Masham Moor, where New House Gill meets Thorny Crane Gill to Joins the River Ure just south of Masham, North Yorkshire · 12 miles
Fly Fishing on the River Burn
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Where the River Burn runs
The river's course with every beat and fishery we list on it. Tap a marker for a quick read on price.
Fishing Beats on the River Burn
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About the River Burn
River Burn at a glance
- Length
- 12 miles
- Source
- Masham Moor, where New House Gill meets Thorny Crane Gill
- Mouth
- Joins the River Ure just south of Masham, North Yorkshire
- Tributary of
- River Ure
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Water type
- Spate
Fish species
Anglers on the River Burn can target brown trout and salmon. Brown trout dominate most beats here; grayling, sea trout, and salmon appear on certain rivers and seasons.
The River Burn is a small moorland river that rises on Masham Moor, where New House Gill and Thorny Crane Gill meet, and runs about 12 miles through Colsterdale before it joins the Ure just south of Masham. It lies wholly in North Yorkshire, inside the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and drains an area of a little over 27 square miles. It should not be confused with other rivers called Burn elsewhere in the country.
Pott Beck is the largest tributary below Leighton Reservoir, and both have been heavily changed by reservoir building. Water in the Burn comes mostly from rain and moorland run off, so it behaves like a spate river: it rises and clears quickly.
Wild brown trout are the main fish. In 2016 a weir at Breary Banks was removed, and salmon were recorded spawning in the river for the first time in over a hundred years, which says a good deal about how much the river has improved.
On the lower reaches the river runs through farmland by the villages of Healey and Fearby before reaching the Ure.
FAQ
River Burn FAQs
Common questions about fishing the River Burn, from day tickets and seasons to what to expect on the bank.
