The River Derwent Fishing
The Derbyshire Derwent is a special river for our members and is rightly considered to be the “jewel in our crown”
The WAC Committee took the bold step in 1956 of purchasing outright fishing rights upstream of Calver as well as the “Shuttle House” at Calver New Bridge. This was subsequently sold, and monies raised from the sale used to purchase more fishing.
Members have continuous fishing access to the river from Grindleford to Baslow giving a wonderful diversity of much sought after fishing on this iconic Peak District river.
River Derwent Gallery
The River Lathkill
Our members have shared fishing rights on the sublimely beautiful River Lathkill upstream of Conksbury Bridge, near Over Haddon.
This stretch offers dry fly fishing of the highest quality in gin clear water to visibly feeding fish. It is challenging fishing, but ultimately satisfying to see your delicately presented dry fly taken by these world-renowned fish.
You are literally walking in the footsteps of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton here – Cotton wrote of the Lathkill “It is by many degrees the purest and most transparent stream that I ever yet saw, and breeds it is said the reddest and the best trout in England”
The Ladybower & Birchinlee
WAC members have access to 4 day rods on Ladybower Trout Fishery as well as 2 day rods on waters of the Birchinlee Fly Fishing Club.
Ladybower is an historic and productive Stillwater trout fishery set in breathtakingly beautiful scenery in the heart of the Peak District.
This is a stunningly dramatic area of the Peak District steeped in local history. The dam wall at Derwent was used as a practise target for the famous Dam Busters raid in World War 2 and the ancient villages of Ashopton and Derwent now lie peacefully beneath the waters having been flooded when the reservoir was filled.
Ladybower has excellent facilities and fishing of the highest quality is on offer.
Tickets are booked through the Ladybower Fishery Office and fishing is either from the bank or for a fee there are various options of booking a boat or float tube.
The Birchinlee Fly Fishing Club has a section of the river Derwent at Yorkshire Bridge below Ladybower and bank fishing on Derwent and Howden reservoirs further up the valley.
Derwent and Howden reservoirs offer bank fishing for wild brown trout in often splendid isolation much further up the valley, an area of natural beauty often compared to the wilds of Scotland.
Coarse Fishing
The WAC takes pride in offering mixed discipline fishing to our members with some excellent coarse fishing opportunities.
Carlton Lake
The Waltonian Angling Club own a small lake adjacent to our River Trent fishing. This is a fun lake that is very private and stocked with different species including carp to 10Lb+.
River Trent
The Waltonian Angling Club have always fished the tidal section of the River Trent. This is very private fishing and boasts some great Barbel as well as carp and Pike.
Hassop Hall Ponds
These are two delightful small ponds located in a gated Estate near to Hassop Hall. Our members fish these waters through a reciprocal arrangement with the host club, the Sheffield University Staff Angling Club.
If you are looking for great coarse fishing in marvellous seclusion this is the venue for you.
