60 ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT FISHERIES 



Portinscale. The Greta contains salmon and 

 trout. 



Commencing at Bridge Cottage, and descending 

 the river, the favourite salmon dubs are : Crozier 

 Dub, Sycamore Dub, Cat Crag, Scaur Dub, Rock 

 Dub (Naddle Beck foot), Ash Tree Dub, Birks, 

 Ellers, Brundholme Steps, Willy Dub, High Oak 

 and Low Oak Dubs, Fall Dub, Middle Owlet and 

 Low Owlet Holes, Holly Tree Dub, and Bobbin 

 Mill Dub. The best months for angling for salmon 

 are October and November. The most tempting 

 local flies are (i) Fawn Turkey, with scarlet body 

 and silver tinsel ; (2) Freckled Pheasant, with 

 yellow body and silver tinsel, set off with a piece of 

 green peacock for tail. These should be dressed 

 on hooks Nos. 1 1 and 12 (Kendal size), but if river 

 is high, on hooks Nos. 13 and 14. As many as 

 five salmon have been killed with the fly in one 

 day by a local angler, running from 6 Ibs. to 14 Ibs., 

 between Briery Mill and Crozier Dub ; and the 

 writer has known of a 25 Ib. fish being caught 

 with the worm in Owlet Hole. 



It may be interesting to note that the late John 

 Bright killed a salmon in Willy Dub. 



The average weight of a fish is about 10 

 Ibs. Latterly the salmon have commenced run- 

 ning up Newlands and Borrowdale Becks more 

 freely. 



The trout may be angled for with fly, worm, 

 natural minnow or phantom (Nos. 2 and 3), accord- 

 ing to state of water. The trout fishing, which has 

 been poor, is improving. The moss is growing 

 again in the bottom of the river, insect life will 

 follow, and then fish. 



Many years ago a local angler killed a bull- 



