River Swale
The Falls and The Batts
The Falls and The Batts is a fishing beat on the River Swale. Day tickets from £12.50.
Pricing and season
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How The Falls and The Batts compares on the River Swale
Typical, lowest and highest full-day rod, from 6 beats with published day rates
Day tickets on the River Swale run from £13 to £13. The typical full-day rate is around £13, peaking in January.
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The Falls and The Batts at a glance
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- Length
- 0.5 miles
- Water type
- main river
Fishing methods
The Falls and The Batts is a short stretch of the River Swale right in Richmond, fished for both game and coarse fish. The north bank runs about 870 metres, roughly half a mile, from the Green Bridge down Riverside Road to Richmond Falls and then along the Batts to Mercury Bridge.
Below the Falls the club’s water holds chub, dace, barbel and pike as well as wild trout and grayling. There is no fishing within 50 metres upstream or downstream of the Falls from 31 August to 24 March. Trout fishing runs from 25 March to 30 September, and coarse fish and grayling from 16 June to 14 March, with the whole river closed from 15 to 24 March.
All fish are returned. A day permit from Richmond and District Angling Society covers this beat, and an Environment Agency rod licence is needed on top.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for The Falls and The Batts
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 The Falls and The Batts is
Exact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the River Swale.
Approximate locationThe river
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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