ii8 ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT FISHERIES 



the Buttermere trout are the best in England. 

 [In its early days the Sol way Fishery obtained 

 both fish and ova from Buttermere, and trout of 

 this variety now regularly appear on its price lists.] 

 Although they are certainly superior to the fish of 

 many of the Scottish lochs, they do not surpass 

 the Windermere trout, nor are they superior to 

 those of the neighbouring Crummock. 



The Red Pike, or south-west side of the lake, is 

 deep, but the opposite and shallower shore is the 

 better trout ground. 



Char 1 are rarely taken with the fly in Butter- 

 mere, nor, for the matter of that, in any of the lakes, 

 and are hardly worth the angler's attention. 



The pike here are numerous and well fed ; the 

 methods of fishing for them being the same as 

 obtains in the other lakes and tarns. 



The hotels are between Buttermere and Crum- 

 mock (just where the road from Honister joins 

 that from the vale of Newlands), and form a con- 

 venient centre for both lakes. 



CRUMMOCK WATER 



Crummock is situated among the boldest and 

 most rugged surroundings, and its deep seclusion 

 adds much to its charm. Looking up the lake 



1 " The fourth remarkable lake is Buttermere, wherein is 

 bred a sort of fish called Charrs, much like the Ullswater 

 Trout ; the male is grey, the female yellow-bellied ; the flesh 

 upon them is red, and crisp to the taste. They are more 

 luscious and delicious than the Trout. They are in this 

 country baked in pots well seasoned with spices, and sent up 

 to London as a great rarity. . . . These Charrs are a fish 

 bred in this water, and are peculiar to it and Windermere- 

 water." Essay towards a Natural History of Westmorland 

 and Cumberland^ 1709. 



