Great Langton

There is a major infestation of Japanese Knotweed on this beat.

Do not cut down the plant. 

Thoroughly clean your boots, clothing and equipment before leaving the river at great langton to ensure no seeds or segments of plant are taken away with you. 

Japanese Knotweed is highly invasive and destructive if it gets near to buildings. 

STOP THE SPREAD!

Japenese Knotweed is not harmful to humans but you do not want it in your garden or near your property. 

What is Japanese Knotweed?

Japanese knotweed is a very tall plant with large triangular leaves, hollow, red stems that are a bit like bamboo, and small, white, tufty flowers that appear in late summer and autumn. 

 New growth appears as rapidly growing soft red/purple shoots reminiscent of asparagus spears, growing into stronger, upward shoots with hollow stems that look like bamboo and can grow up to 10cm per day. This new growth forms dense thickets, known as stands. The emerging leaves grow on alternate sides of the stem producing a zig-zag pattern in the stem, with a leaf shooting from each ‘zig’ and each ‘zag’. 

Carry a small brush with you so that you can remove any seeds or particles from your clothing and equipment.

A small spray bottle is also useful to enable you to clean your boots before leaving.

We must all play our part in stopping the spread. 

For more information about Japanese Knotweed go here:

https://anglingtrust.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ID_Fallopia_japonica__Japanese_knotweed_.pdf

Parking at Great Langton is in a lay-by  on the north side of the river.  Adjacent to the bridge. 

RADAS members are requested to park on the upstream side to allow Kirkby Fleetham anglers space to park in the lay-by on the downstream side. 

Parking is not allowed on the south side of the bridge

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The old railway carriage marks the top limit of RADAS water on the south bank. It is clearly signed. 

This is also the top of Peg 1.

It is is a 20-30 minute walk from the the bottom limit (the bridge) to the top limit.

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Access to peg 1 is through a gap in the barbed wire fence, a few yards below the peg itself. The banks are high and steep here and great care should be taken especially in wet conditions - there are many concrete/stone slabs on the bank covered in moss which are very slippery in wet conditions. There is a fast riffle at the top of the peg and deep water close to the near bank. Peg 1 is about 300 mtrs long.

Follow the fence line about 300 mtrs downstream and you'll find peg 2. The access is about 25 yards below the actual peg, again through a gap in the barbed wire (be careful!).

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This is a picture of the river taken  when the river was very low. There is a fast riffle towards the bottom of the peg (not shown in photo).

Continue downstream along the fence line to peg 3.

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Access is through the gap in the barbed wire fence. The peg numbers are in the background of this photo.

This is taken at river level when the river was very low. 

The actual peg is on a silver birch tree which is in line with the farm gate in the adjoining field.

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This is the farm gate referred to in prior photo; the silver birch tree with the peg on it can be seen in the background.

The next peg is 4A. We assume there was a re-pegging at some time that necessitated the "A" designation.

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There is everything here a fish could wish for - cover, oxygen, flow and slack water i.e. lots of complex current flows.

Peg 5 is mostly shallow glides. Could be a good spot when the river is at normal level or carrying a little for trout/grayling on the fly?

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Peg 6 is about 100 yards below peg 5 and above peg 7. 

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Access to Peg 6.

A beautiful section of water with riffles, deeps, slacks and lots of structure provided by an old, collapsed bridge in the river. 

Peg 7

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Peg 8 and what used to be Peg 9.

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Picture to be updated as this section has changed.

Peg 10 - very shallow water when river is low.

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Peg 11 - shallow water when the river is low with a steep bank, so take care when accessing! The easiest way to get down is about 50 yards below the actual peg.

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Peg 12 - similar to peg 11

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Peg 13

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Peg 14

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Peg 15 is the last peg on R&DAS Great Langton water (it is the most downstream peg). It is unique in that it cover both sides of the river (all of the other pegs are South side only). Be careful if you do access the North side (closest to the main road) - the banks are steep and overgrown. 

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This shows peg 15 when the river was low.