The River Calder is fast becoming close to its prime of the 1970’s after years of issues with flooding and pollution. Chub, Barbel, Dace, Roach, Perch, Trout & Grayling are all prolific along all our waters from above Battyeford down to the lower lengths at Bingley Arms and Healey Mills, Ossett.

John Cotton. WF14 0EL. (w3w. round. misty. trout).                                                                 
Take the foot path to your right. Fish this bank from above the weir upstream to the Green Bridge. (Held jointly with John Cotton).

Battyeford Playing Fields. WF14 0EL. (w3w. round. misty. trout). 
  (NO DAY TICKETS ALLOWED for THIS FISHERY).                                                                              Take the footpath to your left. Fish this bank from below the Weir downstream to the limit at the bottom of the sports field.

Pear Tree. WF14 0ED. (w3w. lost. scares. divisions).                                                                    Half Penny Bridge, Wood Lane. Park opposite Pennine Boat Club. One peg directly below 1/2 Penny Bridge, right bank downstream. Access to remainder of length, go over canal bridge and turn right into Waterside Walk, turn right back along the canal past the Marina to the Lock, fish 30mtrs below the lock to the old railway buttress. Approx 5 pegs.

Ledgard Bridge and St Pauls, Newgate, Mirfield.                                                                        Ledgard Bridge. WF14 8LZ. (w3w. intersect. firm. calibrate). Fish this bank, upstream of bridge one peg and down stream to limit.                                                                                                         St Pauls Lock, WF14 8DD. (w3w. ballooned. soldiers. darts). Entrance from Newgate Rd through the Gate at the side of the Canal.  Fish out of the canal upstream to limit, approx. 5 pegs. Good winter pegs.

Ship Inn to Calder Road Bridge, Ravensthorpe.                                                                          Ship Inn. WF14 9HR.  (w3w. tumbled. unlisted. replied). From the Ship Inn (no parking in the car park) fish from the Bridge down to the weir. Then take the path to fish the bottom of the weir down to Calder Road.                                                                                                                      Calder Road. WF12 9EA. (w3w. signal. buddy. living). Fish left hand bank upstream to the Ship Inn, fish the right hand bank down stream  to one peg below the Canal. Go back over the River  and fish one peg below the Bridge then right bank up stream to the Greenwood Canal. Below the weir at the Ship Inn is noted for its early season Chub catches, Grayling and Dace show in the streamier pegs early season and through the summer months. (Please show caution in this area as it is a prolific spawning area, early in the season try to fish from the banks and avoid wading). Lower down the length Calder Road is good for bags of Roach, Perch and Bream can show when the river is carrying a bit of extra water in the Autumn months.

The Scout Hut length. WF13. (w3w. tester. grid. fever).                                                        Access is from the bottom of Scout Hill, Ravenswharfe Road(WF13 3RD). Left hand bank down stream to the weir. This length used to produce big weights of Bream in the early pegs and noted for Roach in the Autumn and Winter months. Tends to get neglected by members but the fishing can be exceptional on the right days. Please park reasonably as it is an industrial area, please consider HGV movement.

Thornhill Road, WF12 9BX. (w3w. reader. backup. label).                                                          From Thornhill River Bridge, fish right bank upstream to the weir. Used to be Earls Heaton water.

Calder Bank Road. Top Entry. WF12 9QF. (w3w. rates. less. chops).                                          Access for this section is on Thornhill Road, down the cycle track on the left opposite the Café, fish right hand bank  upstream past the broken weir to limit (held jointly with Dewsbury AC) and left hand bank downstream to road bridge at Mill St West.                                                      Calder Bank Road. Bottom Entry. WF12 9QA. (w3w. newly. salsa. oiled).                                      Park in small car park on the right before Mill Street West road bridge, fish right hand bank upstream from the bridge. One of the most consistent early season and Autumn stretches contains great numbers of Dace, Roach, Chub, Barbel, Bream, Grayling. It is a shallow length of fast water ideal for stick float and ledgering for the more experienced angler. Regular match weights from this length are in excess of 20lb.

Sands Lane, Dewsbury. WF12 8EB. (w3w. sofa. pushy. flesh).                                                         This section is immediately below Saville Road Bridge, left bank downstream to the sewage works. A little deeper in the lower pegs than Calder Bank Road good for early season late Autumn fishing. Some big Chub on this length and lots of Dace. There is a gate for the lower pegs onto Kirklees Council playing fields which is locked. Pedestrian access only from here.

Bingley Arms. Near WF4 5PT.                                                                                                               Fish both banks upstream of the road bridge across the River approx 800 yards to the power lines, DEFINITELY NO FISHING PAST POWER LINES!! This is private land, with a protective landlord.                                                                                                                                                              Left Bank Upstream. (w3w. chief. mountains. cemented). Parking through through the gate on the right. No Parking on the Flood Bank.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Right Bank Upstream. (w3w. carpeted. corkscrew. rant). All season for Dace, Grayling, Chub, Roach etc.

Healey Mills, Healey Lane , Ossett. WF5 8NE. (w3w. thus. spiked. damage).                        Park in the car park provided. Entrance to this section is over the footbridge. Turn right and fish upstream to the old water bowser. Turn left and fish downstream, through the bridges to the bottom railway bridge. Another shallow Spring and Summer water with similar stocks as Calder Bank and Sands Lane. A length used by pleasure anglers and specimen hunters, a little known gem.