River guide
River Thames in Berkshire
11 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
11 of 11 checked stretches. No rankings — we don't know which is "best" on your day, and neither does anyone else.
River Thames at Sonning — Sonning River
River Thames · Day ticket or members
RDAA’s Sonning River gives you 1,450 yards of Thames fishing at Sonning, Berkshire, with chub, roach, perch, bream, pike and occasional carp. There’s day-ticket access too, plus night fishing for Bronze Ticket holders.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Thames — Home Park and Potts Field, Windsor
River Thames · Day ticket or members
Old Windsor Angling Club runs this Thames fishing at Home Park and Potts Field in Windsor. There are plenty of swims to choose from, with £5 day tickets and members-only night fishing.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Thames at Cookham — yacht marina to railway bridge
River Thames · Members only
This Cookham stretch of the Berkshire Thames runs from the railway bridge downstream to the yacht marina, offered by TVAA courtesy of Cookham Angling Club. It’s affiliated-club access, with night fishing permitted — but mind the no-fishing frontage by the cottages.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Thames — Clewer Meadow, Eton
River Thames · Members only
Clewer Meadow is a Thames Valley Angling Association stretch on the Thames at Eton, with mapped fishing opposite Windsor Racecourse and around Clewer Point. It’s affiliated-club access, with night fishing allowed and a members’ car park off Meadow Lane.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Thames — Royal Windsor Racecourse
River Thames · Members only
A proper stretch of Thames: approximately 1½ miles of south bank at Royal Windsor Racecourse, run by Civil Service Angling Society. Boveney weir pool, the Millstream banks and the Overflow Stream’s west bank are included too, with members allowed to night-fish.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Thames — Charvil, Buch Ait to Phillimores Island
River Thames · Members or supervised guest permit
A cracking bit of Berkshire Thames variety: Twyford & District Fishing Club’s Charvil stretch runs roughly three-quarters of a mile from downstream of Buch Ait to Phillimores Island and the Borough Marsh Stream mouth. There are numbered pegs 1–30, with bream, chub, barbel and seasonal roach and pike fishing to weigh up.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Thames — Romney Island, Windsor
River Thames · Members only
Romney Island is Still Water Leisure’s Thames fishery at Windsor, with roughly half a mile of water, over 40 swims and two weirs. Deep holes, bars and gravel runs give it proper character, with barbel, chub, bream, pike and carp all named.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Thames — Hurley Riverside Park, Hurley
River Thames · Club members; ask about day tickets
A peaceful bit of Thames bank at Hurley Riverside Park, with fishing run through Hurley Park Fishing Club. River fishing is free for club members, but don’t assume you can just turn up and buy a public day ticket.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Thames — Southlea Farm, Datchet
River Thames · Members only
Southlea Farm is Farnham Angling Society’s River Thames stretch at Datchet, Berkshire. It’s a membership option rather than a cheeky day-ticket trip — the society doesn’t issue public day tickets.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Thames — Cliveden Reach, My Lady Ferry to Islet Road
River Thames · Affiliated-club members — confirm availability
Cliveden Reach is a TVAA-listed bit of the Thames between Cookham and Maidenhead, with roach and dace fishing specifically mentioned. Before making plans, check it’s still available: affiliated clubs list it, but TVAA’s current fisheries page leaves it out.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Thames — Sonning downstream to above St Patrick’s Stream (BADAC)
River Thames · Members only
A cracking-looking 1¼ miles of Berkshire Thames run by Barnet and District Angling Club, with tree-lined banks and some properly deep margins. This is BADAC’s Sonning stretch, not RDAA’s separately listed Sonning River venue.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.
Access & tickets
Non-member river/canal day permit
Reading & District Angling Association
Daylight fishing only. Sonning River is not among the listed exclusions. Buy through RDAA’s official Clubmate booking link.
£10 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames at Sonning — Sonning River
General Permit
Reading & District Angling Association
Listed as an access option for Sonning River.
Covers: River Thames at Sonning — Sonning River
Bronze Night Permit
Reading & District Angling Association
Night fishing at Sonning River is available to Bronze Ticket holders.
Covers: River Thames at Sonning — Sonning River
Day ticket
Old Windsor Angling Club
Per person, dawn to dusk only. Sold by Wraysbury Bait & Rolling and Davies Angling.
£5 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Home Park and Potts Field, Windsor
Adult membership
Old Windsor Angling Club
Old Windsor Angling Club adult membership.
£42 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Home Park and Potts Field, Windsor
Pensioner membership
Old Windsor Angling Club
Old Windsor Angling Club pensioner membership.
£27 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Home Park and Potts Field, Windsor
TVAA-affiliated club membership
Thames Valley Angling Association
Access through an affiliated club, with this stretch offered courtesy of Cookham Angling Club. TVAA does not offer individual membership.
Covers: River Thames at Cookham — yacht marina to railway bridge
Affiliated-club membership
Thames Valley Angling Association
Access through membership of a Thames Valley Angling Association affiliated club. No stretch-specific ticket price is published on the current venue page.
Covers: River Thames — Clewer Meadow, Eton
Full-member subscription
Civil Service Angling Society
Published subscription. New membership applications are currently closed.
£75 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Royal Windsor Racecourse
Retired full-member subscription
Civil Service Angling Society
Published subscription. New membership applications are currently closed.
£59 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Royal Windsor Racecourse
Associate subscription
Civil Service Angling Society
Published associate subscription; retired associate subscription is £119. New membership applications are currently closed.
£135 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Royal Windsor Racecourse
Supervised guest day permit
Twyford & District Fishing Club
Buy in advance online or from Woodley Tackle Box. Member supervision required; dawn to dusk only. Each senior or concessionary member may purchase up to two per day.
£12 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Charvil, Buch Ait to Phillimores Island
New senior membership — promotional
Twyford & District Fishing Club
Advertised for 2026/27, running 16 June 2026–15 June 2027. Joining fee waived until 31 October.
£126 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Charvil, Buch Ait to Phillimores Island
New concession membership — promotional
Twyford & District Fishing Club
Advertised for 2026/27, running 16 June 2026–15 June 2027. Joining fee waived until 31 October.
£105 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Charvil, Buch Ait to Phillimores Island
Adult membership — 2025/26
Still Water Leisure
Published historical fee; not a verified 2026/27 price.
£200 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Romney Island, Windsor
Junior membership — 2025/26
Still Water Leisure
Published historical fee; not a verified 2026/27 price. Under-16s require adult accompaniment.
£100 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Romney Island, Windsor
Fishing Club membership
Hurley Park Fishing Club
Available to caravan holiday-home owners at the park. River fishing is free for Fishing Club members; request current membership details from the Park Office.
Covers: River Thames — Hurley Riverside Park, Hurley
Day-ticket enquiry
Hurley Park Fishing Club
The park’s FAQ says a day ticket may be required for riverbank fishing in Hurley. Public availability for this bank must be confirmed with the Park Office.
Covers: River Thames — Hurley Riverside Park, Hurley
Senior annual membership — 2026–2027
Farnham Angling Society
Annual subscription. New senior members also pay a £55 joining fee, making the first-year total £235.
£180 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Southlea Farm, Datchet
Eligible state-pension recipient — 2026–2027
Farnham Angling Society
Annual subscription for eligible state-pension recipients, plus a £55 initial joining fee.
£135 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Southlea Farm, Datchet
Junior membership — 2026–2027
Farnham Angling Society
For under-16s, plus a £14 initial joining fee.
£45 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Southlea Farm, Datchet
TVAA-affiliated club membership
Thames Valley Angling Association
Membership of an affiliated club permits access to TVAA waters, not other affiliated clubs’ private fisheries. Confirm Cliveden Reach availability before joining.
Covers: River Thames — Cliveden Reach, My Lady Ferry to Islet Road
2026/2027 adult membership
Barnet and District Angling Club
£98 plus a £30 joining fee: £128 for the first year.
£128 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Sonning downstream to above St Patrick’s Stream (BADAC)
2026/2027 junior membership
Barnet and District Angling Club
Under 18; no joining fee.
£35 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Sonning downstream to above St Patrick’s Stream (BADAC)
2026/2027 disabled membership
Barnet and District Angling Club
£75 plus a £30 joining fee.
£75 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Thames — Sonning downstream to above St Patrick’s Stream (BADAC)
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
Reading & District Angling Association
Buy the £10 non-member day permit through the Clubmate booking service linked by RDAA. Guest tickets are also listed for Wallingford B.
Club pagePick up a £5 day ticket from Wraysbury Bait & Rolling or Davies Angling. Old Windsor Angling Club lists adult membership at £42 and pensioner membership at £27.
Club pageThames Valley Angling Association
Get access through membership of a TVAA-affiliated club; TVAA has no individual membership. The Cookham listing doesn’t advertise day tickets or a day-ticket price.
Club pageCivil Service Angling Society runs the fishing, with no public day tickets. New membership applications are currently closed; published subscriptions include full-member, associate and retired categories.
Club pageTwyford & District Fishing Club
Twyford & District Fishing Club lists membership options on its membership page; the 2026/27 membership period runs from 16 June 2026 to 15 June 2027. Supervised guest permits must be bought in advance and are available online or from Woodley Tackle Box.
Club pageStill Water Leisure
Still Water Leisure advertises a 2026/27 membership application on the Romney Island website; the published application requires a passport photograph. Check the current fee before applying, as the priced form supplied is for 2025/26.
Contact the Park Office for current Fishing Club membership information and a copy of the fishing rules. If you’re not a member, ask specifically whether you can obtain permission to fish the Thames bank.
Club pageApply online through Farnham Angling Society’s Clubmate system, with a digital passport-style photograph ready. Payment options include major credit and debit cards, Direct Debit, Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Club pageBarnet and District Angling Club
Apply online through Clubmate, entering your personal details and uploading a membership photograph. A club key covering Sonning and Shepherds Way costs a separate one-off £18.
Club pageFished the river recently?
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
Sonning Lock 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
Romney Lock 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
Cookham Lock gauge
Nearest EA gauge we've matched — it isn't on this stretch, so levels on your peg will differ.
Loading latest reading…
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 5 Oct 2026
- GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish
- Reading & District Angling Association — home (rdaa.co.uk)
- Old Windsor Angling Club — home (oldwindsoranglingclub.co.uk)
- Thames Valley Angling Association — tvaa fisheries (thamesvalleyaa.co.uk)
- Civil Service Angling Society — river thames royal windsor racecourse (civilserviceas.org.uk)
- Twyford & District Fishing Club — venues (tdfc.org.uk)
- Still Water Leisure — index (stillwaterleisure.co.uk)
- Hurley Park Fishing Club — home (hurleyriversidepark.co.uk)
- Farnham Angling Society — home (farnhamanglingsociety.com)
- Barnet and District Angling Club — river thames sonning berkshire (badac.co.uk)
Rules, prices and ticket availability change — the rights holder's own page always wins.