River Wear Carp

[elton]

Interesting reading!

Seriously BIG fish off the river Wear! - Coarse Fishing - Fishing Forums from Anglers' Net

[lumpsucker]

Bout 10 years ago I saw a six pound mirror caught on maggot, and or seen a common of about 12oz dead just below the wear at c-l-street. They're in there alright, and have been for longer than we might think

[g.ordon]

Many, many years ago I read a report of one being caught in the river blyth

[Bushwhacker]

I have seen some big carp on the free stretch at Durham over the years.
Last year while wading a slow pool i had one that looked in the 20,s swim past me.
It had 3 hook lengths hanging from its gob.

[sage]

had a couple of carp just where ferens park used to be... nowt that big but they came to just under 5lb on the scales... that was july 2009... also got snapped a couple of times but just put it down to barbel... they came to hair rigged halibut pellet while after barbel and chub... also managed to get a couple of pike that wouldnt let go of chub that were being brought to the net...
its a very underrated river... it has big shoals of bream and dace as well if you know where to fish... as well as a very good run of decent seatrout....
cheers
Paul

[Bushwhacker]

had a couple of carp just where ferens park used to be... nowt that big but they came to just under 5lb on the scales... that was july 2009... also got snapped a couple of times but just put it down to barbel... they came to hair rigged halibut pellet while after barbel and chub... also managed to get a couple of pike that wouldnt let go of chub that were being brought to the net...
its a very underrated river... it has big shoals of bream and dace as well if you know where to fish... as well as a very good run of decent seatrout....
cheers
Paul

The big shoals of Dace are gone now mate,the fecking Cormorants have necked them all.Along with a lot of other fish.
The river is now a shadow of its former self because of the black feckers....

[sage]

The big shoals of Dace are gone now mate,the fecking Cormorants have necked them all.Along with a lot of other fish.
The river is now a shadow of its former self because of the black feckers....

thats a shame... the big shoals of dace and bream i fished for used to allways be
in the deep water up stream from the rowing club... just on the bend in the big hole where the old bridge used to be...... but you had to fish very deep either a sliding float or with lesser success a feeder set up right next to the old wooden posts on the bend...

its time that defra allowed a cull on the fu##ing flying plague in my opinion...

[Bushwhacker]

thats a shame... the big shoals of dace and bream i fished for used to allways be
in the deep water up stream from the rowing club... just on the bend in the big hole where the old bridge used to be...... but you had to fish very deep either a sliding float or with lesser success a feeder set up right next to the old wooden posts on the bend...

its time that defra allowed a cull on the fu##ing flying plague in my opinion...

There used to be British record sized Dace in the Baths stretch.
I had 17 for 13-1/2lb on the Stick float one winters morning.
The EA stocked the river a few months back with small Barbel,just the right eating size for the Cormorants.
Just shows theres not a brain among them.

[elton]

This one made it into the press

http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/angling/2013/03/01/north-east-record-carp-is-pulled-from-river-wear-61634-32902590/