Knight Stainforth Farm / Caravan Park fishing

River level

The lowdown

• This is club water rather than a turn-up-and-fish day-ticket stretch. Settle Anglers members and their guests have access, with two tickets also possible at the owners’ discretion.
• The fishing is on the right-hand bank looking downstream. The top end starts below Stainforth Packhorse Bridge, roughly 150 metres above Foss Pool.
• Downstream, the stretch joins the club’s Robin Hoods Wood water around 700 metres above the Stone Works. A decent run of Ribble to explore.
• There’s parking for three cars beside the Packhorse Bridge. If those spaces are taken, use the arrivals car park below the restaurant buildings, then walk down the road to the stile by the bridge.
• The Foss Pool and Long Eel are deep and dangerous. Keep well switched on around the water, and don’t use the metal ladder at Foss Pool to land fish.
• Smooth limestone gets properly slippery when wet, so sturdy footwear and a steady approach are bob on. The Foss Pool itself must not be fished under the club safety rule.
• Artificial fly, spinner and worm are listed methods. Shrimp fishing is allowed on the Knight Stainforth Farm waters, while worm anglers must use circle hooks.
• Don’t sit on one pool all day. The club asks anglers to move through when others are waiting, which keeps the fishing fair and avoids a proper queue-up.
• This is farmland water, so dogs are discouraged. Stick to recognised access, look after gates and fences, avoid trespassing and take all litter home.

Methods: Fly, spinner and worm are allowed, with shrimp fishing also permitted on these waters. If you fish worm, circle hooks are compulsory; keep the approach mobile and move through pools when others are waiting.

Access & tickets

Fishing is through Settle Anglers Association Ltd membership. Members may bring guests on the Arnford water using £10 invitation tickets, but guests must be accompanied by the member.

Fish the club names

trout

Named by Settle Anglers Association Ltd across its waters, not for this stretch on its own.

Key rules

• Members must carry a valid Environment Agency fishing licence.
• Members must carry proof of Settle Anglers membership.
• Guests must be accompanied by the member, and no guest may use more than three invitation tickets.
• Shrimp fishing is allowed only on the Knight Stainforth Farm waters.
• Circle hooks must be used when worm fishing on this stretch.
• All salmon must be returned safely to the river. Salmon must be returned before 16 June.
• Do not fish the Foss Pool or use its metal ladder to land fish.
• Avoid monopolising pools, use recognised access, protect gates and fences, avoid trespassing and remove litter.

Where it is