Ure Salmon

[@Ukmongoose3]

Recently moved to the East Riding from Northern Scotland. Catching a Ure salmon will now be a mission for me! Thank you for this informative video, hope we are not too late to be at the vanguard of fishers here.

[@kevinadamson7571]

Very informative video, thank you, fished the Ure for the first time Monday around Middleham and caught a pike spinning, hope to go back when the rivers running higher and maybe hook a salmon.

[@fish-bi2li]

Recently moved to West Yorks. What a wonderfully informative introductory video covering the history of the river Ure, as well as the overview of the piscatorial opportunities on its picturesque waters. Thank you

[@TheMcxfactor]

Thank you. It's right on your doorstep, so just keep an eye on the gauge at Kilgram, and whenever the water's right, book something on FishPal and go for it.

[@ianblewett3118]

Enjoyed that hugely. I had no idea you were such a keen fisher. I'm sure we could have swapped a few tales in Drumadd in the early nineties.

[@michaelcharlton-weedy1417]

Ian, how nice to hear from you after 30 years: I trust you're keeping well and passably sane amidst these strange times. We were young once! In those days I was very much a trout fisherman, as my Devonian childhood had offered very few opportunities for salmon and my father never invited me onto his beats on the Exe and Torridge. I caught the salmon bug in Scotland around the Millennium and never looked back. You will find more of my salmon fishing material on my blog Just One Week, which has 100+ chapters. Tight lines, Michael

[@simonartley1645]

I had hoped to try the river last few years but work,illness and water conditions have all combined I understand springers do get up further down .Wonderful that fish have returned

[@DaveandNessmayes]

Great video and very informative, how can I chat with someone about spinning for fish on the Ure? Going there for a few days in June 2024

[@TheMcxfactor]

As far as I know there are only a few places that permit spinning, especially at the current water levels, and none on the upper river above Ripon. Your best bet might be to approach the Estate Office at Newby Hall, who have a stretch of deeper water where salmon may be lying at the moment. I'm sorry not to be more helpful.

[@kevinadamson5768]

Very informative video, thanks.

[@michaelcharlton-weedy4753]

Bill, the EA grades the Ure as a "Recovering River" so under the regulations catch and release is mandatory. Keeping a fish, even if it is bleeding, is an offence. Accordingly I strongly recommend that everyone fishing the Ure obeys the law and releases all salmon.

[@billwinship3734]

Hello Michael, good to see a range of wonderful opportunities on our local river. Do you advise readers to return salmon or take them for the pot ?

[@michaelcharlton-weedy4753]

See comment below: C&R is the law.

[@lucymay29]

Hi Michael, great video and thanks for posting I've wanted to fathom out the Ure for sometime. I notice two of the three Bolton bears are available via fish pal. How is the third beat accessed? "Wensleydale" beat?

[@TheMcxfactor]

For whatever reason the Wensley beat no longer appears on FishPal, which is a change from last season. As a result my commentary is now inaccurate for which I apologise. If you're keen to fish Wensley you could always approach the Bolton Estate office directly. However, it's very water dependent and in almost all conditions you're better off on Bolton Hall which isn't expensive and can be booked through FishPal. it may also be the case that the Bolton ticket now includes Wensley.

[@DavidMarx-m8u]

When you went over the stepping stones onto the right bank you became a poacher!! Bolton for the top 1.5 miles of the beat is left bank only. You went onto a private syndicated beat. Naughty, naughty!!

[@TheMcxfactor]

Where and when did I allude to doing so? I have never crossed the stepping stones or finished the pool below beyond the centre line, so you can relax about the sanctity of Swinnithwaite. Casting from the left bank I have fished the run beside the wall above the stones - catching a large sea trout - but mostly it's not worth the effort because the wading is horrid.

[@neilmason158]

Cracking little review off my local river. Michael are there any reports of Salmon above Aysgarth Falls?.

[@michaelcharlton-weedy4753]

That's something I'm trying to find out. I have a suspicion that some are getting up and over, which will open up hundreds of square miles of spawning area and nursery water. As yet I have heard no confirmed reports.

[@kevinadamson5768]

@@michaelcharlton-weedy4753 wouldn't think migratory fish would get up the lower falls at Aysgarth, the jump is too high and water too fast.

[@johnbrennan2636]

Good Evening MCX, would you have any advice on a reasonably realistic time to fish the Ure and if possible self catering accommodation nearby, me and the domestic accountant prefer to come and go as we please etc being of a certain age. I have rods ranging from 11' to 13', fly patterns would be great so I can make some up. Many thanks Ardee

[@TheMcxfactor]

John, depending on the weather in the spring, river levels and temperatures there will be salmon spread the full length of the Ure by mid-May. Obviously there will be more in the lower reaches to begin with, and the first spring run tends to reach somewhere beyond Ripon before settling down. Then as the season progresses they move steadily upstream, prompted by spates. I've caught springers up at Thoresby in May, and salmon in all the other months of the season through to the end of October. In response to your specific question I would recommend getting a cottage in or around Redmire or any of the other villages thereabouts, from which you can fish the whole of the middle and upper river within 30 minutes' driving, booking via FishPal. If the fishing's off for whatever reason it's a beautiful part of the world for doing touristy things. Wensleydale is packed with tourists in July and August making accommodation expensive and hard to find and the river tends to be too low for salmon fishing, but once the schools go back in early September, things get much easier and the water better. A 13 footer is ample for most of the river, with an 11' 6" switch for the smaller sections like Swinton and Upper Bolton Hall. Any standard pattern will be fine: before I developed the MCX I caught a lot of fish on standard Cascades, between #10 doubles to 1" tubes. You will find reviews of several of the sections on my Just One Week blog: mcxfisher.blogspot.com/2019/06/directory-of-posts-1-100.html

[@johnbrennan2636]

@@TheMcxfactor As usual many thanks, perhaps I might see you by early September all being well and thank you once again.

[@johnbrennan2636]

Michael, May I ask what Rio scandi you would recommend for a Loop cross S1 13' 8#. I have seen on the Forum you stated 37g (I think), would this be the SSVT or SVT and what length versi leaders 5'- 8' or 10', do you combine it with a poly leader as well? Would really appreciate your assistance.

[@TheMcxfactor]

John, I haven't used the 13' S1 for some years now, but I assume that the action should not have changed much since then. It's much more a #9 than an 8, and it likes being fully loaded. On that basis 37-38 gm will be the right choice. In terms of head length I use the full length (ie SVT) on my Vision MAG 13, which works beautifully, and only come down to the SSVT or short Scandi at below 12' 6". I use the cheaper Airflo polyleaders on the front end, usually 10' or sometimes 5' slow sink when I wish to fish shallow (I find that combination casts better than the 10' Intermediate). Generally I aim for an overall leader length (poly + tippet) around the same as the rod. If I am using a sinking tip on the line, then I always use a poly leader one step faster sinking than the tip (eg Sink 3 tip + Fast or Very Fast poly), in order to present a smooth incline from line body to fly. Hope that helps, Tight lInes, Michael

[@johnbrennan2636]

@@TheMcxfactor As ever Michael I very much appreciate your help, thank you.