Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
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A good match for Tanfield Lodge Lake — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
Former gravel quarry near West Tanfield (Ripon), spring-fed through gravel over a limestone aquifer giving crystal-clear water up to 20ft deep. Stocked rainbows to 3lb plus grown-on brown fingerlings; rich insect life and abundant wildlife.
Former gravel quarry near West Tanfield (Ripon), spring-fed through gravel over a limestone aquifer giving crystal-clear water up to 20ft deep.
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
Hatch predictions
Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds with Pro.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 5 with Pro.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A good match for Tanfield Lodge Lake — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
Former gravel quarry near West Tanfield (Ripon), spring-fed through gravel over a limestone aquifer giving crystal-clear water up to 20ft deep. Stocked rainbows to 3lb plus grown-on brown fingerlings; rich insect life and abundant wildlife.
