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Fishing spot

Wellfield Lake

Wellfield Lake is a fishing venue in County Durham. The lake is still, with water temperatures ranging from 12 °C in winter to 18 °C in summer. Brown trout peak from June to August — fly fishing or spinning.

County DurhamEnglandUnited Kingdom

Lake
Popularity
—
Difficulty
Normal
Rating
—

Fishing Forecast

Today · 17:00

· Dusk

Poor to fair 57

  • Air

  • Wind

  • Rain

  • Clouds 24%
  • Water

  • Moon

  • Fish activity

Today 3/11

Tomorrow 4/11

Thursday 5/11

Friday 6/11

Saturday 7/11

Sunday 8/11

Monday 9/11

Fishing score

Fish activity

Low High

Weather comfort

1 5

Weather

Moon

Forecast by Open-Meteo

Best lures for Wellfield Lake

Bring the following lures to this fishing spot for the best results.

  • Spoon
    Metal

    01

    Best for 5 species

    Spoon

    • Brown trout
    • European perch
    • Rainbow trout

    A metal flutter bait for spinning, trolling, and ice.

  • Inline spinner
    Metal

    02

    Best for 4 species

    Inline spinner

    • Brown trout
    • European perch
    • Rainbow trout

    An inline spinner with a blade that flashes on a straight retrieve.

  • Streamer
    Fly

    03

    Best for 3 species

    Streamer

    • Brown trout
    • Northern pike
    • Chub

    A long fly that imitates baitfish and leeches.

How to fish Wellfield Lake

Place, water, species, best hours, and the months that matter at this fishing spot.

Best hours

  • Dawn

    First light

    Peak
  • Morning

    After sunrise

    Active
  • Midday

    High sun

    Active
  • Afternoon

    Late day

    Active
  • Dusk

    Last light

    Peak
  • Night

    After dark

    Active

Average water temperature

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Climate data: Copernicus ERA5-Land and Copernicus Marine

When to fish

01
January
02
February
03
March
04
April
05
May
06
June
07
July
08
August
09
September
10
October
11 Now
November
12
December

Fishing methods

  • Float Fishing
  • Fly Fishing
  • Spinning
  • Feeder Fishing
  • Bottom Fishing
  • Jigging
  • Trolling
Water body

Lake

Lake Shore