Butterfly lake is great for pole fishing. With most fish from 1lb to 10lb
FREE and Exclusive Fishing for Residents Only
– no day tickets
FREE & Family-Friendly Fishing at Butterfly Lake – Exclusive to Guests of Perran Springs
Butterfly Lake is perfect for family fishing, offering a relaxed setting with plenty of action. The average size of carp ranges from 1lb to 3lb, though larger specimens up to 15lb are also regularly caught. The lake is heavily stocked with a mix of tench, big perch, rudd, roach, bream, and crucian carp.
The most effective method here is float fishing—either waggler or pole fishing—especially when fishing near the islands. The corners of the lake and margins often yield the biggest catches.
Smaller baits are ideal for targeting the crucians, and it’s not unusual to enjoy 90lb-plus catches in a single session. Though it’s the smallest of our three lakes, Butterfly is absolutely packed with fish—expect action all day long!
Best Baits for Butterfly Lake:
4mm or 6mm Expander Pellets
Luncheon Meat (Hook & Hair)
Sweetcorn
Maggots
Breadflake
Stillwater Silvers Stimul8or Groundbait
Average depth is between 3ft and 4ft, so we recommend plumbing the depth before fishing.
Last stocked in early 2021, Butterfly Lake received an additional boost of bream, tench, and carp to complement the already high-quality fish stocks.
Need some advice? Just ask Andrew—he’s always happy to help with bait choices, tactics, or general fishing tips during your stay.
Butterfly Coarse Fishing Lake
Butterlfy Lake - Fish Haul Of Over 125lb
Read our blog, with Andrew catching over 125lb of Carp from Butterfly Lake
FREE FISHING - for the full duration of your holiday with us
No guests or visitors are permitted to fish or enter the lake meadow.
Friendly fishing advice from Andrew is available, if needed.
3 Day Fishing Permits
Bivvies are allowed on Dragonfly Lake Only (whilst fishing during the daytime). Bivvies must be removed each day by dusk at the latest.
Dogs / Pets are allowed in the Lake Meadow, but must be kept under control and on a short lead at all times. Dogs / Pets are not allowed in the water of the lakes or pond.
Butterfly Lake Fishing Features
- Depths from 2ft to 6ft
- 2 Islands with a channel in the middle
- Great for pole & waggler fishing
- Ideal for children or beginners
- Lots of crucians to catch
- Lots of trench & bream to a 1lb
- Average carp around 2lb to 5lb
- Some carp to 15lb
Anglers of all levels of experience will enjoy catching the variety of fish including carp (common, mirror, leather, crucian and ghost), bream, tench, perch, rudd and roach – all in abundance large and small. See our guest’s own Perran Springs holiday ‘Big Catch’photos. Dogs / pets are allowed in the Lake Meadow but must be kept under control and on a short lead at all times. Dogs / Pets are not allowed in the water of the lakes or pond.
Comments from our guests
Seriously impressed doesn’t even come close to describing the venue. On arrival, the welcome was fantastic! The owners and staff are so friendly and happy, nothing is too much trouble for them. Walking around the park it was apparent that a lot of time and effort goes into making sure everything is well kept, clean and tidy. The shop is well setup with all your essentials to hand. The 3 fully stocked lakes look unbelievable, it would be easy to think you was sat around an old estate lake.
Highly Recommend Lovely Campsite
My dad, brother and myself stayed at this campsite for the first time last week, we come to Cornwall every year but normally stay at one of the larger campsites but I can say that we will definitely returning to perran springs next year, the campsite has everything you need the grounds are very well kept and the toilets and showers where spotless and cleaned everyday the owners are really nice people just a nice peaceful family business.
The fishing lakes on site are amazing any anglers dream all my family are fishermen and we fished everyday at some point.
An Aerial View Of Perran Springs
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