Brown Trout Fishing

The Brown Trout season is open from the 15th of March until the 30th of September inclusive.

No spinning is allowed for Brown Trout but Worm fishing is allowed on the waters controlled by the association and Maggot is not allowed between 15th March and the 15th of June inclusive.

Early season sport can be very weather dependant, given a mild winter the river will fish from day one (15th March) but if the winter is severe and water temperatures are low then sport can be slow as the fish are quite lethargic and tend to stay in the deeper slower stretches until the water warms a touch and insect activity increases.

For the fly fisherman, the prefered early season methods involve searching the water with a team of north country spiders, wet flies or nymphs and if we do get a decent hatch of Large Dark Olives (Baetis Rhodani) the fish will come to the surface and a change to dry fly can be productive whilst the hatch and rise lasts.

April brings the Grannom in their thousands and the river begins to come to life, May brings more regular hatches of various species of fly and more consistent daytime sport.

Late May, June and early July gives longer periods of fishing, apart from daytimes rises we get evening rises to Blue winged Olives, Small Dark Olives, Pale Wateries and various species of Sedge.

By late July and into August the river temperature rises and daytime sport slows but if you concentrate your efforts on the faster, more oxygeanated water you may still have the chance of a fish during the day, alternatively, we are now into the cream of our evening fishing with some very good falls of egg laying spinners. Once these spinners have layed their eggs they die and become easy pickings for the trout to gorge on.

We also get some very good late evening hatches of sedge at this time. 

September can again provide better daytime sport with the Large dark olive starting to make a comeback

The club also operates an Exchange Ticket system with other clubs in the area where members can fish their waters 

Check the Weather before venturing out or travelling at Carlisle weather forecast

Visitors to the lower reaches of Carlisle Angling Association waters should be aware that the river downstream of the North British Railway bridge can be affected by incoming tides therefore it is adviseable to check tide times before you visit  Tide tables for Silloth and the Solway

Members and visiting anglers can also check the water levels for the River Eden prior to their visit by calling the Environment Agencies 'Rivercall' on 09066197733 or go to Environment Agency river levels for Eden and Esk region