Trout FishingWe extend a warm welcome to all trout anglers. The range of fishing we offer ensures excellent sport for all abilities. Our still water fisheries are among the best in the west and vary in size from around 50 to over 900 acres! Our fisheries are picturesque and atmospheric lakes, including countless secluded bays, weedy shores and tree line margins to explore. We boast rainbows, browns and a large number of blues of the highest quality. Traditional fly fishing is the rule at our stocked fisheries, although other methods can be used at our free wilderness trout waters. Young People and Newcomers We are working hard to encourage young people and newcomers to take up the sport. Under 18 fish for free with a paying adult and part of their bag limit. Throughout the season, we host open days and events where we offer free fly fishing tuition for all. Boat Fishing Boats are available at most of our waters which provide an alternative to bank angling. These must be pre-booked, either by calling 01566 771930 (8.30am - 5.00pm 7 days a week) or online by scrolling to the bottom of your chosen lake page. You will need to sign a disclaimer before you can take a boat out. Once a year you will need to complete a boat induction – please watch the induction video here. Access for All Most of the waters benefit from facilities designed for disabled or wheelchair anglers, either by platforms or Wheelyboats. These boats must be booked at least 48 hours in advance. Clubs A number of the fisheries have associated local clubs. These are a great way to meet fellow anglers, as well as participating in competitions and social events. We run several competitions during the season - more details of each of these are available on our competitions page. Environment Agency Rod Licence Anglers on all our waters must have a valid Environment Agency rod licence which are available from post offices or via the Environment Agency. The only exception may be when attending a bona fide course or a coaching session with a qualified coach – please check beforehand. South West Lakes Trust South West Lakes Trust is the managing charity of SW Lakes Trust Fishing. The charity is a member of The Angling Trust. In 2014, the South West Lakes Trust fisheries hosted the Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships; Scotland took gold and England won silver. Reporting an Incident: South West Lakes Trust manages a portfolio of nearly 50 lakes and other natural resources so it is not always possible for our wardens to be on the scene when issues occur. The very remote and rural nature of our estate, the thing that makes them so special, also means that modern mobile communications don’t always cover the areas we would like them to. This makes getting an immediate response to ongoing incidents very challenging. Please use this form to report any incidents of poaching, illegal fishing or any other form of antisocial behaviour to the management team so that we are able to take appropriate action. Complete Form Waters Prices Competitions and Events News and Results Catch Returns About us Contact News and Results SW Lakes Weekly Trout Fisheries Round Up - W/E 3rd July Complete your Catch Returns online. Please send any photos to [email protected]. Kennick Rod Average: 3.78 Fish are still coming to surface to feed on hatches of crane flies and gnats, and being found in the top 10ft of water. Mike Herring from Kingsbridge caught 5 rainbows, two of which were over 3lb, on damsel and montana patterns: 'To start off with I made the mistake of assuming fish were on the bottom in the middle. No, they were closer to the shore and between 6ft and 10ft down. I tried the dries for an hour first, but no success. Very enjoyable day. I lost 2 and had half a dozen solid takes as well.' Graham Roberts from Totnes caught 6 rainbows to 4lbs: 'Cool, breezy, mostly cloudy. Best response, morning, tailing off by afternoon. Found fish in the top 4-5 feet of water, or on the surface, taking one fish at Clampitts on a dry sedge. Rest on lures or nymphs, losing another five or so fish. Apart from the usual wildlife suspects, watched a hind with her fawn on Heather Bank for a while.' Mike Herring's catch of 5 rainbows to 3lb. Wildlife sightings: Deer with fawn on Heather bank, pair of Little Grebes, Spotted Flycatchers, House Martins, Swallows, Tufted Ducks. To become a member of Kennick Fly Fishers Association please visit https://www.kennickflyfishers.co.uk/membership View the full Catch Report here Check out the Kennick fishing map here The Kennick fishing guide is here Siblyback Rod Average: 1.83 Fish still being found at or just under surface level and coming to a variety of flies on a floating line. Photos: Andy Lawson. ‘Two beautiful browns and a rainbow this morning at a super blustery Siblyback… all caught on a floating line with an orange hothead damsel. I only had a small window for some fishing but totally ace to get out!’ View the full Catch Report here Read our guide to fishing at Siblyback here Check out our Siblyback fishing map here Burrator Rod Average: 3.76 Insect hatches are starting to subside now but there has still been some surface activity, with fish appearing to be moving in shoals and found near the top of the water column. Jonny Mac from Plympton caught 7 rainbows to 2lb and 1 brownie: 'A beautiful evening at Burrator. Fish were definitely moving in shoals. Followed them down back bay and then to longstone point. Initially they were in top part of water but then went very deep. Some sedges seen hatching and plenty of fish moving on the surface. ' Micheal Lunney from Dousland caught 6 rainbows: 'Weather good to start, over cast with light wind which increased quite a lot by the afternoon, rain about 11.30. Had to anchor as drift too fast as the wind increased. Drop in level has made my favourite spot too shallow so had to search for fish anchoring 20-30 minutes in various spots. Finally found some fish after 3 hours looking, Discovery Bank. Started with floating line but switched to intermediate as wind increased.' Some good sized fish have been caught, with this week’s largest being a 3lb rainbow caught by Kevin Sellars. Photos: Allan Lawson ‘Fished burry today between 10.30 and 15.00. Nicely overcast with a steady s/w breeze & the odd shower thrown in.Started on longstone working along the bank towards the back bay. Nothing showing at all, plus not much insect life going on either. About halfway to the bay and hit a couple of lovely rainbows & bigger than the average stamp and superb condition and fight. One on the 2lb mark the other nearly 3lb I’d guess. The bigger fish refused the photo opportunity and shot off once unhooked. Managed one more here with the fish taking a different fly each time. Soldier Palmer, Bibbio and Damsel all proving successful. Finished the session near sheepstor damn end. 3 smaller rainbows here and a small brownie all to damsel floating line long leader and pulled’. View the full Catch Report here Read our guide to fishing at Burrator here Check out our Burrator fishing map here Stithians Rod Average: 4.17 Varying levels of surface activity at Stithians this week, with anglers favouring a floating line and a slow retrieve. John henderson from Falmouth caught 6 rainbows and 7 browns: 'Light breeze from NW, fishing a floating line with beetle on droppers and beaded damsel on point. Most fish coming up to surface to beetle. Excellent condition fish.' Simon Peters from Cusgarne caught 14 rainbows to 2.5lb and one small brown: '5am start. Light Westerly wind with heavy showers. Lots of fish on surface so fished Dry Fly to begin with and had 7. When the sun came up the fish went slightly deeper so switched to the Washing Line Method and picked up a further 8. Finished at 7.30am. A Buzzard was trying to take young Gulls from the pontoon.' Other wildlife sightings include eight herons! For CAST club membership details, please contact Graeme Clements (CAST Club Treasurer) through their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Stithianstroutfishing View the full Catch Report here Read our guide to fishing at Stithians here Check out our Stithians fishing map here Fernworthy Rod Average: 2.80 A quiet week at Fernworthy in terms of anglers but fish have been responding well to nymphs and dry flies on floating lines. View the full Catch Report here Read our guide to fishing at Fernworthy here Check out our Fernworthy fishing map here Colliford Rod Average: 5.70 Little activity on the surface this week as hatches start to subside, with fish coming to pulled wet flies on a floating line and showing no interest in dries. Chris Tilyard from Fraddon caught 15 brownies to 12", while Nick Odle from Looe caught 8. Tim laws from Falmouth caught 3 to 3.4lb, a new season record, the first fish taking in just a few inches of water as he was shaking out his line to start casting! View the full Catch Report here Read our guide to fishing at Colliford here Check out our Colliford fishing map here Roadford Rod Average: 2.75 15 browns to 14" caught by Dean Boucher of Gunnislake on soldier palmer, Zulu, and black tadpole patterns on a floating line. Nick Forrester caught 4 and Rodney Wevill from Lifton landed 2 during a late evening session. View the full Catch Report here Read our guide to fishing at Roadford here Check out our Roadford fishing map here Without your catch returns these reports wouldn’t be possible, and they also enable us to gain a clearer picture of our lakes and stock levels which in turn will help us to continue to improve our Anglers experience, so do please keep sending them, even if they’re nil returns! Complete your Catch Returns online here. Don’t forget to include any wildlife and nature sightings – we love to hear about them and they are a great help to our Environment Team! Please continue to send us any photos of your catches, the lakes or any wildlife/nature that we could utilise for press articles and social media. We are also keen to see any clear, close-up photos of any flies used, particularly home-tied ones. Please send any photos to [email protected]. DAY AND SEASON PERMITS Permits are no longer available on-site at the permit huts, please purchase your day and season permits here or call one of our team on 01566 771930. BOATS We currently have four boats available at Kennick, three at Roadford, two at Siblyback and one at Stithians. To book a boat for the fisheries please click here. Bag, Catch & Release limits: Rainbow Trout- Bag Limit is 5 fish. Catch & Release limit is 10 fish per day – we would kindly ask that all anglers purchase a further ticket if they would like to continue fishing. Brown Limit – Bag Limit is 4 fish. Catch & Release is unlimited (if you’re lucky enough to catch good numbers of our Brownies then we feel it’s well deserved!) Manage Cookie Preferences