River Tyne 9th September 2016
Kielder release
The current 12 cumec release will finish @ 17.30 today when flow will fall to compensation level.
The next release will start at 07.00 on Tuesday 13th September and run for 7 days, when it is expected to reduce to 1.32 cumec.
This release program is subject to change without further notice.
Tyne salmon counts
There is not an update this week and none planned for next week, however there was a lot of activity at Hexham Bridge and upriver following the spate earlier in the week.
Migratory fish continue to enter the Tynes in significant numbers the count for August to the 17th is 3,009. The total count for the year to date is 21,033.
This level of activity is reflected in upriver rod catches.
The fish counter revised figure for July is 9,919.
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
The spates last weekend and into the earlier part of the week produced a large increase in the numbers of fish travelling over Hexham Bridge. Rods fishing above Hexham have enjoyed some outstanding sport with salmon and sea trout.
Of the reporting beats Chesters fished exceptionally well with 14 salmon reported on Monday, followed by another 10 fish on Tuesday. At Waters Meet Dave Hollingworth fishing the Tyne for the very first time caught his first ever salmon, Dave also caught his first sea trout. In a 2 day visit Dave landed 4 fish to 11lb and lost another.
Good catches were recorded throughout the South Tyne, which is what you would expect following a spate at this stage of the season. A wide range of flies were successful, with Black Darts and Red Shrimp patterns in different sizes accounted for a lot of fish.
There was a small increase in river level overnight, Haltwhistle is showing a slight rise to 0.483 mtrs, Rede is carrying a little recording 0.28 at Otterburn Mill and Bellingham is also showing a slight rise to 0.481 mtrs.
Some rain is forecast later today, as run off in the uplands is responding to relatively modest rainfall further small spates are likely.
River temperatures increased throughout the week as warm weather spread across the country, the higher temperatures reduced the rod yield, fortunately temperatures are expected to fall to a more productive seasonal norm.