Fly Fishing Open Day 18 May 2024
Fly Fishing Open Day 18 May 2024 We will be running the annual event, open to all, including non-members. 18th May, Inghey Bridge, Skipton. Start 10.00 and finish when we are done. £5.00 pp, includes a BBQ banger and hot drink. Access …
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 …
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 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 …
Member Parking Permit – Skirbeck Farm R. Ribble
Members fishing the Skirbeck beat and using the carpark provided are require to display a Member Parking Permit on the dashboard of their vehicle to help both Bailiffs and the farmer. When we replaced the membership book and replaced it with the …
New Parking and Access – R. Aire Gargrave Beat
The Fly Sub-committee has negotiated new car parking and access to the middle section of the Gargrave beat on the R. Aire. This is at the Highgate Swing Bridge. You can find it on the beat map here: https://www.bradfordcityaa.co.uk/game-venues-old/river-aire-gargrave-broughton/#1627491940509-fcd98f73-46f0 Members can park …
Brown trout in hot weather
Following the fly committee’s decision to suspend fishing at Gargrave, Buckden and Hubberholme we thought it would be useful to give some background on the issue of heat stress and brown trout. It is clear that climate change is leading …
Start of season catch return report 2022
Thanks to those members who have been filling in the online catch return forms and including those (unfortunate) blanks. It really does make a difference! We’re starting to build a picture of how the rivers are performing and how often the beats …
