Access is available at National Trust and South Lakeland District Council owned land. On the west side access is much more restricted as much is private property so a boat is a big bonus as you can fish the entire lake unhindered. The lake is 10.5 miles long by about 1 mile wide so a very useful publication to obtain is a lake chart available from the Lake Wardens at Ferry Nab. This gives all the lakes depth contours, shallow shoals, bays etc and is a must to enable you to find fishy areas.
Obvious places are the shallows and ledges where the lake drops off to deeper water.
Depths are up to 200 feet and can be readily seen on the chart. Species include the large Ferrox Trout and one was taken in 1998 by one of our lady customers at 15.25lbs. They are hooked to about 10lbs on a regular basis and in 1999 another customer caught and released a 10lb whilst Char fishing. Other species are Perch, Pike to over 30lbs, Roach and Eels. In Autumn Salmon and Sea Trout migrate through the lake.