River guide
River Thames in Wiltshire
2 checked stretches so far — day tickets, club waters and guest tickets, each checked against the club's own pages.
The lowdown
The Thames in Oxfordshire includes the quiet, picturesque fishing at Bablock Hythe. Here, the towpath follows the advertised fishing downstream towards Paxford Bridge at Pinkhill.
Roach, perch, pike and chub are the principal species the Alliance names for this part of the river. Keep the fishing boundaries in mind: this permission covers the specified right-hand bank, not both sides of the Thames.
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
2 of 2 checked stretches. No rankings — we don't know which is "best" on your day, and neither does anyone else.
Castle Eaton (River Thames)
River Thames · Members only
Castle Eaton is a South Cerney Angling Club membership stretch on the River Thames in Wiltshire. It covers three fields upstream of the road bridge, with access through a kissing gate in Mill Lane.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
Cricklade Town Stretch
River Thames · Members only
Cricklade Town Stretch is a short bit of River Thames fishing held by South Cerney Angling Club. The club says it’s best tackled with a roving approach through autumn and winter.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.
Access & tickets
2026/27 adult full membership
South Cerney Angling Club
Two rods; membership runs from 1 April to 31 March.
£130 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Castle Eaton (River Thames)
2026/27 OAP/disabled full membership
South Cerney Angling Club
Two rods; membership runs from 1 April to 31 March.
£100 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Castle Eaton (River Thames)
2026/27 junior full membership
South Cerney Angling Club
Two rods; membership runs from 1 April to 31 March.
£30 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Castle Eaton (River Thames)
2026/27 adult full membership
South Cerney Angling Club
Two rods
£130 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Cricklade Town Stretch
2026/27 OAP/disabled full membership
South Cerney Angling Club
Two rods
£100 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Cricklade Town Stretch
2026/27 junior full membership
South Cerney Angling Club
Two rods
£30 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Cricklade Town Stretch
2026/27 weekly ticket
South Cerney Angling Club
£70 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Cricklade Town Stretch
2026/27 adult/OAP/disabled winter or half-season ticket
South Cerney Angling Club
Runs from 1 October to 31 March
£80 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Cricklade Town Stretch
2026/27 junior winter or half-season ticket
South Cerney Angling Club
Runs from 1 October to 31 March
£30 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Cricklade Town Stretch
2026/27 night-membership ticket
South Cerney Angling Club
Additional ticket required for night fishing; adult, OAP/disabled and junior anglers
£160 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Cricklade Town Stretch
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.
● named by the club for this stretch · ●* named across the club's waters · blank = not named (not "absent").
Rules — who runs what
Hannington is club-controlled rather than a day-ticket river stretch. South Cerney Angling Club lists 2026/27 membership at £130 for adult full membership covering two rods, £100 for OAP/disabled full membership, £30 for junior full membership and £70 for seven-day membership. Night membership is listed at £160.
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Pick the stretch you fished and add a 20-second update there — one stretch at a time keeps it useful.
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
Cricklade 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
- South Cerney Angling Club — home (scac.org.uk)
Rules, prices and ticket availability change — the rights holder's own page always wins.