Whenever I use the Five Weirs Walk from the city out to Attercliffe, there's usually someone in waders fishing in the Don.
What are they catching there? How clean is the river?

The river don has been cleaned up over recent years, but I can`t say what fish are there, The canal is the same, with loads of fish !!! , can`t name them all, but have seen pike and I think bream to name two, always people fishing the canal and don near where I work (effingham road).

I am lucky because the canal is directly outside the back door here

Regards
jan2002

people fishing the don are basiclly after trout, theres quite a lot in there. the canal has various fish as said but some of the carp are up to 20 pound.:thumbsup:

I've had loads of fish from the Don at various spots from town onwards. Whoever is fishing there will be pulling out Trout, Roach, Rudd, Bream, Barbel, Gudgeon, Chub, and even Grayling!
The Grayling being there proves how clean the river Don is these days. There was even a Salmon pulled out a couple of years back near Doncaster :o
Maybe one day we'll have them back at Salmon Pastures, where they belong :wink:

Have been away for 30 years and then the Don was just a river of rust coloured sludge.
Was a fishing nut back in those days and really good to hear how the river has been cleaned.
Just can't imagine people actually fishing in the town and catching suff.
Fantastic.

Suppose the downside is the loss of industry and jobs in the steelworks.

Do you need a license to fish the Don?

You need a licence to fish anywhere in the UK bigflesh :wink:

yes you WILL need a licence to fish anywhare i think it costs £23 a year for adults and £5 for juniors under 16 the river don is very much under estimated these days there are all sorts of fish in the river now i saw a report in 1 of the angling papers that a seal was spotted somewhare near doncaster :thumbsup:

Originally posted by steevie/d
yes you WILL need a licence to fish anywhare i think it costs £23 a year for adults and £5 for juniors under 16 the river don is very much under estimated these days there are all sorts of fish in the river now i saw a report in 1 of the angling papers that a seal was spotted somewhare near doncaster :thumbsup:

are you sure it wasn't a Moose?

Originally posted by robbie
are you sure it wasn't a Moose?

Nope, it was a Seal :) It was in the papers and they tried finding it again. They gave up saying it must be making it's way back to the sea.

no matter how much theyve cleaned it up it cant be that nice??????
used to be terrible, orangey brown, sludgy crap..i wouldnt go near it tbh

Originally posted by melthebell
no matter how much theyve cleaned it up it cant be that nice??????
used to be terrible, orangey brown, sludgy crap..i wouldnt go near it tbh

Read a little about the Grayling mel ;) They'll only tolorate/survive in the cleanest of water. I've caught them in the Don near the end of the Wicker.

Last Sunday there was a bloke fishing under the bridge at the end of Corporation Street.

I didn't see him catch anything but he was really keen.


Happy Fishing

I was brought up in hillsborough at Dudley road, and in the 1970s and early 80s, when I used to play down there, the river would change colour with the latest colour of poo roll they were making at Oughtibridge mill. Even then the river was teeming with all kinds of fish but they weren't healthy fish. We used to pull out loads of sicklebacks with a little kids net, and an older kid, down the road used to fish with a rod and pull all kinds of fish out, but they often had sores on them.

but that was 25+ years ago when the river was much less clean than it is now.

The Don at Hillsborough is supposed to be good for catching Barbel now. One of the best fighting fish IMO :smile:

i've fished the Don, under Lady's Bridge where the river comes out from under the markets(the old castle) and meets the main river. I caught roach, perch, gudgeon and minnows. There are lots of fish in the river and it all looks good for the future! And on the canal, well i fish near Meadowhall a lot and have seen and caught just about everything, from roach, bream perch etc to barbel, witnessed 2 myself, my dad had 1, zander,trout, ghost carp, ornamental Koi carp....
And to cap it all, a few years ago i heard reports of jellyfish in the canal!:o
I dismissed it as fisherman's stories but last summer i saw one go throbbing along the canal just a few feet from the edge! Tiny little thing and apparently a fresh water variety does exist, but only in good fresh, relatively warm water.

yep the river don is back on its feet again ive cought some big barbel at claywheels lane end tight line all you annglers :clap:

barbel? where's claywheel's lane end?
I want to catch a Don Barbel...

I could fish from my balcony at the riverside exchange! Well not really, rod would need to be about 40 foot long. But people were always fishing there.

Any one been fly fishing on the upper Don or have info interested in trout and grayling

Steve

There's trout and grayling around Stocksbridge and Oughtibridge, never tried the fly though.

Are they supposed to throw them back though? My Dad always did when he used to fish.

Been reports in papers about people catching what we see as 'game' fish for the table.

thanks bob I will take a look, can you get a day ticket?

Steve

I hope no-one's been fishing the Don for the last 3 months, the new season doesn't start until tomorrow.

I hope no-one's been fishing the Don for the last 3 months, the new season doesn't start until tomorrow.

...and no-one's going to be fishing it tomorrow either...:mad: I was going to go on Sunday on the Don, somewhere, but i had a peek tonight and it was lapping at the footpath, must have been at least 5 feet up. :o

thanks bob I will take a look, can you get a day ticket?

Steve

pass, i used to have the book for a place called Tin Mill Dam, they had a stretch of the river Don but i have no contact details now, sorry.

Good fishing in all kinds of places today........ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6756705.stm (Number 6)

Whenever I use the Five Weirs Walk from the city out to Attercliffe, there's usually someone in waders fishing in the Don.


Be needing a bit more than a pair of waders today :hihi:

have a look on here full of info http://southyorkshirefishing.co.uk/index.php

I've had loads of fish from the Don at various spots from town onwards. Whoever is fishing there will be pulling out Trout, Roach, Rudd, Bream, Barbel, Gudgeon, Chub, and even Grayling!
The Grayling being there proves how clean the river Don is these days. There was even a Salmon pulled out a couple of years back near Doncaster :o
Maybe one day we'll have them back at Salmon Pastures, where they belong :wink:

I took the kids fishing here recently and it was fantastic. The kids were pulling out gudgeon, dace and devon minnows and I had the biggest chubb I've ever caught. The minnows are devon minnows which only live in the cleanest of waters, so what a change in 20 years.

I took some photos of the kids and showed them to the grandparents who coulnd't believe this was Attercliffe, they all thought we were stood on the banks of some expensive fly-fishing river in Derbyshire.

Before the floods you cou see the river was packed with fish. The floods have murkied the river somewhat, but it is still very clean, and still packed with fish. Forget the "Full Monty" image of the river, walk along the Five Wiers Walk and you will see kingfishers diving for the devon minnows.

Everyone resident in Sheffield should walk along the river from Meadowhall to town, take lunch in the canal basin, and then walk back along the canal.

my sons and myself regularly catch trout and grayling in the don,though its in a mess at the moment due to rubble and sunken trees brought down by the floods,while were fishing we often see the kingfishers and herons, plus other wildlife,its really wonderful now its cleaner

Obase, Depoix - any tips on what sort of rig to use in the Don? I'd love to give it a go, but I'm pretty inexperienced. Is it worth trying a stick float?

Oops. Posted twice by mistake....

Obase, Depoix - any tips on what sort of rig to use in the Don? I'd love to give it a go, but I'm pretty inexperienced. Is it worth trying a stick float?

stick float's ideal if theres some pace on it, and also a small feeder with groundbait, casters and or maggots is worth a try too.

i presume it no longer contains uranium or at least very small amounts

the don in doncaster is fishing well ive now caught 4 barbel 3lb , 6lb and a 9 1/2 lb
and last week caught a 11 1/4 lb pike so it is picking up well worth a days fishing

the don in doncaster is fishing well ive now caught 4 barbel 3lb , 6lb and a 9 1/2 lb
and last week caught a 11 1/4 lb pike so it is picking up well worth a days fishing

Nice. Any smaller bits too?

oh yer plenty of silvers comeing out and now the rains being comeing down it will pick up better

have a look here to http://www.southyorkshirefishing.co.uk/

wheres the best place for barbel on the don in sheffield then ?

people fishing the don are basiclly after trout, theres quite a lot in there. the canal has various fish as said but some of the carp are up to 20 pound.:thumbsup:

Yes there used to be some great fish in the canal but sadly some people think its ok to eat them it is a huge problem at the moment:rant: look http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=386760

yes you WILL need a licence to fish anywhare i think it costs £23 a year for adults and £5 for juniors under 16 the river don is very much under estimated these days there are all sorts of fish in the river now i saw a report in 1 of the angling papers that a seal was spotted somewhare near doncaster :thumbsup:

You can also buy a day licence for a few quid i cant remember how much but it was under a fiver

Obase, Depoix - any tips on what sort of rig to use in the Don? I'd love to give it a go, but I'm pretty inexperienced. Is it worth trying a stick float?there are that many sunken obstructions you would have to run the float through about a foot deep, i usuall use two swan shot on a link with a size 18 barbless hook, had a very large chub not so long ago up at the beeley woods area, ive had,chub,roach,perch and grayling and a tip for you here, do not let your rod out of your hand, the trout strike fast and hard and its quite possible for them to take the rod in..

there are that many sunken obstructions you would have to run the float through about a foot deep, i usuall use two swan shot on a link with a size 18 barbless hook, had a very large chub not so long ago up at the beeley woods area, ive had,chub,roach,perch and grayling and a tip for you here, do not let your rod out of your hand, the trout strike fast and hard and its quite possible for them to take the rod in..

Thanks for that Depoix. Know what you mean about the trout - have taken a few right here in Hillsboro' and you're right, they dont mess about.
When you refer to a link with the two swan shot on am I right in thinking you mean just a short length of line folded across the main line with the two swan on it?

Fishing? Don? Now? Errrr rather you than me mate, have you seen the level just lately...lol I should imagine all the fish have been washed down stream.:hihi:

Thanks for that Depoix. Know what you mean about the trout - have taken a few right here in Hillsboro' and you're right, they dont mess about.
When you refer to a link with the two swan shot on am I right in thinking you mean just a short length of line folded across the main line with the two swan on it?yes thats right,that way you tend to lose the link and not the main tackle if you become snagged,the stretch at hilltop bridge is good, but since the floods a lot of underwater snags have settled there,i prefer to go further up into beeley wood where there are several good swims,though casting can at times be a little awkward due to the vegetation and trees..

does any one now if there is any pike in the riverdon

does any one now if there is any pike in the riverdon
yes there are pike in the don ,my son had one from under the bridge above the rutland rd .theres also barbel a seven pounder was taken not long ago from behind the old brown cow pub

There were reports a few years ago about a salmon being caught in Doncaster or Rotherham, have their been any catches or sightings of any in Sheffield recently, can only be a matter of time 'til they're back?

i have fished the river don at attercliffe and hillsbrough and beely woods area. i have caught trout, chub, grayling, roach, perch and a barbel. i have found the best way to fish it is a bomb rig, maggot feeder rig, or by trotting a stick float. maggots and casters have proved to be the best bait for me, although i have caught on meat and even pellet.:hihi: hope that :help: s you all :P

Fishing? Don? Now? Errrr rather you than me mate, have you seen the level just lately...lol I should imagine all the fish have been washed down stream.:hihi:

Fish, believe it or not are quite good swimmers :hihi: and know where sanctuary is when the river is in flood.

I have'nt fished for 10 years but was catching roach out of the town centre Don off Nursery St that far back. A kid I knew called Dave Rhodes caught 3 and 4lb bream from the same spot.

cheersmate will give it a go

do you now if there is a footpath going down to the river never fished down there befor, how big was his pike?

do you now if there is a footpath going down to the river never fished down there befor, how big was his pike?the pike was about four pounds he got on the bankside from opposite what used to be the owl pub then walked/waded further down,there are some great spots just further up river,if you follow the river up the lane you will be able to climb the wall or get on after the weir

pass, i used to have the book for a place called Tin Mill Dam, they had a stretch of the river Don but i have no contact details now, sorry.

I fish this area regularly along with the dam, if you want contact details pm me, if i remember right seaon ticket for don and tinmill is around £25
mel

Any one been fly fishing on the upper Don or have info interested in trout and grayling

Steve

I have seen a few people fly fishing near effingham road, attercliffe. They have cleaned the lot up there after all the flood, its unrecognisable from wha it was a few year back.

cheers for the help mate will let you now how i went on.

My father in law has caught trout and bream recently!

there's a good video on youtube of somebody fishing on the don
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz1X76h5JWA

its an intresting vidio what part of the don is it

there's a good video on youtube of somebody fishing on the don
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz1X76h5JWA

I'm sure the bloke in the video works in Bennets tackle shop, I've not been in for a while but I'm sure it's him. I walk up the Rivelin Valley quiet a lot and I often see a bloke fly fishing on the River Rivelin and I've seen him catch a few trout which are generally in the 8-10oz bracket.

some nice fish in there these days

I fish this area regularly along with the dam, if you want contact details pm me, if i remember right seaon ticket for don and tinmill is around £25
mel

here is tinmill web site its now £30 for the year
http://www.tinmilldam.co.uk/

Hi, I'm looking to get back onto fishing this year when the season starts(June 17?)
I fished 100's times as a kid, but never on a river before. I really want to try the Don, but what sort of tackle do I need? just a good all round coarse rod and a decent reel? (this would be for float AND feeder fishing)
Also what strength reel main line is required? Come to think of it what hook length strength and hook size too!
Sorry about all the questions!(Obviously I will be getting a license too.)

My father in law has caught trout and bream recently!

I wonder if the trout are edible from the Don!

Haven't people also caught Salmon on the Don since it has been cleaned up around Doncaster and parts of Rotherham? IIRC they can't make it beyond Kilnhurst/Thrybergh, due to all the weirs between Sheffield and Rotherham.

Do you need a day ticket or permit to fish the Don ?.

Hi, I'm looking to get back onto fishing this year when the season starts(June 17?)
I fished 100's times as a kid, but never on a river before. I really want to try the Don, but what sort of tackle do I need? just a good all round coarse rod and a decent reel? (this would be for float AND feeder fishing)
Also what strength reel main line is required? Come to think of it what hook length strength and hook size too!
Sorry about all the questions!(Obviously I will be getting a license too.)
i get by with a match rod and 3 pound line straight through to an 18 hook ,sometimes get busted but unless im going for the barbel then the 3 pound copes

I wonder if the trout are edible from the Don!

Of course they are.

I've always overlooked the Don and I'm going to give it a go next season, what's it like for
Minnows?. I fish the River Derwent now and again and get plagued with the bloody things
when using maggots.

so where as all the toxic waist gone..i had a walk up clay wheels lane in to the wood where the firm is in the wood,iron oxide was still going in the river,all the bankin was full of iron colourerd water..their was also a horrible smell to the water...but the river has changed up their..again since the flood...

I don't understand why anybody would want to go fishing.

Can't see the pleasure in killing living creatures for a hobby.

I don't understand why anybody would want to go fishing.

Can't see the pleasure in killing living creatures for a hobby.

Some of us dont fish for the fun of hurting anything, we go to catch fish that are fit for the table and obviously some that are caught are too small so are placed back into the water that borne them with the minimum of stress.. Why do you numpties allways come out banging the same drum whenever a topic like this comes to the fore ?? Are you just trolling for the right reply ?? Try and check out the stats on how many fisherpersons there are in the uk that have registered for annual season licences before getting on your killing fish podium..
It is still regarded as one of the most enjoyable peaceful sports that there is availlable to all without a fat bank account or a lets save everything hangup...
And we care about the state of our rivers and ponds etc which is more than you do ...

Sorry sweetie youv'e not really caught much today. Try a different bait.
Some of us even put them back!!

I don't understand why anybody would want to go fishing.

Can't see the pleasure in killing living creatures for a hobby.

funny i dont seem to kill any of the fish i catch!!! might put them in a 3meter keepnet for a few hours but they always go back the condtion they come out!!i think you need to remove your head from the sand and learn more about what goes on within the sport!!!some people do fish for game fish but 99% dont take more than they need!!

river don has loads of fish in it - i only fish upper reaches in sheffield (hilsborough) but it becomes a pretty substantial river as it heads through rotherham and doncaster.

Upper reaches have lots of trout and grayling and there are some very big wild brown trout in the river which run to over 5lb believe it or not - must be eating all those minnows. There's some very big perch too!

In the upper reaches general course fish tend to be found in pockets rather than spread through its length but once you've found hotspots, your sorted although the floods do move em around a lot.

I've caught 14 species from the Don - minnows, sticklebacks, gudgeon, roach, rudd, trout, common carp, crucian carp, dace, barbel, grayling, chub, bream and perch - I also know somebody who has caught a tench and I've seen pike and several goldfish and orf in the river after floods.

Water quality must be spot on for the grayling to thrive - just a shame about the banksides which are not only very inaccessible in parts but also covered in derelict factory buidings, industrial waste (non-toxic) and all the rubbish which gets fly tipped

lots of wildlife along the river too including the not so welcome mink.

any good easily accessible spots in the city centre ?

I saw an hedgehogg and a blackbird having a fight next to the river don.

river don has loads of fish in it - i only fish upper reaches in sheffield (hilsborough) but it becomes a pretty substantial river as it heads through rotherham and doncaster.

Upper reaches have lots of trout and grayling and there are some very big wild brown trout in the river which run to over 5lb believe it or not - must be eating all those minnows. There's some very big perch too!

In the upper reaches general course fish tend to be found in pockets rather than spread through its length but once you've found hotspots, your sorted although the floods do move em around a lot.

I've caught 14 species from the Don - minnows, sticklebacks, gudgeon, roach, rudd, trout, common carp, crucian carp, dace, barbel, grayling, chub, bream and perch - I also know somebody who has caught a tench and I've seen pike and several goldfish and orf in the river after floods.

Water quality must be spot on for the grayling to thrive - just a shame about the banksides which are not only very inaccessible in parts but also covered in derelict factory buidings, industrial waste (non-toxic) and all the rubbish which gets fly tipped

lots of wildlife along the river too including the not so welcome mink.

Cheers for that craigs, some good info there and you've answered my earlier post about minnows. I've seen mink in action when I used to fish the River Severn, evil things.

river don has loads of fish in it - i only fish upper reaches in sheffield (hilsborough) but it becomes a pretty substantial river as it heads through rotherham and doncaster.

Upper reaches have lots of trout and grayling and there are some very big wild brown trout in the river which run to over 5lb believe it or not - must be eating all those minnows. There's some very big perch too!

In the upper reaches general course fish tend to be found in pockets rather than spread through its length but once you've found hotspots, your sorted although the floods do move em around a lot.

I've caught 14 species from the Don - minnows, sticklebacks, gudgeon, roach, rudd, trout, common carp, crucian carp, dace, barbel, grayling, chub, bream and perch - I also know somebody who has caught a tench and I've seen pike and several goldfish and orf in the river after floods.

Water quality must be spot on for the grayling to thrive - just a shame about the banksides which are not only very inaccessible in parts but also covered in derelict factory buidings, industrial waste (non-toxic) and all the rubbish which gets fly tipped

lots of wildlife along the river too including the not so welcome mink.

HI Craig,
Interesting post, do you ledger or float fish on the Don?
Also, where abouts in Hillsboro' do you fish? Near to Claywheels Lane or further towards the football ground? I took a walk on Salmon Pastures at the weekend just to see what it looked like for fishing in the city centre. Think I will definatley be giving it a go, was running VERY fast in places though.
Cheers.
Andy.

I usually fish it with a stick float and move around with waders and bait apron - I use small adapted stick floats with thickish wire stems - they are more or less self cockers leaving me to just add a few no 8's - you dont want too much shot on the line as its only shallow and you end up with too many tangles, espec in the faster swims - you can generally tell cos the rig sort of wobbles when its not balanced.

Until we had a very big flood a few years ago there was one spot which was solid with fish all the time - I used to fish that swim with pole and take a canal style continental box with me and actually sit in the river - I had over 30lb of silvers one day! - brilliant fishing

heres a few places I catch - I generally start at leppings lane and go down the side of grahams tyres to get to the river - the first swimn directly beneath the bridge (downstream side) is pretty quick and holds lots of grayling and trout - I then work up river.

Above bridge is a slower stretch with a big concrete slab - its not actually that productive unless the river has some extra water in it when it then fishes at its best.

I travel up river fishing the fast stretches which usually produce trout and grayling. About 2-300 yards upstream there is a big concrete flood defence - the downstream side of this peg used to have lots of roach and dace in it and also some big perch, you can catch under your own bank on this peg - the upstream side of the concrete is just as the river bends and for some reason isn't as good below it.

Above this stretch - you will come to another slower stretch of river where one of the houses on the other side has built a concrete set of steps to fish from - the far bank of the river is deeper and runs alongside a wall which is overhung with trees - this peg seems to produce more course fish than any of the others and is the peg which used to be solid - theres still some big chub here now and I've also caught barbel in this peg too - 1 of em on the pole lol

The banks are pretty difficult terrain amd there's a fair bit of broken glass so be careful - on another note, if you do get a heavy downpour at this time of year, keep and eye on the level coming up as with the banks being difficult and steep it can come up very quickly - you would think you are safe with it being not much more than a stream but I've once seen it come up 2ft in about 20mins and it can soon cover the concrete slab at side of grahams tyres which is part of your exit from the river.

I've caught some nice roach above the bridge at coopers scrap yard near bassetts - first descent stretch above the bridge has a really nice run on the inside which looks perfect but you actually catch more fish in a slack on the far bank when float stays more or less still

I know people used to catch barbel in weir at claywheels lane but since the weir collapsed I dont knwo if they are there now - I've been told theres some barbel in the weir near middlewood tavern - entrance across road from pub and walk downstream

Hope this helps - tight lines

funny i dont seem to kill any of the fish i catch!!! might put them in a 3meter keepnet for a few hours but they always go back the condtion they come out!!i think you need to remove your head from the sand and learn more about what goes on within the sport!!!some people do fish for game fish but 99% dont take more than they need!!

well said animal.

cheers for all that info craigs.
going to give the don a go it sounds very good.

might see you down there ive fished the strech in donni near prison as its free but never seem to have any luck gonna try closer to home might get lucy

a few years ago on the don at back off prison i caught a 9 & 1/2 lb barbell and 3 6lb barbell too other side of the bridge near the tackle shop next to the pub i caught a 11 lb pike and i must say all was put back in unharmed

barbel? where's claywheel's lane end?
I want to catch a Don Barbel...

There is a stretch of what I think is the Don at the back of Donny prison, some of it is owned by a club, but just below the wier you can fish for nowt apprently. I have heard stories of good barbel coming from there.

I go on a south yorkshire fishing forum, and the lads on there rave about this spot.

a few years ago on the don at back off prison i caught a 9 & 1/2 lb barbell and 3 6lb barbell too other side of the bridge near the tackle shop next to the pub i caught a 11 lb pike and i must say all was put back in unharmed

Looks like he beat me to it. Is this Andy?

it is mate lol

it is mate lol

How do! :-)

fine me old bud just browseing around as yu do

day off today so im going to give the don a go today 'its a nice day for it.

im dying to fish the don had some great times on there when i was teenager,

day off today so im going to give the don a go today 'its a nice day for it.

Don't forget to tell us how you got on dk.

Don't forget to tell us how you got on dk.

i will do cheers.

i will do cheers.

How did you got today then?
any luck? :)

How did you got today then?
any luck? :)


not the best day ever but saying that i was only fishing from 1.30 to 4.30 i went under the bridge near the swfc ground.
i had 1 small bream 2 small perch and about 2 or 3 roach.
i will give it ago again in the summer maybe.

You should have tried behind the dog track there used to be plenty of fish there

You should have tried behind the dog track there used to be plenty of fish there

i will do next time cheer's.

not the best day ever but saying that i was only fishing from 1.30 to 4.30 i went under the bridge near the swfc ground.
i had 1 small bream 2 small perch and about 2 or 3 roach.
i will give it ago again in the summer maybe.

Ah well, I bet it still beat working though! :)

no matter how much theyve cleaned it up it cant be that nice??????
used to be terrible, orangey brown, sludgy crap..i wouldnt go near it tbh

Wow, god forbid something really changed for the better!

Wow, god forbid something really changed for the better!

Is this all you do, wonder around the forum attempting to start arguments? You've never got a good word for anybody or anything and you've picked up on a post from nearly five years ago in an attempt to start one of your squabbles on this thread.

Back on to the subject of this thread.
You should have tried behind the dog track there used to be plenty of fish there

What's the access like at the back of the dog track animal?

I usually fish it with a stick float and move around with waders and bait apron - I use small adapted stick floats with thickish wire stems - they are more or less self cockers leaving me to just add a few no 8's - you dont want too much shot on the line as its only shallow and you end up with too many tangles, espec in the faster swims - you can generally tell cos the rig sort of wobbles when its not balanced.

Until we had a very big flood a few years ago there was one spot which was solid with fish all the time - I used to fish that swim with pole and take a canal style continental box with me and actually sit in the river - I had over 30lb of silvers one day! - brilliant fishing

heres a few places I catch - I generally start at leppings lane and go down the side of grahams tyres to get to the river - the first swimn directly beneath the bridge (downstream side) is pretty quick and holds lots of grayling and trout - I then work up river.

Above bridge is a slower stretch with a big concrete slab - its not actually that productive unless the river has some extra water in it when it then fishes at its best.

I travel up river fishing the fast stretches which usually produce trout and grayling. About 2-300 yards upstream there is a big concrete flood defence - the downstream side of this peg used to have lots of roach and dace in it and also some big perch, you can catch under your own bank on this peg - the upstream side of the concrete is just as the river bends and for some reason isn't as good below it.

Above this stretch - you will come to another slower stretch of river where one of the houses on the other side has built a concrete set of steps to fish from - the far bank of the river is deeper and runs alongside a wall which is overhung with trees - this peg seems to produce more course fish than any of the others and is the peg which used to be solid - theres still some big chub here now and I've also caught barbel in this peg too - 1 of em on the pole lol

The banks are pretty difficult terrain amd there's a fair bit of broken glass so be careful - on another note, if you do get a heavy downpour at this time of year, keep and eye on the level coming up as with the banks being difficult and steep it can come up very quickly - you would think you are safe with it being not much more than a stream but I've once seen it come up 2ft in about 20mins and it can soon cover the concrete slab at side of grahams tyres which is part of your exit from the river.

I've caught some nice roach above the bridge at coopers scrap yard near bassetts - first descent stretch above the bridge has a really nice run on the inside which looks perfect but you actually catch more fish in a slack on the far bank when float stays more or less still

I know people used to catch barbel in weir at claywheels lane but since the weir collapsed I dont knwo if they are there now - I've been told theres some barbel in the weir near middlewood tavern - entrance across road from pub and walk downstream

Hope this helps - tight lines

Thanks craigs,
I took a look at all the places you suggested yesterday, I went for a run in the car and followed the river down from the very top of claywheels lane.
See what you mean about the steep banking there(could be fun getting down there with tackle!)Looked tempting though. The area next to the factory where the weir is more accessible though(was this area any good?)
Then I went down near the SWFC ground(bridge) this also looks ok to try.
Afterwards went over to the scrapyard and wandered upstream(found the place you suggested) and had a look under the newly built bridge.All looks good.
Hope to bump into you soon along the river. :)

I think it would be good if the council
(Sheffield's Parks and Countryside’s service)
parksandcountryside@sheffield.gov.uk
installed fishing platforms along the river so that people can get to the waterside particularly disabled anglers

I usually fish it with a stick float and move around with waders and bait apron - I use small adapted stick floats with thickish wire stems - they are more or less self cockers leaving me to just add a few no 8's - you dont want too much shot on the line as its only shallow and you end up with too many tangles, espec in the faster swims - you can generally tell cos the rig sort of wobbles when its not balanced.

Until we had a very big flood a few years ago there was one spot which was solid with fish all the time - I used to fish that swim with pole and take a canal style continental box with me and actually sit in the river - I had over 30lb of silvers one day! - brilliant fishing

heres a few places I catch - I generally start at leppings lane and go down the side of grahams tyres to get to the river - the first swimn directly beneath the bridge (downstream side) is pretty quick and holds lots of grayling and trout - I then work up river.

Above bridge is a slower stretch with a big concrete slab - its not actually that productive unless the river has some extra water in it when it then fishes at its best.

I travel up river fishing the fast stretches which usually produce trout and grayling. About 2-300 yards upstream there is a big concrete flood defence - the downstream side of this peg used to have lots of roach and dace in it and also some big perch, you can catch under your own bank on this peg - the upstream side of the concrete is just as the river bends and for some reason isn't as good below it.

Above this stretch - you will come to another slower stretch of river where one of the houses on the other side has built a concrete set of steps to fish from - the far bank of the river is deeper and runs alongside a wall which is overhung with trees - this peg seems to produce more course fish than any of the others and is the peg which used to be solid - theres still some big chub here now and I've also caught barbel in this peg too - 1 of em on the pole lol

The banks are pretty difficult terrain amd there's a fair bit of broken glass so be careful - on another note, if you do get a heavy downpour at this time of year, keep and eye on the level coming up as with the banks being difficult and steep it can come up very quickly - you would think you are safe with it being not much more than a stream but I've once seen it come up 2ft in about 20mins and it can soon cover the concrete slab at side of grahams tyres which is part of your exit from the river.

I've caught some nice roach above the bridge at coopers scrap yard near bassetts - first descent stretch above the bridge has a really nice run on the inside which looks perfect but you actually catch more fish in a slack on the far bank when float stays more or less still

I know people used to catch barbel in weir at claywheels lane but since the weir collapsed I dont knwo if they are there now - I've been told theres some barbel in the weir near middlewood tavern - entrance across road from pub and walk downstream

Hope this helps - tight lines

best info ever,thanks for taking the time to post such great information. not fished the don for years but will be doing now !! ( or would be if the stupid and pointless close season was not upon us ) Bet that gets a response

best info ever,thanks for taking the time to post such great information. not fished the don for years but will be doing now !! ( or would be if the stupid and pointless close season was not upon us ) Bet that gets a response

So you would let your pregnant wife be put in danger then ??
Close season is there for a reason.. use your noggin.. :rant:

So you would let your pregnant wife be put in danger then ??
Close season is there for a reason.. use your noggin.. :rant:

:huh::huh:.

Explain.

:huh::huh:.

Explain.

dont worry i dont get that too:huh:

I was reffering to the idiotic statement "Stupid and pointless close season" The close season is in place to let the fish spawn so maintaining the stocks.
:loopy:

do the fish know they have to spawn between march 15th and june 16th? i've seen them spawning in july and august. it all depends on the water temperature.

I contacted the council to see if they could install some fishing platforms along the banks of the river .
I think it would be good if the council
(Sheffield's Parks and Countryside’s service)
parksandcountryside@sheffield.gov.uk
installed fishing platforms along the river so that people can get to the waterside particularly disabled anglers

This is the response i received
Thank-you for your email and suggestions concerning fishing facilities on the River Don. Unfortunately Sheffield City Council owns very little land along the sides of the River, most of which is in private ownership.
Could I suggest that you contact the fisheries officers at the Environment Agency and they will be able to let you know the facilities that are available and any that are planned in the future and I'm sure will be able to answer any questions you may have.. Contact neil.trudgill@environment-agency.gov.uk or look on their web site at www.environment-agency.gov.uk.
Best wishes

Jean Glasscock
City Ecology Unit
Sheffield City Council
Meersbrook Park
Brook Road
Sheffield S8 9FL
Tel: 0114 2734481
Fax:2552375
email jean.glasscock@sheffield.gov.uk

ive had barbel up to 7lb at claywheels lane, and its best for trout and grayling in the stocksbridge area where its like a chalkstream u will catch with flys al day long.

Our works club contacted the EA about putting 10 pegs above hilfoot bridge and they granted us permission,but we had to do the work ourselves and you could,nt put the pegs over the water as they would collect floating debris,they sent out forms telling us how to do it, one form asked us to note down any wildlife that was seen.

Our works club contacted the EA about putting 10 pegs above hilfoot bridge and they granted us permission,but we had to do the work ourselves and you could,nt put the pegs over the water as they would collect floating debris,they sent out forms telling us how to do it, one form asked us to note down any wildlife that was seen.

im happy to help you out with that if you need a hand.

to be honest, every angler at work were all for it,until they were asked to help dig/build pegs and then surprise surprise,no one wanted to know,that was a private stretch where unless you worked there could use,if you went and dug some pegs out where all and sundry could fish,you,d never get on.

Anyone help me? Really want to start fishing the river don does anyone know where's best to fish and do I need a permit to fish or is it day ticket??

Anyone help me? Really want to start fishing the river don does anyone know where's best to fish and do I need a permit to fish or is it day ticket??

hi there


just read the thread from craigs he has put alot of information on about fishing
the river don ' and also you dont need a permit or a day ticket to fish.

happy fishing let us know how you get on.......

hi just to let u know me and few mates go onto the don and we were their friday, we did about 3hour session had over 17 lb of chub,with a few small trout an grayling and my mate had the biggest perch i have ever seen easy a good 3lb/ using the tip an maggot feeder but with 6mm pellet on air rig. i also got smashed twice with a 5lb bottom. i,m usualy a carp man on the pole,, but didnt know about this stretch but realy enjoyed going something a bit different,been a few times now and always finished with some good 3/4 lb chub and plenty of bits, i did take some pics of one of the lads catch from friday but dont know how to put them on, i reckon tha 2 that cracked me off could have been bigger chub or probably barbel. will be going again without a doubt to see what else we can haul out. oh yes forgot to mention the first time i went down had a good 2lb bream on pop up sweat corn couldnt beleive it when i pulled it out, yes the don is comming back definateley after the floods plenty of fish if u find the rifht strech. if anyone can tell me how to put pics on i will /some nice chubb,

managed to sort sum pics for ya i think lol. we call this kid THE CHUBB KING OF THE DON,LOL if u see him he,ll tell u how to catch on don,he used to fish with MAT HAYES u may have seen him on sky tv with mat,,,

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8521/pics019g.jpg
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/3797/pics020.jpg

Anyone help me? Really want to start fishing the river don does anyone know where's best to fish and do I need a permit to fish or is it day ticket??

no permit/ no day ticket////rod licence only / some good fish in the right spots/but may have to kill yea if i told ya//lol

best info ever,thanks for taking the time to post such great information. not fished the don for years but will be doing now !! ( or would be if the stupid and pointless close season was not upon us ) Bet that gets a response

some good chubb now comming out on one of the stretches u talk about//

Where is that stretch ceyrey?

Fancy going down to do some river fishing - normally do commercials but want something more natural for barbel and chub - or arent you telling?

Where is that stretch ceyrey?

if i tell may have to kill ya. lol

back of wednesday ground leppins lane end. good bites an plenty if using right bait/good luck

Ill take your advice and go with maggot feeder and hair rigged 8mm pellet - looks like a mega net of fish that!

Ill take your advice and go with maggot feeder and hair rigged 8mm pellet - looks like a mega net of fish that!

did i say 8mm if i did i meant 6mm, allso try maggot on hook but got most chubb on pellet,

Thanks craigs,
I took a look at all the places you suggested yesterday, I went for a run in the car and followed the river down from the very top of claywheels lane.
See what you mean about the steep banking there(could be fun getting down there with tackle!)Looked tempting though. The area next to the factory where the weir is more accessible though(was this area any good?)
Then I went down near the SWFC ground(bridge) this also looks ok to try.
Afterwards went over to the scrapyard and wandered upstream(found the place you suggested) and had a look under the newly built bridge.All looks good.
Hope to bump into you soon along the river. :)hi just to let u know me and few mates go onto the don and we were their friday, we did about 3hour session had over 17 lb of chub,with a few small trout an grayling and my mate had the biggest perch i have ever seen easy a good 3lb/ using the tip an maggot feeder but with 6mm pellet on air rig. i also got smashed twice with a 5lb bottom. i,m usualy a carp man on the pole,, but didnt know about this stretch but realy enjoyed going something a bit different,been a few times now and always finished with some good 3/4 lb chub and plenty of bits, i did take some pics of one of the lads catch from friday but dont know how to put them on, i reckon tha 2 that cracked me off could have been bigger chub or probably barbel. will be going again without a doubt to see what else we can haul out. oh yes forgot to mention the first time i went down had a good 2lb bream on pop up sweat corn couldnt beleive it when i pulled it out, yes the don is comming back definateley after the floods plenty of fish if u find the rifht strech. if anyone can tell me how to put pics on i will /some nice chubb,

managed to sort sum pics for ya i think lol. we call this kid THE CHUBB KING OF THE DON,LOL if u see him he,ll tell u how to catch on don,he used to fish with MAT HAYES u may have seen him on sky tv with mat,,,

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8521/pics019g.jpg
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/3797/pics020.jpg

Well, I finally found time to try fishing the Don for a couple of hours on Sunday...and had success!
Had about 6 graying and a decent sized perch.
All on red maggot, stick float and rod/reel.
Really enjoyed it, the grayling are a lovely fish(never had caught one before), and will be back to try the Don soon again with the rest of me maggots! :D

The fish have always been there, I fished the Don at the back of the Wednesday training ground over 20 years ago and in a single day caught over 20lb of roach on bronze maggot. There used to be a biggish carp on that stretch too and the chub would swim around your feet when the water was rising due to rain. Further up river used to hold the biggest gudgeon you'd ever see, they were like little barbel (about the size of a mans hand)

I've caught bream in the river too around Beeley Wood. However the river seems a lot shallower now, but for a free day out there's nothing like it.

Tight lines to all

hi just to let u know me and few mates go onto the don and we were their friday, we did about 3hour session had over 17 lb of chub,with a few small trout an grayling and my mate had the biggest perch i have ever seen easy a good 3lb/ using the tip an maggot feeder but with 6mm pellet on air rig. i also got smashed twice with a 5lb bottom. i,m usualy a carp man on the pole,, but didnt know about this stretch but realy enjoyed going something a bit different,been a few times now and always finished with some good 3/4 lb chub and plenty of bits, i did take some pics of one of the lads catch from friday but dont know how to put them on, i reckon tha 2 that cracked me off could have been bigger chub or probably barbel. will be going again without a doubt to see what else we can haul out. oh yes forgot to mention the first time i went down had a good 2lb bream on pop up sweat corn couldnt beleive it when i pulled it out, yes the don is comming back definateley after the floods plenty of fish if u find the rifht strech. if anyone can tell me how to put pics on i will /some nice chubb,

managed to sort sum pics for ya i think lol. we call this kid THE CHUBB KING OF THE DON,LOL if u see him he,ll tell u how to catch on don,he used to fish with MAT HAYES u may have seen him on sky tv with mat,,,

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8521/pics019g.jpg
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/3797/pics020.jpg


Which part of the river was that from mate?

if i tell may have to kill ya. lol

back of wednesday ground leppins lane end. good bites an plenty if using right bait/good luck

Erm, he tells you where it is further up the thread.

does anyone now where the best place to buy fresh fish in Sheffield

does anyone now where the best place to buy fresh fish in Sheffield

Where abouts in Sheffield do you live?

Had 73lb of Roach,Bream,chub, Dace,Barbel,the wier at Meadowbank nr the sewerage works start of last season.

ive had loads of grayling trout and chub also an 11lb barbel brilliant river .if you know were to fish it !:):)

I gave a bit of advice to you all and cerey has had good success - well done! My other advice would be that if you put the time in, there's pockets of fish to be found all over the Don, if you find the right spot you're onto a winner. There's loads of it I've not explored around Sheffield but I'm almost certain that the course fish hole up in certain areas (in numbers anyway) whereas trout and grayling can be found everywhere.

Dont be suprised to catch big wild brown trout - like 5lb, a lot of people assume these are barbel when they get broke - I've weighed one at 4.5lb and one at 5lb (not caught by me) and lost a huge one at the net which I hooked on breadpunch fished on the pole. Theres also some big carp in several places, even in the upper Sheffield reaches.

You need a licence to fish anywhere in the UK bigflesh :wink:
not in Scotland I believe.

Or the sea!

Had a decent morning on the Don today. Started at 8 finished at 12 had 7 trout and 3 grayling and pulled out of something big must have been a barbel. Only packed in cos my fingers were numb

i took the dog in beeley woods this morning and the river looked well with the bit of extra water in it. if it's the same level at the weekend i think a few hours on the stick may be on the cards!

Wer abouts did u get grayling? N wot on?

neepsend near gardeners rest mate got em all on red maggot. 2 guys catching grayling on 5 wiers stretch yesterday [warren street end about 500 yards up stream] getting 1 every other trot down

Had a great day yesterday on the don, (not in terms of fish) had 2 nice grey ing and lost something massive, think it was a trout as it had a tail belonging to the the trout family. Some other fishermen said they'd caught several fish, where is the best place to fish with a float, preferably without having to wade, cheers

upstream from the gardeners rest [neepsend] theres a small car park go through it and theres a couple of swims you can fish stick from the bank. In summer when th waters low iv fished the wagglerto the far bank with good results