River Aire – Bingley Gas Works stretch

River level

The lowdown

• This is the Gas Works section near Bingley, separate from the club’s Myrtle Park water. The setting mixes riverside paths, bridges and a bit of industrial heritage.
• The river here offers a mixed bag of coarse and fly-fishing possibilities. Handy if you fancy swapping a feeder rod for the fly gear as conditions change.
• There’s no published peg count or measured length for this section, so expect an identified stretch rather than a neat row of numbered pegs.
• The Aire Valley character gives it an urban-meets-semi-rural feel. A cracking option if you like your river fishing with a bit of local history around you.
• The club names trout and grayling in its River Aire waters, along with chub, roach, dace, barbel and pike. Plenty of variety on paper.
• For coarse anglers, trotting and feeder work are the obvious starting points on a mixed river. Look for steady flow and the crease where quicker water meets a glide.
• Fly fishing is also part of the picture, particularly where the river is carrying a bit of colour but still offers fishable water. The club specifically allows the single-hook exception for fly fishing for trout.
• Fishing is generally allowed from 5am to 10pm, but there’s no night fishing on ordinary club waters. That keeps this one firmly in the daytime-planning camp.
• Tickets must be sorted before you start fishing, and the electronic receipt needs to be carried with you. No last-minute faff on the bank.

Methods: A flexible approach makes sense here: trot or feeder for the coarse fish, with fly tackle available for trout. Keep things tidy and fish the pace changes rather than forcing one method all day.

Access & tickets

Tickets can be bought through Bingley Angling Club’s online shop, from listed tackle shops or from Crossflatts newsagents. Buy one before fishing starts and keep the receipt with you.

Fish the club names

trout, chub, roach, barbel, pike

Named by Bingley Angling Club across its waters, not for this stretch on its own.

Key rules

• An Environment Agency rod licence is required.
• Day tickets must be purchased before fishing starts.
• Carry the electronic ticket receipt while fishing.
• Fishing without a ticket can result in a charge of double the current ticket price.
• A single hook is required, except when fishing for pike or fly fishing for trout.
• Fishing is generally allowed from 5am to 10pm.
• No camping is allowed on club waters.
• No fires or barbecues are allowed.
• Sweetcorn and meat tins are not allowed on club waters.

Where it is