River Esk Brantrake Eskdale

SPECIES AND GUIDANCE… Salmon and Sea Trout

Sea Trout start to run the system with the first fresh water during June. The best months being July and August. Night Fly fishing is the best method in low water conditions or when a clear spate arrives. The occasional Salmon arrives during the first floods of July, with September and October being the best months. The river bed is made of gravel and is covered with gin clear streams. The river is perfect for fly fishing due to the shallow nature of the streams but other methods do work well when the levels increase. Please note there is no shrimp or prawn fishing allowed on this water. The lower limit is marked with an old broken water pipe crossing the river bed. The upper limit is fisher beck which passes under the birkby road. The Eskdale valley is most certainly very beautiful and tranquil, with scenery that may distract your concentration…

ACCESS AND PARKING…

Travel north or south on the A595 to the road junction south of Muncaster Bridge. Take the B road and head up the valley to Eskdale via Birkby. The car park is at upper Branktrake near to the Fisher Beck inlet. The Sword house road junction is 200m further on which allows access to the beat from Eskdale Green and Ulpha.