Miscellaneous Beats

Beat 1: Crowdundle Beck

2 Tokens
Brown Trout

400 meters of right bank fishing from the road bridge upstream to the boundary of the woodland.

The Crowdundle Beck, one of the most productive limestone becks draining the southern side of Cross Fell in the North Pennines.

With stunning fly life, this beck is one of the most significant salmon producing tributaries of the Eden catchment, and home to some very nice wild brown trout.

Many of these small Eden tributaries are often best fished after a spate.

Don’t even consider it unless you have a seven foot rod or shorter. It would be a distinct advantage if you could put a good line out in the confines of your garden shed!

Beat 8: River Eden: Temple Sowerby

1 Token
Brown Trout, Possible Salmon, Grayling

Pools on the River Eden near the village of Temple Sowerby.

Two nice pools on the River Eden near the village of Temple Sowerby. Good trout and grayling water, with the possibility of salmon

Beat 14: Crowdundle Beck: Acorn Bank

2 Tokens
Brown Trout

Double bank and approx 400m of single bank fishing.

The Crowdundle is another productive Pennine beck. It flows through the delightful grounds of Acorn Bank - a National Trust property. Try not to hook a visitor please; and watch out for the Himalayan Balsam, we don’t want that moved!

Stocks
They are there, we have seen them! There is a very frequent otter who thinks so too.

Useful Info
Acorn Bank has a shop and café.

Beat 16: River Eden: Kings Arms

4 Tokens
Trout and Grayling

640m of single bank fishing

Just up the road from Temple Sowerby lies this 700 yard stretch of the main River Eden, with some decent pools and runs and excellent fly casting space

Stocks
The River here is known to hold a good head of trout both wild and stocked, there are also a few grayling about, along with the possibility of hooking into a salmon or even a chub!

Beat 17: River Petteril, Kettleside Farm

2 Tokens
Brown Trout

820 metres of double bank fishing

The River Petteril rises over Greystoke, passes under the M6 at junction 41 and runs into the Eden at Carlisle. The river has been affected by run-off from the M6 but there is hope of improving the river, which has good potential for brown trout and juvenile fish.

This is a very nice stretch of river and the beat has the easiest access from Penrith, but it's often overlooked.

STOCKS: There should be a good number of brown trout here, though they have not been fished for regularly, so exact details are not known.

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Beat 27: Wet Sleddale Reservoir

Open: July, August and September

3 Tokens
Brown Trout
No Wading
Restrictions: No dogs

STOCKS: There’s a healthy stock of wild brownies in the reservoir, which should provide good sport for the day. Brown trout up to 12” and in good numbers have been caught recently.