Half a century of fly fishing history.

Shaped by Yorkshire’s landscape.

Tanfield Lodge Lake was formed after glacial gravel deposits in the River Ure’s alluvial plain were extracted during the 1960s and 1970s. Restoration of the former quarry created the lake known today.

Multiple springs rise through the gravel from the underlying limestone aquifer, explaining the water’s exceptional clarity. In the early 1980s, Christopher Bourne-Arton began operating the 11-acre lake as a day fishery for trout.

Depths of up to 20 feet, limestone-filtered water and abundant insect life provide conditions ideally suited to natural sport.