River Dove
Tutbury
Tutbury 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
Tutbury at a glance
- Rods
- –
- Difficulty
- Explorer (2/5)
- Length
- 1.25 miles
- Water type
- main river
Fishing methods
Fly methods
Tutbury is 1.25 miles of single bank fishing on the Derbyshire bank of the River Dove, held by Derby Railway Angling Club. A weir sits roughly in the middle of the section and splits its character in two: below it, good pools and riffles give varied, faster fishing; above it, the water slows and deepens.
This is as much a coarse water as a fly beat, and it's worth coming prepared for either. Tutbury has a strong reputation for specimen barbel and chub, with double-figure barbel and chub to 6lb not uncommon, alongside dace and perch. Trout and grayling are present too, and worth targeting particularly in the faster water below the weir.
Parking is off Scropton Old Road at the downstream end of the section, limited to six cars, by courtesy of Nottingham Piscatorials; the fishing starts from the field upstream of the car park. A night permit is available for anglers fishing on into the dark for barbel. There are no day tickets here: fishing Tutbury means joining Derby Railway Angling Club.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Where Tutbury 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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FAQ
Tutbury FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Tutbury, from tickets to tactics.
