Open year round, Fisherwick Lakes provides day-ticket coarse and game fishing on seven lakes including a 12-acre trout lake and a small teaching pool. The trout lake offers excellent imitative fishing for rainbows, brownies and Blue Trout. 2004 saw rainbows to 13lbs, brownies to 8lbs and Blue Trout to 5lbs.

Fisherwick Trout Lake holds Blue, Brown and Rainbow Trout which run from about 1lb 12oz at the smallest to well into double figures. The biggest Brown Trout, caught in 1997, was 14lb 2oz - a fish which was returned unharmed to the water - and the biggest Rainbow to come out so far weighed 16lbs 2oz.

The average size of the fish is within the 1lb 12oz to 2lb range and the water is regularly stocked with larger fish in addition to the 'put and take' stock which are introduced on a monthly basis except in hot weather when this would reduce the fish's chances of survival.

Currently, stocking levels average about 100 fish per acre, although this may be slightly reduced during hot summer weather to prevent overcrowding and oxygen starvation. All 3lb-plus Rainbows and all Blue and Brown Trout are to be returned, giving everyone a chance to catch these larger fish.

Most popular techniques are floating or intermediate lines fished with Damsel nymphs, all colours of buzzers, Hare's Ear nymphs, Gold Heads, Stick Flies, Pheasant Tail nymphs and most Dry Sedges. Popular winter flies include Viva, Montana, Cat's Whisker, Whisky flies and Lead Heads.