River guide
River Thames in Buckinghamshire
3 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
3 of 3 checked stretches. No rankings — we don't know which is "best" on your day, and neither does anyone else.
Jubilee River: Amerden Bridge to M4
River Thames · Day ticket or members
The Jubilee River’s Marsh Lane stretch runs from the wooden footbridge off Amerden Lane down to the M4 road bridge. It’s a TVAA water with day tickets available for a fiver, plus access through applicable TVAA membership arrangements.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
Bourne End — Marlow AC / LAA Shared Stretch
River Thames · Members only
A cracking, more-than-a-mile Thames stretch between Bourne End and Marlow, shared by Marlow Angling Club and the London Anglers’ Association. It’s north-bank fishing with shallow margins, proper bream and chub potential, and good roach sport if you’re prepared to float fish.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
Bisham — Marlow AC (from 1st October only)
River Thames · Members only
Bisham sits on Marlow Angling Club’s River Thames water, with the Town Stretch running from Higginson Park upstream to the Temple Lock cut. The Court Gardens swims are part of it, but they’re strictly from 1 October only.
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
Day ticket
Thames Valley Angling Association
Available for the Jubilee River, Marsh Lane stretch. Sold by Thames Valley Petfood Supplies Ltd, 74 Eastfield Road, Burnham.
£5.00 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Jubilee River: Amerden Bridge to M4
TVAA membership
Thames Valley Angling Association
Fishing is available through applicable Thames Valley Angling Association membership arrangements.
Covers: Jubilee River: Amerden Bridge to M4
Marlow Angling Club senior/lady membership 2026/27
Marlow Angling Club / London Anglers’ Association
Club membership
£90 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Bourne End — Marlow AC / LAA Shared Stretch
Marlow Angling Club OAP/disabled membership 2026/27
Marlow Angling Club / London Anglers’ Association
Club membership
£65 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Bourne End — Marlow AC / LAA Shared Stretch
Marlow Angling Club junior / under 12 membership 2026/27
Marlow Angling Club / London Anglers’ Association
Junior £30; under 12 £5. Children under 12 must fish with a paid member.
£30 / £5 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Bourne End — Marlow AC / LAA Shared Stretch
2026/27 senior and lady membership
Marlow Angling Club
Marlow Angling Club membership
£90 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Bisham — Marlow AC (from 1st October only)
2026/27 junior membership
Marlow Angling Club
Marlow Angling Club membership
£30 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Bisham — Marlow AC (from 1st October only)
2026/27 OAP/disabled membership
Marlow Angling Club
Marlow Angling Club membership
£65 (as listed 12/10/2026)
Covers: Bisham — Marlow AC (from 1st October only)
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 | Bream | Roach | Perch | Chub |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee River: Amerden Bridge to M4 | ||||
| Bourne End — Marlow AC / LAA Shared Stretch | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Bisham — Marlow AC (from 1st October only) |
● named by the club for this stretch · ●* named across the club's waters · blank = not named (not "absent").
Rules — who runs what
Thames 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 pageMarlow Angling Club / London Anglers’ Association
The stretch is shared with Marlow Angling Club members and LAA members. Marlow Angling Club lists River Thames Bourne End among its club waters; its 2026/27 membership fees are £90 senior/lady, £65 OAP/disabled, £30 junior and £5 under 12. Children under 12 must fish with a paid member.
Club pageFishing is controlled through Marlow Angling Club membership. Members need to carry their permit and ID card on club waters.
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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
Bray 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.
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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
Marlow 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
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
- Thames Valley Angling Association — tvaa fisheries (thamesvalleyaa.co.uk)
- Marlow Angling Club / London Anglers’ Association — home (marlow-angling-club.co.uk)
- Marlow Angling Club — home (marlow-angling-club.co.uk)
Rules, prices and ticket availability change — the rights holder's own page always wins.