Cup success is so Sweet for Charles
THE Cumbrian and Northumbrian Jack Charlton Disabled Anglers event took place at Sweethope Loughs on Monday with 70 rods taking part.
Anglers from Cumbria journeyed over to Sweethope, boosting numbers. Winner on the day with four trout for 9lb was Charles Cervantes, who took the magnificent Trout Cup.
Ken Marshall won the Northern Game Angler Shield and the Salmon and Trout Association Conservation UK trophies with four fish for 6lb 10oz.
Ernie Neil of the Alan Carr Fishing Friends had the best bag on worm, winning the ANC Rosebowl with four fish for 8lb 2oz.
The Northern Bait Farms Cup for the best fish on worm was won by Keith Watkins weighing 2lb 10oz.
Ken Nott and Paul Scott claimed the boat pairs.
Jamie Gray from Carlisle Mencap won the John Redfern Trophy and William Ashcroft the William Armstrong Cup for the best bank fly angler with four trout for 7lb 12oz.
David Phillips of the Alan Carr club took the Carlisle City Council Shield for the best wheelchair angler with four trout for 7lb 6oz.
The Alan Carr Club from Gateshead lifted the Lowther Holiday Park Shield for the winning club.
The Fishing for Bradley Lowery Day takes place at Chatton Trout Fishery on Saturday.
The event is a sell-out and funds raised from the event will go to the Neuroblastoma Fund.
Anyone who wants to donate to this worthy cause can contact the fishery on 01668215226.
Abnormal numbers of Pacific pink salmon have been caught in our region by netsmen. As many as 200 have been caught in North East nets.
One was captured on the River Wear on rod and line near Durham recently with more expected.
These salmon have a distinctive hump back. Anglers who catch one should dispatch the fish and report its capture to jonathan.shelley@environment-agency.gov.uk at the Environment Agency.
These fish are believed to have originated from the stocking of the White Sea region of northern Russia and Kola Peninsula to develop a commercial net fishery.
These are now being seen in numbers in UK waters, having migrated into our waters and river systems.
The Hury Classic fly fishing competition will be held on September 24 with a 9am registration.
There are £350 worth of cash prizes up for grabs.
Fly-only Hury Reservoir has produced a very good rod average of 4.2 fish per visit over the season so far.
Sport on our local rivers continues to produce good catches.
Bywell on the Tyne had again been the top beat with 18 salmon to 19lb last week.