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Wild Brown Trout in Rivers, Lochs and Reservoirs
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Go Fishing with Charlie Whelan
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Scottish Record Rod Caught Freshwater Fish
Weird Creatures Discovered in Scottish Loch
Deveron Days and Spey Day Tickets
Useful Fishing Facts to Know Before You Start to Fish in the UK.
Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Bill, the bill will soon be law, but does it do enough to address the issues of fish farming and Gs?
SANA Annual General Meeting, The SANA AGM was held on the 11th March 2007, presenting those in attendance with some ominous news.
Six Flies For the Highlands The only flies you need for fishing in the Highlands, they make a deadly combination
What to do When a Salmon Takes the Fly Part 1
What to do When a Salmon Takes the Fly Part 2
Cormorant, Why do Fisheries Have to Put up With Them?
Scottish Fisheries Board Salmon Catch Statistics, 1955 - 2004
Book Reviews
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The Gyrodactylus salaris Threat
Go on, Go on, Go on, The Irish Drift Nets are Gone!
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The Berwick Angling Association Beat on the Whiteadder at Allanton.
SANA, Scottish Anglers National Association
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When Everything Goes Tickityboo!
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Barnes Fishery near Whitney 3 lakes offering fish for rainbow trout and brown trout, call 01865 3000343.
Salford Trout Lakes near Chipping Norton in the Cotswolds consists of two spring fed lakes totalling 9 acres stocked with rainbows and brown trout 2 - 6lbs. Good access for persons with disabilities. Call 01608 643209.
Rutland Water
built in the 1970's this 3100 acres
reservoir offers a complete day out for all of the family whether
fishing or taking part in the multitude of activities available on
and off the water including places to eat, pubs, walking, bird
watching, sailing, wind surfing. But enough of that Rutland hold
trout, lots of them and they grow big up to 15lbs. There are also
pike of monstrous proportions. There are 65 boat with outboards and
25 miles of bank to roam (excluding reserve area). Call 01780 686441
for permits and further information. Permits for all Anglian
Water trout fishing: £18 for 8 fish, motor boats £25 Rutland and
Grafham and £21 for Pitsford, there is a wheelyboat available.
Cound Trout Fishery near Shrewsbury. A 26 acre clear water spring fed former gravel and sand quarry up to 65 feet deep open all year round and stocked with rainbows to over 20lbs plus brown trout and blues.13 boats available with more planned, float tubing allowed, best flies bloodworm and Fritz. Full day 6 fish £32.50 call 01743 761114.
Patshull Trout Fishery several lakes set a Capability brown designed park. Two lakes are stocked with trout (others are course fisheries), Great Lake opens March to October and is stocked in early March with rainbows and goldens to 10lbs. Bridge Pool is stocked heavily and opens all year round. Tickets cost £20 for 4 fish for a full day a boats cost £8 for two rods. Call 01902 700774.
Blithfield Fishery is a 790 acre reservoir formerly run by Staffordshire Water but now in the hands of a not for profit organisation, Blithfleid Anglers. The fishery have 7 miles of bank, 26 boats and an estimated stock of about 30,000 fish, it is stocked with fish of 1.25 to 10lbs. Fishing is fly only. The fishery also has a stock of very big pike which can be fished for with the fly, the fishery has produced 6 fish of over 40lbs in recent years! Season tickets only, call 01283 840284.
River Dove the famous fishing haunt of Walton and Cotton. Wild brown trout and grayling in this famous limestone stream from the Izaak Walton Hotel who have 3 miles of fishing on the Staffordshire bank from IIam Rock to the junction with the Manifold river. Wet and dry fly allowed, ghillies available. the season in 2007 is 18th march to 7th October for trout and 16th June to the 14th of March 2008 for grayling. Syndicate membership costs £195 per year. Call 01335 350555.
Fisherwick Fly Fishers Lake a 12 acre lake averaging 8 feet deep. Hot spots in the deeper water off the Woodside bank near the lodge. Best flies buzzers, GRHE, gold heads, pheasant tails. Stocked at about 100 fish per acres with average 1.75 lb fish. Best brown 14lbs 2ozs, best rainbow 16lb 2 ozs. All fish over three pounds to be returned. 5 fish ticket (plus C & R) £20, sports ticket £10, boats £1 per hours. Call 01543 433606.
Gailey Trout Fishery is a decent sized reservoir offering fishing for rainbow, browns and blues in a varied environment of gravely shallows, deeps of the dam (approx 20') and sheltered areas around the 3 islands. Stocked with rainbows, browns and blues in the range 1.5lbs to 10lbs.Good buzzer and sedges, damsels do well and the course fish fry in the summer can bring the trout right on to the feed. Some good pike too. Open all year from 8am to dusk, days 2 fish plus C & R cost £15 and a season ticket is about £350, boats are £5. Call 01785 715848.
Hanchurch Fisheries near Stoke is a complex consisting 9 course ponds, 2 canal sections and 3 trout pools stocked with rainbows and brown trout. A 2 fish 5 hour ticket costs just £12 (C&R allowed) and a sporting ticket costs £7. All browns to be returned. Call 01782 642481.
Bristol Water offer fishing on 4
lakes two of which, Blagdon and Chew, are among the best known still
water fisheries in the world. Bristol Water offer a variety of
permit options including day, part day, season and concession
tickets. Call Woodford Lodge at Chew for information and bookings
for all 4 lakes or email
bob.handford@bristolwater.co.uk
for up to date prices.
The Barrows 3 concrete tank fisheries from 25 acres up to 60 acres fishing for Browns and rainbows in gin clear water, great sight fishing with the nymph. Permits £11 per day.
Blagdon
aside from arguments over whether
Blagdon or Loch Leven was the first still water fishery there can be
no doubt the Blagdon lineage is impressive. Over 100 years old and
440 acres with 7 miles of bank Blagdon is certainly the grand daddy
of all still water fisheries. Bank fishing £15.50, 18 rowing boats
available (byo electric outboard motor) at £23.50.
Burton Springs Fishery nr Bridgewater, 2 lakes one with carp to 30lb the other with trout stocked from 2lbs, call 01275 732125.
Chew Valley opened in 1956 is impressive and challenging at 1200 acres. Created over fertile farm land this shallow lake (av depth 14 feet, max at the dam 35 feet) offers great fly fishing as a result of the abundant aquatic life. Bank and boat fishing, boats £29.50 boat £13.50 per day (there are 32 boats but booking in advance is advised).
Clatworthy Reservoir
nr Wiveliscombe, 130 acre lake for
fly fishing from boat and bank, call 01984 624658.
Exe Valley Fishery Exebridge near Dulverton, 3 lakes stocked with rainbows two of which are fly only plus half a mile of the river Exe fishing for wild brown trout, salmon and sea trout. Call 01398 323328.
Knowles (Bristol ) Angling Association control fishing on a number of still waters and rivers. The lakes are Chew Magna, a reservoir or about 5 acres stocked with Rainbows and brown trout, Ackers a man made trout fishery open all year fishing for rainbows and brown trout and Publow a small stream fed trout lake stocked with rainbows and browns which is open all year. The river beats consist of Upper and Lower Chew. Upper consists of 1.5 miles of beautiful weedy water just asking to be fished with the dry fly, Lower has undergone considerable improvement work to open out the pool and hold wild browns, grayling and rainbows. Fishing on lower Chew is by any legal method. The club also has a half mile on the river Yeo fishing any method for browns and rainbows and a stretch of the Wellow Brook offering challenging wild life fly fishing on a clear water tree lined stream. For all of this the membership is very well priced at £65 for the over 65s, £95 for under 65c and £27 for juniors. Contact Keith Caddick, 41 Eastwood Cres, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 4SR.
Litton, two small naturalised lakes (Upper Lake 7 acres and Lower lake 8 acres) plus a lodge available to parties on an exclusive basis. £50 per day per person.
St Algars Farm, Frome, 2 lakes stocked with rainbows, call 01958 844233.
Wimbleball
near Dulverton. Premier trout fishery
of 374 acres stocked with rainbows to 8lbs, average bag 3.41 fish.
Good mayfly hatch in June and July. Boats are available and a
wheelie boat can be booked giving 48 hours notice. Permits on site,
£19 per day with concession and season tickets available. Call 01398
371460.
Rivers
Barle, fly fishing for wild brown trout, 1 mile double bank, £10 per day call 01398 323409.
Exe, Broford Fishing 5 miles double bank for wild brown trout £10 per day call 01398 323409.
Fisherwich Trout Lake near Litchfield, a twelve acre lake (part of course / trout fishery) stocked with Rainbows, Brown trout and Blues ranging from 1.75lbs to doubles. Best Brown 14lbs 2oz, rainbow 16lbs 2ozs. The lake averages about 8 feet deep however there are two hot spots with deep water one of the Woodside Bank where it is 10 - 12 feet deep, good in the winter and off the oak tree on the Lodge Bank. There is also a shallow area between the island where the water is about 3 feet deep. Day Ticket cost £20 for 5 fish then C & R or £10 for a sporting ticket. All browns, blues and rainbows over 3bs must be returned. Call 01543 433606 for further details.
Larkwood Trout Fishery Bury St Edmunds, 2 lakes of about 3 acres each in a quiet rural location stocked daily with rainbows and with own grown Brown Trout in season. Call 01284 728612.
Albury Park near Chilworth is quite some venue offers fishing in 4 fisheries and the river Tillingbourne, Albury Park has its own fish farm, call 01483 202323;
Albury Park - members only fishery offering fishing on a 1.5 acre lake and the river, stocked with rainbows averaging 2.25lbs.
Powder Mill - a big trout water with fish averaging 5 lbs, stocked 3 time a week.
Vale End consist of 2 lakes and a pond, Belmont lake, Birget Lake and Mill Pond and includes fishing on the river for rainbows and wild brown trout.
Weston - 3 lakes totalling 6 acres: Main Lake, Millhouse Lake and Wood Lodge Pool plus a beat on the river with rainbows averaging 2.5lbs up to double figure fish.
Coltsford Mill Fishery Club members fishery offering quality trout fishing, annual subscription £95 plus permits costing £25 (2 fish) evenings, £30 (3 fish) half day and £35 (4 fish) full day. Contact Coltsford Mill Trout Fishery, Mill Lane, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9DG, call 01883 715666 or 0778 904999.
Frensham Trout Fishery, stocked with rainbow, brown and tiger trout and holding wild brown trout this fishery consisting of 5 lakes in a natural setting offers top notch fishing (record rainbow 21lb, brown trout 19.5lbs) with very good fly life for those who like to fish the top of the water. May, June sees a very good Mayfly hatch with buzzers all year and damsels, sedges and daddies very good in season. Contact Frensham Trout Fishery, Simmonstone Lane, Churt, Surrey GU10 2HT, call 01252 794321.
River Farm Fishery,
near Farnham. 2.25 acres of spring fed
lake stocked with brown trout and rainbows averaging 2lbs, 4 fish
£25, call 01329 841215.
Heathcote Lakes, two lakes near Leamingtom Spa, Bottom Lake is 3 acres stocked with rainbows and brown trout 1.5 to 2.5lbs and Top Lake is 4.5 acres with 80%rainbows in the 3 to 10lb range and 20% brownies 1.5 to 2.5 lbs. A full day costs £25 for 5 fish on Bottom Lake and £43 for for 4 fish on the Top Lake, you can by a membership which entitles you to a small reduction. Open all year except Xmas day. Call 01926 426983.
Packington Fisheries
near Meriden, 6 lake complex in a parkland setting offering day
tickets on 3 of the lakes, open all year. A wheelyboat is available. Call 01676 522754.
Arlington Reservoir, Berwick nr Polegate, with fishing the only recreation allowed on the reservoir anglers can have undisturbed fishing on this 120 acre lake. South East Water should be congratulated for offering great value fishing with membership at £45 giving a discount on day tickets. There are a number of day ticket options, 8 fish for £20 is great value but if you are a member the cost fall to £14! There are boats available. Good facilities including toilets and dogs are welcome. Call 01323 870810.
Boringwheel Trout Fishery in the Ashdown Forest near Nutley off the A22. A 400 year old spring fed lake of 6.5 acres. Permits from £20 3 fish / three hours to £50 for 8 fish, boats are provided free. Call 01825 712629 or email ursula.watson@btopenworld.com
Chalk Springs near Arundel consists of 4 spring fed lakes over 5 acres developed from cress beds and typically south coast of England the water is crystal clear. Stocked with rainbows and brown trout Chalk Springs offers tickets at £40 for 5 fish and £36 for 4 fish. Call 01903 883742. Email enquiries@chalksprings.com
Duncton Mill, near Petworth, fishing for rainbows in lakes and a stream in a pleasant rural setting. The trout are raised in their own fish farm at a low intensity to ensure good quality. Day tickets £20 for 2 fish, £30 for 4 fish plus season and annual tickets. call 01798 342048.
Hambrook Trout Fishery near Chichester, a stream fed fishery offering fishing in the 2 lakes (one lake and the steam are C & R only) and stream. The lake holds rainbows, brown trout and brook trout from 2lbs to 15lbs, clear water stalking makes the fishing even more interesting. There are some sea trout in the stream. Call 01243 575876.
The Lenches Lake near Evesham consists of two 5 acre lakes stocked with triploid rainbows and blues. Season and day tickets available, call 01386 871035.
Avon upper river near Upavon, brown trout (£50 pd £500 per season) and grayling fishing, (£25 pd £200 per season) call 01980 630008 or 07770 92254.
Avon Springs near Durrington, two lake spring fed fishery on the banks of the Avon, 3 and 5 acres each stocked with rainbows and brown trout double figures plus 1 mile fishing on a chalk stream. Call 01980 653557 email barrie@avonsprings.freeserve.co.uk
Since the Wye threads its way through both Wales and England we have given it its own section, not the river it once was the Wye is fighting back and it is hoped that the demise of the Irish drift nets will restore the river to its legendary state (and hope that the resurgence of interest in the tidal barrier will not then put an end to the Wye and Usk for ever). Stopping for a pint and a meal in a pub in Hoarwithey the evidence of past glories was displayed in cases on the bar wall, salmon to make the mouth water and by reports the big uns are still about.
Wye and Usk Foundation offer a Roving Voucher scheme giving access to 50k of river, log on to www.wyeuskfoundation.org for further details of this excellent scheme call.
Aramstone single bank above Hoarwithey, mostly spinning. Days and weeks available for spring and summer salmon call William Shuttleworth on 0191 507727.
Eardisley, 2 miles available for fly / spinning on 3 beats with 19 named pools (Very good trout fishing too.), fishes best for salmon May and June. Days / weeks available call John Allen on 01544 340624.
Caradoc 1 mile single bank with 18 pools for 3 rods, days or weeks available at £20 per day. Call Patrick darling on 01989 730478.
Carrots Fishery Hutton's famed beat, fly fishing over 2.5 miles for 2 rods per beat let on a daily, weekly or monthly basis at £35 per day, call John Bickerton on 01327 876989.
Coedithel Fishery this beat is the nearest to the sea, 2.75 miles of double bank fishing that benefits when there is low water with fresh fish coming up with the tide. 8 beats, 2 rods per beat. Call Anthony Church on 01787 227654.
Golden Mile between Hereford and Ross offering 1 mile double bank with a ghillie and 2 boats, 3 rods per day, best March to July. Call Ian Thorpe on 01386 793324.
Gromain 1 mile mostly double bank at Erwood, good fly water fishing for salmon, sea trout, grayling and Shad. 4 rods available daily at £40 15h April - 30th June and 15th Sept - 17th Oct, £25 all other times for salmon and £15 for trout and course fish, season rods available. Call the Wye and Usk Foundation on 01982 551520 or e mail admin@wyeuskfoundation.org
Ingestone 2 miles double bank, 10 pools for 4 rods with two boats. Best in spring through to June / July. Days available call Len Cobley on 01989 565943.
Letton Court 3 beats over 1.5 miles for 2 rods per beat, fly / spin. Contact Richard Pennington on 01544 327294 days or 01497 831665 evenings.
Llangoed fishing includes Dol mendwy, Orchard, Home Catch and Llangoed Pools fishing for salmon, trout, big chub and pike and shad. 2 salmon and trout rods available daily at £30 15h April - 30th June and 15th Sept - 17th Oct, £20 all other times for salmon and £15 for trout and course fish, season rods available. Call the Wye and Usk Foundation on 01982 551520 or e mail admin@wyeuskfoundation.org
Lower Carrots, Lugg Mouth Fishery a spring fishery of about half a mile down to the Luggs Junction Pool which includes the famous Oxford Pool, best March to June, call Gilbert Fresele on 01432 343848.
Lower Winforton Fishery 1mile fly / spin available on occasional days and weeks, beat record stands at 59.5lbs! Call Geoffrey Hemus on 01827 289422.
Lower Wyesham and Dukes 2.5 mile double bank near Monmouth offering day and weeks, call Roger Stokes on 01981 550540.
The Rocks 1 mile single bank left bank, 1 mile above Bluith Wells for salmon, trout, grayling and big chub. at £40 15h April - 30th June and 15th Sept - 17th Oct, £25 all other time for salmon and £15 for trout and £10 forcourse fish, day per week season rods available at £333.33 plus VAT (no fishing on Fridays). Call the Wye and Usk Foundation on 01982 551520 or e mail admin@wyeuskfoundation.org
Rocklands 1 mile double bank spin / fly with daily rods available at £25 per day. Call General Sir Thomas Pearson on 01989 562608.
Upper Bigswear and Redbrook 1 mile right bank from the old railway bridge 2 miles left bank, good fly water, call Maurice Hudson on 01594 530488.
Whitney Court Fishery 3 miles mostly double bank with 5 beats for 2 rods per beat, daily lets. Call 01588 673314
Lake
Bellflask Fishery,
Tanfield nr Rippon, 10 acre fishery
with exceptionally clear, fertile water where fish grow on quickly
stocked with rainbows and brown trout. £20 for a 4 fish ticket. Call
01677 470716.
Bank House Fly Fishery Low Mill Catton nr Lancaster is a mature fishery of 2.5 acres beautifully designed and maintained so that its setting looks natural, heated lodge for anglers to shelter in. Fishing for browns, rainbows and tiger trout. £23 for 4 fish or ten hours, concessions for juniors, catch and release £16, call 01524 770412.
Coniston Hall Coniston Cold near Skipton, off the A65 near Gargrave. A 24 acre man made lake fishery up to 30 feet deep located in a parkland stocked with rainbows and holding wild brown trout. Boat and bank fishing available call 01756 748080.
Dawney Estates near Scarborough offer fishing on two lakes, Wykeham Lake and Causeway Lake.
Wykeham Lake is a 7.5 acre clear water lake up to 27 feet deep. Bank and boat fishing available, there are 6 boats. Stocked with fish of 2.5lbs upwards the fishery record stands at 17.75lbs. 3 fish ticket £20, sporting ticket £14, boats £10 per day. Call 07946 534001.
Causeway Lake is 9 acres in size but due to the many bays and promontories it has 1.5 miles of bank. A sporting ticket only for this lake, which is stocked with browns, blues and rainbows from 1.5 to 10lbs, costs £20. Call 07946 534001.
Embsay Reservoir a 30 acre lake stocked with rainbows and brown trout, open all year, permits £11 per day and £28 per week from the Post Office in Embsay. Contact info@skiptonangling.co.uk
Helwith Bridge Fishery Stainforth near Settle is 4.5 acre clear water spring fed fishery of up to 30 feet deep stocked with triploid rainbows, blues and golden trout of 2 to 14lbs. Great buzzer water, also hawthorns, damsels, daddies. £18 for 8 hours and 3 fish, open all year 8am to dark. Call 015242 41696 or 07790 184641.
Kiplin Hall on the B6257 between Scorton and Northallerton a 30 acre lake set in parkland stocked with browns, blues, goldens and rainbows. Contact Brian Morland on 01677 470716.
Kinsley Park, located in the Yorkshire Dales Kinsley Park offers fly only fishing on two lakes of approximately one acre fishing for rainbows stocked at 1.5lbs to 12lbs which are bred in their own fish farm. The fishery record is 17.5lbs. Tickets cost £17.50 per day for 2 fish, £14.50 for catch and release and £12 for juniors for one fish. Contact 01756 752150, email info@kinsleypark.co.uk post code BD23 5PS.
Malham Tarn near the village of Malham, a National Trust fishery offering boat only fishing for wild brown trout in this fertile but exposed water. Call 01729 830658.
Raygill Fisheries Lotherdale N Yorkshire two of 4 lakes for trout fishing in this disused quarry. Quarry lake is stocked with rainbows, brown trout, goldens, blues and Arctic Char, best brown 15lbs 5ozs best rainbow 22lbs 8ozs. Delf Lake offers an interesting mix of fly fishing for trout and for pike (the record pike from Delf lake is 37lbs but while netting course fish recently several 40lb plus fish were caught and returned). Boats are available free of charge but please pre book. Only rainbows can be killed all other fish must be returned. Tickets cost £2 per hour for catch and release or £12 per day and rainbows that are taken are charge at £3 85 per kilo. Call 01535 632500.
Rippon Fly Fishers have fly fishing on 5 still waters ranging from 1 to 5 acres in size. Fishing is for members and guests only but the annual fee is very good, just £160 per year (plus a one off joining fee of £60). Waters stocked with browns and rainbows to 5lbs and 12lbs respectively. Contact Chris Clarke on 01765 601677.
Star Carr Trout Fishery Hemphome Lane Brandesburton E Yorkshire, 4.6 acre spring fed trout fishery holding browns, blues, rainbows and Arctic char. There is a shop, toilets and a shower. Fishery open all year, permits under £20 for 4 fish, call 01964 543466 for full information.
Stocks Reservoir Slaidburn near Clitheroe, 350 acre lake at the head of the Hodder Valley offering boat and bank fishing for browns, rainbows and blues. Reports for stocks are good with one bag of 5 for 20lbs recorded recently. Fishing is from 8am to dusk. Full day for 5 fish is £21.50 (under 17s free when accompanied by an adult), boats £20 for two rods. There is a lodge and shop. Contact info@stocksreservoir.com or call 01200 446602.
Stonebridge Fishing Lake
Little Fencote nr Northallerton
two trout lakes and one carp lake (stocked with fish to 30lbs). The
trout lakes are Hergill approx 7 acres holding rainbows and brown
trout (good for parent and child and also reasonable access for
disabled persons) and the Specimen lake, approx 3 acres, stocked
with minimum size fish of 3lbs with fish up 20lbs and browns to
6lbs. Permits cost; Specimen Lake (advanced booking is essential as
there a a limited number of rods allowed) £20 per day (keep the
first fish then C & R for 7 more fish) or evenings £2.50 per hour C
& R only; Hergill £16 per day 1 fish then C&R. Call 01609 748818.
Swinsty, Fewston and Thuscross Reservoirs three reservoir to fish all for the price of one permit. Located on the A59 near Harrogate the reservoirs are stock with rainbows from 1.5lbs to 8lbs and hold good stocks of wild brownies. Fishing is from 7.30am to dusk, there is a lodge and toilets facilities including facilities for disabled person. Permits cost £13 with concessions available. call 01943 880658.
Thryburgh Country Park Rotherham, value for money fishing on a 100 year old fishery stocked twice monthly with rainbows of from 12" to 2lb 4ozs with a few doubles. Float Tubes can be hired from the Lodge. Call 01709 850353.
Walton
hall Trout Fishery near
Wakefield is a 25 acre lake offering bank and boat fishing for
rainbow trout and brown trout. Walton hall has a wheelyboat. Call
01924 242990.
Rivers
Aire
Coniston Hall has 1 mile of good fly fishing water for wild brown trout to over two pounds. Call 01756 748080 for further information.
Skipton AA have fishing for brown trout (stocked annually) and grayling, 1.5 miles on the Skipton bank and 2.5 miles on the Carleton bank, £6 per day from the Paper Shop in Sunmoon Drive, Skipton. Contact info@skiptonangling.co.uk
Calder recovering after £2 million anti pollution clean up there is fishing on the Calder, permits from Calder Angling Supplies call 01484 711603
Costa Beck (west bank only) three miles of fishing 1.5 miles upstream from Kirby Misperton, trout with occasional salmon, £6 per day, call 01751 460207.
Derwent Derwent AC have the fishing rights from the A170 at West Ayton northwards. Season ticket only, cost £320 plus a one off joining fee of £100. Call Ivan Brett on 01723 859828 or Frank Smith on 01723 500234.
Driffield West Beck,
Mulberry - Whins day tickets, one mile double bank on this famous Yorkshire chalk stream. Ticket prices range from £45 in April to £60 in May / July, there is also an 'evening rise ticket valid from 5pm for £25. call 01377 254073 / 249273.
Esk
Danby, salmon and trout fishing near Danby, permits from the Danby Post office, call 01287 660220.
Dawney Estate has several miles of fishing from Castleton downstream for salmon, sea trout and brown trout at incredibly reasonable prices, £12 for the season, £3 for a day ticket for brown trout and £6 for salmon. Call 07946 534001.
Nidd
Niddersdale AC, 100 years old this year, have 7 miles of the river Nidd fishing for brown trout and grayling. They offer day tickets on three stretches of river one up stream of Pateley Bridge, one down stream from Pateley Bridge and one at Dacre Banks. They also have fishing on Scar House Reservoir at the head of Niddersdale. Permits cost £10 per day, £30 per week, (£5 / £15 for juniors) for the river, £6 for grayling (juniors free) and £8 per day for the reservoir (juniors £3). Permits from the Post Office, Pet Pad and the caravan park in Pateley Bridge, the PO in Lofthouse and from the Royal Oak in Dacre Banks.
Skirfare
Arncliffe 4 miles of day ticket water, permits from the Falcon Inn (call in advance) 01756 770205.
Swale
Catterick two miles of fishing on the Swale, permits from the newsagent in Catterick.
Richmond and District Angling Society have 14 miles of double bank fishing for grayling and brown trout from Marske to Great Langton. Bonny stretch of water but watch out for flash floods I have seen this river rise very quickly. Call Gilsan Sport in Richmond for further information on 01748 822108.
Ure
Bainbridge, Wensleydale AA have fly fishing for brown trout and grayling in upper Wensleydale including the river Bain (which holds some exceptional bream too). Permits from the Rose and Crown in Bainbridge, call 01969 650225.
Hawes Hawes and High Abbotside AA have 15 miles of fishing on the Ure and its tributaries for browns and grayling upstream from Bainbridge, permits £14 per day from the Three Peaks shop Hawes, call 01969 667443.
Aysgarth Bradford City AA offer season tickets for the fishing here which cost about £30 plus a small one off joining fee, bit of a bargain as this also includes fishing on the Aire with grayling to 3lbs and Wharfe. Call 01274 617419 for further information or Gee Tee Angling Supplies Keighley, call 01535 655555.
Wharfe
Bolton Abbey, 4.5 miles fly only double bank fishing in the Chatsworth House Estate from Kex Beck, Beamsley to the Aqueduct at Barden, 4 fish limit (10" size limit) then catch and release using barbless hooks at all times, fishing from 9am to one hour after sunset.Permits from the Estate Office at Bolton Abbey issued from 9am to 10.30am cost £25 per day, £10 for juniors accompanied by an adult or £300 per season. Call 01756 718000 for further information.
Barnsall, Applewick, Barden and Bursall AC water, 7 miles upstream from Bolton Abbey beat, offer limited access to day ticket anglers (no days in March, April, May and October or weekends in June or September). Permits from the Red Lion, £30 per day (£10 1st Nov - 31st Jan), call 01756 720204.
Kinsley Angling Club, offer day tickets and the fishing had better be good at £50 per day. Permits from the Tennant Arms Kinsley 9.30am to 10am, call 01756 752301.
Ilkley good fishing water on the outskirts of Ilkley, permits from the Tourist Information Office in Ilkley cost £10, call 01943 602319.
Addingham AC have 3miles of fishing for brown trout and grayling from the bottom of the Bolton Abbey beat, permits £12 from the Post Office in Addingham, call 01943 830331.
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