Right foo
When i go up scaling i use my float rods so you should be ok with yours, I use 8-10lb line on my reel and size 10-8 hooks.
Theree are two main methods that i use that see me through most eventualities.
The first on is the one i use for worm and powerbait( power bait is a sort of blu tacky paste that smells of fish, You can get it in a wide range of colours but i mainly use spring green, orange and white, you can buy it in most tackle shops but keiths at saltburn does a good deal where you get 2 big pots for £6, which is good as a single pot half the size of one of these is £4.50!)
Here is a pic of some jars of powerbait and a box of poly balls
Anyway back to the rig. What i do is thread a lead weight straight onto my main line and secure it with two split shot or a ledger stop. Make sure that you have a long length from where your weight is secured to your hook, 1 to 2 foot should be enough. When you tie your hook on thread 2 large white polyballs on( they are availiable from the tackleshop at scaling) then mould a blob of powerbait on the hook. When you cast out the polyballs lift your trace well off the bottom so that the fish can easily see it. This is the method i use most often
Here is a pic of it, not the best pic in the world but it gives you an idea of the trace length .
The second method is using a feeder with maggot, just set up the same as with the powerbait but swap the lead for a maggot feeder and shorten the trace to about 1 foot.
Then just fill the feeder with maggots and put 3-6 on maggots on your hook, This is a good method when power bait isnt working and can be hectic when a shoal of trout is on your maggots.
As for opening times i think it opens around 8 am and closed at 8 or 9 pm.
Might see you up there as im going to go one day next week.
As for fly fishing, I bought a leeda xl stream fly for £20 from redcar angling and i think it is a good rod for the price i also got a reel for another £20. Usual trout flies will do the job,
A few good patterns for up scaling are cats whiskers, dawsons olives, nomads, hares ears, pheasants tails ect. Ive recently been trying flyfishing down skinny beck and have had a few on small nymphs but i also had a few on dries, Klinkhamers, cdc buzzers.
Here are some pics of the flies i use
From left top to right
Deep buzzer, shuttlecock buzzer, hothead buzzer, rutland buzzer
Montana, egg fly, goldhead daddy longlegs
Klinkhamer, Pheasants tail nymph, green klinkhamer, grey klinkhamer, cdc shipmans buzzer
Cormorant
Dawsons nomad, dawsons olive
Minkie, cats whisker
black nomad, Green fritz
Hope this helps foo
If you need any more help just drop us a PM
CHeers
Dan
