Salford Priors
Salford Priors is a three-quarter-mile BAA stretch on the right bank of the Warwickshire Avon, starting below the River Arrow mouth. It also includes around 150 yards of the Arrow and is described by BAA as a good contest venue.
Run by Birmingham Anglers Association Limited · checked 14 Oct 2026
Warwickshire Avon
Salford Priors
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River level
Measured — Environment Agency
Bidford on Avon 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 BAA water near the confluence of the River Arrow and River Avon. A proper two-river setting, with the main stretch on the Avon and a shorter Arrow section included.
- The fishing runs for approximately three-quarters of a mile. The River Arrow section adds roughly 150 yards to the venue.
- All fishing is on the right bank of the River Avon. The stretch starts below the mouth of the River Arrow.
- BAA names chub, roach, perch, barbel and gudgeon here. Occasional tench and bream are also recorded, so there is a decent mix of species on the books.
- BAA describes Salford Priors as a good contest venue. That makes it one for anglers who enjoy an organised match-style setting rather than a totally wild, untamed bit of river.
- Access is from Salford via Abbots Salford. You follow a service road, cross a field and reach the BAA car park at the end of the track.
- Take care with the access track. It can become deeply rutted and impassable in wet weather, and BAA says not to use it unless you are confident you will not get stuck.
- This is members-only water, with no day tickets available. Current BAA members or authorised persons are the only anglers allowed to fish the association waters.
- Keep your BAA membership card with you while fishing. You will also need the appropriate Environment Agency rod licence.
- Night fishing is not permitted at Salford Priors, and BAA night permits are not listed for this stretch.
Methods: BAA describes the venue as a good contest stretch. The named mix of chub, roach, perch, barbel, gudgeon, occasional tench and bream gives it plenty of match-style interest.
Access & tickets
2026 full membership
BAA membership, valid from 1 January to 31 December 2026.
£50 (as listed 14 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
2026 senior membership
BAA membership, valid from 1 January to 31 December 2026.
£40 (as listed 14 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
2026 junior membership
BAA membership, valid from 1 January to 31 December 2026.
£15 (as listed 14 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
2026 family membership
BAA membership, valid from 1 January to 31 December 2026.
£100 (as listed 14 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
2026 infant membership
BAA membership, valid from 1 January to 31 December 2026.
Free (as listed 14 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
2026 non-fishing membership
Does not permit fishing.
£5 (as listed 14 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Get BAA membership online, by telephone or by post; the 2026 membership year runs from 1 January to 31 December. Under-13 membership is free, and night permits must be bought separately in advance from BAA headquarters.
Fish the club names
chub, roach, perch, barbel, tench, bream
Key rules
- Fishing is restricted to current BAA members or authorised persons.
- Non-members and unauthorised persons must not fish BAA association waters.
- Members must carry their BAA membership card while fishing.
- An appropriate Environment Agency rod licence is required.
- Night fishing is not permitted at Salford Priors.
- Do not use the access track unless you are sure you will not become stuck.
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 fishWhere it is
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.
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