Anglers enjoying a high old Tyne.

SPORT has been good on the Tyne and its tributaries this week.

On the main river, Bywell had four salmon to 12lb on Monday, but then the whole of the Tyne system came away, peaking at nine feet at Bywell and was still over seven feet on Tuesday.

After several good spates from mid-August to the end of the month, salmon, grilse and sea-trout have been running in from the sea.

Anglers fishing on the North Tyne have had sport, with Chesters doing particularly well with some fine catches, including a 20lb salmon by Mr Parker.

Salmon to 15lb were reported from the middle and the upper main river beats, with catches also good just above Hexham.

South Tyne rods did well, with Lambley Estate having several good fish including two salmon in the 10lb range taken by Jim Slasor.

Some excellent sea-trout have been caught on the river too, with fish up to 12lb 8oz weighed in.

The huge spate should bring in substantial numbers of salmon and sea-trout which should run well up the tributaries, including the Rede.

The Till had a small rise in flow on Monday, and smaller grilse have been moving upstream. A good flood is now needed to get the main grilse run into the river.

Some late August catches on the Till include Mark Humble with a 4lb 8oz seatrout and grilse of 3lb 8oz and 5lb off Upper Tindal House.

Gordon McKinlay had a 5lb grilse, while Bill Macken from Chester-le-Street had two grilse of 3lb off Lower Tindal. Several sea-trout in the 4lb class were returned.

Other Till beats have reported catches of grilse and sea-trout, mainly in the 3lb to 4lb.

The River Wear also had water, and I heard of a 14lb 8oz sea-trout caught off the middle reaches of the Wear on fly. Stillwater rods are doing well as water temperatures cool down.

September is the month of the Daddy Long Legs, and no stillwater rods should be without them in their fly boxes. Other flies for September include Bibio, Black Pennell, Sedges, Heather Fly, Kate McLaren, Zulu, Black and Peacock Spider and the usual lures.

For the smaller waters try the usual nymphs, including PTN, GRHE, Diawl Bach, CdC''s, Buzzers, Bloodworm and dries such as Klinkhammer, Black Gnat and Black Beetles.

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PRIZE CATCHES: (above) Jacqui Freestone from Amble with a lovely 8lb 8oz rainbow she caught at Chatton Trout Fishery and (right) Trevor Robson from Cramlington with his superb 16lb 12oz rainbow caught at Jubilee Lakes