The River Wharfe is probably the most famous of the Yorkshire rivers, maybe because of the top quality fly fishing it provides, or perhaps because it is surrounded by the most outstanding scenery. The River Wharfe rises near Beckermonds, in Langstrothdale at the head of Wharfedale and flows some 60 miles through the Yorkshire Dales to meet the Yorkshire Ouse at Cawood.
River Wharfe fly fishing is top class with large stocks of Wild Brown Trout and Grayling. The River Wharfe could be considered more of a trout stream than the River Ure or River Nidd, but it does have good stocks of grayling in places, particularly from Ilkley downstream and in decreasing numbers upstream of Ilkley.
Fish Available:
Trout
Grayling
Restrictions:
Unknown
Cost:
Day Ticket
Directions:
Follow the A58 to Wetherby. The Wharfe runs directly through the town, its unmissable. Fish from the weir westwards towards Linton for best results.
