From its source in the Derbyshire Peak District the river meanders its way to join the
river Weaver in Northwich. The river is widely acknowledged to be one of England's
finest natural fisheries, and WDAA is proud to offer fishing on this water.
The river suffered severe pollution in 2005, but subsequent to a successful court
action against the polluter we have embarked on a major restocking programme.
Barbel, chub, roach and dace have already been stocked into the river as part of
this ongoing programme. The water is fast returning to its former glory, trout
and grayling are starting to be caught again, which gives a good guide to the water
quality in the river. Barbel are now approaching the 10lb mark and chub are regularly
landed to 5lbs. Our club record barbel is 10lb 10oz and was acknowledged by non
other than Chris Yates to be a magnificent specimen from such a small water.