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Sopley Main River, Hampshire Avon

River Avon (Hampshire) · Members and permitted guests; no public day tickets

Sopley Main River gives Christchurch Angling Club anglers approximately 2 km of left-bank Hampshire Avon fishing, with deep glides, gravel bars and plenty of cover. Large chub dominate here, with barbel and pike among the other fish in the mix.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Avon Tyrrell Estate – North End to Dudmore stretch

River Avon (Hampshire) · Seasonal rods and estate-managed coarse fishing — contact Avon Tyrrell

A proper three-mile run of the lower Hampshire Avon, stretching roughly from North End to Dudmore through Avon Tyrrell Estate. Salmon rods are let for the season, while coarse fishing is now managed directly by the estate.

Species not listed by the club.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

White Horse Fishery, Downton

River Avon (Hampshire) · Day ticket

White Horse Fishery is a cracking mile of Hampshire Avon from Downton’s white-painted Iron Bridge down to the old Salisbury–Wimborne railway crossing. It’s a varied middle-Avon stretch on the true right-hand bank, with chub, dace, roach, perch, barbel, bream and more.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

River Trent – Dr’s Surgery, Willington

River Trent · Day ticket, members or night permit

Dr’s Surgery is a proper River Trent coarse-fishing venue at Willington, run by Derbyshire County Angling Club. It’s separate from the excluded Finger Lake frontage, with access through DCAC membership or a Catch day ticket.

Species not listed by the club.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

River Trent – Sawley/Shardlow section

River Trent · Members only

The Sawley/Shardlow section is a proper mixed River Trent stretch, running around the River Derwent confluence, Sawley and Sawley Weir. It flips from slow, deep water to shallow, fast-running river, with bream and roach in the quieter areas and barbel and chub showing in the pace.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Runnymede River Thames fishing stretch

River Thames · Day ticket

A cracking National Trust day-ticket stretch on the broad River Thames beside Runnymede’s floodplain meadow. It’s a properly historic setting, with riverside paths, trees, moorings and the Magna Carta landscape all adding to the scene.

Species not listed by the club.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Newton Solney — Newton Water Old Stretch

River Trent · Members only

Newton Water Old Stretch is SDAA’s lowland River Trent water at Newton Solney, with roughly 20 pegs on the Derbyshire bank. It sits close to the River Dove confluence, with the Trent forming the county boundary with Staffordshire here.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Chertsey Camping and Caravanning Club Site Thames stretch

River Thames · Campsite users only

A quiet little Thames-side fishing stretch at The Camping and Caravanning Club’s Chertsey site, tucked beside the campsite near Chertsey Bridge. It’s for people staying on site rather than general public day-ticket anglers, with fishing available from June to March and a proper £3 adult daily fee in 2026.

Species not listed by the club.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Ingleby (John Thompson) — River Trent

River Trent · Members only

Ingleby (John Thompson) is a proper River Trent coarse-fishing stretch run by Derby Railway Angling Club. Expect fast gravel glides, deeper pools and slacks, with barbel and plenty of silverfish in the mix.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

River Trent – Willington section

River Trent · Members only

A proper mixed coarse stretch on the lowland, navigable Trent near Willington Bridge, run by Pride of Derby Angling Association. It’s members-only water, with roach, chub, barbel and bream on the club’s list.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

River Trent — Swarkestone to below Shardlow

River Trent · Members only

A big, proper Derbyshire Trent holding from Swarkestone down to below Shardlow, run exclusively by Derby Railway Angling Club. It’s membership water rather than a casual day-ticket job, with rural floodplain and navigable river character in the mix.

Species not listed by the club.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

The Top Stream, Offord Cluny

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or club members

The Top Stream is a cracking little day-ticket run on the Great Ouse at Offord Cluny. It’s narrow, flowing water with plenty of float-fishing appeal, and boats won’t be trundling through your swim.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

St Ives Fish Preservation and Angling Society Great Ouse sections — A-D, Chub Stream and Meadow Lane

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members

A handy run of Great Ouse water around St Ives and Hemingford Grey, with A-D Sections, Chub Stream and Meadow Lane all under the St Ives Fish Preservation and Angling Society. Proper old-school club water, offering day tickets and annual membership, with roach and bream the headline fish.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Ten Mile Bank, River Great Ouse

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members

Ten Mile Bank is a proper big-river stretch on the Great Ouse, run by King’s Lynn Angling Association. It’s deep, slow and spacious, with loads of room to settle in and a few cracking access points along the flood bank.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Sowley, Fiddleford Pool and Trail Bridge downstream to Wesper Brook

Dorset Stour · Day ticket

A cracking middle-Stour stretch running from Sowley through Fiddleford Mill Pool, past Trail Bridge and down to Wesper Brook. Proper varied water too — deep pool fishing, winter roach shoals and mobile chub work lower down.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

The Triangle

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members

The Triangle is one of Offord & Buckden Angling Society’s named waters on the Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire. It’s a daytime day-ticket stretch with access from the main car park off Station Lane, Offord Cluny.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Pressham Wood

Dorset Stour · Day ticket or members

Pressham Wood is a cracking 350-metre Dorset Stour stretch near Durweston, run by Blandford & District Angling Club. It’s deep, sheltered and fishes from the true right bank only, with the water running down to the weir.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

The Mill Stream, Offord Cluny

River Great Ouse · Members only

The Mill Stream at Offord Cluny is a small, intimate members-only running stream, fed from Black Overfalls Weir. It fishes from the weir pool down to the road bridge, with chub the main draw and some cracking barbel interest too.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Hammoon Stretch

Dorset Stour · Day ticket

Hammoon is a quiet, lightly fished stretch on the middle Dorset Stour, just west of Hammoon. It’s a long run of generally shallow, streamy swims, with chub the main draw and plenty of room for exploratory coarse fishing.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Godmanchester Recreation Ground

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members

Godmanchester Recreation Ground is the society’s best-known stretch on the Great Ouse — a picturesque coarse-fishing venue wrapped around an island between river channels. It’s got that handy riverside-park feel, with fishing possible in almost all weather and river conditions.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Throop Beat 2 — New Weir to Blackwater Bridge

Dorset Stour · Day ticket

Throop Beat 2 runs from New Weir to Blackwater Bridge on the Dorset Stour, with day tickets available to non-members. A proper mixed coarse stretch, with trout and salmon fishing available in season on a separate game-fishing ticket.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Car Park Pool, Offord Cluny

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members

Car Park Pool at Offord Cluny is a cracking Great Ouse day-ticket water with a proper lake-like feel for much of the year. Big carp, hefty pike and a few tasty bream and perch make it well worth a look.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Colber Stretch – Sturminster Newton

Dorset Stour · Day ticket

A quiet, moderately deep Dorset Stour stretch around Colber Bridge, northwest of Sturminster Newton. Both banks are fishable, with slower water, reeds and a properly deep old railway-bridge hole where perch gather as winter rolls on.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Black Overfalls Weir Pool

River Great Ouse · Members only

Black Overfalls Weir Pool is a members-only Ouse venue with proper variety — chub, shoals of good bream and barbel to a serious size. It’s fed by D and E Section and the New Cut, with fishing available from the pool and the far bank of New Cut.

Checked 6 Oct 2026