I am going for a day fishing on the Wharfe at Addingham tomorrow. I've never fished it before does anyone know how it is fishing ? what the best methods / flies / areas are ?

Hi Dave, this info is from the Bradford City AA forum, hope it helps. Rob.

"My friend Ronnie has done well at Addingham fishing New Zealand style at Addingham when no fish are rising. There is usually a good head of grayling there. On my visits over the last couple of trout seasons I have usually found a few rising fish, but the grayling can be infuriating - as ever. Don't know if this is any help, there are plenty of fish there though."

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Started: 19/09/2010 | First fish: 11/12/2010 | Biggest fish: 8lb Brownie

Thanks Rob - if there are fish there thats half the battle, just have to work out how to catch 'em! At present I am planning to take more gear (partcularly flies) than I think I will need just in case

Let me know how you get on Dave, I am a member of Bradford so planning ok having a go at Addingham next season.

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Started: 19/09/2010 | First fish: 11/12/2010 | Biggest fish: 8lb Brownie

Rob - 3 of us fished today at Addingham (Addingham Angling Association stretch). We caught 0, 1 and 2. The first fish was caught almost straight away on a partridge & orange more or less straight down the field from the layby where you park, I caught the next two browns (about 6oz & 12oz, beautiful looking fish) within an hour and a half further upstream on the corner, I don't know the name of the fly but it has a brass bead head, short black hackle, peacock body and pink tail. I had more takes early on that were missed. The river conditions weren't ideal, there was plenty of water in it when we arrived but it was clear however by the time I left (about 2.00pm) it had risen a good foot and had coloured up.

There were lots of what looked like pale wateries about (they may have been something else, my fly ID isn't great but they looked like what I have seen on the Wye), with the odd larger fly and sedge - no trout rising though!

It wasn't a bad place to fish though and I will definately give it another try next season.