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16-acre lake near North Yorkshire. The lake tops out around 18 ft. This chart interpolates between a real shoreline and a known maximum depth. It will point you at likely water, but it is not a navigation product. The rest of this page walks each species through its year, using the map's own scoring.
The drawn water covers 16 acres wrapped in 0.6 miles of bank. Its 1.2 shoreline index means few bank features; the contours below do the pattern work. About 88% of the surface sits shallower than 15 ft on the modeled chart — that's the weed-and-bait zone. North Yorkshire claims this one. Its nearest charted neighbour, Gouthwaite Reservoir, is 25 mi to the west.
In spring, brown trout run shallow here, mostly 2 to 18 ft. Summer keeps them at 5 to 18 ft, and they winter in 3 to 18 ft. Break off the point is the standout, a drop-off at roughly 8 ft, rated prime for summer brown trout. Time it for after dark and early morning. You won't need more than a spoon at the thermocline or a deep stickbait (night) most summer days.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 18 ft chart-limited; documented 3 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (8 ft) | Stickbait off planer boards (shallow), Small spoon along mud lines |
| Summer | 5 to 18 ft chart-limited; documented 25 to 60 ft | night & dawn | Break off the point (8 ft) | Spoon at the thermocline, Deep stickbait (night) |
| Fall | 3 to 18 ft chart-limited; documented 5 to 30 ft | dusk & dawn | Main-lake point (8 ft) | Jerkbait over gravel, Casting spoon |
| Winter | 3 to 18 ft chart-limited; documented 5 to 35 ft | dawn | Break off the point (8 ft) | Jigging spoon, Small stickbait (slow) |
Spring european perch on Gormire Lake hold shallow, usually 3 to 12 ft. By summer they slide out to 5 to 18 ft, and by winter most fish are in 5 to 18 ft. The chart's best answer is Deep basin — deep basin, 15 ft, prime for fall. Prime time lands in early morning. The summer box starts with a drop-shot micro plastics or a small crankbait (perch pattern).
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 12 ft | midday & dawn | Break off the point (8 ft) | Small jig + curly tail, Inline spinner #1-2 |
| Summer | 5 to 18 ft chart-limited; documented 8 to 28 ft | dawn | Deep basin (15 ft) | Drop-shot micro plastics, Small crankbait (perch pattern) |
| Fall | 5 to 18 ft chart-limited; documented 10 to 33 ft | midday | Deep basin (15 ft) | Jigging spoon (small), Drop-shot on deep flats |
| Winter | 5 to 18 ft chart-limited; documented 12 to 33 ft | midday & dawn | Deep basin (15 ft) | Tungsten jig + maggots, Small balance jig |
When the water first warms, northern pike slide up into 2 to 8 ft. By summer they slide out to 5 to 18 ft, and by winter most fish are in 5 to 15 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Break off the point: a drop-off around 8 ft that scores prime in fall. In summer the feeding windows fall in early morning and the evening. Keep a bucktail or a weedless spoon over cabbage rigged through the warm months.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 8 ft | midday & dawn | open water | #5 inline spinner, Spoon (red/white) |
| Summer | 5 to 18 ft chart-limited; documented 8 to 20 ft | dawn & dusk | Break off the point (8 ft) | Bucktail, Weedless spoon over cabbage |
| Fall | 6 to 18 ft | midday & dawn | Break off the point (8 ft) | Big rubber (Bull Dawg style), Husky-style jerkbait |
| Winter | 5 to 15 ft | midday | Main-lake point (8 ft) | Tip-ups, Large jigging spoon |
Gormire Lake carries 3 mapped structure features, topping out (or rather bottoming out) at Deep basin, about 15 ft down.
Gormire Lake is about 18 ft (5 m) deep at its deepest point. The contours here are modeled from the water's real shape and maximum depth, so treat them as a rough guide.
Anglers target brown trout, european perch, northern pike on Gormire Lake. This isn't a survey of the water — none is published for it — but an informed estimate from the species common to the region, narrowed by this water's depth, size and each species' range.
Deep basin is the top-rated area: a deep basin in about 15 ft of water that rates prime for european perch in fall. Scroll up to the map for the complete spot list by species and season.
For brown trout, the summer bite is best in after dark and early morning. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Gouthwaite Reservoir 25 mi · Scar House Reservoir 28 mi · Lochnaw 35 mi · Semer Water 36 mi · Malham Tarn 39 mi · Balderhead Reservoir 43 mi · Grassholme Reservoir 43 mi · Selset Reservoir 44 mi · Middle Humber Estuary 46 mi · Upper Humber Estuary 47 mi · Widdop Reservoir 47 mi · Hornsea Mere 48 mi
See how Gormire Lake stacks up: best northern pike lakes in United Kingdom · best european perch lakes in United Kingdom · best brown trout lakes in United Kingdom
More water nearby: North Yorkshire fishing maps (5 charts). Browse all United Kingdom fishing maps. See every water on DepthScout. How we build these maps. Fish here with a sonar unit that logs? Send us your depth data and we'll improve this chart, credited to you. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.