River Swale
Round Howe and Green Bridge
Round Howe and Green Bridge is a fishing beat on the River Swale. Day tickets from £12.50.
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How Round Howe and Green Bridge compares on the River Swale
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Day tickets on the River Swale run from £13 to £13. The typical full-day rate is around £13, peaking in March.
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Round Howe and Green Bridge at a glance
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Fishing methods
Round Howe and Green Bridge covers the Richmond and District Angling Society’s trout water on the River Swale as it runs into Richmond. Any legal method is allowed within the club rules. The south bank runs about 1.8 miles from Lowenthwaite Bridge on Reeth Road down to the Green Bridge, and is reached from the Round Howe car park or from the Green Bridge itself. From the Green Bridge a footpath beside the sports field leads to Richmond Falls, where a limit sign on a tree marks the end of the water.
On the north bank, the water runs about 500 metres below the footbridge, but it is mostly cut off by housing and a caravan site and can only be fished when the river is low in summer. Upstream of the footbridge a path through Round Howe Woods leads about 800 metres to a large pool known locally as Sandy Dubb, the top limit.
The water holds only trout, so it is closed from 1 October until 25 March. Round Howe public car park is paid. Fish are returned, and a day permit is bought online from the society.
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Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Round Howe and Green Bridge
Every angler needs an Environment Agency rod licence, which is not included in the day permit, and must carry the permit. All fish are returned alive and no fish may be killed or removed. No more than two rods. Single barbless or nipped barbed hooks only, with no double or treble hooks; any double or treble on a lure or spinner must be replaced with a barbless single. No keep nets, and landing nets must be knotless. Between 25 March and 15 June there are no swim feeders, groundbait or maggots, and hook baits are limited to fly, worm, stonefly, lures and spinners. The river is closed to all fishing from 15 to 24 March. Day permits run from 6.00am to 10.00pm, with no night fishing. A catch return must be filed within 24 hours of every session, even a blank one. No dogs. Check, clean and dry kit before leaving the river to stop the spread of invasive species.
Where Round Howe and Green Bridge is
Exact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the River Swale.
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River
The River Swale starts where Birkdale Beck and Great Sleddale Beck meet near Keld and runs about 73 miles through Swaledale, past Reeth, Grinton, Richmond and Catterick, before it joins the Ure near Myton-on-Swale. In the upper dale it drops over a string of waterfalls, including Wain Wath Force, Catrake Force and…
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