The River Wear

Pez_Gato · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:09 pm Post subject: The River Wear

The River Wear

the river starts at its head waters at weardale,the river here is only a trickle of water till its gets to cowshill water fall,then below the falls it starts to come into order,but this end of the river is really for the game angler,course fish this far up the wear are nonoe existant apart from minnows and bullheads,the trout population is pretty stable up this end of the wear,a good fish is about a 1 lb or so bigger ones are present but rare ish,the sea trout population is very good but this far up and the fish are usually coloured so catch and reurn is really order of the day,the sea trout population in my eyes has dwindled some what over the past 27 years of my game fishing,but how ever the salmon population is on the increase,average salmon is about 7-11lbs depending on what sort of year it is no two are ever the same.

the river wear holds some nice course fish lots of chubb to be had around the durham area good ones to up to 6lbs,the dace record of course once came from the river,and they no shortage of em,again around durham and below.
Barbel are present right up to bishop aukland and just beyond around the witton castle area,also present in the lower river around the chester le street area,though Durham seems to be very popular around baths bridge and the old football ground "ferrens park" a good head of bream resides around ferrens park, bream well into double figures,in fact the smallest ive ever seen is about 4lbs,roach are a bit on the thin side and perch are just makeing a stronghold in this northern spate river,pike aint to common but again just below ferrens park seems to be where they hang out.

grayling are present through out the river system but localised,some very good grayling have been caught up to 3lbs,the bigger ones seem to come out on the fly.

gudgeon and minnows are everywhere,as well as eels,more than one species of lamprey enter the river,i think 3, this includes the very rare sea lamprey a giant compared to the river lampreys,but super rare,i only ever seen two in 27 years and i haunt the place Very Happy

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a few carp have been stocked into the water around durham and are doing really well quite a few to 15lbs and the odd really big one showing now and then.

and finally back to Salmon which like i said earlyer are on the increase,Wear salmon aint huge like the neighbouring Tyne but it still gets good fish,not many over 20lbs but everyyear it get a few just over 20lbs and every now and then it gets the odd real biggy,the late William tozer ex fire cheif of Durham back in the day had one out in 1982 just a few ozzers over 30lbs but again big salmon are quite rare for the Wear.

its reported to have a few odd bods in the wear to,odd bods for this area anyway,ive been told from a very reliable source that last year 6 small Cats went in around 3-5lbs,so hopefully they do well! also it gets a migrant called a "Bull Trout" basicly the fishes genus is "salmo trutta" but instead of the brown trout going to sea they live and feed in the estury then one day they just get the urge and go with the rest of the fish upriver to spawn with sea trout,ive heard from several people that zander have been put in around chester le street but to be honest im a bit dubious,the area is packed with game anglers who by now should have caught one at least one,but i still dont totaly dissmiss you just never know what the river might turn up.
Or and the Wear was once home to the Burbot (Lota Lota) deemed extinct since the early 1970s.
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Wearyone · Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:16 pm Post subject:

Yet another name cocopops Shocked

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Pez_Gato · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:53 pm Post subject: alias smith and jones

lol yep indeedy my other name for other forums,also "Taddy" in Welsh Sea Trout forums :) or and SkUnKhEaD Shocked

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gazza8763 · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject:

The Wear up to last year was the foremost Barbel river in the North, this year has seen the fishing get much harder as the fish have been unsettled by poor Summer weather. As a coarse fishery the Wear could be second to none with a little forward thinking management, but most of this wonderfull river is ran as a game fishery therefore the coarse fishing tends to be neglected. Chub could be the saviour of the Wear as a coarse fishery because the numbers of big fish within this River tend to be on the increase and it is in fact not unusual to have a winter session where you might catch several 4 pound plus specimens in a single short session. I have seen several people fishing the River for Chub who have travelled from the likes of Lincoln and there seems to be a general increase in the numbers travelling from Yorkshire. The day ticket areas are good parts of the river to start but one word of caution - litter is on the increase and anglers seem to be getting the blame for a lot of this so if visiting this unique and wonderfull enviroment please ensure ALL litter is taken with you and if there has been any litter left by anyone else pick it up.
There have been several sightings of Otters on the Wear even as far down as Chester-Le-Street, this to me proves both the water qaulity and enviroment are getting better. Whilst the floods and poor conditions of this summer have not helped the Anglers there appears to be an abundance of small fish this can only be good for the future. Rolling Eyes

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**Giles** · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:31 pm Post subject:

Top update Gazza. Can you drop me a PM with some details (if you can) with details for the day ticket areas so I can add them to our venues map. The more detail the better.

Thanks again,

Giles.
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Barbelreaper · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:53 pm Post subject:

Well i'll tell you sumit if the wear gets any colder will have penquins swimming around down at the weir.. Seems if winters here Gaah

**Giles** · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:04 pm Post subject:

Tell me about it mate the temp' really drops at the moment after 7pm doesn't it. Bloody cold at night.
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gazza8763 · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject:

Temperature only 11degrees today !!!!! August more like November, if we get a hard winter this year could be a wipeout !!!!! I dread to think what the water temperature will be especially if the rumours are true that they are pumping reservoir water in !!!!!!! Gaah

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Barbelreaper · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:04 pm Post subject:

Well if the weather is going to be a determine factor to the barbel fishing this year, then maybe it might just fish in the winter as you would think the fish would adapt to the condition over the past and coming months..Meaning that if the right baits are used they will feed, finding the right swim that holds fish with a prolonged crease feeding on the slack side could be the key. Im going to try a swim that i know of that as yet ive not fished and willl not pre bait as i think it will only drop my chances...And start using baits i only use in winter conditions as we are getting them at the moment..As for the cold water temps im prety certain they won't improve to much as autumn isnt to far off. I think a compleatly new bait could also be the key to catching barbel but my dome is burnt trying to come up with somthing. Worm boillies come to mind and even making sounds daft but slug boillies Rolling Eyes

you never know or im i just going mad throu withdrawal simtoms .........

**Giles** · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:18 pm Post subject:

Believe me it's not just you going mad Banging Head

the fishing in general this year has been crap. Runs waters have turned into difficult waters for the Carp angler. I'm coming up to an 8 month blank at the moment!

I can see where you are coming from though with the winter tactics. I'm going to knock the Carp fishing on the head if things don't pick up and go after my favourite fish PIKE!!!!!!

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Barbelreaper · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:42 pm Post subject:

Im just lucky i banked 3 barbel of good weight befor things got to bad but im thinking all the time on how to change things to get bk into them. I found that using barreled shaped meat soaked in halibut oil got things working again in hard times even in winter..and also using loads of molasses in with pellet ground bait..

whattablanka · Full Member Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 77 Location: oldham

on the subject of poor fishing, ive been consistently catching mainly larger fish 8lb plus but usually only one barb per session although, chub catch has improved since the winter. havent been banking any young fish which is a bit of a concern as i usually can get a few on a good day. but really for this time of year we should be bagging up.

had one day when ive been able to stalk carp on the canal, then it started raining again and nacked it up.

bait options.. halibut and large trout pellets are still working, also been trying green lipped mussel boilies, chub are keen but no barbs on em yet.

i think bait kitchen has some powdered lob worm for making boilies.

ive also made a paste with ground hali, green lipp mussel, 4 egg whites, semolina, 5ml of halibut oil. works a treat, had a double the other night, a chub and had a run but didnt have a hook up, couldve been a chub though. be warned it stinks i was nearly gipping every time i baited up. Grin

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gazza8763 · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:21 pm Post subject:

You say you had a double the other night, what were conditions like. What stretch did you get it from know need to be specific I know what it is like when you hit on fish and you want to explore a bit of river. Did you get the water temperature as both myself and reaper have been recording poor temperatures all year. Cannot wait to get back on the banks but still a while away due to ill health. Exclamation

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whattablanka · Full Member Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 77 Location: oldham

im sorry if i mislead you, i was talking about my local river and not the tees. river was rising slightly up with a bit of colour cause of rain then stopped and became mild. i dont take water temps as i feel it would put me off me fishing if the thermo read low i work on the principle of getting a bait in no matter what. Very Happy

but i do monitor times of captures river levels and weather at the time. moon phase...lol

do you have a problem o your river with a resevior getting emptied into it ever so often?

eric

gazza8763 · Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:37 am Post subject:

So did you not catch it on the Wear then? if not what river ? There seems to be large fluctuations in water temperature on the wear one of the reasons could be resevoir water but the water authorities deny this, we also have a problem with mine water that gets pumped in from time to time mainly after or during heavy rain this turns the water a strange browny orange colour, Reaper will probably back me up on this. Exclamation

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whattablanka · Full Member Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 77 Location: oldham

hi gazza

i havent fished your river , i was just commenting on my general fishing up to now, on my local stretch of the goyt(cheshire).

the floods have played havoc with the rivers all over. been talking to some anglers on the teme who've been expeirencing similar circumstances . also in one area a resivior has been letting off water in to the teme even though its been over the bank most off the summer and still hasnt retuned to nsl. making the fishing extremely difficult. can only imagine all the chemicals and crap from roads ,building sites drains ect alll runs off in to a river one way or another and takes a while to flush out. a month ago we had raw sewage flowing down our river it was vile, but supprisingly, theres still plenty of small fry hanging round the margins which is reasuring.

eric

gazza8763 · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:52 am Post subject:

Ok got the wrong end of the stick. Your spoilt for choice down there aren't you !!!!! Try coming up here and catching on the Wear you would realy scratch your head it does our nappers in brilliant one season and absolute tosh the next. Gaah

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gazza8763 · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 3:17 pm Post subject: Anyone catching.

Has anyone been getting there string pulled (by Barbel) on the Wear, I am still laid up so any info will be appreciated. Banging Head

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gazza8763 · Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:40 pm Post subject:

All very quiet on the Barbel front but the Chub are still obliging, have been getting quite a lot of fish over 4lb. The dace are starting to shoal up at Ch Le St just for info for those that fancy a dabble. As of yet there is not many people going down only two people down on Saturday and one of them had over 15lb of dace and small chub. Fishy

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gazza8763 · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:30 pm Post subject:

Had a session with Barbel Paul on Monday, both blanked, river was pushing through and lots of rubbish was being pushed through. Temperature had dropped dramatically over night as well. Banging Head

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