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East Burton Estate – Beat Five

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Beat Five is the longest of East Burton Estate’s nine River Frome beats, with a properly wild feel and a cracking reputation for salmon, sea trout, grayling and big wild brown trout. It’s a day-ticket beat, reached through the caravan park and fished from both banks after the ford.

Run by East Burton Estate · checked 27 Oct 2026 · boundaries only partly described by the club

Fish the club names

  • Trout
  • Tench
  • Grayling
  • Salmon
  • Sea trout
  • Brown trout

River level

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The lowdown

  • This is part of East Burton Estate’s roughly four miles of River Frome fishing, split into nine beats. Beat Five is the longest one.
  • The estate describes it as a truly wild beat. Sounds like a proper wander rather than a neat little manicured fishery.
  • Fishing starts on the right-hand bank. At the ford, you must change over to the left-hand bank, so keep that crossing in mind.
  • Access is through the caravan park along a narrow, double-hedged track. Parking is available through the park and down the track.
  • The beat is particularly suited to salmon and sea-trout fishing, with fly fishing advertised for both. A cracking choice when the river has a bit of life in it.
  • The Frome here holds wild trout and plentiful grayling. Beat Five has produced grayling to 3 lb and wild brown trout to 6 lb — proper river fish.
  • The estate sometimes stocks the main river with brown trout, but the beat is also described as holding wild trout. So there’s a mix to be aware of.
  • Salmon run from 15 March to 31 August. Trout fishing is from 1 April to 15 October, while coarse/grayling fishing runs from 16 October to 14 March.
  • The public details don’t set a specific rod limit, catch-and-release rule, ghillie requirement, permitted fly style or hook restriction for Beat Five. Guides and coaches can be arranged, though, and full river exclusivity is available for parties.

Methods: Fly fishing is advertised for salmon and sea trout. The estate does not specify permitted fly methods or hook restrictions for Beat Five, so check the current arrangements before heading down.

Popular general approaches · plus anything the venue documents

How to fish this stretch

Starts with anything East Burton Estate documents for this stretch, then common river approaches for the fish they name. General advice is labelled — it isn't proven here.

Coarse close season on rivers: 15 March – 15 June inclusive.

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

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Documented by the rights holder · checked 27 Oct 2026

Methods the rights holder lists: Fly fishing is advertised for salmon and sea trout. The estate does not specify permitted fly methods or hook restrictions for Beat Five, so check the current arrangements before heading down.

— East Burton Estate — home, 2026-10-27

Target species

Rigs & methods

  • Typical approach, not confirmed at this stretch

    Fly fishing to the flow

    River trout hold where food is delivered by the current. Most trout waters are fly-only — check the rights holder's rules first.

    How to set it up
    • Upstream nymph or dry fly in the riffles and glides.
    • Approach from downstream and keep low.

    Typical kit: Rod: 8–9ft #4–5 · Tippet: light fluorocarbon or copolymer. Starting points only — match line and hook to the venue rules and the fish present.

Bait to consider

  • Flies only on most trout waters — check the lodge rules
  • Bait/worm ONLY where expressly permitted

Common starting baits, not a local "top bait". Bait bans override everything here.

When it suits

Depends on the water's season and stocking — ask the lodge what's open.

General seasonal pattern, not a forecast.

Check the rules

  • Salmon fishing season: 15 March to 31 August.
  • Trout fishing season: 1 April to 15 October.
  • Coarse/grayling fishing season: 16 October to 14 March.
  • No permitted fly methods or hook restrictions are specified for Beat Five.
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Access & tickets

Beat Five day ticket — 1 April

Day fishing on Beat Five from 1 April.

£50 per day (as listed 27 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Beat Five day ticket — 1 May to 30 June

Day fishing on Beat Five.

£60 per day (as listed 27 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Beat Five day ticket — 1 July to 15 October

Day fishing on Beat Five.

£50 per day (as listed 27 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Grayling day ticket — 16 October to 14 March

Grayling fishing.

£35 per day (as listed 27 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Day tickets are booked through East Burton Estate’s online booking and availability page. River guides and coaches can also be organised by the estate.

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Key rules

  • Salmon fishing season: 15 March to 31 August.
  • Trout fishing season: 1 April to 15 October.
  • Coarse/grayling fishing season: 16 October to 14 March.
  • Fishing starts on the right-hand bank; at the ford, anglers must change to the left-hand bank.
  • The estate does not publish a separate exact rod limit for Beat Five. Its four miles of river can provide fishing for up to eight rods for fishing parties.
  • No public Beat Five catch-and-release rule is stated.
  • No public Beat Five ghillie requirement is stated.
  • No permitted fly methods or hook restrictions are specified for Beat Five.

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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