Can anyone recommend any lakes and small rivers in Cumbria that are really good for Brown Trout fishing?

I'm off back up in the next day to get some more fishing done. I believe the season closes at the end of this month for Browns and end of next month for Salmon doesn't it? Except stocked places where you can fish all year rouund?

Cheers,

John

http://www.go-wild.org.uk/

Lots on here. I was up there a couple of weeks back but unfortunately all the rivers were unfishable due to floods.

Lovely area.

The whole River Eden system? Check the Penrith AA website.

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Thanks. Yes when I was up six or so weeks ago the rivers were running pretty fast and fishing difficult.

I may give the Eden a try and see if there are any good areas for fishing that.

Any suggestions for lakes to try?

Cheers,

John

I'm no river fisherman and have fished the likes of the Itchen and been thoroughly unimpressed...that said the Eden is one of the most charming rivers I have ever fished and has a good head of trout.

Well worth the trip

Kentmere - mainly stocked browns but some wild and it's relatively accessible; fishes very well to dry fly. Tickets available on line at http://www.lakedistrictfishing.net/ and the web site has many details of other lakes.
GD

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Hi, John,
The brown trout season ends on Sept 30th, salmon fishing ends Oct 14th, I was out checking Eden on Monday prior to writing up text for our local paper, so I have to get it right. Eden was still slightly coloured, but down to a nice level for trout or salmon fishing.
Unfortunately, activity was minimal during a four-hour visit to the middle river near Temple Sowerby. From the A66 road bridge, not a rise was seen on the Penrith AA water. The expected emergence of the late summer and autumn generation of both Large Dark Olive and Medium Olive duns has been poor, in my opinion. Pale watery types and BWOs have not been terribly impressive in numbers, but a bit more reliable. We are enjoying a spell of better weather at the moment, which should last for a few more days, so there could be a flourish of insect activity to brighten things up.
Trout should be feeding readily now, especially the broody fish, and if surface flies are sparse, you could well score using nymph tactics.
Eamont, according to reports from friends and fellow club members, has fished pretty well, either at the lower end or up towards Pooley Bridge.
Ullsawater sport is supposed to pick up in September, when it pays to concentrate on beck mouths. The bigger fish should be migrating soon, but at the moment our local still water, stocked fisheries are probably having the best summer fishing for several seasons. No weed problems, or algae,
on the likes of Blencarn, Watendlath or Bessy Beck, for example.
Daddy longlegs, the bigger species especially, have been almost non-existant to date, but still water fishers will be hoping things improve before their season is over, usually later on, next month.
The smaller tributaries should have a few bigger trout in them now, their fish are more free rising, but wary and fast, and they will continue to feed, usually, after the fish on the main rivers go off. They are not usually 'picky'.
Hope that helps.
TC
If you try Go Wild, beat 6 fished OK for mrtrout and I recently, and Scandal Beck might be worth a visit. Not easy, fish small usually, but a challenge.

john
i can recommend the Eedn at Kirkby Stephen the stretch is held by kirkby stephen and district anglers there beats holds a good head of large brownies and it is reasonably priced at i think £15 a day. you should be able to find out more by googling kirkby stephen anglers. As suggested previously the go wild ticket is reasonable if you go with this and want some fairly wild fishing i would be tempted by wet sledale reservoir at shap
cheers
BFB

Yes, BFB, Wet Sleddale could well be worth a visit by John. It is the only Go Wild still water and costs, I believe, 2 vouchers --- £5.-- for truly wild fish. It used to have land-locked salmon or sea trout for a short while after it was flooded.
Also, agree about K/Stephen, their Musgrave beat joins the Go Wild at its lower end. The Go Wild is about 1000 yards, but you have to walk down the K/S water to reach it. That, too is 2 vouchers.
A beat that I like on the upper Caldew, Linewath Beat, costs £5 for 1 kilometre, it has small browns, fair invertebrate stock, possibility of sea trout, especially after all the water we have had. This is one that has nice, easy banks. This and Swindale Beck are just about the easiest of all the small becks as far as casting and coverage are concerned. Since 1988, migratory fish have been able to come right up through the Linewath stretch and salmon run Swindale beck, also.
Cheers, TC
See John Norris for books of vouchers and brochure. Failing that, Go Wild in Eden is run by Eden Rivers Trust, who can be found at Skirsgill Business Park,Skirsgill. first left off A66 after leaving roundabout, Junction 40. Telephone for Eden RT is :--
01768 866788. If you call at the offices, don't say Terry told you about them. They won't let you in, if you do! Only joking.