River Tyne 5th August 2016
Kielder release
The current Kielder release of 9.3 cumecs will run until 07.00 on Sunday 7th August when the flow will reduce to 1.32 cumecs.
A 9.3 cumecs release is proposed to commence at 19.30 on Friday 12th August, this will run until 19.30 on Monday 15th August. This release is subject to confirmation next week.
Tyne salmon counts
The fish counter recorded a minimum count of 8,427 in July; the counter was not operational for 4 days.
The total count for the year to the end of July is 16,532, with an additional 275 upstream counts for the first two days in August. There is no doubt that the Tynes have over 17,000 migratory in the system above Riding Mill, already this is well above 50% of the average seasonal count and the autumn runs are to come.
The Environment Agency has confirmed the total for June was 7,113, arecord count for the month since 1996 (when the counter was commissioned).
River reports
River water temperatures have improved, now around 14C, this lower temperature is more likely to encourage fish to take and this is reflected in the much improved catches above Riding Mill.
Harry Egerton’s party accounted for 4 salmon to 17lb at Dilston where Barrie Mattinson testing his new rod landed 2 salmon to 9lb on the rods first outing.
Fish of the week has to be Rory Noble’s 25lb salmon at the Waters Meet, a very nice fish which was returned. Rory also caught a 5lb grilse as did David Miller.
Gerry Pomeroy caught 5 salmon to 12lb at Chesters, all were returned. Other catches at Chesters included a 17lb salmon for P Dixon and a 15lb fish for P Robinson.
Good sport was enjoyed on most middle and upper beats on both North and South Tynes, with decent lifts of fresh water every likely stretch of river produced fish. As water clears after a freshet or spate fishing can be at its best, quite the opposite to those hot spells, which can put fish right off the take.
River heights today the 5th August are as follows0.862 at Reaverhill, 0.717 at Haltwhistle and 0.954 at Bywell.
Spring tides peaked at 5.23 mtrs, staying above 5.0 mtrs until 7th August. The tides coinciding with good natural flows and a Kielder release should encourage good numbers of migratory fish into the rivers.
Moderate rainfall is forecast for the early part of next week, with temperatures expected to be a little cooler; the conditions should be excellent for fish and fishers.