Winter Wonderland

I went out for a walk yesterday in the Grasmere area as part of my research for the fishing booklet that I am going to produce for the hotel where I work.
I decided to walk around the area up to Alcock Tarn is located about half way up Heron Pike. The temperature was below freezing all day. The walk to Alcock Tarn is not very difficult normally but the footpaths all around the area were very icy, so great care had to be taken. The tarn was dammed in the early 1900’s by the then owner of the land a Mr Alcock,. The tarn was formerly know as Buttercraggs Tarn. After it was enlarged Mr Alcock stocked it with brown trout whose descendent are still resident in the water today. The fish are not large but they are plentiful There is plenty of space for fly fishing even in the summer when there are plenty of tourists in the area. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area even if you are only here for a couple of days.