Coarse, Trout, Predator, Sea and Fly fishing near me in Cumbria
Cumbria is a County in the North West of England with the Irish Sea to the west, known for the beautiful scenic area of the Lake District with it's many Lakes, Rivers, Reservoirs, Tarns and Becks.
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Fisheries and Fishing in Cumbria
Coarse Fishing in Cumbria
The well known Lake Windermere allows fishing and anglers can target the massive pike, wild brown trout, roach, perch, eels, char and seasonal salmon and sea trout.
Cumbria offers all types of Fishing. Coarse, Carp, Predator, Fly Fishing and Sea Angling
Day ticket fishing is available in Cumbria and local angling clubs who own the fishing on many waters offer visiting anglers day or weekly permits or temporary membership
Coniston Water and Ullswater are also good for pike and wild brown trout fishing.
The best time to fish for wild brown trout is from early spring through to summer and fishing the colder winter months is noted as the best times for catching pike.
Commercial fisheries can be found in Cumbria although there are few Carp fishing venues. Ratherheath Tarn in Kendal and Haig Angling Clubs Mirehouse Ponds in Whitehaven hold carp.
Fly Fishing in Cumbria
There are many venues that provide fly fishing opportunities for bank or boat fishing and anglers say the wild brown trout fishing is excellent, followed by salmon and sea trout angling. Pike are also caught fly fishing but make sure you have the right tackle for catching them.
Predator Pike Fishing in Cumbria
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Fishing and Day Ticket Waters in Cumbria
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Esthwaite Water
Hawkshead, Cumbria LA22 0QF
Phone 015394 36541
Type of Fishing Pike, Trout, Coarse
Fishery Waters Lake
Species Pike 25lb+, Bream, Roach, Perch, Brown Trout
Day ticket Yes
Pike, coarse and trout fishing with Savage Fishing. Boat or bank fishing for specimen pike and any method fishing, fly, spin or worm for brown trout.
Mirehouse Ponds
Haig Angling Club
Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 9RU
Two ponds run by Haig Angling Club
Type of Fishing Coarse, Carp
Fishery Waters 2 Ponds
Species Carp 20lb, Bream, Tench, F1s, Roach, Rudd, Perch, Barbel, Chub
Day ticket Yes
Talkin Tarn
Tarn Road, Brampton CA8 1HN,
Phone 01228 817200
Type of Fishing Pike, Coarse
Fishery Waters Lake
Species PIke, Perch, Eels, Trout
Day ticket Yes
Type of Fishing Coarse, Carp
Fishery Waters Reservoir
Species Carp, Bream, Tench, Perch
Day ticket Yes
Castlehead Fishery
Grange-over-Sands Cumbria A11 6QT
Managed by Windermere, Ambleside and District Angling Association. Pegs availabe for disabled anglers
Atkinsons Tarn
Crook, Cumbria LA8 8LR
Type of Fishing Coarse
Fishery Waters Lake
Species Carp, Roach, Rudd, Bream, Tench., Barbel
Day ticket Yes
Trout Fisheries in Cumbria
Tufton Arms Hotel
Appleby in Westmorland CA16 6XA
Phone 017683 51593
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Tufton Arms Hotel offer fly fishing breaks on the River Eden and River Eamont plus full days fishing with an experienced ghillie
Type of Fishing Trout, Grayling, Salmon
Fishery Waters River Eden, River Eamont
Species Wild Brown Trout, Salmon, Grayling
Day ticket See website
Appleby Angling Association
River Eden
Phone 017683 51240
Type of Fishing Trout, Salmon, Coarse
Fishery Waters River Eden
Species Brown trout, Salmon, Grayling, Chub, Dace
Day ticket Yes
Options for angling in the Lake District and Cumbria are many with anglers having a varied choice of fishing for Coarse, Carp, Pike, Trout, Sea, Salmon and Sea Trout Fishing.
A popular holiday destination Windermere is known for some of the biggest hard fighting pike fishing in the Lake District.
Cumbria offers some world class Pike and Perch fishing with big pike to over 30lb and perch over 4lb. Fly, lure and dead bait fishing are known to catch big pike but check with the fishery that these techniques are allowed.
Bassenthwaite near Keswick, a big lake noted for good pike fishing and also holds roach, perch, brown trout and salmon.
River Fishing in Cumbria
Sea fishing Cumbria
Along the coast, areas for sea angling including the Solway Firth, Silloth, Maryport, Workington, Whitehaven, Barrow in Furnace
Known to offer some of the best predator fishing in the UK is Esthwaite Water located at Hawkshead in the Lake District.
The River Derwent at Cockermouth is said to be one of the finest game fishing rivers in the north of England for salmon and sea trout..
The Border Esk flows from Scotland through Cumbria to the Solway Firth with numerous beats that offer good results fly fishing for salmon, sea trout and grilse.
The Irish Sea is to the west of Cumbria and some great catches of fish have been caught from the shores and from boat.
Salmon fishing breaks in Cumbria and trout fishing on the middle and lower River Eden plus River Eamont in Cumbria are available at Tufton Arms Hotel in Appleby in Westmorland.
Some areas of the river Eden are private fishing and others parts are controlled by angling clubs who offer visiting anglers day or weekly permits.
Type of Fishing Pike
Fishery Waters Lake
Species Pike, Perch, Roach
Day ticket Yes
Grasmere Lake
Ambleside, Cumbria
Location. East side of the A591 Ambleside near Grasmere village
Main rivers in Cumbria include the river Eden, Derwent, Border Esk and river Eamont with many minor rivers which offer fishing for coarse, pike, salmon, trout and grayling.
The River Eden approximately 80 miles long and made up of the lower, middle and upper reaches, is a favourite fly fishing river for the wild brown trout and grayling with good runs of salmon and sea trout.
Type of Fishing Coarse
Fishery Waters Lake
Species Carp 20lb+, Roach, Bream, Perch, Tench
Day ticket Yes
Ratherheath Tarn
Ratherheath Ln, Kendal LA8 9JR
Type of Fishing Pike, Coarse
Fishery Waters Lake
Species Pike 20lb+, Perch, Roach
Day ticket Yes
Rydal Water
Rydal, Ambleside Cumbria LA22 9SE
Hall More Fishery
Carnforth Cumbria LA7 7BP
Type of Fishing Coarse, Trout
Fishery Waters River Eden
Species Coarse, Trout
Day ticket Yes
Cogra Moss Trout Fishery
Lamplugh, Cumbria CA14 4SH
Tel 01900 828091
Type of Fishing Trout
Fishery Waters Lake
Species Brown and Rainbow Trout
Day ticket Book Yes
Type of Fishing Trout
Fishery Waters Lake
Species Brown trout, Rainbow trout
Day ticket Yes
Blencarn Lake
Blencarn, Penrith CA10 1TX
Phone 07785 346685
Type of Fishing Trout, Salmon
Fishery Waters Lake
Species Salmon, Sea Trout, Grilse, Wild Trout
Day ticket Yes
Border Esk Fishing
Burnfoot on Esk, Cumbria CA6 5SL
Phone 01228 792144
Type of Fishing Trout, Grayling, Salmon
Fishery Waters Reservoir
Species Rainbow and Brown trout, Rudd
Day ticket Yes
Ghyll Head
Cumbria LA23 3LN
Type of Fishing Trout, Fly Fishing only
Fishery Waters Tarn
Species Rainbow and Brown trout
Day ticket Yes
Otter Tarn Bigland
Newby Bridge Cumbria LA12 8PB
Warwick Hall
Carlisle, Cumbria CA4 8PG
Phone 01228 561546
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Type of Fishing Trout, Fly Fishing only
Fishery Waters River Eden
Species Salmon, Brown trout, Grayling
Day ticket Yes
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Type of Fishing Trout, Fly Fishing only
Fishery Waters Tarn
Species Rainbow and Brown trout
Day ticket Yes
Castle Fisheries
Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 9EU
Phone 01900 823472
Angling Clubs and Associations with Fishing Venues in Cumbria
A wide variety of waters for coarse, Trout and Salmon fishing in Cumbria
Windermere, Ambleside and District Angling Association
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Type of Fishing Trout
Fishery Waters Lake
Species Rainbow, Blue, Brown and Tiger trout
Day ticket Yes
New Mills Trout Fishing
Park Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2QS
Telephone 01697 741115
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Type of Fishing Trout
Fishery Waters 3 Lakes
Species Rainbow, Brown and Blue trout
Day ticket Yes
Bessy Beck Trout Fishery
Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria CA17 4LY
Telephone 01539 623303
Fish Species Brown Trout, Sea Trout, Salmon, Perch and Pike
Fishery Waters Derwentwater, River Greta and River Derwent
Keswick Anglers Association
Fish Species Wild Brown Trout, Grayling, Salmon
Fishery Waters River Eden, River Belah, Scandal Beck
Kirkby Stephen and District Angling Association
Thirlmere. brown trout, pike, perch and char
Ennerdale Water. arctic charr, brown trout, salmon, sea trout
Wastwater. trout, ferox trout, salmon, charr, eels
Crummock Water. brown trout, pike, char, salmon, sea trout
Esthwaite Water. trout, pike
Buttermere. trout, char, pike, and perch
Grasmere. pike, perch, roach
Loweswater. brown trout, pike, perch
Windermere. pike, brown trout, roach, perch, eels, char, salmon, sea trout
Ullswater. wild brown trout, perch, schelly
Derwentwater. pike, trout, perch, roach
Bassenthwaite Lake. pike, perch, brown trout, roach, salmon
Coniston Water. pike, roach, perch, brown trout, arctic char
Haweswater. brown trout, schelly, arctic charr, perch
Fish Species Brown trout, Salmon, Sea trout and Coarse fish
Carlisle Angling Association
Fishery Waters River Eden
Fishery Waters River Irthing, River Gelt and River Kingwater
Brampton Angling Association
Fish Species Wild trout and Grayling
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Carlton Hill Fishery Carlisle Cumbria
Whins Pond Edenhall, Penrith Cumbria
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Fish in Cumbrian Waters