Bigland (Otter Tarn)
Stillwater
Stocked trout fishery.
Windermere, Cumbria
Windermere, Ambleside & District Angling Association
Cumbria's largest angling club, with stocked trout fisheries, coarse tarns and Lake District pike fishing.
Windermere, Ambleside & District Angling Association (WADAA Ltd) describes itself as the largest angling club in Cumbria. Fly anglers have stocked trout fisheries at Bigland, Capernwray, Farletonview, Ghyll Head, Hall More and High Newton. Coarse anglers can fish the club-managed tarns at Castlehead, Cleabarrow, Hall More and Ratherheath, which hold carp, tench, bream, roach, perch, rudd and eels, along with Skelsmergh Tarn, a protected marl lake near Kendal, and Atkinson's Tarn near Crook, added in 2023. Members also pursue pike on Grasmere and Rydal Water. Ratherheath has six disabled-access pegs with a level path from the car park. Coarse, game and full memberships are offered, day tickets are available on selected waters, and younger anglers are welcome.
Fishing available
CoarseCarpFlyGamePredatorLakeStillwaterMultiple waters
Club waters
Capernwray
Stillwater
Stocked trout fishery.
Farletonview
Stillwater
Stocked trout fishery.
Ghyll Head
Stillwater
Stocked trout fishery.
High Newton
Stillwater
Stocked trout fishery.
Hall More Fishery
Lake
Two lakes within Hall More Caravan Park, managed by WADAA since 2022; offers trout and coarse fishing.
Ratherheath
Stillwater
Otter-fenced coarse tarn with six disabled-access pegs.
Castlehead Fishery
Stillwater
Coarse tarn.
Cleabarrow
Stillwater
Spring-fed coarse tarn.
Species: Carp, Tench, Bream
Skelsmergh Tarn
Stillwater
Protected marl lake (SSSI) two miles north of Kendal.
Atkinson's Tarn
Lake · 1 acres
About one acre with three islands, near Crook; opened Easter 2023.