Angling By Chris Bowman

Last updated at 09:56, Friday, 04 July 2008

TONY Wheir’s superb net of silver fish landed him victory at Whins Pond’s six-hour float only match on Sunday.

Lewis Burbeck, aged nine, with the brown trout he caught on a Klinkhammer fly

From peg 29, Tony fished whip and maggot for a total of 17lb 7ozs for a comfortable victory.

Dave Wardman was a distant second on peg 32, landing a four-pound bream and bits on the pole for 13-1, only one ounce ahead of third-placed Dave Killing who had two six-pound bream and bits on peg 1 for 13-0.

Steve Cooper had a tench of around two pounds in his net of 9-3 for fourth from peg 17, organiser Jeff Whittle, who was smashed three times on the pole by big carp, taking fifth with 6-0 from peg 7.

The pond was in magnificent form for Tuesday night’s event, over eight pounds needed to get in the top six in the four-hour event.

Simon Willan had a carp of six pounds, a four-pound tench and a bream of five pounds in his winning weight of over 18lbs from peg 8. Pole and pellet were the winning tactics on the night.

Steve Cooper fished maggot feeder for over 12lbs and second from peg 31, Alan Edmondson close behind in third with a couple of nice bream and bits for 11-15 on the maggot feeder from peg 9.

n Youngsters aged between nine and 15 took part in a junior fly-fishing day on the Holme Farm beat of the river Eden at Appleby.

The day was organised by Appleby Angling Association and funded by the Environment Agency with tuition provided by Borderlines instructors assisted by expert fly tier Stuart Kinnear.

Following a safety talk and after learning about the country code and angling etiquette, the youngsters split into three groups, and during the morning each group learned about entomology, dipping for and identifying invertebrate life in the river Eden, before trying fly tying and learning how to both overhead and roll cast safely and efficiently.

Following lunch everyone tried fishing for themselves with Graham Leslie aged 10 of Appleby catching the first fish of the day a lovely brown trout of around 1lb.

Lewis Burbeck, aged nine, of Burrells and Sam Hoy, aged 13, of Appleby also landed trout.

The day finished with an accuracy fly-casting competition which was won by Aran Cringle who did well to amass 37 points in two minutes.

Chris Pigney 13, Marcus Bishop 13 and Liam Kinnear 13, all tied for second place with 20 points.

Graham Leslie’s fly was judged to be the best tied on the day with Chris Pigney’s second and Sam Hoy’s third.

All the participants received certificates and a £5 tackle voucher at the end of the day and Sam Hoy was presented with a fly rod, reel and line for being the best all rounder on the day the outfit was donated by Appleby AA committee member Paul Richardson.

n The Low House beat of the River Eden, near Armathwaite, produced the latest of this season’s growing tally of big Eden salmon when John McClay of York fished a Cascade in Nichol Hole and landed a superb 20 pounder.

Brigetta Paton of Warwick on Eden fished the Tail of Bransty and using a Toby hooked and landed a 10½lb salmon.

Miles Walker also fished the Tail of Bransty. Miles opted for the fly and using a Cascade landed an 8½ pounder.

On Sunday, Ian Bullough fished Nichol Hole and using a Cascade landed a 14 pounder, also on Sunday Yorkshire Fly Fishers Club member David Haig fished Robsons on the Armathwaite beat and landed a 4lb grilse using a Flying C.

On Tuesday Brigetta Paton landed a 5lb grilse on a Toby in Bransty.

The Lazonby Estate waters over the last week have produced both salmon and sea trout and last Thursday Geoff Berry landed an 8lb salmon and a Tynside angler landed an 8¾ pounder from the Wicket Pool on the Top Beat.

Geoff Berry had a fantastic couple of hours fishing between 8pm and 10pm. Fishing a Dunkeld tube fly in the fast water of Smithy Wath Geoff landed two seatrout between four and 5lb in weight, then after landing these fish Geoff decided to move upstream to Hollingstown Hut and fishing the same fly landed three more sea trout of a similar weight.

On Monday George Knoblett landed a 10lb sea liced fish in Smithy Wath before moving up to the Boat Pool where a 12 pounder leapt clear of the water on taking his fly, when landed this fish proved to be carrying long tailed sealice.

The College beat at Lazonby has reported three salmon between eight and 10lb during the last week.

On Tuesday evening, I phoned Mike Grimes to see how the Yorkshire Fly Fishers water at Wetheral was fishing, I couldn’t have timed it better or worse for Mike!

He was just in the process of returning a sealiced seven pounder to the river. He had caught the fish on a surface fished Sunray Shadow fly at Spout Beck.

Geoff Cowburn has landed 3 salmon between eight and 10lb from the YFF water during the last week.

Henry Lax and Mike Fenton have both landed 10 pounders and a guest landed a brace of 8 and 10lb.

“Two Twenties Bamford” has been in action again at Warwick Hall, David landed a brace of eight pounders from the Rushes last Thursday on a Flying C, taking his tally of Eden salmon to 11 from this beat this season including those two 20 pounders.

Warwick Hall gamekeeper Charlie Alderson also fished the Rushes on Thursday landing and returning a fly-caught 10-pounder.

Andy Brown fished the Gravel Bed with a spinner to land a 6lb grilse.

On Sunday Stuart Rose landed a 16 pounder in the Rushes on the fly and Carlisle’s Paul Davidson landed a brace in the House Pool weighing 10 and 12lb on the fly.

On Monday, David Cowans landed a fly caught 11 pounder in Duffers.

All of the salmon caught at Warwick Hall during the last week were fresh run and still carrying sea lice.

First published at 05:39, Friday, 04 July 2008
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