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Lower Bishopswood (Worcester Angling Society)

Lower Bishopswood is a cracking three-quarter-mile slice of the River Wye near Ross-on-Wye and Bishopswood, run by Worcester Angling Society. Pleasant countryside, good bags of chub and roach, and some good-sized barbel starting to show — with pike in the mix too.

Run by Worcester Angling Society · checked 13 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Lydbrook 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

  • This is a proper countryside stretch, with the Wye doing its thing through pleasant surroundings. A decent spot for a quiet day on the bank.
  • The water can produce good bags of chub and roach, so there’s plenty of interest for the coarse angler.
  • Good-sized barbel are reported to be appearing. Worth keeping an eye on the stronger water and likely feeding lines.
  • Pike are present as well, adding a cheeky predator option when conditions suit.
  • The exact swim layout and number of pegs aren’t confirmed, so expect to do a bit of looking once you’re there rather than marching straight to a numbered peg.
  • For coarse fishing, trotting and feeder work are the obvious approaches to consider from the named fish stocks. Keep things tidy and fish to the conditions.
  • The stretch is approximately three quarters of a mile long, giving you a fair bit of bank to explore and different bits of flow to read.
  • Fishing is from dawn until dusk. No night fishing is allowed on Society waters apart from the Severn, so don’t plan a cheeky overnight session here.
  • Mobile signal at Bishopswood is very poor, so sort your ticket before setting off. Day tickets must be bought before fishing.
  • The £20 day ticket applies below the Walford canoe launch only. The Society no longer sells Bishopswood day tickets from Bishopswood Garage or the Inn on the Wye.

Methods: The named chub, roach and barbel make this a natural trotting and feeder sort of venue, with careful water-reading and a mobile approach likely to pay. Pike are present too, but stick to the Society’s bait and tackle rules.

Access & tickets

Lower Bishopswood day ticket

Non-member day ticket. Applies below the Walford canoe launch only. Must be bought before fishing; available through Swimbooker or via the Society’s Facebook page with bank transfer.

£20 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Weekly permit

Available from Worcester Angling Society.

£35 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Non-member annual coarse-and-game permit

Season runs from 1 April to 31 March.

£50 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Non-members can buy West Diglis day permits from Alan’s Fishing Tackle Shop; the Society homepage also advertises day permits through Swimbooker. Get yours before fishing, as there’s no bank payment.

Fish the club names

chub, roach, barbel, pike

Key rules

  • Day tickets must be purchased before fishing.
  • Rod-and-line fishing only.
  • No coarse fish may be taken from Society waters.
  • Dead or live coarse fish may not be used as bait.
  • Anglers must observe Environment Agency byelaws and hold an up-to-date Environment Agency rod licence.
  • Junior anglers under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Keep the fishery and banks clean and remove litter.
  • Anglers enter the venues at their own risk.

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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