Day Ticket Fishery

Day Ticket Flyfishing on the Derbyshire Wye

Premium quality river flyfishing is always difficult to find and consequently we are delighted to make available a perfect stretch of our fishery to the visiting angler. The day ticket fishery extends from Upperdale Bridge (the bridge at the head of Monsal Dale) to just below Cressbrook Mill, some ¾ mile of double bank fishing. Upperdale Bridge can be identified by satellite navigation from the post code SK17 8SZ

This water is exclusively for the use of day ticket holders with a maximum of 4 rods per day. The rules are simple – upstream dry fly or nymph (no lures), maximum hook size 12 barbless, no wading and a two fish daily limit. Tickets are available from Stephen Moores the Head Keeper on 01298 871676, price £40.

The following fly patterns are recommended:

Early Season

Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear Pheasant Tail Nymph Weighted Shrimp Olive Klinkhamer Greenwell’s Glory Parachute Adams Loop Wing Dun

Peak Season

Mayfly Black Gnat Double Badger Parachute Adams Blue Winged Olive Iron Blue Red Spinner Sherry Spinner Elk Hair Caddis Pale Watery Yellow Sally F Fly

Late Season

Soldier Beetle Weighted Shrimp Crane Fly Flying Ant Loop Wing Dun