Fishing
in South Lakeland £1
Kendal Tourist Information Centre Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4DL Email : [email protected] Website : www.golakes.co.uk www.southlakeland.gov.uk Fishing in South Lakeland Contents
Environment Agency Rod licences and fishing permits page 3
Key to where fishing permits can be obtained page 3
Information Centres page 4
Tarn, Fisheries and Ponds page 4-6
Reservoirs page 7
Map of the area - centre of guide
Rivers page 10-11
Tributaries of the River Kent page 11
Lakes page 11-12
Canals page 12
Sea Fishing page 13
Fishing Tackle Shops and Outlet Details page 13
Useful Websites to refer to page 13
Angling Association Contacts page 14
Fishing Instructors, Guides/Ghillies page 15
South Lakeland has a wealth of well managed fisheries. We hope that you will enjoy fishing in one of the most beautiful parts of the country. page 2 Fishing in South Lakeland Environment Agency Rod Licences & Fishing Permits Anyone aged twelve years or over who fishes for salmon, trout, freshwater fish or eels within England or Wales must have an Environment Agency Licence which gives the holder the right to use a fishing rod and line but does not give the right to fish. Anglers should check that they have the permission of the owner or tenant of the fishing rights before commencing to fish. This guide informs you of where permits can be obtained for the relevant fishing areas. Anglers should also be aware of the closed seasons and relevant rules regarding baits. Information can be found in the Environment Agency North West Region byelaws, copies available from Environment Agency offices, telephone 08708 506506 or refer to www.environment-agency.gov.uk. Individual fisheries also have regulations, please check the details on your permit before fishing. Fishing licences can be purchased on-line from www.environment-agency.gov.uk, from Post Offices throughout the region, Bowness Bay Information Centre and also from Hawkshead Trout Fishery (Esthwaite).
Key to where fishing permits can be obtained: A = Carlson's Fishing Tackle D = Rods and Sods 64- 66 Kirkland, Kendal The Gill, Ulverston (01539) 724867. Open (01229) 582367. Open Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm. Monday-Tuesday, Thursday- Saturday inclusive 8am-4.30pm. B = Kendal Sports Sun 7.30am-12pm. Closed 30 Stramongate, Kendal Wednesday. (01539) 721554. Open Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 9am-5.30pm, Thurs E = Waterhead Marine closed 4pm, Sat 9am-5pm. Waterhead, near Ambleside Closed Sunday. (015394) 32424 Open daily 9am-5pm. C = The Fishing Hut Grange over Sands G = Bowness Bay Tourist (015395) 32854. Open daily Information Centre except Thursday 9.30am-5pm. The Glebe, Bowness-on- Closed Sunday. Windermere (015394) 42895. Check for opening times.
W.A.D.A.A Permits available on line www.lakedistrictfishing.net
page 3 Fishing in South Lakeland Information Centres Bowness Bay Information Centre Hawkshead Glebe Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, Main Car Park, Hawkshead, Cumbria, Cumbria LA23 3HJ LA22 0NT (015394) 42895 (015394) 36946 Check for opening times. Open all year. Mon-Sat 8.30am-5pm, Sun 8.30am-4.30pm. Broughton Information Centre Ltd Town Hall, The Square, Broughton-in- Kendal Furness, Cumbria LA20 6JF Town Hall,Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria (01229) 716115. LA9 4DL Summer open daily 10am-4pm (01539) 797516 (closed 12.30pm - 1.30pm) Open Mon-Sat - Summer 10am-5pm, Winter open 10am-2pm (closed Sunday). Open Mon-Sat - Winter 10am-4pm. Coniston TIC Ltd Ulverston Main Car Park, Coniston, Cumbria LA21 8EH Coronation Hall, Ulverston, Cumbria (015394) 41533. LA12 7LZ Summer open daily 9.30am-5pm (01229) 587120 Winter open daily 9.30am-4pm. Open daily Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. (Saturdays in winter until 4.30pm). Windermere Grange-over-Sands Victoria Street, Windermere, Cumbria Main Street, Victoria Hall, Grange-over- LA23 1AD Sands, Cumbria LA11 6DP (015394) 46499 (015395) 34026 Summer: open Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm Open daily 10am-4pm. Sun 10am-5pm. Winter: open Mon - Sat 9.30am-4.30pm Sun 10am-4pm.
Tarns, Fisheries and Ponds 1-23 1 Banks Pond 3 Bigland Trout Fishery Situated near Old Hutton, near 07789 502278 Mrs Blackett. Kendal. Small pond containing Situated near Newby Bridge at the bream, carp, chub, perch, roach southern end of and tench.Permits available from A. Windermere.Stocked with blue 2 Beacon Tarn and rainbow trout. Permits Situated to the west of Coniston available from the fishery lodge. Water. Upland tarn containing (Fly fishing only). brown trout, perch and pike. Free fishing for holders of an Environment Agency Rod Licence.
page 4 Fishing in South Lakeland Tarns, Fisheries and Ponds 1-23 (cont.) 4 Blelham Tarn 10 Gatebeck Tarn Situated at the north-western end Contact Fiona Briggs: of Lake Windermere. Contains [email protected] perch, pike, eels, roach with South of Kendal, nr Endmoor off occosional brown trout. the A65. Contains bream, carp, (015394) 36334. perch, roach, rudd, and tench. Fishing is for W.A.D.A.A. Permits available from A & members only. Endmoor Village Shop & nearest Caravan Park. 5 Cleabarrow Tarn Situated in between Kendal and 11 Hallmore Fly Fishery Windermere off the B5284. Small Hale, Nr Milnthorpe. tarn containing, carp, roach, rudd, 1.8 acre lake, 2 miles south of golden rudd, tench & eels. Fishing Milnthorpe. Stocked with rainbow is for W.A.D.A.A Members only. and brown trout. (Fly fishing only). Honesty Box. 6 Codale Tarn Situated near Grasmere and 12 High Dam controlled by the Lake District Situated at the southern end of National Park Authority. Small tarn Windermere. Contains perch, pike, containing small brown trout. rudd and trout. Permits not Permits not required for this required for this water. No night water. fishing available. 8 Easedale Tarn 13 High Arnside Tarn Owned by the National Trust, this Situated on the way to Tarn Hows remote tarn is 2½ miles from from Skelwith Bridge. Contains Grasmere. Tarn contains brown brown and rainbow trout. Permits trout, perch and pike. Permits are available from A,E,G. not required for this water. (Fly fishing only). 9 Farletonview Fishery 14 Kentmere Tarn Crooklands, Milnthorpe. In the Kentmere Valley, 1 mile (015395) 67328 or south of Kentmere Village. Brown 07967 020334 trout fishery. Fishing is for 1.5 acre Lake and 5.5 acre Lake. W.A.D.A.A members only. 1 mile from junction 36 of M6. 15 Knottallow Tarn Stocked with rainbow trout. Situated near Ulverston. Contains (Fly fishing only). brown trout. Fly fishing only. Contact D for information and permits.
page 5 Fishing in South Lakeland Tarns, Fisheries and Ponds 1-23 (cont.) 16 Loughrigg Tarn 22 Wych Elm Situated near Ambleside. Trout Fishery. Situated near the Contains eels, pike, perch, roach, village of Holme, south of Kendal. brown trout & tench. Permits Contains brown and rainbow trout, available from Tarn Foot Farm. brook trout, golden trout & blue (015394) 32596. trout. Permits available from Wych Elm. 17 Moss Eccles Tarn (01524) 781449 Situated close to Near Sawrey. (Fly fishing only). Contains brown trout. Permits available from A,E, & G and The 23 Yew Tree Tarn Tower Bank Arms at Near Sawrey. Situated near Coniston. Contains (015394) 36334 brown trout. Permits available (Fly fishing only). from Coniston TIC & Coniston Post Office. 18 Ratherheath Tarn (Fly fishing only). Situated in between Kendal and Windermere. Contains bream, carp, chub, gudgeon, perch, roach, tench, rudd and crucians. Fishing is for W.A.D.A.A members only. 19 Skelsmergh Tarn Situated north of Kendal off the A6. Contains tench, perch, rudd, pike and eel. Permits available from A . (01539) 823284. 20 Urswick Tarn Near Ulverston. Contains bream, carp, roach and tench. Permits available from the Derby Arms, Great Urswick. (01229) 586348 & Great Urswick Village Post Office & store (01229) 586597. 21 Whinfell Tarn Situated near Patton Bridge, near Kendal. Contains eels, perch, pike and tench. Permits available from the local farmer.
page 6 Fishing in South Lakeland Reservoirs 24-28 24 Fisher Tarn Reservoir 27 High Newton Trout Fishery Situated near Kendal. Contains Situated near Ayside at the brown and rainbow trout. Permits bottom end of Windermere. available from B. (Fly fishing only). Contains brown and rainbow trout.Permits available from A, C 25 Ghyll Head Trout Fishery and Newby Bridge Motor Services. Situated just South of Bowness (015395) 31253 towards Newby Bridge. Contains Open daily 7am - 10pm. rainbow and native brown trout. (Fly fishing only). Permits available from A,C,D & Newby Bridge Motors, half a mile 28 Killington east of Newby Bridge Motor Near Killington Services off the Services. (Fly fishing only). M6 motorway. Contains perch, 26 Hayeswater pike, brown and rainbow trout and roach. Permits available from A Situated near the village of and B and also available on site at Hartsop near Ullswater. Man- the Keepers Cottage. made reservoir containing char and brown trout. Natural Trout Waters Permit required - available from WADAA or Ullswater Tourist Information Centre. 017684 82414 (Fly fishing only).
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page 9 Fishing in South Lakeland Rivers 29-37 29 & 30 Brathay and Rothay 34 Kent Contain brown trout, perch, pike, One of the fastest flowing spate eels and occasional sea trout and rivers in the country. Contains salmon. Fishing rights controlled brown trout, salmon and sea trout. by Windermere, Ambleside and Starting at the source of the river District Angling Association and at Kentmere. Fishing is for permits can be purchased from A, W.A.D.A.A members only. See E, G. Kentmere Fishery for details. For fishing in the Staveley area 31 Clough contact the newsagent/Post Containing brown trout, sea trout Office ‘The Beehive’ in Staveley and salmon. Fishing permits for (01539) 821253. For the the stretch of river down stream of Burneside stretch permits are Dannybridge available from Three available from the Jolly Anglers Peaks Ltd in Sedbergh, Pub. (015396) 20446. (01539) 732552. Below 32 Dee Burneside north of Kendal and to Containing brown trout. Fishing the south of Kendal, the Kent rights for the stretch of water Angling Association have the owned by Sedbergh and District fishing rights for certain stretches Angling Association. Permits from of the water, permits available Three Peaks Ltd in Sedbergh from A, B. There is free fishing (015396) 20446. through the centre of Kendal from 33 Duddon Stramongate Bridge to Nether Containing brown trout, salmon Bridge except by the weir. Day and and sea trout. Permits available weekly permits are available for for stretches of the river. Contact the area from Kendal to Sedgwick Millom and District Angling from Low Park Wood Caravan Site. Association, Mr Brian Crawford. (015395) 60186 or B. (01229) 777648 and Permits available for the lower Broughton Information Centre. end of the Kent from Mrs Parsons, (015395) 60639. 35 Leven Mostly controlled by the Leven Angling Association, however day permits for a small stretch of the river are available from the Swan Hotel at Newby Bridge. (015395) 31681. Contains brown and sea trout and salmon.
page 10 Fishing in South Lakeland Rivers 29-37 (cont.) 36 Lune 37 Rawthey One of the best game fishing Containing brown trout, mainly rivers in the country containing sea trout and salmon in season. brown and sea trout and salmon. Permits available from Holme Tebay area - Farm near Sedbergh, The Tebay and District Angling (015396) 20654. Association have the fishing rights. Weekly permits only available from Mr Graham Cave, Secretary of Tebay Anglers (015396) 24321. Firbank area - Day tickets available from Three Peaks Ltd. (015396) 20446.
Tributaries of the River Kent 38-39
38 Mint 39 Sprint Contains brown trout, salmon and Contains brown trout, salmon and sea trout. For stretches controlled sea trout. For permits contact the by Kent Angling permits available Jolly Anglers in Burneside from A and B. (01539) 732552.
Lakes A-E
A Coniston Water B Esthwaite Water Contains char, trout, pike and Contact Esthwaite Trout Fishery, perch. Fish from the public bank (015394) 36541 side. No permits required. Contains brown and rainbow trout, Boat hire available from: Coniston pike and roach. Permits and Boating Centre. Environment Agency Rod Licences (015394) 41366 available from Esthwaite Trout Launch your own boat at Coniston Fishery, boats may also be hired. Boating Centre. Special adapted boat available for disabled fishermen. www.hawksheadtrout.com
page 11 Fishing in South Lakeland Lakes A-E (cont.) C Grasmere E Windermere Contains eels, perch, pike and Contains eels, pike, perch, and roach. Permits available from roach, brown trout, char, sea trout A,E,G, and Barney’s News Box, and salmon. There is free fishing Grasmere. on some areas, others are (015394) 35627. covered by the Windermere and Boats can be hired. Ambleside District Angling Association - permits available D Rydal Water from A and B and Newby Bridge Contains brown trout, eels, perch, Motor Services pike and roach.Permits available (015395) 31253. from A,E,G and Barney’s News Box, Grasmere. (015394) 35627.
Boat hire available from: Launching your own boat Fell Foot Park (015395) 31273 Fell Foot Park Ferry Nab - off Bowness Bay (015394) 40347 B5285 Strawberry Gardens - Windermere Lake Cruises (015394) 32225 restricted engine size.
Please note that the use of fresh water dead baits or live baits is prohibited on Coniston Water and Windermere. Environment Agency NW Byelaw 18. All motorised craft must be registered, contact the Lake Wardens (015394) 42753. South Lakeland District Council mooring holders or holders of a minimum (one week) mooring can be issued with a free permit for Windermere, Ambleside and District Angling Association. Available from the Lake Wardens office, contact the above telephone number for further details.
Canals 41-42 41 Lancaster 42 Ulverston Contains carp, grass carp, pike, Canal contains bream, carp, perch, roach and tench. Easy perch, pike, roach, and tench. access. Permits for the stretch of Fishing rights controlled by the canal near Stainton and Ulverston Angling Association. Crooklands available from A, and Season tickets available from D. on the Canal from the Bailiff. Day permits available on the canal from the Bailiff.
page 12 Fishing in South Lakeland Sea Fishing S1-S4
From the beach From a boat Most of the beaches around the Furness Peninsula area are fishable. (S4) Your own boat can be launched The best seem to be: along the coast road (but this is very flat) or from a public (S1) From Priory Point to Canal Foot, slipway on Walney Island, just where you can fish from low tide north of Jubilee Bridge, opposite to full tide with ease (Bait can the Ferry Hotel. Fishing trips in also be dug on the spot at low local boats can be arranged. tide). Stuart McKoy, Rods & Sods. (S2) At Greenodd from the sea wall (01229) 582367. alongside the A590. (S3) Arnside - Sandside - Good Tide tables available from SLDC lounder fishing. TICs Price £1.20
Fishing Tackle Shops and Outlet Details Grange-over-Sands Sedbergh The Fishing Hut, The Boulevard, Three Peaks Ltd, 25 Main Street, Windermere Road, Grange-over-Sands. Sedbergh. (015395) 32854. (015396) 20446. Kendal Ulverston Carlsons’ Fishing Tackle Shop, Rods & Sods, The Gill, Ulverston. Kirkland, Kendal. (01229) 582367. (01539) 724867.
Kendal Sports, 30 Stramongate, Kendal. (01539) 721554.
Useful Websites to refer to: www.anglingnews.net www.lakedistrictfishing.net www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/sport www.lakelandflydressers.org.uk www.carlsons.co.uk www.millomlocal.co.uk/home/ www.englishlakesflyfishing.co.uk millom-district-angling-association www.kentangling.co.uk www.ulverstonangling.org
page 13 Fishing in South Lakeland Angling Association Contacts
Cark Angling Association Lakeland Fly Dressers’ Guild Ray Hadwin, H. Martin Thompson, (015395) 32854 (015395) 61257 Coniston & Torver Salmon & Trout Association District Angling Association South Cumbria Branch, Fred French Billy Gibson MBE, FIFM (015394) 41887 (015394) 32463 Furness & South Cumbria Sedbergh Angling Association Consultative Association Three Peaks Ltd. Fred French MBE, FIFM, (015396) 20446 (015394) 32463 South Cumbria Fly Dressers’ Guild Furness Fishing Association No contact. George Granger, Staveley & District Angling Association (01229) 832129 Phil Booth David Thompson, (01539) 821725 (01229) 820272 Ulverston Angling Association Hawkshead Angling Club D. B. Anderson, Secretary: Emma Mackintosh (01229) 586221 (015394) 36116 Urswick Tarn Angling & Conservation Kendal & District Angling Club Society Dave Nemeth H. Gardner, 0 7791195133 (01229) 586597 Kent (Westmorland) Angling Association Windermere, Ambleside & District C.T. Preston, Greencoat, Arkholme, LA6 1AU Angling Association (W.A.D.A.A) Kirkby Lonsdale & District Angling Neil Birkenshaw Association (015395) 35630 David Halton (015242) 71069
Patrick Arnold (01229) 889792 or 889365 www.englishlakesflyfishing.co.uk email: [email protected] Up to date angling reports including: • Where is fishing well • What are likely to be the most successful tactics
page 14 Fishing in South Lakeland Fishing Instructors, Guides/Ghillies Patrick Arnold Tony Downing (01229) 889792 or 889365. (015395) 67630 Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] www.englishlakesflyfishing.co.uk Esthwaite Water (015394) 36541 Bob Carlson Email: [email protected] (01539) 733297 or www.hawkshead.trout.co.uk 07886 817770 Email: [email protected] Vera Carlson (01539) 7333297 or 07887 817770 Email: [email protected]
page 15 Fishing in South Lakeland Services Available Contact Details Accommodation Kendal • Local & national booking service Town Hall, Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4DL • Telephone/email booking service (01539) 797516 • British holiday guides Grange-over-Sands Events Victoria Hall, Main Street, Grange-over- • Local event information and ticket Sands LA11 6DP sales (015395) 34026 Local Services Ulverston • Concessionary bus passes Coronation Hall, County Square, Ulverston LA12 7LZ • SLDC car park permits (01229) 587120 For Sale Windermere • Local souvenirs Victoria Street, Windermere LA23 1AD • Sweets, stamps and postcards (015394) 46499 • Maps and books including bargain books • Wide range of Kendal mintcake Transport • Stagecoach Goldrider tickets Other Guides available • Accessible Guide to Kendal • Activities in South Lakeland • Antiques, Art & Books • Clubs & Societies • Food and Drink in Kendal • General Information • Places of Worship in Kendal
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the information contained in this leaflet is correct, South Lakeland District Council cannot be held responsible for any error or omission. Published by Kendal Tourist Information Centre. Operated by South Lakeland District Council. Jan 2011.
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