Trout Fishing
Lawrence Greasley with a cracking Lowther trout
Cumbria has some truly superb wild brown trout fishing on mountain lakes and rivers.
The world class fly fishing for trout and grayling fishing on the Eden and its tributaries probably needs no introduction and we have fished it since childhood. With plenty of fish around the pound mark, multiple fish days are the norm, but we have had trout to over four pounds as well as some great winter grayling up to the three pound mark. With access to stunningly attractive, exclusive water most days we have the rivers to ourselves and enjoy some marvellous days on this great river.
While the Cumbrian Derwent is thought of primarily as a salmon river, in its higher reaches it offers some great trout fishing. The Keswick area offers some excellent fishing and a guided day can give the visiting angler a good insight into our local waters. Between the two lakes of Bassenthwaite and Derwentwater, the river flows steadily with good runs and pools holding some very large trout indeed as well as enough medium sized fish to keep any angler happy. The Greta provides some superb dry fly fishing in tumbling boulder strewn water in an area of stunning scenery with fishing to match. As with most of our trout fishing we lean towards catch and release although we do invite the occasional trout home to supper.
