Iron banks wood beat
Fly and Coarse Fishing
Any legal method allowed. All fish to be returned unharmed.
Approximately 412m (0.25 miles).
Species
Trout, Grayling, Chub, Barbel, Dace, Pike.
Fly fishing.
There is some good fly fishing on the lower section of peg 10 and down to The Sand Hole.
Coarse Fishing
Peg 10 and The Sand Hole are all good locations to try.
Map
Click the image above or the link below to view on Google Maps. Click on each peg number for W3W locations.
Iron Banks : Pegs 10
Parking
Peg 10: Top
Parking
There is parking adjacent to the sewage works, on the south bank of the swale just below Easy bridge. This can be accessed from the Richmond to Catterick road, about a mile beyond "The Station", on the left hand side.
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Parking
Peg 10: Top
Parking
Another view of the parking, showing the sewage station sign in blue. Be warned, it can get rather pungent around here.....
Peg 10: Top
Peg 10: Top
Peg 10: Top
This is the top of peg 10, which is just behind the sewage station. There is a narrow path behind the railings to navigate, which can be quite overgrown in summer.It can be a good spot for barbel, grayling and trout.
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Style
Downstream Access
Peg 10: Top
As you walk downstream from Peg 10, you will come to this style which takes you away from the river into the adjacent field.
Downstream Access
Downstream Access
Downstream Access
There is a gate followed by a small footbridge to access the downstream part of the peg. Be careful as you proceed downstream as there is significant Bankside erosion.