Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
If the main plan stalls, drop to a size 14–16 midge — switch to a washing-line or suspender rig and change drift line before you change food group.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Calm evenings can fish well from bank or boat — target rising fish wherever you find them.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Conditions are ideal for Grassholme Reservoir — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
A medium reservoir in Upper Teesdale, set in the moorland above Barnard Castle with four miles of bank and a series of bays and inlets that give it more edge than a single-basin water of the same size. Fly and bait both allowed; locally farmed stock with the occasional tagged fish carrying a cash prize.
A medium reservoir in Upper Teesdale, set in the moorland above Barnard Castle with four miles of bank and a series of bays and inlets that give it more edge than a single-basin water of the same size.
Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
If the main plan stalls, drop to a size 14–16 midge — switch to a washing-line or suspender rig and change drift line before you change food group.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Calm evenings can fish well from bank or boat — target rising fish wherever you find them.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Conditions are ideal for Grassholme Reservoir — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
A medium reservoir in Upper Teesdale, set in the moorland above Barnard Castle with four miles of bank and a series of bays and inlets that give it more edge than a single-basin water of the same size. Fly and bait both allowed; locally farmed stock with the occasional tagged fish carrying a cash prize.
