River Wharfe at Pool
A cracking four-mile run of the River Wharfe around Pool-in-Wharfedale, run by Leeds & District ASA. It’s a mixed coarse and trout venue, with the left bank fishing from the Washburn down to the bottom-limit car park.
Run by Leeds and District Amalgamated Society of Anglers · checked 9 Oct 2026
River Wharfe
River Wharfe at Pool
Our river artwork — photos for this stretch are on the way
River level
Measured — Environment Agency
Pool Bridge 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
- This is a proper long bit of Wharfe, stretching roughly four miles from the River Washburn downstream to the bottom-limit car park.
- The fishery sits around Pool-in-Wharfedale, with access tied in with Pool, Leathley Lane and Castley Lane. Handy enough, without loads of faff.
- Fishing is from the left bank only, so have a good look at the society’s venue map before heading off. It’ll save a wander in the wrong direction.
- The water has both coarse-fishing and trout-fishing character. The checked details don’t name the individual coarse species, so there’s no point guessing what might turn up.
- Expect proper river water rather than a neat little pond-style venue. Read the flow, look for the crease and keep an eye out for steadier glides and likely holding water.
- There’s a match-booking section between the Paper Mill weir upstream and the River Washburn left bank. That section is available for bookings from 16 June.
- For a general approach, trotting or working a feeder through the steadier bits makes sense, while trout anglers can fish the water in its trout-fishing character. Keep things mobile and watch the pace.
- Parking is available in the lay-by down Leathley Lane, by the petrol station, and downstream on Castley Lane where marked on the venue map.
- Lighting-up-time restrictions apply, so check the published local times before planning a late session. Members also need to leave dogs and bicycles at home when heading onto the river bank.
Methods: Trotting and feeder work are the obvious coarse approaches, picking apart the steadier glides and crease. For the trout side, fish it as a moving-water venue and stay alert to changes in pace and depth.
Access & tickets
Day-member tariff
Leeds & District ASA day-member tariff
£7 per day (as listed 9 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Non-member day ticket
Available from the Pool petrol station or Angling & Country Sport in Otley
Get a yearbook through the society’s membership arrangements; membership runs from January 1 to December 31, with no joining fee and postage and packing included in published yearbook prices. Fishing can begin immediately after payment, using your PayPal receipt as membership evidence.
Fish the club names
trout
Key rules
- No fishing during published local lighting-up times.
- Members must not take dogs onto the river bank.
- Members must not take bicycles onto the river bank.
- The section between the Paper Mill weir upstream and the River Washburn left bank is available for match bookings from 16 June.
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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