Sharpley Springs Fly Fishery

26/05/2025

🎣 Sharpley Springs Weekly Fishing Report 🎣

Buzzers are still the stars, with smaller black species taking over from the recent olive dominance. Early birds and evening anglers saw the best of the hatches, while the quieter afternoon spells called for a deeper approach.

🎯 Top patterns included:
• Wicked White Buzzer
• Olive Buzzer
• Red Apps Bloodworm
• Damsel Nymph
• Black Foam Beetle
• Griffiths Gnat
• Olive Snake
• Black Gnat
• Top Hat

21/04/2025

Sharpley Fishing and Fly Report

14/04/2025

Sharpley Springs Fishing Report 🎣

Decent weather meant fine buzzer fishing with emergers taking their share. Of the pupal Imitations , wicked whites ( predominantly black ) and greens were the most popular. Daiwl Bach nymphs proved effective both drifted , as part of a “washing line “ or , more unusually , as floating offerings suspended tantalising in the surface film. Versions tied sparse and small ( 20 ish )were excellent.
Cloud meant good rises though the best hatches were early in the morning then last thing as breezes dwindled.
Some “less used” patterns had their moment this week with grey wulfs and Sawyers bugs featuring on returns.
Beetles are featuring heavily in autopsies so small foam patterns should produce the goods at the right moments.
Black gnats should feature after the forecasted cooler snap and then there are the hawthorn flies to look forward to in the weeks to come……
Fly box:
Wicked white
Green buzzer
Top hats
Black/olive Shipmans
Black spider
Daiwl Bach
Black/blue-flash damsel
Apps worms
Sawyers stalking bug
Grey Wulf
Black foam beetle
Black zonker
Shammy
Blobs
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to the Bob George Memorial fishing competition . We are pleased to you had a good day.

06/01/2025

Make the most of the moment at Sharpley
At the time of writing the weather has been challenging but any ice has now gone as long as it is not a freezing night. We have plenty of pegs available and Ian has been keeping any ice clear. Due to the current rain the snow has been fully cleared. Complementary Hot Tea and Coffee in the Lodge. If you are in need of
Food pop down to our Golf Lodge .
Prior to the freeze though large black lures were the most popular additions to the usual midge life-cycle go to’s like bloodworm imitations and black pupae.
After the thaw anglers usually do well with static flies fished close to any remaining ice. Wicked whites ( or similar variants) , various colours of Apps bloodworms , an okey dokey or even a mini-lure should all prove tempting.
Any sudden warming of the water will see fish activity so anglers would do well to follow the breeze.
Fly box:
Wicked white
Pinky
Red Apps bloodworm
Cats Whisker
Orange fritz
Black Zonker
Ace of spades

31/12/2024

Sharpley Anglers
Wishing you a reel-y amazing New Year 2025! May your lines stay tight, your nets stay full, and every cast bring you closer to your dreams. Here’s to peaceful mornings by the water, thrilling catches, and unforgettable memories in the great outdoors. Tight lines and happy fishing all year long!”

Fly box
Nymphal success had a resurgence with slightly warmer water and both Diawl Bachs and hares ears took trout. Even a few dry flies which hadn’t seen an outing for a week or two gave a decent account of themselves with spiders and Klinkhamers both doing a job.
Cooler temperatures at the weekend slowed things a little with tentative plucks to bloodworm patterns……
Fly box:
Wicked white
Black Klink
Red apps
Diawl Bach
Damsel nymph
Yellow buzzer
Shammy
Black spider
Red buzzer
Black snake

24/12/2024

Sharpley Springs
Open throughout the Year everyday
Winter months 8.00to 4.30 pm
On Xmas day only go straight up to the Fishing Lodge Catch and Release Only
Merry Xmas🎄🎅

19/12/2024

Sharpley Springs Fly Fishing latest report🌲🎄

Sharpley Fly Fishing‘s latest report.
We wish to Thank all our helpers at the Fishery especially Ian for his dedication to the fishing lakes , w**ding and overseeing all a Big thank you.

Temperatures were just about high enough for midge activity and when they were the same dark ( wicked white ) buzzers and nymphs (mainly Diawl Bachs ) attracted attention.
The occasional riser could still be tempted with a twitched buoyant daddylonglegs imitation but any dry fly opportunities were otherwise sparse with very small , black midge on the water.
Anglers has decent sport with offerings hung below indicators , flies like squirmies and candy men though mild weekend winds had trout feeding right at the downwind margins. Hard into those margins too with takes occurring within a metre and a half of the bank ,the strong and gusty winds stirring things up a little. Black pupal patterns were good about 18 inches below small sight bobs ( white or dull orange wing buds (cheeks )).
Quiet moments were livened with smallish black lures and the usual meaty snakes.
Bloodworm variants will remain a popular chuck when temperatures return to norms.
Fly box :
Wicked white
Diawl Bach
Apps bloodworm
Damsel nymph
Foam daddy
Black and green nomad
Candyman
Green squirmy
Black tadpole
Black/olive snakes

02/12/2024

Just a reminder that we are open on Christmas Day nothing to pay to Fish Catch AND RELEASE ONLY 🎣
Thank you for your support at Sharpley Springs Fly Fishing in 2024.
Some wildlife photos and an Old photo Do you have any more we can post ( taken at Sharpley)

Latest Fishing Report
All of the usual suspects had rods bending with the weather typical for the season. Midges are now predominantly black though freak mildness ( as happened Sunday just gone ) may see a few smaller olive versions. If this coincides with cloud the fish won’t be deep and can be targeted with large surface patterns like floating fry or foam daddies. Fist pulling can give exciting angling in these conditions.
With trout preparing for more cold weather they will happily attack big lures with snakes and large Zonkers winning.
If the cold coincides with little wind presentations may need to slow down considerably so small indicators ( where allowed ) will become a very effective method. Bloodworms or black buzzers will be favourites in this scenario.
Fly box:
Wicked white buzzer
Olive emerger
Diawl Bach nymph
Apps bloodworm
Eggstacy worm
Blue flash damsel
Foam daddy/ popper hopper
Shammy
Olive zonker
Black snake

10/11/2024

14/10/2024

SHARPLEY SPRINGS Fishery Latest Fishing Report.
Fly Box at the bottom of this page.
A cool end to the angling week that seemed to improve sport further.
Buzzer activity was good in light winds with olive very much the go-to colour. Nymphs too in olive hues fished with life-like interjections did well and snakes or Zonkers continued the theme , not to mention the damsel nymphs that have attracted trout since early summer.
Of course as Autumn progresses more and more of the midge species will tend towards much darker colours. Indeed wicked whites ( which are predominantly black ) have re-kindled their previous successes over the last couple of weeks. Black buzzers either drifted on floaters or hung under small indicators at the marginal drop-offs should prove equally reliable towards the end of the season. Bigger lures will become more and more attractive also.

Fly box:
Wicked white
Olive buzzer
Olive top hat
Pond olive nymph
Green shuttlecock
Green f fly
Damsel nymph
Corixae
Daddies/hoppers
Bloodworm
Olive snakes/zonkers
CDC sedge

01/09/2024

Welcome to
Guisborough Angling club we hope you all had a great day at Sharpley

Autumn is creeping in cooler weather and try to starting to feed more so good fishing at the moment.
Latest Fishing Report and Fly Box
Autumnal overtones this week but still reverting to Summer given a warm afternoon. No shock then that mornings and evenings still provide the cream of the sport the former with good sized buzzer shucks in evidence. Fish taking these midge pupae responded to bright bottomed black buzzers and trusty wicked whites- darkish nymphs like pheasant tails were effective too.
In the warmth damsels abounded with the occasional black gnat , particularly on the Albert and Alice lake.
The most absorbing angling was to the pond olives that trickle hatched from late morning onwards. As usual the trout often require quite a close copy of the naturals , behaving naturally too. It’s worth watching the real ones at the margins ( they love a cooler easterly as we had at the weekend ) and ,if you tie your own , tying an olive cdc f fly with a single plume of natural brown feather and a fine gold rib. Size 18 ish. Even then it’s no use unless it’s travelling just off the wind ( for the sailors ).
A small hares ear shuttlecock can fool trout taking emergers near the edges.

Fly box:
Wicked white
Olive buzzer
Black gnat
Waddams hares ear
Black foam beetle
PTN
GRHE
yellow owl
Olive top hat
Olive f fly
Damsel nymph
Daddy/ hoppers
Dawson’s olive
Rod Average 4.2

05/08/2024

Latest Fishing Report
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As the week progressed temperatures gradually fell a little and correspondingly buzzer activity increased. Morning hatches in particular gave up quality trout to nymphs and buzzers both wet and dry. Standard weighted pupae were excellent in the cooler water at the bottom of the wind in the Doxford lake. Wicked whites (with an orange tag ) were the best of the buzzers though small hares ear and olive nymphs had spectacularly successful moments too.
CDC dries gave good sport also with top hat and shuttlecocks the pick , the latter in a decent ripple. Splashy rises at the bottom of the wind were frequently trout targetting sedges ,olive buzzers or uprights.
Evening anglers shouldnt be without Shipmans buzzers ( and an invicta ). To hedge bets try a hares ear version which decently represents many empty shucks.
Fly box :
Wicked white buzzer
Black/hares ear/ olive top hats
Brown / olive shuttlecock
Gold-ribbed hares ear nymph
Diawl Bach
CDC olive f fly
Silver invicta
Olive nymph
Blue flash damsel
Daddies/ hoppers