Parking at Howsham
Parking on the roadside will accommodate up to four cars, further parking is available along the road (bit of a walk), please park neatly and do not encroach upon the road itself.
News Category: River Derwent Howsham
Howsham Hall to Weir
Despite intensive efforts by the Trustees, following the change of ownership, members should note that the stretch of water from the Opposite the Hall to the weir still is “out of bounds” to York anglers. Please do not fish on this stretch.
Howsham – Opposite the Hall
It has been reported that the hedge where we used to park on the grass verge has now been trimmed and the space is again available. Also, following reports that getting to the river had been made difficult due to the stile at the number 1 peg having been broken, it is understood that this […]
Howsham (opposite the hall)
The previous owners of Crambe Grange farm (at the top of the hill) have left, and inquiries of the new owner regarding the use of the field from our entry downstream to the weir, have resulted in a “stay of execution” for a year, therefore that area is still ‘out of bounds’ to us.
River Derwent (SSSI)
Pictures have been sent to us of extensive “digging out” of pegs opposite the Hall stretch. They show much more than bit of trimming to set a box on the level. Actions of this kind could well result in us losing the water, therefore any angler found to be digging out extremely large areas will […]
Howsham Fishery
The owner of Fowberry Alpacas has again contacted us observing that fishermen have been illegally using their “Private” stretch and ‘digging out’ pegs. The latest anglers claimed that York holds the fishing rights from Howsham through to Kirkham. This is not the case, we have from Kirkham to the weir, then from the field below […]
Parking at Howsham
Members are reminded that parking at this venue is along the roadside, the area below the bridge (left hand bank, downstream) is for the use of the Howsham Mill visitors. Recently a member was ‘locked in’. Police are regularly been told about unauthorised ‘entertainment’ in and around the water above the bridge by the general […]
Howsham – No ‘digging out’ please
A report has come in about the substantial ‘digging out’ of a peg above the bridge at Howsham. It should be noted that as part of the agreement with our riparian owner, there should be no creating of ‘large’ pegs on the entire length of the River Derwent Howsham water, both above and below the […]
River Derwent
Sorry to repost this news, but it is important. It has been brought to our attention by Natural England that anglers may have been digging out sections of the riverbank to make fishing pegs on both banks of the river at Howsham (below the bridge).It is understood that anglers were observed digging out sections with […]