Small family/mixed fishery of three ponds in the Pendle foothills near Burnley, offering both coarse (carp) and trout fly fishing, with a tackle shop and a model-railway cafe. Not fly-only; trout fishing is one of several options.
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
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How to fish · for rainbow trout
The brief
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Today's tactical plan
The plan
Plan A · Plan B · what to watch · bank or boat
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Pheasant Tail Nymph on the bob and Diawl Bach on the point.
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.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Hatches & runs
What's on, when
Twelve months at a glance
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Today's fly · curated pack
Top pattern + the box
5 patterns from this venue's curated pack
Evidence
Why today scores what it does
The factors driving today's verdict
- Cloud cover (mixed) suits the fishery well.
- Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
The Rising Fishery, on the water
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Small family/mixed fishery of three ponds in the Pendle foothills near Burnley, offering both coarse (carp) and trout fly fishing, with a tackle shop and a model-railway cafe. Not fly-only; trout fishing is one of several options.
- Fishery
- Mixed
The Rising Fishery · directions
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The Rising Fishery · zones
Where the rules change
Seasons · zones · per-species rules
- Trout1 April → 30 September
The Rising Fishery
Small family/mixed fishery of three ponds in the Pendle foothills near Burnley, offering both coarse (carp) and trout fly fishing, with a tackle shop and a model-railway cafe.
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.
A reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Pheasant Tail Nymph on the bob and Diawl Bach on the point.
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.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
- Cloud cover (mixed) suits the fishery well.
- Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Terrain map
Small family/mixed fishery of three ponds in the Pendle foothills near Burnley, offering both coarse (carp) and trout fly fishing, with a tackle shop and a model-railway cafe. Not fly-only; trout fishing is one of several options.
- Fishery
- Mixed
- Trout1 April → 30 September
Small family/mixed fishery of three ponds in the Pendle foothills near Burnley, offering both coarse (carp) and trout fly fishing, with a tackle shop and a model-railway cafe. Not fly-only; trout fishing is one of several options.