About Settle Anglers
President… A. H. Price
Vice-Presidents… D.V. Soames J. Todd
Secretary… R. W. Garnett
Treasurer… J. Ketchell
Bailiff… J. Walker
Settle Anglers have waters on the Ribble North and South of Settle, a stretch of stillwater at Winterburn and river fishing on the Wenning near Clapham. The Ribble at Settle is a good river for brown trout, sea-trout, grayling and salmon. Downstream of Settle at Rathmel Deeps there are chub and pike; the occasional barbel also seems to make its way there. Upstream the club’s waters end just beyond Langcliffe Paper Mill and downstream the waters end at Rathmell though there is another stretch of water in the clubs possession at Arnford near Long Preston. Stocking with good sized brown trout from Dunsop Bridge Fish Farms takes place each year. The lake at Winterburn is a recent addition to our waters and is stocked with brownies which seem to have survived and to have established a breeding population.
The Wenning is also stocked with brown trout but is probably better known for its sea-trout. At one time the Wenning was a great sea-trout river; in recent years numbers have varied. This may be due to global warming, netting off the coast of Lancashire, the destruction of the sand eel population or a combination of causes. Whatever it is the situation is worrying.
