Buttermere Fishing Guide, Cumbria, England

• Overview

  Buttermere belongs to Cumbria, England. It sits 13 miles in from the sea. The water covers some 227 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 2.9 miles on foot. Nearest place of any size is Keswick, 7.1 miles away. Frizington follows at 9.4 miles, then Cockermouth at 10 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Buttermere

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Cumbria list brown trout, Atlantic salmon, European eel and perch. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Buttermere gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 13°C in July and bottom out at 2°C in January. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. On Buttermere that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Crummock Water, 2.1 miles away. What applies at Buttermere may have changed since it was mapped.