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Fishing Greendale Tarn: what the data says
5-acre lake near Cumbria. The lake tops out around 30 ft. These contours are modeled — built from the real shoreline and the water's maximum depth — so read them as a guide, never as navigation. Here's the year, species by species, as the scoring engine sees it.
The drawn water covers 5 acres wrapped in 0.4 miles of bank. Nearly circular (index 1.3), so the story is the bottom, not the bank. 50% of the surface is littoral (under ~15 ft), per the model — cover, weeds and forage water.
Brown Trout fishing at Greendale Tarn
Start shallow in spring: brown trout sit in 3 to 25 ft that time of year. Warm water sends them out to 9 to 30 ft; cold water stacks them in 4 to 30 ft. Top water on the chart: Shoreline break, a drop-off in the 14-ft range, prime in summer. Fish it in after dark and early morning and you'll meet the bite. Throw a spoon at the thermocline or a deep stickbait (night) until the fish tell you otherwise.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline break (14 ft) | Stickbait off planer boards (shallow), Small spoon along mud lines |
| Summer | 9 to 30 ft | night & dawn | Shoreline break (14 ft) | Spoon at the thermocline, Deep stickbait (night) |
| Fall | 5 to 30 ft | dusk & dawn | Shoreline break (14 ft) | Jerkbait over gravel, Casting spoon |
| Winter | 4 to 30 ft | dawn | Shoreline break (14 ft) | Jigging spoon, Small stickbait (slow) |
European Perch fishing at Greendale Tarn
When the water first warms, european perch slide up into 3 to 12 ft. Summer is a 8 to 28 ft game here, winter a 9 to 30 ft one. Start at Shallow bay flat. It's a weed flat holding about 4 ft of water and rates prime come spring. The feeding windows run early morning. Keep a drop-shot micro plastics or a small crankbait (perch pattern) rigged through the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 12 ft | midday & dawn | Shallow bay flat (4 ft) | Small jig + curly tail, Inline spinner #1-2 |
| Summer | 8 to 28 ft | dawn | Deep basin (26 ft) | Drop-shot micro plastics, Small crankbait (perch pattern) |
| Fall | 9 to 30 ft | midday | Deep basin (26 ft) | Jigging spoon (small), Drop-shot on deep flats |
| Winter | 9 to 30 ft | midday & dawn | Deep basin (26 ft) | Tungsten jig + maggots, Small balance jig |
Northern Pike fishing at Greendale Tarn
Spring northern pike on Greendale Tarn hold shallow, usually 2 to 8 ft. They move out to 8 to 20 ft in summer and finish the year down in 5 to 15 ft. Put Shallow bay flat first on the milk run — a weed flat near 4 ft that grades prime for spring. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. The summer box starts with a bucktail or a weedless spoon over cabbage.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 8 ft | midday & dawn | Shallow bay flat (4 ft) | #5 inline spinner, Spoon (red/white) |
| Summer | 8 to 20 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline break (14 ft) | Bucktail, Weedless spoon over cabbage |
| Fall | 6 to 18 ft | midday & dawn | Shoreline break (14 ft) | Big rubber (Bull Dawg style), Husky-style jerkbait |
| Winter | 5 to 15 ft | midday | Shallow bay flat (4 ft) | Tip-ups, Large jigging spoon |
Arctic Char fishing at Greendale Tarn
Spring puts arctic char in skinny water — 4 to 15 ft is the zone. As the season builds they drop to 9 to 30 ft, wintering in 8 to 30 ft. Summer arctic char concentrate at Deep basin, a prime-rated deep basin around 26 ft. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning. A jigging spoon vertical or a tube jig (smelt) covers the summer program.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 4 to 15 ft | midday & dawn | Shoreline break (14 ft) | Small casting spoon (silver/orange), Jerkbait (small) |
| Summer | 9 to 30 ft | dawn | Deep basin (26 ft) | Jigging spoon vertical, Tube jig (smelt) |
| Fall | 8 to 30 ft | midday & dusk | Shoreline break (14 ft) | Casting spoon (orange/gold), Beadhead streamer |
| Winter | 8 to 30 ft | midday & dawn | Deep basin (26 ft) | Jigging spoon (glow/silver), Tungsten jig + plastic |
Notable structure
- Deep basin: deep basin, around 26 ft
- Shoreline break: drop-off, around 14 ft
- Shallow bay flat: weed flat, around 4 ft
Common questions
How deep is Greendale Tarn?
Greendale Tarn is about 30 ft (9 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.
What fish are in Greendale Tarn?
Anglers target northern pike, european perch, brown trout, arctic char on Greendale Tarn. 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.
Where is the best fishing spot on Greendale Tarn?
Shallow bay flat is the top-rated area: a weed flat in about 4 ft of water that rates prime for european perch in spring. The interactive chart above rates every spot for each species and season.
When is the best time to fish Greendale Tarn?
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.
Nearby waters
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