132 ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT FISHERIES 



way of affording protection to the migratory 

 SalmonidcZ) none of the salmon-kind may be taken. 

 In my own opinion, with the exception of smolts, 

 there is little chance of this restriction being 

 abused. It tends, however, towards protection, 

 inasmuch as it affords a considerable area of good 

 spawning ground. When the fish are on the 

 " redds " a good deal of salmon poaching is done 

 in the Irt. The lord of the manor occasionally 

 nets the lake for trout. Boats can be hired, and 

 the best centres for fishing the lake are Wastdale 

 Head, Nether Wastdale and Strands. 



ENNERDALE WATER 



Ennerdale is one of the least known of the minor 

 lakes, but by no means of least importance from 

 a fishing standpoint. Lying out of the beaten 

 track of tourists it is but little visited. Situated 

 among the wildest scenery, there is a peculiar 

 charm in its very isolation. The mountains are 

 splendidly grouped at its head, the most con- 

 spicuous of which is Pillar, the steepest mountain 

 in the district (2,927 feet). 



The lake shore has two precipitous crags 

 Bowness Knoll on the north, and Angler's Crag 

 on the south. A small island lies in the middle 

 of the lake, off the sudden curve of the left 

 shore. 



The Pillar Rock affords one of the few difficult 

 climbs in the Lake District. It was first climbed 

 by a dalesman, named Atkinson ; but once the 

 rock was explored a comparatively easy way was 

 found, and now a considerable number of tourists 

 climb it annually. 



