River Dove
Eaton Dovedale
Eaton Dovedale is a fishing beat on the River Dove. Club members only. Membership is open, so joining is the straightforward route on.
How to book
Fishing details
Eaton Dovedale at a glance
- Rods
- –
- Difficulty
- Adventurer (3/5)
- Length
- 1.75 miles
- Water type
- main river
Fishing methods
Fly methods
Eaton Dovedale runs 1.75 miles of single bank fishing on the River Dove, about a mile downstream of Rocester, and it is the best of Derby Railway Angling Club's four sections for fly fishing. Trout and grayling predominate here rather than sharing the water evenly with coarse species, as they do at Tutbury and Scropton, and the section has a good mayfly hatch in late May and early June worth planning a trip around.
Chub and barbel are present too, in smaller numbers than further downstream, but the section still produces chub to 6lb and, occasionally, pike to 20lb for anyone fishing for them. Parking is on the river bank at the top of the section.
As with the rest of DRAC's water, there are no day tickets here. Fishing Eaton Dovedale means joining the club, either as an Associate Trout & Coarse member or, since the coarse tier covers this section too, as an Associate Coarse member.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Where Eaton Dovedale is
Exact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the River Dove.
Approximate locationThe river
River
Rising on Axe Edge Moor near Buxton, the River Dove runs for 45 miles south through the Peak District before meeting the River Trent at Newton Solney, from where its waters reach the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. For most of its course it forms the boundary between Staffordshire and Derbyshire, meandering past…
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Eaton Dovedale FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Eaton Dovedale, from tickets to tactics.
