We know that we have a reasonably good head of wild brown trout and grayling. It’s difficult to put an average figure on the sizes as they go from very small to very large. Annual summaries of members catch returns will be posted below so you can get some idea of what to expect.
There are usually several nice wild brown trout caught around the 1.5 lb mark each season and several nice grayling. The trout shown below was found dead by Tim Stapleton several years ago in the side of an overflow pipe near what was an old ford. It was beginning to decompose when found, but still weighted an impressive 8lb 6oz.
So you never know…….
8lb 6oz brown trout found dead in Cod Beck, Sowerby Waters. Picture courtesy Derek Stratton.