River Lune

- RIVER LUNE -

Map of river

Winter - Spring

February n March

Year 2009
Some chances for springer below Caton.

Year 2008
Halton Lower n Skerton - until March.

Year 2007
Skeron n Lansil at 1-2ft clear water with sink line + 1-2in Willie Gunn.

April

Year 2009
Few big sea-trouts n salmons below Forge Weir

Year 2008
Skerton + Halton Lower with river below 2ft and clear. Small Willie Gunn + sink or med sink-tip line.

Year 2007
Some chances for springer with clear water around 1.5ft high. Best place - Skerton (tide water) n LDAA (late March).

Sum Up
Begin season at Skerton and after some time, slowly move up to LDAA at end of March. River around 1-2ft + clear.
1-2in Willie Gunn on sink line (Skerton n LDAA) or medium sink-tip/inter (Halton Lower)
Best chances - if any :) - around March - depending of weather - at evening time, after few, sunny days.

Map of Skerton - Halton

Feb - Jun

Summer

July

Year 2009
Fihs after rine, especialy at 2ft 10in high wigh Rapalas n Flying C. LDAA - 8fish.

Year 2008
Again wet n LDAA - 6 fish

Year 2007
Rine month, and this time Halton best place - 8 salmons + few sea-trouts

August

Year 2009
Many wet weeks. LDAA - 6 fish from July tide. Halton few sea-trouts (3-5lb).

Year 2008
Again wet with very, very good run: Caton - 20 fish! Halton - 7 fish in very good weight 15-19lb on Rapalas. Skerton had many happy days too :)

Year 2007
Caton 3 fish, but Skerton 9! Generaly on Cascade fly pattern.

Sum Up
For July LDAA looks like best beat at any conditon, but Halton very worth to try after rine with Rapalas and Skerton with fly.

Detailed maps

Skerton & Halton