Game River Closure Reversed
Members can now fish all game waters. Water temperature monitoring indicates a large drop over the past few days, bought on by cooler weather and some extra water into the headwaters. Thank you for your patience, however we will continue to review …
Game Water Closure
The Fly Sub-committee asks members to refrain from fishing Game Waters until further notice. These are listed under Game Waters. We nave been monitoring water temperatures over the past week and the decision has been taken to close the fisheries. We will …
Ranunculus Rejuvenation Project – R. Aire Gargrave
Before the 2018 January/February high river spates, one of which was the highest ever recorded at Gargrave, Water Crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis) was spread sparsely over the beat but highly concentrated between ‘The Willows’ section and the end of the beat below Broughton …
2023 Fly Fishing Course – Reflections
Pulling into the field at Inghey Bridge at 9 am on Sunday 23rd April, I had no idea of the treat I was in for. A fly fishing knowledge-fest over 3 Sundays that left no stone unturned. Fly fishers from far and …
Bailif Update – R.Wharfe Buckden – May 2023
Driving back from my annual visit to Assynt on 13th May we passed close to the River Eden at 8pm where I spotted a few rising trout in a roadside pool. This signalled a marked change in the feeding regime of the …
Shipton Lake Closed until 7th June 2023
We have taken the desicion to close Shipton lake until at least the 7th June to allow the fish to complete and recover from spawning. Any angler who has booked night fishing will have the money refunded automatically. I would like to …
Fly Open Day Demonstrations – Sunday 21st May
The Fly Sub-committee has managed to line up a different series of demonstrations for this years Open Day (9.30 – 3.30, Inghey Bridge, R. Aire): 10.30 – Wallis Casting (Trotting Techniques) – Alan Roe 11.30 – Wet Fly Fishing Techniques – Stephen …
Fly Members Memorial
We have established a memorial for past members who have contributed to the running and improvement of our game fisheries. Some years ago, Martin James (who had a programme on Radio Lancashire called ‘At the Waters Edge’, donated some monies to the …
Fly Fishing Open Day – Sunday 21st May 2023
The Fly Sub-committee is again running an Open day for members, guests and prospective new members. The venue is the same as 2022 – Field immediately above Inghey Bridge. Access is from the old bridge and parking will be in the field …
Bailiff Update – R. Wharfe Buckden – April 2023
25th March was a washout with the River Wharfe at over 0.8m on the Kettlewell gauge. I suspect that this wasn’t quite as frustrating for me as other anglers eager to wet a fly line because well over a week earlier I’d …
