Windermere

[DIDO.1 20,839]

I'm off up Windermere piking on Thursday. Any one got any areas to aim for?

[Robbusher 1,560]

Been working there today was foggy driving in and out of valleys looked cold at side of lake I’d be wrapping up well

[DIDO.1 20,839]

Think we have decided on Grasmere instead now 

[comanche 2,799]

I fished Windermere last Summer but only successfully  for roach , bream and hybrids, rather than pike .

Well l started off with an evening spinning from the bank, but apart from a baby perch it was a dead loss.

The water was clear ,rocky and surprisingly shallow along the public access areas . There were public jetties that went out to deeper water that looked  perchy/pikeish but they were decorated with holidaymakers at the time .

Eventually l went out in my inflatable kayak and anchored in the middle of a bay about 100 yards from shore in about 5 feet of water. The place was alive with roach, bream and hybrids. I would've thought predators wouldn't have been far away .

Possibly not much help DIDO ,especially as you are off to Grassmere , but l did see a picture of a 20lb plus pike that l think from the details was caught off one of the few public beaches and l suspect it was near the Bowness canoe centre . I was fishing the bay next to it when l hit the roach shoal.

Good luck!

Edited February 22, 2023 by comanche

[DIDO.1 20,839]

1 hour ago, comanche said:

I fished Windermere last Summer but only successfully  for roach , bream and hybrids, rather than pike .

Well l started off with an evening spinning from the bank, but apart from a baby perch it was a dead loss.

The water was clear ,rocky and surprisingly shallow along the public access areas . There were public jetties that went out to deeper water that looked  perchy/pikeish but they were decorated with holidaymakers at the time .

Eventually l went out in my inflatable kayak and anchored in the middle of a bay about 100 yards from shore in about 5 feet of water. The place was alive with roach, bream and hybrids. I would've thought predators wouldn't have been far away .

Possibly not much help DIDO ,especially as you are off to Grassmere , but l did see a picture of a 20lb plus pike that l think from the details was caught off one of the few public beaches and l suspect it was near the Bowness canoe centre . I was fishing the bay next to it when l hit the roach shoal.

Good luck!

Cheers pal

Looks like lake District trip is on hold....just remembered I've got school run in morning so will be 9am before I get set off , then hour and half to get there so going to go local instead 

 

[DIDO.1 20,839]

Morning on a local ressy and blanked so dropped on the canal and had 1 missed 1.

Canal fishing it's head off. Local lad had 14 one day and 15 the next, biggest 15lb

Edited February 24, 2023 by DIDO.1