Dudsbury – Dorset Stour
Dudsbury is a very productive Christchurch Angling Club stretch on the Dorset Stour, near Dudsbury and West Parley. Two weirs, a big island, gravel shallows and deep glides give it loads to go at, with some proper specimen fish in the mix.
Run by Christchurch Angling Club · checked 15 Oct 2026 · boundaries only partly described by the club
Dorset Stour
Dudsbury – Dorset Stour
Our river artwork — photos for this stretch are on the way
River level
Measured — Environment Agency
Ensbury 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 Ensbury on Live River Levels
The lowdown
Access & tickets
Christchurch Angling Club membership
Members-only access to the Dudsbury stretch. Day tickets are not available.
Arrange membership or an eligible guest ticket through Christchurch Angling Club; annual membership runs for 365 days from joining. Buy holiday membership before entering, and follow the current guest-ticket page’s one-guest limit rather than the venue table’s two.
Fish the club names
carp, bream, pike, perch, barbel, roach
Key rules
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 fishWhere it is
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.
Community reported
Recent angler updates
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How busy was it?
Nobody's said yet. It's part of the 20-second update below.
No live tracking — this is what anglers told us after their session, and it's never part of the venue score.
Water updates from anglers
No active water updates.