Angle Tarn
Lake District, England
Resting between Angletarn Pikes and Brock Crags, Angle tarn has significant character for a small water. Two islands, a ...
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Ullswater
Water managed by The National Trust
Type
Lake
Species
Brown trout
Moderate alkalinity
High alkalinity indicates water fertility and can signal the presence of larger trout. Fish in alkaline waters have a wider variety of invertebrates to feed on.
Deep
The depth of a lake has significant impacts on its ecology. Reduced heat and light in deep lakes inhibit algal growth.
High shoreline complexity
A lake with a high shoreline complexity will have numerous bays, points and peninsulas.
Low elevation
Lakes at a higher altitude can take longer to warm up during the season and may not fish well until summer.
Large
Larger lakes with good spawning often contain lots of smaller trout. Smaller lakes with limited spawning can produce larger trout.
Ullswater has long been renowned for the quality of its trout fishing. The lake features excellent hatches of early spring olives and boasts a strong mayfly hatch. It was once said that Ullswater trout, these beautiful wild fish, averaged about three to the pound, but that was in an era when such fish were nearly always regarded as table fare. Once exceeding the legal size limit of eight inches, they were typically dispatched, taken home, and consumed. Nowadays, a more considerate approach is evident, with sustainability and conservation at the forefront of many anglers’ minds, leading to most wild trout being returned or at least selectively harvested. Consequently, there is an increase in the overall size of our wild trout, and Ullswater is no exception. Fish now often reach a more notable size, and while truly large specimens remain a rare catch, there are good numbers of half- and three-quarter-pound fish available to anglers.
The best of the trout fishing tends to be early or late season. Trout will be found feeding in the shallow water early in the season and move out into the deeper water during the summer months.
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