Anyone know any decent fishing spots on the Don or the Rother? Either day ticket or free sections.

River Don:
Salmon pastures. At the top in the shallows you'll find loads of Grayling. In the middle you will find Chub, Roach, Trout, Bream and the odd small barbel. At the bottom, mainly Roach and Trout.

River Rother:
At the side of the bottom lake in Rother Valley. This is the only place i have fished but i pulled loads of Roach and Perch to 1 1/2 Lb.

If you need advice on (my) tactics, just yell :)
Hope this helps ;)

I'm posting this (it may give other anglers some ideas) as well as replying to your pm AndyWilby.

I like to use the same tactics all the way down Salmon Pastures.
I use a 3-4 lb mainline with a .14 (ish) bottom. I use a small clear bodied 'Chubber' float approx 4 or 5 BB in size. Don't worry about the float being heavy, the fish in Salmon Pastures are not shy. I mainly use maggot, but worm and sweetcorn have all been used too.

First i would start right at the top of Salmon Pastures where the water is running through fast and only about 1 1/2 - 2 feet deep. A few maggots every run through soon has the Grayling flowing. I have had them up to a pound and they fight like hell in the fast water. After a while you will find the Roach moving in and then you're in for a couple of hours of fun! .

Then i move down approx 200 meters. Look for a small (about 3 foot) section of wall lying in the edge of the water. Stand where this wall is and trot down using the same tactics (don't forget to plumb the depth). This section is only about 50 meters long but about half way down (You'll see the current change) there are 3 or 4 nice Chub for the taking (I had one at 4 lb) and in the edge where the water is virtually still i have had Bream as well.

I then roam up and down the rest of the section taking trout (Up to 4 lb) and roach (up to 1 lb) and Perch (1 lb).



Good luck......
Vidster :thumbsup:

Originally posted by vidster
River Don:
Salmon pastures. At the top in the shallows you'll find loads of Grayling. In the middle you will find Chub, Roach, Trout, Bream and the odd small barbel. At the bottom, mainly Roach and Trout.


Where is "Salmon pastures" ? :huh:

Ahh, there's the problem. I'm useless with road names but i'll have a go.

From town, go along the Wicker and bare right at the lights (Viaduct). Carry on and the road turns right and you end up at a junction with about 4 or 5 roads leading off it. Take the road bang opposite that looks like a back street and approx 200 meters down you will find the entrance to the 'Five Weirs Walk'. Walk approx 100 meters down the path and you can get to the bank side ;).

From Bernard Rd, Heading away from Hyde Park, Go past the incinerator to the roundabout. Take your second turn off and go to the end of the road. Turn right (over the Don). Take your immediate right and the entrance to the 'Five Weirs walk' is approx 100 meters down the road.

Sorry for the useless directions :(. I'll try and find a map and post the link ;).

I think you are lookng for Warren St.

Good luck.....Tight Lines ;)

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=436864&y=388252&z=1&sv=warren&st=6&tl=Warren+Street,+Sheffield,+S_4&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=newmap.srf

Originally posted by vidster
I think you are lookng for Warren St.

Good luck.....Tight Lines ;)

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=436864&y=388252&z=1&sv=warren&st=6&tl=Warren+Street,+Sheffield,+S_4&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=newmap.srf

CHEERS FELLA :thumbsup:

Originally posted by claycraft
CHEERS FELLA :thumbsup:

No problem, just tell me how you get on! :thumbsup:

another good place to fish the don is at stevenson rd at attercliffe just past the scrapyard its on the five weirs walk nice sandy bank i used maggot feeder and pulled trout out to abt 1llb chub 3llb barbel 2llb tight lines matey hope this is of help to you steve....:thumbsup:

Originally posted by steevie/d
another good place to fish the don is at stevenson rd at attercliffe just past the scrapyard its on the five weirs walk nice sandy bank i used maggot feeder and pulled trout out to abt 1llb chub 3llb barbel 2llb tight lines matey hope this is of help to you steve....:thumbsup:

I agree!. This is the other place i was going to recommend but i didn't know what it was called.

I fish with the scrapyard to my back about 200 meters down from the weir. The river is not very wide here and the extra depth makes it ideal for feeder fishing ;).

hi, i fished at the Stevenson road bit a few years ago with heavy pole tackle, i used a 1 gram float in about 12 ft of water, with groundbait and caster, nice and slow here and i had gudgeon and then some very nice pound plus roach. best bit was it was FREEZING cold, all the canals were frozen and i'd been on the Trent the day before and blanked. It's a strange bit of river, next to the bridge the flow backs up, making it deep and slow but it holds a few fish.

I grew up in a small road in Hillsborough which backed up to the river Don. In the late 1970s Yorkshire water stated that the river Don was a dead river with no fish. At the same time the river was teaming with all sorts of fish. You wouldn't have eaten any of the fish because of the colour and pollution in the water in those days. But I can guarantee that the river is full of fish. right up to Stocksbridge.

Later on in the mid 1990s I knew someone who lived at wharncliffe side, and he had a fishing platform built at the bottom of his garden and hundreds of fish were caught there, in the couple of years I knew him.

good spot for carp, chubb, bream ,roach, and even decent pike. behind tinsley wire on the locks on the canal on attercliffe. 2 quid a day and plenty of fish to go at.

hi,my mate fishes the don in numerous places but the best place he has found is at the bridge on stevenson road at attercliffe( road at the side of northern power tools ) right where the tyre recycling place is.loads of grayling,roach and he`s had a few big breme too!!

Thanks everybody! Had a great day walking up and down Salmon Pastures yesterday.

Had 17 Grayling (ranging from a couple of ounces to over a pound) 1st time i have ever caught one and what a fight they give. Also the nicest fish to look at that i've caught.

Also had 3 brown trout (biggest about 2 pounds) 2 chub (just under a pound) and lost what i can only assume was a barbel! (thought i had been caught in a snag until it started ploughing up and down stream!)

What a shame the season finishes next week!

Do you need a day ticket, how much does it cost there and where do you get it from?

P.S when exactly is 'the fishing season'?