Driffield Canal

This pretty waterway is about four miles in length with the main fishing area centred around the village of Wansford, some three miles south-east of Driffield.

Access to most of the Canal is easy as it runs alongside the B1249 Driffield to North Frodingham road. There is good parking in Wansford village where there are purpose-built fishing stances for anglers with disabilities. Parking elsewhere can be more difficult, although parking on the grass verge is possible in a couple of places.

The Canal only hold small stocks of fish, a few trout, perch, eels and pike.

In certain areas the Canal is badly silted and weedy, and when water levels are low it can be reduced to a mere trickle. For much of the year the water is very clear which can make locating fish easy, but in the summer this allows profuse weed growth. The Association is running the fishery in conjunction with the East Riding Fisheries Consultative.

ANGLING IS STRICTLY NOT ALLOWED AT CANAL HEAD IN DRIFFIELD.

AS ON ALL H&DAA WATERS ALL FISH MUST BE RETURNED ALIVE TO THE FISHERY, INCLUDING TROUT AND PIKE.

Permits required

Standard membership 5am – 10pm

No Day Tickets or Night Fishing

Stock

Limited stocks of trout, roach, perch – occasional pike.

Directions

Access is only on the B1249 side of the Canal. This road runs between Driffield to North Frodingham. The main fishing area of Wansford is some three miles from North Frodingham and about 9 miles from Beverley.

Postcode: YO25 8NX

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Parking

In Wansford village or at the occasional lay-by alongside the B1249.