River guide
River Arun in West Sussex
4 checked stretches so far — day tickets, club waters and guest tickets, each checked against the club's own pages.
The lowdown
The River Arun at Pulborough is a tidal, rural water in West Sussex. This CALPAC stretch is described as prolific and runs for approximately 1,500 metres.
Around the fishery, the river has a cattle-grazed character, with access from Swan Bridge and fishing on the south bank. The named fish include roach, chub, dace, perch, bream, gudgeon, eels, pike and carp, with an occasional sea fish also possible.
Close season reminder
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 fishStretches
4 of 4 checked stretches. No rankings — we don't know which is "best" on your day, and neither does anyone else.
River Arun, Pulborough
River Arun · Day ticket or members
A proper rural, tidal Arun stretch at Pulborough, run by CALPAC Angling Club. It’s around 1,500 metres long, can be prolific, and offers day-ticket or members’ fishing from the south bank.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
River Arun at Watersfield
River Arun · Members only
Watersfield is a cracking mile of tidal River Arun, run by Petworth and Bognor Angling Club. It’s a proper mixed-fishery stretch, with shallow bits, deeper glides, reeds and a cheeky gravel run to pick apart.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
River Arun north of Arundel
River Arun · Day ticket
A proper challenging tidal Arun stretch north of Arundel, run by Worthing & District Piscatorial Society. Fast currents, steep slippery banks and flood risk make this one for anglers who fancy a bit of a test — but it can be rewarding once mastered.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
Oakhurst to Bignor
River Arun · Members only
Oakhurst to Bignor is a tranquil, mature bit of non-tidal Arun run by Billingshurst Angling Society. Quiet West Sussex water meadows, proper rural surroundings and fish that’ll reward a bit of graft.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.
Access & tickets
Adult day ticket
CALPAC Angling Club
Two rods
£10 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: River Arun, Pulborough
Junior, OAP and disabled day ticket
CALPAC Angling Club
Two rods
£5 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: River Arun, Pulborough
Petworth and Bognor Angling Club membership
Petworth and Bognor Angling Club
Membership access for the Watersfield fishery, under the club’s published membership arrangements.
Covers: River Arun at Watersfield
Day ticket
Worthing & District Piscatorial Society
Available from local tackle shops. Specific shop not stated.
£10 per day (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: River Arun north of Arundel
Billingshurst Angling Society membership
Billingshurst Angling Society
Membership-based access to the society’s fisheries, including Oakhurst to Bignor.
Covers: Oakhurst to Bignor
Species
We only tag a stretch with a fish when the club names it. Some clubs name fish across all their water rather than stretch by stretch — those are flagged on the card.
| Stretch | Carp | Bream | Roach | Pike | Perch | Barbel | Chub | Eel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Arun, Pulborough | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| River Arun at Watersfield | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| River Arun north of Arundel | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Oakhurst to Bignor | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
● named by the club for this stretch · ●* named across the club's waters · blank = not named (not "absent").
Rules — who runs what
Day tickets are available through Clubmate. CALPAC Angling Club also runs the water for members.
Club pagePetworth and Bognor Angling Club
Fishing is obtained through Petworth and Bognor Angling Club membership, following the club’s published membership arrangements. The club website publishes membership-fee information, but no Watersfield-specific day-ticket price is given.
Club pageWorthing & District Piscatorial Society
Day tickets are available from local tackle shops. The specific tackle shop selling them is not identified, so check locally before travelling.
Club pageAccess is through Billingshurst Angling Society membership. The society does not publish a public day-ticket price for Oakhurst to Bignor.
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Each stretch page lists its own key rules. You'll need an Environment Agency rod licence on all of them.
River levels
Measured readings straight from the Environment Agency. These are the nearest gauges we've matched — not readings from the stretches themselves.
Measured — Environment Agency
Pulborough Swan Bridge 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
Measured — Environment Agency
Houghton Bridge 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
Measured — Environment Agency
Arundel 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
Tips & reports
Our take (editorial, not club advice): on any decent-sized river, a lead that holds bottom without dragging is half the battle — go up in weight before you go up in bait. A bit of extra colour after rain often brings barbel and bream closer in, but a fast-rising, debris-filled river is dangerous; if in doubt, don't. Weather tools built for still lakes don't translate neatly to rivers, so we haven't bolted a lake-style weather score on here.
No angler reports on these stretches yet — we'll only show real ones once our moderated river reports are live.
Where this comes from · checked 12 Oct 2026
- GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish
- CALPAC Angling Club — river arun pulborough (calpacangling.com)
- Petworth and Bognor Angling Club — home (sussexangling.co.uk)
- Worthing & District Piscatorial Society — rivers (wdps.org.uk)
- Billingshurst Angling Society — home (billingshurstas.co.uk)
Rules, prices and ticket availability change — the rights holder's own page always wins.