i know the haddon estates owns the fly fishing on the wye but do they own the fishing on every river/stream that flows into the wye ?

I ask because i recently visited bakewell and parked in the agricultural centre car park then had a walk into bakewell on the way into the town i crossed a small stream at the side of the agricultural centre were i noticed some trout and grayling swimming about see photo's





am i free to fish for these fish

Only if you can run faster than Warren

It's my understanding that it's dry fly only; no emergers & definitely no klinkammers

PiB

have a look at

Derbyshire

as there is a good description of the extent of the stretch of the Wye controlled by Haddon Estate.

And, by the way, whatever happened to Warren...?

Buy a ticket from the Peacock and you can fish it. It's a leet and part of the Derbyshire Wye.

richard

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Who resides on the right bank of the Derbyshire Wye and is lulled to sleep each night by the mutterings of a weir, dreaming that "When the rivers and their inhabitants come first, we ALL win..."

cheers i did not no it was a leet how much is a day ticket here?

btw why is there that daft dry fly only rule on the river wye ?
why cannot i use my nymphing/wet fly technique that works for me on my local rivers

Do a search for Wye on the forum and u will find a million posts to answer your question

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HoHoHo..stand back, Tin Hats all

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Roy

The day ticket is currently £35 per day. There are only 12 rods per day maximum permitted. You get 7 plus miles of river, 6 miles of which are double bank, so there are over 13 miles between a maximum of 12 rods. You can get solitude on every visit, if you want it.

The rules are simple: catch and release on all the river except the bottom section near the hotel (all sign posted); barbless hooks (debarbed are fine if done properly); no wading; dry fly only (no emergers).

The dry fly rule is a traditional rule that was introduced for conservation reasons on Tuesday, 6th June 1865. This was the first place in the world to introduce a dry fly only rule. The rule has protected fish below the surface since then. The result is that anyone can buy a day ticket and fish the world's best dry fly fishing for wild trout and grayling.

The fishery is run on strictly sustainable lines. There is no stocking at all. The population of sporting fish is maintained by dedicated husbandry to improve habitat and by the protection afforded to the fish by the rules.

Frankly, I love the place and realise just how lucky we are that it is still so freely available to us. It would make much, much more money if it was syndicated...

richard

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Who resides on the right bank of the Derbyshire Wye and is lulled to sleep each night by the mutterings of a weir, dreaming that "When the rivers and their inhabitants come first, we ALL win..."

I would agree with Richards sentiments. I also think the £35 is good value for a days fishing on the Wye. To me that makes it about half the price of a day at a test match or about the same as watching your football team lose.

Having fished the river quite a few times over the last year I appreciate the fact that I can fish with visiting friends. Even joining a club such as DCAC restricts me to the number of guests that I can bring at any one time. The Wye provides me with that ability so I'm sure my visiting friends will be as grateful as I am for it.

Johnny

Hi PIB,
Hows about a picture for our 999 competition for a prize


Pete

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