Have you heard of any catches on the Eden? I heard a springer was caught on the Annan at Newbie, and at Bywell on the Tyne.

 

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Heard rumours of a couple more but can't confirm 👍

 

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I went for a few hours yesterday evening, the river is dropping and had cleared of silt with some peat colour still. Not a touch but there were plenty of fish about. A lot was brown trout activity and I never saw a sea trout or salmon. It was hard work with a 30mph wind blowing straight upstream. A worrying amount of Japanese Knotweed growing. It was great to be out on the Lune again, we have some heavy rain forecast this week so it could be up and down again.

 

I was out tonight, the river had peaked from the rain with just under two foot on and wasn’t sure what the colour would be like. Turned out it was running clear. I was fishing for 7:30 and hadn’t planned to stay after dark so I fished. A good evening, 5 takes, two fish lost and one was a big brown trout which I saw when it jumped and was 3 to 4lb. Two small sea trout of a pound landed and a nice brown trout about 2lb, a nice fish showed around 10pm of 6 to 8lb but I can’t say if it was a salmon or a sea trout. If you fish the Lune, get yourself down the river 👍 1” Teal, blue and silver copper tube worked for me.

 

Well done 👍

 

I went for a few hours in the evening yesterday, its a bit high for night fishing. Not a touch but I saw a salmon at the Wenning confluence. The prospects for night fishing are better next week.

 

Fished a couple of evenings over the last week in the high water, primarily for salmon. Nothing doing except a few trout. Saw a couple of small sea trout jump. Warm dry weather for a couple of weeks so should settle for night fishing soon

 

There’s been a good few salmon caught on these high water levels in the past 2 weeks.
our club has a stretch on the Lune - LH bank down from the Devils bridge, not a particularly good stretch for fishing, high banks & big trees on most of the stretch…
I fished it twice last season for sea trout & didn’t touch anything.
I think if you catch it right it’s supposed to be worth fishing.

I‘ve not yet been up this season - fished the Ribble more times for salmon than night time sea trout so far.
lost a clean salmon in the net 2 weeks ago & landed a coloured hen salmon a couple of hours later.

 

Out yesterday, after checking the height at 3ft 2 and falling early morning, a trip later in the afternoon would be perfect for the fly rod. Arrived around 1.00pm to find that the river must have risen to around 4ft but holding steady, not dirty with sediment, but very peat stained. Yes, you guessed, only packed the fly rod, fished intermediate line and large flies, in a couple of the runs I could reach, only a few plucks on retrieving, suspect from trout.
In what kind of conditions would you expect to be able to fish the flea with confidence, and be able to wade safely?

 

the colour is most important for me. If it’s clear enough then any height is suitable, you just have to pick and choose the areas you fish

 

I found that 0.85 (Caton) is about the maximum height for me although others on the beat like 1m

 

I went last night, picked up a fat little sea trout about a pound and a quarter at the tail of a long pool. Moved to the next pool and had a nightmare, two bad tangled leaders, no fish seen and no pulls. More than happy as I caught and for the first time in 3 years there was no road works on the south bound M6 😁

 

I have been for a few hours this evening, no luck but saw a good fish. 2 anglers were leaving as I went on, one had hooked and lost a salmon and the other said he’d had a good fish following

 

Did hear of one of Bowland anglers, catching six Sea trout one night earlier this week on a middle Lune beat.

 

Out for a couple of hours in the afternoon, a lovely water, around 3ft and falling, spinning rod this time, hooked into something third cast, but quickly off. Lower downstream, hooked, landed and returned hen Salmon of 7/8 pounds at head of pool, surprised to notice just how coloured she was for the time of year, not spawning colour yet, but certainly been out of the sea some time.

 

I caught one on the Ribble early June & that was well coloured - pic of it on the Ribble thread.
Well done by the way 👍

 

Well done with the salmon, I saw a hen fish a few years ago that was very coloured and it was early July, makes you wonder how long they have been in the river.

 

I was out on the Lune last night up near Killington, there were no signs of any fish. Tried a small double first and then a surface lure which has served well in the past but I couldn’t stir any interest

 

Out again tonight lower down, I saw 6 fish show and all I could manage was one small pull at the fly 😁 and a few shooting stars

 

The Lune is rising again, I was hoping for a last evening but it's not going to happen. With the forecast rain there should be fish around after the Spring Tides for some salmon fishing.