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Upper Bishopswood (Worcester Angling Society)

Upper Bishopswood is Worcester Angling Society water on the River Wye, near Bishopswood and Kerne Bridge. It’s roughly three-quarters of a mile, running from the Lower Bishopswood boundary towards Kerne Bridge, with access split around the canoe launch.

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 the upper beat, sitting directly upstream of Lower Bishopswood on the Wye.
  • The stretch is approximately three quarters of a mile long. That’s a decent bit of water to get your head around, without being a massive faff.
  • The top section, from Kerne Bridge down to the canoe launch, is Full Society Members only.
  • Honorary Bishopswood Members can fish as far as the canoe launch, but no further upstream.
  • Day-permit holders can fish from the Lower Bishopswood boundary up to the canoe launch. Day tickets are not available for the Upper Bishopswood section itself.
  • Mondays and Tuesdays are unavailable to Society members, as those days were retained by previous owners. Worth checking before setting off.
  • The Society says the upper beat holds the same species as Lower Bishopswood: chub, roach, barbel and pike. A proper mixed bag of Wye fish.
  • No specific swim layout, depths, flow details or named features are given for this beat, so the key marker is the canoe launch and the boundary with Lower Bishopswood.
  • Anglers must follow all Environment Agency byelaws, and anyone fishing for salmon needs a Society Salmon Permit as well as an Environment Agency rod licence.
  • Keep it tidy and close the gates. The Society also asks anglers not to cast across to the opposite bank when another angler is present. A bailiff regularly checks the water.

Methods: No specific tactics are set out for this stretch. Fish within your permitted section, follow the byelaws and give other anglers plenty of room across the river.

Access & tickets

Society Salmon Permit

Required when fishing for salmon.

Environment Agency rod licence

Required on Worcester Angling Society waters.

Upper Bishopswood annual car-park pass

For the village hall car park.

£5 (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

  • Comply with all Environment Agency byelaws.
  • Salmon anglers must hold a Society Salmon Permit.
  • An Environment Agency rod licence is required on Society waters.
  • Mondays and Tuesdays are unavailable to Society members.
  • Only Full Society Members may fish above the canoe launch.
  • Honorary Bishopswood Members may fish only up to the canoe launch.
  • Day-permit holders may fish only up to the canoe launch from the Lower Bishopswood boundary.
  • Do not cast across to the opposite bank when another angler is present; close gates and keep the fishery clean.

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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