Grindleton and Sawley
Grindleton and Sawley is Ribblesdale Angling Association water on the River Ribble, with three pools on one bank. It’s mainly a game-fishing venue, with two pools geared to fly fishing and one better suited to spinning and bait.
Run by Ribblesdale Angling Association · checked 11 Oct 2026 · boundaries only partly described by the club
River Ribble
Grindleton and Sawley
Our river artwork — photos for this stretch are on the way
River level
Measured — Environment Agency
Low Moor 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
The lowdown
- The stretch is made up of three pools rather than a measured run of river, so there’s no published length to work from. Nice and simple, really.
- Two pools are aimed squarely at fly fishing. The third is the more flexible one, with spinning and bait fishing better suited there.
- This is primarily a fly-fishing club water for game fish. Salmon, sea trout, brown trout and grayling are the named targets.
- The association controls one bank. The exact bank isn’t specified, but members normally have access to the Grindleton and Sawley pools.
- Little deep wading is needed, which is a handy touch. The association also describes access to its beats as easy.
- Tactics need to follow the river. Methods vary with conditions and the particular beat, so keep an eye on the flow before choosing fly, spinner or bait.
- There’s no day-ticket faff here. Access is through annual association membership, with a guest ticket available to a member once each season.
- Car parking is described as reasonably secure on the association’s fishing. There’s no specific access or parking postcode published for this stretch.
- Coarse fishing isn’t a free-for-all. It’s allowed only under the requirements set out in the members’ handbook, so check that before setting up.
- The salmon rules are tight. Only one salmon may be retained in a season, and the association encourages anglers to release all salmon. For trout, the daily limit is two, and anything under 10 inches must go back.
Methods: Fly fishing is the main game, with spinning and bait better suited to one of the three pools. Pick the approach around river conditions and the individual beat.
Access & tickets
Annual association membership
Required for access. Membership can be paid over eight monthly instalments. New members also pay a joining fee.
£270 annual membership; £150 joining fee for new members (as listed 11 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Guest ticket
One guest ticket may be taken by a member each season.
Ribblesdale Angling Association does not offer day tickets. Fishing is for members, with limited guest access under the association’s rules; each member is normally allowed one guest ticket per season.
Fish the club names
trout, chub, barbel
Key rules
- Only one salmon per season may be retained.
- The association encourages anglers to release all salmon.
- A maximum of two trout may be taken in one day.
- Trout under 10 inches must be returned.
- Coarse fishing is allowed only under the requirements in the members’ handbook.
- A member may take one guest ticket each season.
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 fishWhere it is
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.
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