Where to fish in Berkshire

River Thames at Sonning — Sonning River

River Thames · Day ticket or members

RDAA’s Sonning River gives you 1,450 yards of Thames fishing at Sonning, Berkshire, with chub, roach, perch, bream, pike and occasional carp. There’s day-ticket access too, plus night fishing for Bronze Ticket holders.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

River Thames — Home Park and Potts Field, Windsor

River Thames · Day ticket or members

Old Windsor Angling Club runs this Thames fishing at Home Park and Potts Field in Windsor. There are plenty of swims to choose from, with £5 day tickets and members-only night fishing.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

River Thames at Cookham — yacht marina to railway bridge

River Thames · Members only

This Cookham stretch of the Berkshire Thames runs from the railway bridge downstream to the yacht marina, offered by TVAA courtesy of Cookham Angling Club. It’s affiliated-club access, with night fishing permitted — but mind the no-fishing frontage by the cottages.

Species not listed by the club.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

River Thames — Clewer Meadow, Eton

River Thames · Members only

Clewer Meadow is a Thames Valley Angling Association stretch on the Thames at Eton, with mapped fishing opposite Windsor Racecourse and around Clewer Point. It’s affiliated-club access, with night fishing allowed and a members’ car park off Meadow Lane.

Species not listed by the club.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

River Thames — Royal Windsor Racecourse

River Thames · Members only

A proper stretch of Thames: approximately 1½ miles of south bank at Royal Windsor Racecourse, run by Civil Service Angling Society. Boveney weir pool, the Millstream banks and the Overflow Stream’s west bank are included too, with members allowed to night-fish.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

River Thames — Charvil, Buch Ait to Phillimores Island

River Thames · Members or supervised guest permit

A cracking bit of Berkshire Thames variety: Twyford & District Fishing Club’s Charvil stretch runs roughly three-quarters of a mile from downstream of Buch Ait to Phillimores Island and the Borough Marsh Stream mouth. There are numbered pegs 1–30, with bream, chub, barbel and seasonal roach and pike fishing to weigh up.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

River Thames — Romney Island, Windsor

River Thames · Members only

Romney Island is Still Water Leisure’s Thames fishery at Windsor, with roughly half a mile of water, over 40 swims and two weirs. Deep holes, bars and gravel runs give it proper character, with barbel, chub, bream, pike and carp all named.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

River Thames — Hurley Riverside Park, Hurley

River Thames · Club members; ask about day tickets

A peaceful bit of Thames bank at Hurley Riverside Park, with fishing run through Hurley Park Fishing Club. River fishing is free for club members, but don’t assume you can just turn up and buy a public day ticket.

Species not listed by the club.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

River Thames — Southlea Farm, Datchet

River Thames · Members only

Southlea Farm is Farnham Angling Society’s River Thames stretch at Datchet, Berkshire. It’s a membership option rather than a cheeky day-ticket trip — the society doesn’t issue public day tickets.

Species not listed by the club.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

River Thames — Cliveden Reach, My Lady Ferry to Islet Road

River Thames · Affiliated-club members — confirm availability

Cliveden Reach is a TVAA-listed bit of the Thames between Cookham and Maidenhead, with roach and dace fishing specifically mentioned. Before making plans, check it’s still available: affiliated clubs list it, but TVAA’s current fisheries page leaves it out.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

River Thames — Sonning downstream to above St Patrick’s Stream (BADAC)

River Thames · Members only

A cracking-looking 1¼ miles of Berkshire Thames run by Barnet and District Angling Club, with tree-lined banks and some properly deep margins. This is BADAC’s Sonning stretch, not RDAA’s separately listed Sonning River venue.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

Barton Court Fishery, River Kennet

River Kennet · Day ticket or group booking

Barton Court Fishery is a cracking River Kennet fly-fishing venue in Kintbury, with more than 3 miles through Berkshire’s water meadows. It covers the main river, carriers and side streams, with wild brown trout the headline target.

Checked 9 Oct 2026

River Kennet – Woolhampton

River Kennet · Club members or supervised guests

A cracking 1,500-metre Kennet stretch at Woolhampton, mixing steady, canal-like water up top with proper river bends, creases and slacks below. It’s shared by Twyford & District Fishing Club and BACAS, with barbel, chub, perch and bream on the cards.

Checked 9 Oct 2026

Aldermaston – River Kennet

River Kennet · Members only, with association guest arrangements

A proper broad, deep and powerful mile of natural Kennet at Aldermaston, running down to Padworth Mill. It’s Newbury Angling Association water, with bends, scoured holes, a few slacks and some good barbel in the mix.

Checked 9 Oct 2026

River Kennet – Brimpton Beat

River Kennet · Syndicate members or guest permits

Brimpton Beat runs from Brimpton Weir to Kings Bridge on the River Kennet, with Wasing Estate looking after the fishing through Wasing Fisheries. It’s a proper rural Kennet-valley stretch, with weirs, bridges, backwaters and water-meadow character.

Checked 9 Oct 2026

Warren Beat, River Kennet

River Kennet · Members only or guest ticket

Warren Beat is a secluded River Kennet stretch on Wasing Estate, running from Kings Bridge to the Metal Bailey Bridge. It sits within the River Kennet & Enborne Syndicate and is members-only, with guest permits available if booked ahead.

Checked 9 Oct 2026

Benham Park, River Kennet

River Kennet · Day ticket

Benham Park is a proper cracking bit of the Kennet near Marsh Benham, just west of Newbury. It’s fly fishing country, with broad main-river glides, deep pools and some lovely, tighter carrier-stream water.

Checked 9 Oct 2026

Dalston Beat, River Kennet

River Kennet · Members only or guest ticket

Dalston Beat is a private, secluded River Kennet stretch on Wasing Estate, running from Bailey Bridge to the start of the Rowbarge Pub Garden. It’s syndicate water with weir pools, quick races and swirling eddies — proper varied river fishing.

Checked 9 Oct 2026

Hungerford Fishery – Main River Kennet (Beats 1–10)

River Kennet · Paying rods or registered Commoners

Hungerford Fishery’s Main River Kennet runs across ten private beats from Chilton Foliat downstream to Avington. It’s traditional chalk-stream water, managed by the Town and Manor of Hungerford, with access for registered Commoners and paying rods.

Species not listed by the club.

Checked 9 Oct 2026

Avington Estate Fishery — River Kennet and Denford Fishery

River Kennet · Day ticket

Avington Estate Fishery and Denford Fishery give you about six miles of wild, clean chalk-stream water on the Middle Kennet and its tributaries. It’s predominantly a game fishery, with wild brown trout, grayling and a cracking mayfly hatch.

Checked 9 Oct 2026

River Kennet, Sulhamstead Fishery

River Kennet · Day ticket or members

A cracking little CALPAC fishery near Sulhamstead, with roughly 1,500 yards split between a medium-to-fast River Kennet meadow section and a quiet, no-flow canal stretch. It’s open to members and day-ticket anglers, with the canal often coming into its own when the river is in flood.

Checked 9 Oct 2026

Hambridge – River Kennet

River Kennet · Members only, with guest or exchange access

A short, natural River Kennet stretch at Hambridge Farm, controlled by Newbury Angling Association. Proper shallow, quick chalk-stream water with roach, dace, chub and a handy mix of other coarse and game fish.

Checked 9 Oct 2026

Speen Moors – River Kennet

River Kennet · Members only

Speen Moors is a proper varied bit of River Kennet near Speen, controlled by Newbury Angling Association. It’s natural, partly wild and full of different waterways, so there’s plenty to suss out before settling into a swim.

Checked 9 Oct 2026