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Throop Beat 1

Throop Beat 1 is the upper stretch of the Throop fishery, running from the top boundary down to New Weir on the River Stour. It’s a proper mixed coarse stretch, with willows, gravel shallows, deep holes and long glides to keep you busy.

Run by Ringwood & District Anglers Association · checked 12 Oct 2026 · boundaries only partly described by the club

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Throop 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

  • Beat 1 is the Hurn section at Throop, and it joins the club’s Bounds Farm fishery on the north bank. It also takes in the lower end of the Muscliffe free stretch.
  • The boundary runs from the top boundary to New Weir. Across its three beats, the club has over five miles of fishable bank, so there’s plenty of water to explore.
  • The river has a cracking mix of overhanging willows, clear gravel shallows and deeper holes. Some sections were redirected away from Throop Mill after floods in the early 1980s.
  • Expect long, deep glides alongside the shallower gravel. The deeper swims can produce big bream, while the varied margins offer plenty to pick apart.
  • Summer can bring a fair bit of weed, and the club says finding a float swim can be difficult. It’s worth looking for cleaner water before setting up.
  • There’s a good spread of named fish here: roach, chub, bream, pike, barbel, eels, dace and a few carp. A proper mixed bag sort of place.
  • Coarse fishing runs from 16 June to 14 March. Trout and salmon fishing is allowed in season, but you’ll need a game fishing ticket for that.
  • Normal fishing is from sunrise until two hours after sunset. If Beat 2’s permitted finish is later, that later time applies. Members can fish round the clock on Beat 1 with a night permit.
  • A club key is needed for access. Use only the permitted parking areas, and take care around overhead powerlines — the club recommends staying at least 20 metres away from cables.

Methods: Trotting and feeder work both suit the mix of glides, gravel shallows and deeper holes. In summer, spend time searching out a fishable float swim through the weed, then target the crease, margins and deeper water.

Access & tickets

Standard day ticket

Two rods and a full day.

£14 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Concessionary day ticket

For OAPs, disabled anglers and juniors.

£10 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Standard one-week ticket

Two rods.

£80 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Arrange membership or ask about guest tickets through Ringwood & District Anglers Association, and make sure you have the required club key. Public day tickets aren’t advertised here; the club’s ordinary day-ticket offering is restricted to Throop and Lower Stour.

Fish the club names

roach, chub, bream, pike, barbel, eel, carp

Key rules

  • Coarse fishing season is 16 June to 14 March.
  • No access during the coarse closed season without a game permit.
  • Trout and salmon fishing is permitted in season with a game fishing ticket.
  • Normal fishing times are sunrise to two hours after sunset, unless the later Beat 2 permitted time applies.
  • No guest tickets are available.
  • No bivvies are permitted.
  • Maximum time in the same swim is 24 hours.
  • Keep at least 20 metres away from overhead powerlines.

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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