Angling Conservation Derbyshire

13/04/2022

https://anglingconservation.co.uk/time-for-the-coarse-fish-to-spawn

Time For The Coarse Fish To Spawn Posted on April 13, 2022 Whilst the Upper stretches of the Derbyshire Derwent are the home to game fish such as Trout & Grayling, as the river makes its journey down south towards the confluence with the Trent, the water slows. These slower reaches start to become a...

22/02/2022

https://anglingconservation.co.uk/the-importance-of-large-woody-debris-in-rivers

The Importance Of Large Woody Debris In Rivers Posted on February 22, 2022 Rivers are often surrounded by trees, and naturally, from time to time, larger branches or even whole trees will fall into the river. These days there is a fine balancing act required between maintaining a clear channel to mi...

25/11/2021

22/11/2021

https://anglingconservation.co.uk/winter-spawning-time

Winter Spawning Time Posted on November 22, 2021 As the colder weather starts to hit, our indigenous Derbyshire Brown Trout will be starting to pair up and spawn. Trout spawn in the gravel beds of our rivers in areas known as Redds. It’s so important at this time of year that these areas are prote...

08/09/2021

https://anglingconservation.co.uk/summer-levels

Summer Levels Posted on September 8, 2021 Some of the Derbyshire rivers are low at the minute, with the very shallow riffles being exposed. The kingfishers are very active, with low water and sunny days providing the ideal opportunity to feed on visible fry in the shallows. For the fish, the Trout w...

01/07/2021

https://anglingconservation.co.uk/summer-rivers-invasive-species

Summer Rivers & Invasive Species Posted on July 1, 2021 It’s been a very strange year on the river. We seemed to go straight from Winter to Summer with very little in the way of spring. Everything seemed to be rather late this year but the wagtails seem happy enough now, hovering above the river f...

15/05/2021

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Covid physical-distancing rules also reel in more women to apply for rod licence applications

28/04/2021

https://anglingconservation.co.uk/little-but-important

Little But Important Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 If you know of a better fish pun, let minnow. It’s an old one, but a good one, and a reminder that there are many smaller species of fish in Derbyshire’s rivers that are important. Whilst huge Barbel, Trout & the rare Salmon may take th...

24/04/2021

Spring is still attempting to spring! The water temperatures are still low, but the wagtails are starting to enjoy the early fly hatches which are present on our rivers. It's a joy to see them taking flies mid-flight above the river.

15/03/2021

A great effort by all involved...

A huge thank you to all the members of the Peacock Fly Fishing Club and volunteers that helped litter picking on the rivers we manage today. Here’s some of the rubbish! The rivers Wye, Lathkill and Derwent are now a cleaner place. We will be continuing our quest for clean rivers next week! A thank you to for collecting the rubbish and Mark Wakeman for arranging the bin bags for our yearly litter pick.

09/03/2021

Signs & smells of spring on the riverbank >>

The First Signs (and smells) Of Spring Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 It’s an interesting statistic that we are more likely to get snow at Easter than Christmas. Whilst we are certainly still in Winters grip, on the river bank, and in nature, the first signs of Spring are showing. On...