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Brown
Trout
The Species
The river Eden carries a good stock of Brown Trout through its entire
length, which over the years has been added to by various stocking
policies of the different fisheries, which may or may not have enhanced
the species. Whilst looking to the future of the Eden the river
has been classed as a Triple S.I river (Site of Special Scientific
Interest), and a Brood stock of Brown Trout is being raised from
stock supplied from the river in order that future stocking can
be supplied from native Eden Trout.
Best times to fish
The Brown Trout season is open from the 15th of March until the
30th of September inclusive.
No spinning is allowed for Brown Trout and Maggot is not allowed
between 15th March and the 15th of June inclusive.
Although the season opens on the 15th of March it can take until
the middle of April for the fish to recover from the effects of
winter and come into good condition.
Methods of Angling
Early season fishing can start with nymphs, wet flies and spiders,
before the main fly hatches take place and dry flies come into their
own, some days producing good catches to sedges if you are there
at time the Trout begin to feed on them.
Some of the popular flies appear to be Greenwell’s in wet and
dry patterns, Butchers, March Browns Black Gnat, Black and Silver
Pennell, Invicta and Silver Invicta, and Pheasant tails nymphs.
Worm fishing is allowed on Carlisle waters, and single worm lightly
fished has accounted for some good-sized Brown Trout and the occasional
Sea Trout.
Worm fishing has been known to keep
youngsters busy whilst father or mother uses their own methods or
moves on to other species (Sea Trout / Salmon).
Permits are available from local Tackle shops
that
will gladly give advice and provide at a fee the fly/lure of the
moment.
Where to fish.
The association has seven miles of fishing on the Eden, which is
varied in its types of fishing, which has fast flowing streams or
glides, and slow calm sections, down to the tidal section, which
contains good-sized slob trout.
The fishing runs downstream from the M6 Motorway Bridge down through
the local parks/ Rickerby, Bitts Park and the Sheep Mount, and carrying
on down stream to the tidal section.
There is varied access through out the river from places on the
parks where you can practically park adjacent to the fishing. To
other areas where some walking is  required,
the walking is easy with no major route march involved.
The access points (parking areas are marked on the adjacent map
page), care should be taken when parking that vehicles do not obstruct
access to, farm gates, tracks, fields, or drives.
Fishermen should be advised not to leave valuables in their vehicle,
as there are some very capable magpies about who regard things on
view as their own.
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