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Ribchester Village Front Stretch — River Ribble

The Village Front Stretch is a cracking little day-ticket reach on the Ribble beside Ribchester village. You get roughly 400 yards of single-bank fishing, running from the concrete “tush” at the top of the allotments down to the rocks before the farm.

Run by Ribchester and District Angling Club · checked 8 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Ribchester School gauge

Nearest EA gauge we've matched — it isn't on this stretch, so levels on your peg will differ.

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We don't publish an "ideal level" — nobody can promise one. Flood water is dangerous: if it's up and coloured, stay well back from the edge. Open River Ready

The lowdown

  • This is proper village-side Ribble fishing, with Ribchester right there for orientation and the SPAR only a short faff away for tickets.
  • The stretch is about 400 yards long. Not massive, but plenty to explore for a day, with public-road and riverside access nearby.
  • It’s single-bank water, so keep your eyes peeled for the nicer-looking bits from the bank before settling into a swim.
  • The upstream limit is the concrete “tush” at the top of the allotments. Downstream, the boundary is marked by rocks before the farm.
  • The checked details don’t list individual pegs, depths or named swims, so expect to find your own water rather than fishing to a numbered peg.
  • Chub, barbel and dace are reported around Ribchester, with eels, grayling and brown trout also noted. Sea trout are reported too.
  • There’s no specific method detail given for this stretch. The ticket covers coarse fish and non-migratory trout, or salmon and sea trout on the relevant ticket.
  • Overnight fishing is allowed, which is a handy option for putting in a longer session. After midnight, though, you need another day ticket.
  • It’s a scenic spot close to the village, so overnight anglers need to keep noise down and avoid causing nuisance to nearby residents.
  • Don’t confuse this with the Mitton, Edisford–Siddows Hall or Low Moor–West Bradford stretches. The ticket here is for the Village Stretch only.

Methods: The checked details don’t specify particular tactics, swims or tackle. Tickets cover coarse fish and non-migratory trout, with a separate salmon and sea-trout ticket available.

Access & tickets

Adult coarse-fish and non-migratory-trout ticket

Valid for the nominated date; Village Stretch only.

£5 (as listed 8 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Adult salmon and sea-trout ticket

Valid for the nominated date; Village Stretch only.

£10 (as listed 8 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Junior under-14 coarse-fish and non-migratory-trout ticket

Valid for the nominated date; Village Stretch only.

50p (as listed 8 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Day tickets are available from the SPAR shop in Ribchester, opposite the Black Bull. Buy the correct ticket for the nominated date and remember that fishing after midnight needs an additional ticket.

Fish the club names

chub, barbel, eel, trout, trout, trout

Named by Ribchester and District Angling Club across its waters, not for this stretch on its own.

Key rules

  • A day ticket is valid only on the nominated date.
  • Fishing after midnight requires an additional day ticket.
  • Overnight fishing is allowed subject to the additional-ticket requirement.
  • Overnight anglers must avoid excessive noise and nuisance to nearby residents.
  • The ticket applies only to the Village Stretch, not all RADAC waters.

Coarse fishing on English rivers is closed from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. That's the law for coarse fish on rivers — it's not a club rule, and game-fishing seasons work differently.

GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish

Where it is

Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.

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