Early Season Captures from the River Derwent

River Derwent 4lb+ specimen wild brown trout

Below is a selection of captures we’ve been sent from our Belper sections of the Derbyshire Derwent – over the first few weeks of the 2020/21 season.

These include a couple of great nets of fish, a stonking river roach, specimen brown trout & grayling, lure caught pike, bream… even an ide! Showcasing just what a fantastic mixed fishery we’re blessed with here, on the Derwent:

If you’d like to send us details & photos of a specimen, bag of fish, or rare capture or sighting from our waters, please use our catch report page to send them to us.

Some lovely fish caught today on Wyver Lane Pond.

Tench Wyver Lane Pond Belper

Bream are responding to bread & corn and this cracking tench was taken on worm.

BDAC Facebook –  Wyver Lane Bream – 20200517.jpg
BDAC Facebook – Adrian Scott – Wyver Lane Bream – 20200517
BDAC Facebook – Jamie Roe – Wyver Lane tench – 20200517