Spinfish List of Fisheries with Access for Disabled Anglers - Cumbria
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Canals Trust
The Canals Trust have over 2,000 miles of waterway to look after for the many interest groups who use them. With so much water it is no wonder that fishing is high on the list of activities.
The Trust issues a Waterway Wanderers Permit that entitles you to fish on an impressive amount of water throughout England and Wales (for just £20).
For information on how to apply for a permit Goto Waterway Wanderers Permit Application for a list of waters covered by the permit Goto Canal Trust Waterway Wanderers Permit Waters
Coarse Fishing
Carlisle and District Coarse Angling Club, Crofton Lake
In 1991 the club took the lease on Crofton Lake which they have developed and improved over many years of hard work.
The club has installed platforms for disabled anglers.
The lake holds a wide range of species with mirror and common carp to doubles, crucians, roach, rudd, gudgeon, tench, bream and perch.
Day tickets cannot be bought on the bank but can be had from Wilsons Tackle in Carlisle or Carletonhill Fishery Cumwhinton.
For membership enquires call 01228 542622
Google Map Reference 54.839432 -3.081330
Checked 27/09/18
Esthwaite Water Trout Fishery
A 280 acre glacial lake stocked with rainbows and brown trout. Fishing is from bank or boat, fly only in the North Basin and any method - fly, spinning, worm in the South Basin.
There is a good population of pike with a best fish of 39lb 8ozs! Fish to 20s are caught regularly on dead bait and lures. Pike fishing is restricted to the period 1st oct to 31st of March
The lake also holds roach, rudd, bream, silvers, eels and perch. Roach, perch, rudd to 3lbs and bream go to doubles. The permit does not include pike, trout caught must be returned immediately unharmed.
The fishery offers good access for disabled anglers including a boat and toilets.
Permits on site. Call 015394 36541.
Google Map Reference 54.358978 -2.984152
Checked 28/09/18
Haig Angling Club
Haig AC, Whitehaven, have developed a former reservoir into a 2 pond fishery, Mirehouse Ponds, 3 to 18 ft deep consisting of 10 acres on an 11 acre site which has been landscaped.
There are 79 platforms, 10 specially designed for wheelchair access while a hard core path has been installed giving easier access to 36 other platforms.
The larger pond is stocked well with bream, skimmers, roach, perch, tench, rudd, F1s while the smaller lake has common and mirror carp to 20lbs and bigger bream and perch plus silvers.
Day tickets available (night tickets have an additional charge) from Cumbria Tackle, Mirehouse Post Office and the NISA store in Whitehaven. The club also run fishing competions. Membership applications can be down loaded from their web site.
Google Map 54.521670, -3.578331 Post Code CA28 9RU
Checked 12/12/18
Lonsdale, Lakeside Cottages
There a 5 lakes available for fishing on this holiday destination (residents only). ! of the 2 bed cottages has full facilities for disabled persons with wheelchair access to a swim adjacent to the cottage.
Call 01228 562655
Google Map 54.855172, -2.832990 Post Code CA4 0AY
Checked 16/12/18
Windermere and Ambleside District Angling Club
The club has fishing on 9 fisheries 5 coarse and 4 game;
The Coarse fisheries are:
Ratherheath, members only, wheelchair accessible. Roach, bream, skimmers, tench, carp to the 20s.
Google Ref 54.355269, -2.794501 Post Code LA9 5AP
Cleabarrow Tarn, members only, carp in low teens, tench and bream to 8lb, golden rudd.
Google Ref 54.358284, -2.887849 Post Code LA23 3ND
Rydal, 1 mile long a quarter wide. Pike to 20s some even to 30, perch, roach, eels. Day tickets from the Tourist Office in Ambleside or Waterhead Marina.
Google Ref 54.446787, -2.992973 Post Code LA22 9SE
Grassmere big shoals of roach averaging 2lbs good perch and pike to 30+. Boats can be hired call 01539435060.
Google Map Ref 54.452204, -3.026922 Post Code LA22 9PX
They also have Blelham Tarn, members, only roach, perch some good pike.
Google Ref 54.396283, -2.976617 LA 22 0JP
Checked 27/09/18
Permits from Barneys News Box Grassmere village or Grassmere Post office. and Ambleside TIC.
Google Ref 54.451825, -3.027763
Checked 29/09/18
Game Fishing
Bessy Beck
Bessy Beck near Kirby Stphens is a great location for a day out for the serious angler and for the family offering fishing on three lakes:
Island Lake, 2, acres stocked with rainbows, blues and brown trout (bt C & R only) Mostly in the range 2 to 5lbs but there is also a good head of fish in the 10 to 15lb range. All fish over 10 to be returned. You can take up to 3 fish on a session then catch and release. Fishing is fly only.
Heron Lake, 1 acre, fly only as for Island.
Mallard Lake is a smaller fly fishing water, 1.5 acres, stocked with smaller fish in the 1.25 to 2lb range. Fishing is catch and kill only.
Facilities for anglers with disabilities, with flat bank at all lakes it is wheelchair accessible.
Call 015396 23303
Google Map Reference 54.440377, -2.458191 Post Code CA17 4LY
Checked 20/01/19/18
Esthwaite Water Trout Fishery
A 280 acre glacial lake stocked with rainbows and brown trout. Fishing is from bank or boat, fly only in the North Basin and any method - fly, spinning, worm in the South Basin.
There is a good population of pike with a best fish of 39lb 8ozs! Fish to 20s are caught regularly on dead bait and lures. Pike fishing is restricted to the period 1st oct to 31st of March
The lake also holds roach, rudd, bream, silvers, eels and perch. Roach, perch, rudd to 3lbs and bream go to doubles. The permit does not include pike, trout caught must be returned immediately unharmed.
The fishery offers good access for disabled anglers including a boat and toilets.
Permits on site. Call 015394 36541.
Google Map Reference 54.358978 -2.984152
Checked 28/09/18
High Newton,
A Windermere and Ambleside Dist AA water consisting of 11 acres, an excellent dry fly water located at elevation with stunning view out to Morecambe Bay. Can be windy but this adds to surface activity as terrestrials get blown onto the water.
Stocked fortnightly with 2lb rainbows with some 4 to 6lb fish.
There is wheelchair access but you need to arrange this in advance by calling 07488534113.
Permits from Newby Bridge Motors.
Google Map Ref 54.247940, -2.922557
Checked 28/09/18
