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Brockbank, River Wear and River Browney

Plan a session

Brockbank and the River Browney form part of FDAC’s River Wear fishing, with roughly 2,575 metres of water to explore. It’s a mixed club stretch for pleasure and specimen anglers, with trout and coarse-fishing interest alongside the club’s named salmon and sea-trout fishing.

Run by Ferryhill & District Angling Club · checked 14 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Sunderland Bridge gauge

Nearest EA gauge we've matched — it isn't on this stretch, so levels on your peg will differ.

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We don't publish an "ideal level" — nobody can promise one. Flood water is dangerous: if it's up and coloured, stay well back from the edge. Open Sunderland Bridge on Live River Levels

The lowdown

  • This is a proper River Wear club stretch, run by Ferryhill & District Angling Club. The water is listed as Brockbank and River Browney on the official fishery page.
  • There are around 2,575 metres to work through, so there should be plenty of water to settle into rather than everyone piling into one swim.
  • Access is via the left-side car park at the Honest Lawyer pub entrance. The sat-nav postcode is DH1 3SP, and FDAC provides a Google Maps link for Brockbank.
  • The club describes itself as mixed, catering for both pleasure and specimen anglers. Its river catches range from gudgeon through to sea trout and salmon.
  • Trout and coarse fish are named for the water, with salmon and sea trout also included in the holder’s river fishing details. A broad old-school Wear mix, then.
  • One rod only is allowed, and every rod being fished must be at the same peg. Keep things tidy and mobile, but don’t leapfrog swims with extra tackle.
  • A landing net and disgorger are compulsory. Nets and keep nets must be knotless, with keep nets at least 2.5 metres long. Any fish in a keep net must be released by 4pm.
  • Night fishing is allowed on FDAC’s River Wear waters, but it is fly-only. That’s a handy option for anglers who fancy a quieter session after dark.
  • From 15 March to 15 June, maggots and other baits are restricted under Environment Agency rules. Barbed hooks are banned, with barbless or micro-barbed hooks allowed.

Methods: A flexible mixed approach suits the club’s pleasure and specimen remit, with trout fishing and coarse methods both part of the picture. Night sessions are fly-only, so keep that gear ready if you’re heading out after dark.

Access & tickets

2026 Senior FDAC membership

Membership required for this water.

£60 (as listed 14 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

2026 Intermediate FDAC membership

Membership required for this water.

£25 (as listed 14 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

2026 Junior FDAC membership

Membership required for this water.

£10 (as listed 14 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

FDAC membership is required for ordinary club-water fishing. The club’s 2026 membership prices are £60 senior, £25 intermediate, £10 junior, £35 OAP and £40 disabled. The club defines a temporary member as someone who has purchased a day ticket, but it does not publish a day-ticket price for Hunwick & Newfield.

Fish the club names

trout

Key rules

  • Carry current FDAC membership identification and an Environment Agency rod licence.
  • Carry a landing net and disgorger. Landing nets and keep nets must be knotless; keep nets must be at least 2.5 metres long.
  • Release all fish from keep nets by 4pm.
  • One rod only, with all rods being fished at the same peg.
  • Barbed hooks are prohibited; barbless or micro-barbed hooks are allowed.
  • No coarse fish may be removed or killed without committee permission.
  • No dogs except guide dogs. No fires, barbecues or alcohol at the bank.
  • No bivvies, tents or camping, and no digging out pegs or cutting vegetation without committee permission. Nuts and uncooked seeds are not allowed.

Coarse fishing on English rivers is closed from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. That's the law for coarse fish on rivers — it's not a club rule, and game-fishing seasons work differently.

GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish

Where it is

Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.

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