Lake · Mixed · North West / Cumbria (Lake District), GB-ENG

Esthwaite Water Trout Fishery

Esthwaite Water Trout Fishery venue image

A natural lake in the heart of the Lake District near Hawkshead, managed as a commercial trout fishery.

Fair · Rainbow
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
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Good drifting conditions on Esthwaite Water Trout Fishery
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
60% confidence

Esthwaite Water Trout Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNW 8 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Marabou Damsel
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
NW 8 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
WaveRipple
Water temp—
Air temp13°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
The buzzer is on. Welshman's Button may also come into play as the day warms. The ripple is helpful — fish should move onto the feed and a slow-drifted team or single wet will cover water well.
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Boat — drift

A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
79%
Cloud70%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A good match for Esthwaite Water Trout Fishery — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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Brown trout
Gallery · 1
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    Terrain map
About this water

A natural lake in the heart of the Lake District near Hawkshead, managed as a commercial trout fishery. Stocked with rainbow trout and an increasing population of brown trout. Bank and boat fishing with boats for hire on-site. Fly fishing tuition and all-day fly fishing courses available. Well-stocked tackle shop, lakeside café and osprey safari boat trips. One of only two natural lakes in the Lake District to have sustained commercial trout fishery management, making it a distinctive addition for Lake District trout anglers.

  • Lake
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 15 March → 14 November
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