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East Burton Estate – Beat Two

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East Burton Estate’s Beat Two is a double-bank River Frome beat with mown fishing on the left bank, easy parking by the hut and some proper deep pools to take care around. It’s often a winter grayling favourite, with wild trout, occasional stocked brown trout, and salmon and sea trout water too.

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

Fish the club names

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

Named by East Burton Estate across its waters, not for this stretch on its own.

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

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The lowdown

  • This is one of nine beats across East Burton Estate’s four miles of River Frome fishing.
  • Beat Two is double bank, so you’ve got both sides of the river to work. The left-hand bank is mowed, making life a bit easier underfoot.
  • Parking is alongside the river next to the hut. Bob on for keeping the faff to a minimum before you start fishing.
  • Anglers do wade here, but don’t treat it as a casual splash about. The estate flags up numerous deep pools, so take proper care as you move through the beat.
  • The stretch is often favoured by winter grayling anglers. That makes the colder months a cracking time to concentrate on the runs and deeper holding water.
  • The Frome here holds wild trout, while the estate sometimes stocks the main river with brown trout. Grayling are described as plentiful, including fish over three pounds.
  • Salmon and sea trout can be targeted in hatch pools and runs. Those are the areas to focus on when the right fish are in the river and conditions line up.
  • The estate doesn’t set out a Beat Two-specific method rule, catch quota or catch-and-release rule on the checked page, so don’t assume restrictions that aren’t stated.
  • River guides and coaches can be arranged for fishing parties. Handy if you want a bit of local help reading the water or tackling the deeper sections.
  • The official beat map is interactive, so use it to locate Beat Two before setting off. Availability and bookings are handled directly through the estate’s website.

Methods: The checked details don’t state a Beat Two-specific permitted method, so the page doesn’t confirm fly-only fishing or any particular approach. Expect wading, deep pools, hatch pools and runs to be central to reading the beat.

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.

Game-fish seasons are set by the rights holder and EA byelaws — check them before you go.

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Documented by the rights holder · checked 27 Oct 2026

Methods the rights holder lists: The checked details don’t state a Beat Two-specific permitted method, so the page doesn’t confirm fly-only fishing or any particular approach. Expect wading, deep pools, hatch pools and runs to be central to reading the beat.

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

Target species

Named by the rights holder across its waters, not for this stretch alone.

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

No method or bait rules published that we've checked. Always confirm on the day.

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Access & tickets

Trout fishing — 1 April to 30 April

£60 per rod

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

Trout fishing — 1 May to 30 June

£80 per rod

£80 per rod (as listed 27 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Trout fishing — 1 July to 15 October / winter coarse-grayling

£60 per rod from 1 July to 15 October; winter coarse/grayling day tickets £35 per day

£60 per rod / £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

  • Trout fishing runs from 1 April to 15 October.
  • Coarse/grayling fishing runs from 16 October to 14 March.
  • Salmon fishing runs from 15 March to 31 August.
  • The estate does not state a specific rod limit for Beat Two.
  • The estate does not state a Beat Two-specific permitted-method rule.
  • The estate does not state a Beat Two-specific catch quota or catch-and-release rule.
  • Anglers wade Beat Two, which contains numerous deep pools; care is required when wading.

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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