Whisker, Olive
Zonker, Wicked White Buzzer, Tinnies., OLIVE Sharpley: Bloodworms,
Zonkers, Damsels, Wicked White Buzzers.
Thrunton going down a storm with anglers
JUBILEE LAKES 01388 772611 THE fishery has seen a small amount of snow of late but not enough to spoil play with anglers catching well using patterns such as Red Buzzers, Bloodworm, Cats Whisker and a Grey
Zonkers. A lot of nice trout have been landed of late many around the 3Ib in size.
GAME ANGLING
Chris Dodds landed 11 on
Zonkers, while Shaun Higgin caught 11 and Ian Bradfil had 13, the best fish at 10lb.
WHERE THE FISH ARE AND HOW TO CATCH THEM
Blobs, Black
Zonkers and Humungus caught well in windy conditions, while Palomino Midge, Black Spider and Black Ants have been the choice during calmer periods and Hare's Ears did well all week.
Anglers mix it up at Jubilee to get the best results
FLY BOX Chatton: Bloodworms, Pink Millennium Bug, black and green lures,
Zonkers, Diawl Bachs, Cat's Whiskers, Bunny Leeches, black lures, black flies.
Fish on rise as weather warms up; GAME ANGLING
Those anglers fishing have enjoyed the usual great sport with quality trout being landed, standard patterns have been the order of the day of late with the likes of Cats Whiskers, Olive Bloodworm and
Zonkers all catching well.
GAME ANGLING; Pike fishing is also available throughout the winter at a cost of PS5 per rod
Squirmy Worms, Tinnies, Bloodworm, Buzzers and
Zonkers are still the main fish takers.
WHERE THE FISH ARE AND HOW TO CATCH THEM