River guide
River Ribble in North Yorkshire
3 checked stretches so far — day tickets, club waters and guest tickets, each checked against the club's own pages.
The lowdown
The River Ribble through Lancashire is a proper mixed fishery river, with the Trust describing this beat as offering game fishing alongside a large selection of coarse fish. The water around Great Mitton has the landmarks and natural character to make a cracking day on the bank.
This section links the Ribble with the Calder around Mitton Bridge and Calder Foot. The fishing is seasonal, with game angling from 15 March to 31 October and coarse-fish and grayling fishing from 1 November to 14 March. Check the ticket conditions carefully before setting off, especially for migratory-salmonid methods.
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
3 of 3 checked stretches. No rankings — we don't know which is "best" on your day, and neither does anyone else.
Arnford Water
River Ribble · Members only or accompanied guest ticket
Arnford Water is a cracking 1.5-mile double-bank stretch of the River Ribble, tucked onto the Arnford Estate at Halton West near Long Preston. It’s wild Ribble trout and grayling water, run by Settle Anglers Association Ltd, with fly fishing only on this stretch.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
Horton in Ribblesdale Fishery
River Ribble · Club members
A cracking, roughly 12-mile stretch of the River Ribble, running from Gearstones down to Helwith Bridge beneath Pen-y-ghent and near Ribblehead Viaduct. It’s Manchester Anglers’ Association water, mainly wild brown trout country with the occasional salmon.
Checked 11 Oct 2026
Long Preston Beat (Mid-Ribble Angling Society)
River Ribble · Members only
Long Preston Beat is a cracking bit of upper Ribble water on the left bank, forming part of the Long Preston Deeps. It looks like one long pool, but is actually four connected pools, with migratory fish gathering here later in the season.
Checked 11 Oct 2026
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.
Access & tickets
2026 entrance fee
Settle Anglers Association Ltd
Association membership entrance fee; non-refundable.
£270 (as listed 10/10/2026)
Covers: Arnford Water
2026 annual subscription
Settle Anglers Association Ltd
Settle Anglers Association membership subscription.
£170 (as listed 10/10/2026)
Covers: Arnford Water
Guest invitation ticket
Settle Anglers Association Ltd
Members may use invitation tickets for guests on Ribble waters. Guests must be accompanied by the member.
£10 (as listed 10/10/2026)
Covers: Arnford Water
Association membership
Manchester Anglers' Association
Manchester Anglers’ Association membership is open to all applicants. Annual and joining fees apply.
Covers: Horton in Ribblesdale Fishery
Mid Ribble Angling Society membership
Mid Ribble Angling Society
Membership water. Vacancies may arise, but membership is not guaranteed.
Covers: Long Preston Beat (Mid-Ribble Angling Society)
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 | Bream | Trout | Chub |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnford Water | ● | ● | ● |
| Horton in Ribblesdale Fishery | ● | ● | |
| Long Preston Beat (Mid-Ribble Angling Society) | ●* |
● named by the club for this stretch · ●* named across the club's waters · blank = not named (not "absent").
Rules — who runs what
Settle Anglers Association Ltd
Fishing is through Settle Anglers Association Ltd membership. Members may bring guests on the Arnford water using £10 invitation tickets, but guests must be accompanied by the member.
Club pageManchester Anglers' Association
The fishery is run by Manchester Anglers’ Association, and membership is open to all applicants. Annual and joining fees apply, but current membership prices and a public day-ticket booking route are not published on the official public pages.
Club pageHothersall Beat is available to Mid Ribble Angling Society members. Membership is limited to a maximum of 80 anglers, and a guided visit can be arranged for prospective or new members; contact the society to confirm current access and rules.
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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
Arnford Weir 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
Locks Weir 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 10 Oct 2026
- GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish
- Settle Anglers Association Ltd — home (settleanglers.co.uk)
- Manchester Anglers' Association — home (manchester-anglers.org.uk)
- Mid Ribble Angling Society — home (midribble.co.uk)
Rules, prices and ticket availability change — the rights holder's own page always wins.