River Nidd
River Nidd, Gouthwaite to Dacre Banks
River Nidd, Gouthwaite to Dacre Banks is a fishing beat on the River Nidd. Day tickets from £15.
Pricing and season
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Day tickets
Season & syndicate rods
Fishing details
River Nidd, Gouthwaite to Dacre Banks at a glance
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- Length
- 7 miles
- Water type
- main river
Fishing methods
Nidderdale Angling Club’s River Nidd fishing starts where the river leaves Gouthwaite Reservoir and continues almost without a break to Dacre Banks, around seven miles downstream, taking in Pateley Bridge and Summerbridge. The Nidd here is a small, rain fed river that often runs under alder trees. It has a good population of wild brown trout and wild grayling, which average 9 to 10 inches, and, unusually for the Yorkshire Dales, a good Mayfly hatch in late May and early June. The club thinks the stretch from Dacre Banks to Summerbridge is probably the best for grayling.
The wild brown trout are strictly catch and release, and so are all grayling. Some areas are lightly stocked with brown trout marked with two blue spots under the belly, and those are the only fish that may be killed. Fly and bait are both allowed, apart from two fly only lengths at Glasshouses and Low Green. The trout season runs from 25 March to 30 September, with grayling fishing after that until 14 March.
Day and week tickets cover designated stretches of the river, and the rest is for members and season ticket holders. Waders are recommended, and a rod of 7 to 8½ feet suits the tree lined banks. The club has built platforms for disabled anglers on the Millennium Green in Pateley Bridge.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for River Nidd, Gouthwaite to Dacre Banks
River fishing is with barbless or de-barbed hooks. Float, ledger and fly are allowed, and natural minnow between 1 July and 30 September. Bait fishing is allowed on all lengths except the two fly only lengths at Glasshouses and Low Green and the stretch between Gouthwaite Reservoir and Foster Beck, where there is a maggot ban; between 1 October and 14 March the Glasshouses length can be fished with bait. Ground baiting is prohibited. Banned: swim or float feeders, keep nets, double and treble hooks, single hooks larger than size 12 (size 10 for Mayfly or Czech nymph fishing), lead shot, and spinners and artificial minnows. Trout season 25 March to 30 September, grayling 16 June to 14 March. All wild brown trout and grayling must be released; only stocked trout marked with two blue spots under the belly may be killed, up to the current bag limit. Juniors under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Carry your ticket, an Environment Agency rod licence, a means of measuring fish, a landing net, a disgorger or forceps and a means of cutting line, and display the club parking ticket in club car parks. A map and list of rules are issued with every day ticket.
Where River Nidd, Gouthwaite to Dacre Banks is
The beat's boundary, with parking where we have it.
54.07778, -1.74688
The river
River
The River Nidd rises at Nidd Head Spring on the slopes of Great Whernside and runs nearly 59 miles through Nidderdale to join the Ouse at Nun Monkton. In normal conditions the young river disappears into a sinkhole called Manchester Hole and comes up again at Nidd Head near Lofthouse. Three reservoirs, Angram, Scar…
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