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 The
River Bain is a tributary of the River Ure, which it joins at
Bainbridge in Upper Wensleydale. Its main claim to fame is
that it is the shortest river in England. The source of the River Bain
is Semerwater, in Raydale, and the river has only a 2 mile
journey down to the River Ure near Bainbridge, making it England's
shortest river.
The River Bain my be short but
it provides delightful fly fishing for wild brown trout that rise
feely to your fly. A day's fly fishing on the River Bain is best split
in two; between the lower river (from the confluence with the Ure up to
the village); and the upper river (from just above the village to
Semerwater). The fishing is good both upstream and downstream of
Bainbridge, however, the river that leaves Semerwater is very 'canal
like' and doesn't offer very good fly fishing for quite some distance
downstream.
 The
River Bain is quite narrow and short rods of 7 to 8 feet are best
employed with a light line and short leaders. The brown trout of the
River Bain are plentiful and usually very hungry. It is rare that they
will refuse a well presented dry fly and I have also had success with
duo style fishing.
I have found that the River
Bain fishes better when running quite low, so low in fact that it can
look unfishable! But persevere, read the water, keep low, get carefully
into the best position to present your fly and success is almost
guaranteed.
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