The excesses of Kielder releases were beginning to ruin our fishing and eventually it started to ease in time with the visit of Jamie and Barry Mitchell’s gang. The brothers John and Hector Wark enjoyed the new comforts and space of the new extension and refurbished lodge.
Monday early September was going to be a testing time given the disappointment of August huge waters days washed out compounded by 25 cubic Metres per second! of freezing waters for the poor creatures in the Tyne.
Jamie Murray expertly accompanied our local hero Barry Mitchell each devising their own methods and fly choice. John and Hector sharing the fishing above. The team fished hard and then a shout was heard and Jamie was into something substantial a gathering crowd waited and John stepped in to slip the net under a 22lb weighed beauty !
Rising River Big Salmon On
22lb Tyne Freshnet James Murray
A fine breakfast courtesy of Jamie and the team hit the river again… once again this time in the Willows with Grey Court rods watching another big powerful Tyne Salmon! The kind chaps from Grey Court slipped the net under and another 20lb plus salmon, what a double !!
Jamies Tyne Twenty two !
Cut to Barry Mitchell and not to be outdone he finished the trip with 3! two lovely salmon in the late teens 17lb and 15lb plus a bonus 5lb sea-trout. Unfortunately John W lost two but that’s the roll of the dice in this mad pursuit!