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Preston Court (the official Wye & Usk Foundation listing; the supplied “Garnons & Preston Court” name could not be independently confirmed on an official rights-holder page)

Preston Court is a proper mile of right-bank River Wye, with quicker, rocky water upstream and deeper, steadier stuff below. It’s a coarse-fishing beat with barbel, chub, pike and perch in the mix.

Run by Wye & Usk Foundation · checked 13 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Bredwardine 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 the officially listed Preston Court beat, shown as B20/B21 in different Wye & Usk Foundation passport editions. The combined “Garnons & Preston Court” name isn’t confirmed on the current official listing.
  • You get roughly a mile of fishing, all on the right bank. It’s a proper varied bit of river, rather than one long, samey glide.
  • Upstream is the lively end. Faster flow, bedrock and gravel give it a bit of character, with summer barbel the main attraction.
  • The middle and lower sections settle down into deeper, slower water. That’s where winter barbel are mentioned as a possibility, especially when the river has some colour in it.
  • Chub are likely throughout the beat, while pike and perch are also named among the species present. Plenty to keep you thinking if the barbel aren’t playing ball.
  • There are a number of swims, and the 2013 passport reported more than twelve new ones after access and maintenance work. Handy stuff, though the banks can still be steep.
  • Access is difficult in places, and late-summer vegetation can make the faff worse. Sensible footwear and a bit of patience will be bob on.
  • With up to two coarse rods available per day, it suits a mate-and-you session as well as a solo wander. Trotting, feeder work and searching the deeper creases all fit the water’s varied pace.
  • Keep an eye on the season. Summer is the obvious barbel window in the quicker upstream water, while the deeper sections offer a winter chance too.

Methods: A cracking mixed coarse beat for trotting the faster water, feeder work in the deeper sections and targeting barbel around the gravel, bedrock and creases. Chub, perch and pike give you other options when the main quarry is quiet.

Access & tickets

2013 coarse day ticket

Official Wye & Usk Foundation passport listing for Preston Court.

£15 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

2014 coarse day ticket

Official Wye & Usk Foundation passport listing for Preston Court.

£15–£22 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Day tickets are booked through the Wye & Usk Foundation’s Fishing Passport booking page. Season rods are available separately through the Fishing Passport scheme.

Fish the club names

barbel, pike, perch, chub

Key rules

  • Catch and release of all species is required.
  • Dogs are permitted when kept under control.
  • Anglers must follow the standard Wye & Usk Foundation coarse-fishing rules.
  • Up to 2 coarse rods are available per day.

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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