Pressham Wood
Pressham Wood is a cracking, deep River Stour stretch near Durweston, with around 350 metres of fishing from the true-right bank. It runs down to the weir and offers a proper mix of roach, dace, perch, chub, bream and pike.
Run by Blandford & District Angling Club · checked 12 Oct 2026
River Stour (Dorset)
Pressham Wood
Our river artwork — photos for this stretch are on the way
River level
Measured — Environment Agency
Blandford 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 River Ready
The lowdown
Access & tickets
Adult membership
Blandford & District Angling Club membership
£50 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Senior membership
Blandford & District Angling Club membership
£40 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Junior membership
Blandford & District Angling Club membership
£15 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Adult day ticket
Blandford & District Angling Club day ticket
£8 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Junior day ticket
Blandford & District Angling Club junior day ticket
£3.50 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Day tickets and memberships are obtained through Blandford & District Angling Club’s online Clubmate system. Listed prices are adult membership £50, senior membership £40, junior membership £15, day ticket £8 and junior day ticket £3.50.
Fish the club names
roach, perch, bream, pike, chub
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
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How busy was it?
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Water updates from anglers
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