One of the highest, large lakes in England: Cow Green wild brown trout fishery, set beneath Great Dun Fell among semi-alpine pasture and designated a European Wilderness Area nature reserve. The lake is close to the source of the River Tees on the borders of Cumbria, Durham and Northumberland. 
Abounding with wild brown trout, the water is peat-stained and very exposed to the high Pennine winds. From mid-May until the end of September we choose relatively calm days to visit this lake, walking along many miles of shoreline, exploring its points and hidden bays.
Huge catches of 6" to 10" fish are likely here, often into three figures through a June or July day, and significantly larger brown trout will feature in most days' sport. With a shore perimeter of about 10 miles, Cow Green is the grail of large English lake trout fisheries, yet is relatively unknown. It's not like the rest of England up here; it is an almost treeless wilderness of rocky outcrops and peat and heather; the home of red grouse, wagtails and harriers, and a botanical remnant of old-England, the beautiful, blue spring gentian. It is a lonely place, as much Europe's fly-fishing frontier as is south-eastern Poland or western Ireland.
check all England fishing on www.wilderness-flyfishing.co.uk
