Kilnsey Park Fly Fishery
Trout Lakes
Trout Lakes is a fishing beat on the water at Kilnsey Park Fly Fishery. Day tickets from £23.
Pricing and season
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Fishing details
Trout Lakes at a glance
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Fishing methods
Fly methods
The two fly fishing lakes at Kilnsey Park sit on the Kilnsey Park Estate in Upper Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, below Kilnsey Crag. Each lake is about an acre, and both are spring fed, which keeps them fishing well through winter as well as summer. They are regularly stocked with rainbow, blue and brown trout from 2lb to well over 20lb, raised on the estate’s own trout farm.
Tickets run four or eight hours, each sold as catch and release or with a fish to take home. No fish over 5lb may be kept, and every brown and blue trout must be returned, both charged extra if taken. Fishing is fly only, with strictly single barbless hooks and no wading. Rod hire is available at £20 a day with a £50 refundable deposit, and a loyalty card cuts around twelve and a half per cent off ticket prices for regulars.
The fishery is open from 7.30am to 5pm, May to September, and the same hours October to April, when the lakes are closed on Mondays. Pre-booking is advised. One fishing platform is wheelchair accessible with parking reserved alongside it, and free fish processing is offered after your session, with filleting for a small charge.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Trout Lakes
Fly fishing only, no bait or spinning. Strictly single barbless hooks, with no egg flies, boobies or worm replica flies. No wading, and rods may not be shared. No fish over 5lb may be taken, any over 5lb must be returned or are charged at £5 a lb, and every brown and blue trout must be returned or is charged at £10 a lb. No extra fish can be taken beyond the ticket limit without asking first. Fish being returned must be kept in a net in the water and unhooked quickly and carefully, and fish you do not intend to keep should not be photographed. Anglers must sign in before fishing and sign out with a catch return card. Rod hire costs £20 a day with a £50 refundable deposit. A loyalty card is available that reduces ticket prices by around twelve and a half per cent. Anglers aged 16 and over need a valid rod fishing licence; it is free for ages 13 to 16 but must still be obtained online before fishing, and children under 13 do not need one.
Amenities
Where Trout Lakes is
The beat's boundary, with parking where we have it.
54.10522, -2.04092
The fishery and river
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FAQ
Trout Lakes FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Trout Lakes, from tickets to tactics.
