River Wharfe
River Wharfe at Ilkley
River Wharfe at Ilkley is a fishing beat on the River Wharfe. Day tickets from £11.
Source: Bolton Abbey Estate
Pricing and season
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How River Wharfe at Ilkley compares on the River Wharfe
Typical, lowest and highest full-day rod, from 9 beats with published day rates
Day tickets on the River Wharfe run from £11 to £80. The typical full-day rate is around £80, peaking in January.
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River Wharfe at Ilkley at a glance
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- Length
- 1 miles
- Water type
- main river
Fishing methods
This is Ilkley Angling Association’s town water, a double bank stretch of the River Wharfe running downstream from the old packhorse bridge for about a mile. The association describes large stocks of wild brown trout, to over 4lb, and grayling to 2lb.
The river is wide enough for fly casting, with mostly easy wading and a mixture of pools, glides and rapids. Bait fishing is allowed too, with worm and maggot. The association says it is low cost to fish because there is no restocking: an adult day ticket is £11 and a week ticket £50. Well made paths lead from several riverside car parks, and the water is an easy walk from Ilkley railway station and the bus depot, with public toilets, cafes, pubs and shops close by.
Trout can be fished by day ticket from 25 March to 30 September and grayling from 16 June to 14 March. Up to two trout of 10 to 14 inches may be kept in a day, and all grayling go back.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for River Wharfe at Ilkley
Barbless, micro-barbed or de-barbed hooks only, and no spinning. No keep nets. Trout season for day tickets is 25 March to 30 September and grayling 16 June to 14 March. A maximum of two trout may be killed in a day, each no less than 10 inches and no more than 14 inches, measured nose to fork of tail. All grayling and coarse fish must be returned alive. Between 25 March and 15 June only fly and worm may be used, and no maggots between 15 March and 15 June. The river is closed to all fishing from 15 to 24 March. Visitors may fish between 8am and 10pm. An Environment Agency rod licence is required, and tickets must be produced to a bailiff or senior member on request. Please complete a catch return.
Where River Wharfe at Ilkley is
The beat's boundary, with parking where we have it.
53.92992, -1.81717
The river
River
The River Wharfe begins at Beckermonds in Langstrothdale, where Greenfield Beck and Oughtershaw Beck meet high in the Yorkshire Dales, and runs about 65 miles to join the Ouse near Cawood. For much of its middle course it marks the boundary between North and West Yorkshire. The upper dale is cut through limestone,…
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FAQ
River Wharfe at Ilkley FAQs
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