River guide
River Ouse (Yorkshire) in North Yorkshire
8 checked stretches so far — day tickets, club waters and guest tickets, each checked against the club's own pages.
The lowdown
The River Ouse through North Yorkshire is a broad, tidal river with levels that can change quickly. Around Naburn, the lock, falls and weir pool create the key features, while the nearby bridge and caravan-park section give access to different parts of the YDAA water.
This is a mixed fishery with coarse and game-fishing rules changing through the season. Roach and skimmer bream suit the feeder approach, while the weir pool is noted for specimen chub and barbel, with salmon also named among the fish present.
Close season reminder
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 fishStretches
8 of 8 checked stretches. No rankings — we don't know which is "best" on your day, and neither does anyone else.
River Ouse Naburn
River Ouse (Yorkshire) · Day ticket or members
A proper tidal Ouse stretch around Naburn Lock, with mixed coarse and game-fishing rules depending on exactly where and when you fish. The weir pool is the headline bit, holding specimen chub, barbel and salmon, while roach and skimmer bream are the feeder targets.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Ouse Poppleton “Sellars”
River Ouse (Yorkshire) · Day ticket or members
Poppleton “Sellars” is a cracking right-bank Ouse stretch north-west of York, running from the paddock above the railway bridge down to below the ring road bridge. It’s a proper winter roach venue, with bream in the deeper areas and plenty of match-stretch pedigree.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Ouse Beningbrough
River Ouse (Yorkshire) · Day ticket
A cracking YDAA day-ticket stretch on the right bank of the Ouse, running for over two miles through the Park and Village sections at Beningbrough. Proper mixed fishing here, with big barbel, summer bream bags and specimen pike around the Nidd mouth.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Ouse Red House
River Ouse (Yorkshire) · Day ticket or night ticket by arrangement
A proper two-mile-plus Ouse stretch beside Red House, near Moor Monkton, with two very different sections and plenty of room for all methods. It’s right-bank YDAA water, day-ticketed, and capable of anything from good roach and perch sport to cracking summer bream bags.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Ouse Fulford
River Ouse (Yorkshire) · Day ticket
Fulford is a proper Ouse match stretch on the left bank, split into the Pumper, Captains Key and Palace Ings. Day tickets are available, with roach, bream and perch on the cards depending on season, water and boat traffic.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Ouse Widdington
River Ouse (Yorkshire) · Members only
A cracking members-only stretch of the Yorkshire Ouse, running from the bottom of Linton Weir to the notice board opposite Kyle Beck near Newton-on-Ouse. YDAA controls the right bank, with proper chub and barbel potential and plenty of river character.
Checked 7 Oct 2026
River Ouse Poppleton
River Ouse (Yorkshire) · Day ticket
A cracking three-mile day-ticket stretch on the right bank of the Ouse at Nether Poppleton, split into three sections and run by YDAA. It’s varied river fishing, with abundant roach and bream, named hotspots and plenty of room for different approaches.
Checked 7 Oct 2026
River Ouse Acaster
River Ouse (Yorkshire) · Members only
A very long, members-only stretch of the tidal River Ouse, with YDAA controlling the right bank from Naburn Weir to the Old Salmon Hut. The weir pool is the real draw, with roach, skimmer bream, chub, barbel and river carp on the cards.
Checked 7 Oct 2026
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.
Access & tickets
Day ticket
York & District Amalgamation of Anglers
Available from the caravan-site shop when open, or online through YDAA.
Covers: River Ouse Naburn
YDAA membership
York & District Amalgamation of Anglers
A valid YDAA membership card is accepted before fishing.
Covers: River Ouse Naburn
Game permit
York & District Amalgamation of Anglers
Required for game fishing from 6 April to 31 October inclusive, with extra restrictions around the falls and upstream water.
Covers: River Ouse Naburn
YDAA day ticket
York & District Amalgamation of Anglers
Available online or from YDAA sales outlets. Online tickets are emailed after payment and must be carried as a printout or mobile copy.
£6 (as listed 06/10/2026)
Covers: River Ouse Poppleton “Sellars”
YDAA membership
York & District Amalgamation of Anglers
The stretch is available to YDAA members.
Covers: River Ouse Poppleton “Sellars”
YDAA day ticket
Yorkshire District Anglers Association (YDAA)
Day ticket for YDAA rivers other than Naburn. Buy online or from YDAA sales outlets; online tickets arrive by email and must be printed or shown on a mobile.
£6 per day (as listed 06/10/2026)
Covers: River Ouse Beningbrough
YDAA general river day ticket
Yorkshire District Anglers Association
For YDAA rivers and stillwaters other than Naburn. Available from usual sales outlets or online. Bookings can cover up to five consecutive days.
£6 (as listed 06/10/2026)
Covers: River Ouse Red House
Night fishing arrangement
Yorkshire District Anglers Association
Night fishing is allowed by prior arrangement with the Waters Secretary.
Covers: River Ouse Red House
YDAA river day ticket
Yorkshire District Anglers Association (YDAA)
Standard YDAA day ticket for rivers other than Naburn. Online tickets are emailed and must be printed or displayed on a mobile device.
£6 (as listed 06/10/2026)
Covers: River Ouse Fulford
Consecutive-day booking
Yorkshire District Anglers Association (YDAA)
Day-ticket bookings can be made for up to five consecutive days.
Covers: River Ouse Fulford
YDAA membership
York & District Amalgamation of Anglers (YDAA)
Required for this members-only stretch. Day tickets are not available.
Covers: River Ouse Widdington
YDAA day ticket
York District Angling Association (YDAA)
Non-Naburn river and stillwater day ticket, available from YDAA’s usual outlets.
£6 (as listed 07/10/2026)
Covers: River Ouse Poppleton
YDAA membership permit
York & District Amalgamation of Anglers
Members-only water. Day tickets are not available.
Covers: River Ouse Acaster
Species
We only tag a stretch with a fish when the club names it. Some clubs name fish across all their water rather than stretch by stretch — those are flagged on the card.
| Stretch | Carp | Tench | Bream | Roach | Pike | Perch | Barbel | Catfish | Trout | Rudd | Chub | Crucian carp | Eel | Zander |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ouse Naburn | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
| River Ouse Poppleton “Sellars” | ● | ● | ||||||||||||
| River Ouse Beningbrough | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
| River Ouse Red House | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
| River Ouse Fulford | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||||
| River Ouse Widdington | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
| River Ouse Poppleton | ● | ● | ||||||||||||
| River Ouse Acaster | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
● named by the club for this stretch · ●* named across the club's waters · blank = not named (not "absent").
Rules — who runs what
York & District Amalgamation of Anglers
Buy a day ticket online from YDAA using an email address and PayPal, or through a YDAA sales outlet. For online purchases, keep the emailed ticket handy on your mobile or bring a printout.
Club pageYorkshire District Anglers Association (YDAA)
YDAA day tickets can be bought online or from YDAA sales outlets. Online tickets are virtual and are sent by email after payment.
Club pageYorkshire District Anglers Association
Day tickets are available through YDAA’s usual sales outlets, or online through the YDAA website. Bookings can be made for up to five consecutive days, with the general river and stillwater price other than Naburn listed as £6.
Club pageYork & District Amalgamation of Anglers (YDAA)
This is a YDAA members-only water. Day tickets are not available, so fishing access is through YDAA membership.
Club pageYork District Angling Association (YDAA)
Day tickets are available from YDAA’s usual outlets. YDAA’s day-ticket page lists non-Naburn river and stillwater day tickets at £6.
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Each stretch page lists its own key rules. You'll need an Environment Agency rod licence on all of them.
River levels
Measured readings straight from the Environment Agency. These are the nearest gauges we've matched — not readings from the stretches themselves.
Measured — Environment Agency
Naburn Lock 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
Measured — Environment Agency
Skelton 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
Measured — Environment Agency
Monkton 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
Tips & reports
Our take (editorial, not club advice): on any decent-sized river, a lead that holds bottom without dragging is half the battle — go up in weight before you go up in bait. A bit of extra colour after rain often brings barbel and bream closer in, but a fast-rising, debris-filled river is dangerous; if in doubt, don't. Weather tools built for still lakes don't translate neatly to rivers, so we haven't bolted a lake-style weather score on here.
No angler reports on these stretches yet — we'll only show real ones once our moderated river reports are live.
Where this comes from · checked 6 Oct 2026
- GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish
- York & District Amalgamation of Anglers — home (ydaa.org.uk)
- Yorkshire District Anglers Association (YDAA) — home (ydaa.org.uk)
- Yorkshire District Anglers Association — river ouse red house (ydaa.org.uk)
- York & District Amalgamation of Anglers (YDAA) — river ouse widdington (ydaa.org.uk)
- York District Angling Association (YDAA) — river ouse poppleton (ydaa.org.uk)
Rules, prices and ticket availability change — the rights holder's own page always wins.