50 things you never knew about Derwent Reservoir which opened50 years agotoday. On July 18, 1967, Derwent Reservoir in County Durham was officially opened. Can you camp on the islands on Derwentwater? You can go and campon St Herbert's island on Derwent water, however, you aren't meant...
Derwent Reservoir will celebrate its 40th birthday this season with bumper stockings.More than 40,000 trout, the largest stocking in its history, will be released into the reservoir near Consett over the season.And 8,000 prime rainbows from Northumbrian Water's rearing farm in Teesdale will be...
NINE-YEAR-OLD Rebecca Robson from Stanhope, fishing at Hunter House, landed the heaviest fish of the week at the Derwent Reservoir this week - bringing a rainbow trout of 10lb 2oz to the net on ledgered Powerbait. Bait anglers are finding the fish lying in deep water but there are sign...