Tees

[Yorkshire Esk]

Does anyone on here know the whereabouts of day ticket on the Tees. If so, where are the locations and where can the tickets be obtained from.
Most importantly, what is the river like for salmon and or sea trout?

Y.E

[bulltrout]

Bishop Aukland Angling Club has about 3 miles of good fishing at Egglestone in Teesdale and as far as I,m aware the lads who fish it regular get thier fare share of salmon and seatrout but dont like to shout about it. a season ticket is £100 plus maybe a joining fee but that also gives you 20 miles of some excellent fishing on the Wear I think you also can get day tickets try this link for more info www.communigate.co.uk/ne/bishopangling/

[Yorkshire Esk]

I might drive that extra hour, but it would be a day trip.
To fish in Teesdale would be handy, as probably taking Mum on holiday there.

[bucko]

Take a trout fly rod, a handful of small black traditionals in size 12-14 and fish for the browns of Cow Green.
You won't regret it!!

[rooster]

Has anyone been fishing or catching for that matter on the Tees this year?

I ventured up there a couple of times last year without any sucess apart from a couple of nice brownies and a constant supply of grayling.

When are my best chances of catching Salmon or Sea Trout on the Tees?

I normally fish the Ribble but have access to a stretch of the Tees near Barnard Castle and could obviously do with a little help from the locals

[kingfisheryh02nxs]

Hi Rooster i fish the Tees last year i didnt start fishing untill August and managed a few salmon but if you get a prolonged rise of water early on you can catch fish as early as Aprill i am relably informed. You need to get on the good holding pools and put the hours in and dont rely on fish reports from trout and salmon as most cathes go unreported. P S where abouts on Ribble do you fish i have just joined a club on there looks a great river.

[rooster]

Hello Kingfishery

I'm not currently a member of any of the local clubs. I only live a couple of miles away from the environment agency stretch at Mitton where the 3 rivers meet so i fish down there and also on a short strecth near Ribchester.

I've only done a small amount of river fishing so far. Most of my fishing has been on still water up until last season when i caught my first sea trout and got the bug (it only weighed about 1 1/2 lbs but i knew the bigger fish were out there and i'm determined to do better this year). I'm still yet to catch a Salmon though so any advice from seasoned pro's will be of great help.

Which club have you joined on the Ribble? I was looking to join Mid Ribble last season but buying a new house and endless DIY projects have put that on the back burner for now.

[kingfisheryh02nxs]

I joined Mid-Ribble looks great water two junction pools (always a good thing) and some nice looking salmon runs further down. Looking forward to fishing this water, but i will still be fishing the Tees. Which clubs water will you be fishing on the Tees?

[rooster]

A work colleague has family who live up near Barnard Castle on the bank of the river and they have access to a mile long stretch of the river down stream from the wooden road bridge at whorlton.

We only fished it a couple of times last season but we're hoping to get up there again this year. Its a lovely stretch of river with a couple of nice deep pools that look just perfect for salmon fishing.

Like i say though i've never caught a salmon so i'm not really clued up on when to fish, river levels and times of day etc..

Last time we fished i had a couple of nice brownies over 1 1/2 lb and a never ending supply of grayling. I gave up to fishing for the Salmon because after a couple of hours fishing for them i lost confidence that there were any around

[tyneandrew]

Intertesting - i fished that piece of water with a friend a few times. We also shoot on the same owners farm in the winter.

Lots of grayling, a few trout and a needle in a haystack with the salmon. I fished the Tees extensively between the age of 6 and 22 - we only lived a stones through from the river.

Lovely river - the EA (or someone) needs to pull its finger out big time if there is ever going to be a run of fish worth chasing.

[rooster]

Small world Andrew

It seems we may have the same friend if it was Nick White you used to go fishing with years ago.

He's just asking when he's going to get an invite to fish with you on the North Tyne or the Dee

[tyneandrew]

Thats the one! I think when i saw him at christmas he mentioned he fished it with a friend last summer - looking for sea trout. Surely that is you then?

[Taddy]

they is plenty of free water on the Tees from the Tees barrage upstream,plus most of the angling clubs cater for the course fisherman,so anual memeberships are pretty cheap.

Back in the 1980s when the river was still Tidal in Stockton,Yarm area fish used to get caught as early as February without fail every year from around Blackwell,Sockburn pool,Neasham and Broken Scar,then by May time it was hard work,until the back end Sept-october time depending on rain of course,strange that a river like the Tees in those days could produce big spring fish every year but hardly a sausage in the summer months,the reason for this was probly that colder water holds more oxygen than warmer water,which in turn would help them through the grossly polluted estuary,so Feb,March and April were always going to produce fish,plus Broken scar dam used to really hold fish back due to its poor design.

My PB Salmon came from the Tees in February 1983 weighing just over 30 lbs,i actually caught 12 fish smallest 18 lbs the rest were inbetween the mentioned weights,some catch!! ive never had a day like that anywhere on any other river.

The Tees was always noted in years gone by for large Salmon,they used to net Salmon at Stockton in the 1800s and also at Greatham creek near Hartlepool,industry was the finish of the Tees for years and years,i remember the pollution at Hargreaves Quarry i think in the very early 80s 1982 i think,i think it was then that "Eyes were opened" regarding Tees Salmon,i remember talking to the late Steven Balmer who used to be a baillif for the then Northumbrian water bourd,he told me that when they looked at the polluted river at Broken scar they removed about 50+ dead and dieing fish both Salmon and Sea Trout,from that moment on the Tees has had a hard battle to get back to its former glory,but its steadily getting there year by year.