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Lower Hodder Beat

<h2>Higher Hodder Bridge</h2><p>The ancient boundary between Lancashire and Yorkshire The Hodder catchment includes some of the most attractive landscapes within the Ribble catchment. The whole area is within the designated Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the uplands are in the Bowland Fells SSSI. The catchment has a highly valued fishery and is popular with anglers. Stocks Reservoir and other upland river intakes, provide a vital part of the North West’s public water supply. The Hodder valley is mostly agriculture with small rural villages including Dunsop Bridge and Slaidburn.</p>

<h2>Downstream from Higher Hodder Bridge</h2>Downstream from Higher Hodder Bridge

<h2>Neck of Long Pool</h2>Neck of Long Pool

<h2>Shall I go to heaven or a-fishing</h2>Shall I go to heaven or a-fishing

<h2>Steps Pool</h2>Steps Pool

<h2>The first hint of Autumn</h2>The first hint of Autumn

<h2>Famed for sea trout</h2>Famed for sea trout

<h2>Upstream to Black Wheel</h2>An early holding pool

<h2>Tail of Black Wheel</h2>Tail of Black Wheel

<h2>The Pots</h2>The Pots

<h2>Red tag and Grayling time</h2>Red tag and Grayling time