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White House

White House is a cracking mile of left-bank fishing on the Wye, tucked between Ross-on-Wye and Hereford. It’s mainly a coarse-water beat, with deep slow water up top, quicker stuff downstream and some proper salmon options too.

Run by Wye & Usk Foundation / Fishing Passport · checked 13 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Ross On Wye 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

  • You get roughly a mile of fishing on the left bank, with the beat running through a mix of river character rather than being all one pace.
  • The upstream end is deep and slow, ideal for settling in with a feeder or fishing a steady line where the water starts to push.
  • Downstream, things pick up nicely. The faster sections offer potential trotting water, and the Foundation describes the coarse fishing as excellent.
  • Barbel and chub are the main coarse attractions, with roach and dace also listed for the stretch. Pike, grayling and trout are present too.
  • There’s a pebble beach and a croy, plus croys and platforms that make access to some pools a good deal less of a faff.
  • The gravel riverbed means wading is relatively easy where needed. Still, pick your spots sensibly and keep an eye on the flow.
  • Salmon anglers have both fly-fishing and spinning opportunities. It’s a useful bit of variety when the river has a touch of colour or the coarse fish aren’t quite on the munch.
  • Warm weekends and bank holidays can bring heavy canoe traffic from 10am to 4pm. Early starts should make for a quieter session and fewer interruptions.
  • The stretch is private, with day tickets booked through the Wye & Usk Foundation Fishing Passport. Only four tickets are available per day, and block bookings can be arranged.
  • Dogs are welcome under control, but professional instructors and guides need permission beforehand. Unauthorised guides may be asked to leave, and the beat operates a wash-off policy.

Methods: Trotting should suit the faster downstream water, while feeder or other coarse approaches look well matched to the deeper, slower upper section. Salmon can be targeted with fly or spinning.

Access & tickets

Salmon full-day ticket

Booked through the Wye & Usk Foundation Fishing Passport.

£40 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Coarse full-day ticket

Booked through the Wye & Usk Foundation Fishing Passport.

£26.50 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Block booking

Available through the Wye & Usk Foundation Fishing Passport.

£106 to £160 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Book through the Wye & Usk Foundation’s Fishing Passport scheme. Full-day and evening tickets are available for the listed fishing categories, with block booking also offered.

Fish the club names

barbel, chub, pike, trout, roach, rudd

Key rules

  • Catch and release applies to all species.
  • National byelaws must be observed.
  • Dogs are allowed but must be kept under control.
  • The beat operates a wash-off policy.
  • Professional instructors and guides require prior permission.
  • Unauthorised guides may be asked to leave.
  • The maximum daily number of tickets is four.

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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