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Town Water, Salisbury

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Town Water is a cracking day-ticket stretch on the River Avon, running for more than a mile from Salisbury into the open countryside. It’s noted for specimen roach, dace, grayling, chub and pike, with a very good chance of roach over 2 lb.

Run by Salisbury & District Angling Club · checked 14 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Salisbury Ashley Road 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 Salisbury Ashley Road on Live River Levels

The lowdown

  • Town Water sits in and immediately upstream of Salisbury, so you get that useful mix of city-edge water and proper countryside as the stretch heads out upstream.
  • The Town Water section is more than 1 mile long. Combined with Parsonage Farm, the club’s linked fishery runs to approximately 1.5 miles.
  • Fishing is available from both banks on Town Water. That gives you a fair bit of water to explore rather than being tied to one side.
  • This is the day-ticket part of the fishery. Parsonage Farm is club fishing only, so don’t assume the same ticket covers both sections.
  • The big draw is the roach. The club specifically highlights specimen fish and says there’s a very good chance of finding roach over 2 lb.
  • Dace are also noted on the stretch, while the wider fish list includes good numbers of grayling, plus chub and pike.
  • The water is part of the upper Hampshire Avon chalk-stream system, with the river running from urban Salisbury out into open countryside.
  • A coarse day ticket is listed at £8, while the trout day ticket is £10. An Environment Agency rod-fishing licence is needed as well.
  • There’s no separate night-fishing permission stated for Town Water, and no dedicated parking postcode is published. The ticket outlet postcode is SP2 7GL.

Methods: This is a mixed fishery with coarse and trout day-ticket options. The named targets are specimen roach, dace, grayling, chub and pike.

Access & tickets

Coarse day ticket

Town Water day ticket

£8 (as listed 14 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Trout day ticket

Town Water day ticket

£10 (as listed 14 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Environment Agency rod-fishing licence

Required in addition to the club ticket

Buy membership through the club’s Clubmate portal, where members can also download fishery maps and rules. The 2026–27 guide lists an additional £20 joining fee.

Fish the club names

roach, trout, pike, chub

Key rules

  • An Environment Agency rod-fishing licence is required in addition to the club ticket.
  • The fisheries are governed by Environment Agency South West Region byelaws.
  • Town Water is available on a day ticket.
  • Parsonage Farm is club fishing only.
  • No separate night-fishing permission is stated for Town Water.

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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