Where to fish in Dorset

Royalty Fishery, River Avon, Christchurch

River Avon (Hampshire) · Day ticket or night ticket

The Royalty Fishery brings public day-ticket fishing to the Hampshire Avon at Christchurch, with barbel, chub, roach, bream and pike on the list. South West Lakes Trust runs it for Bournemouth Water, with night tickets and separate Top Weir Compound bookings available too.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

Lower Winkton, River Avon (Hampshire), Dorset

River Avon (Hampshire) · Members and accompanied guests

Lower Winkton is Christchurch Angling Club’s stretch of the Hampshire Avon in Dorset, with weedier shallows upstream and deeper holes downstream. Most of it is lightly fished, apart from the water immediately below Winkton Weir.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

Upper Winkton, River Avon (Hampshire), Dorset

River Avon (Hampshire) · Members only — holiday membership available

Upper Winkton is a Christchurch Angling Club stretch with two big weir pools and slower, deeper water between them. There’s proper variety here, from winter roach to hefty barbel, chub and pike — but no day tickets.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

Sopley Main River, River Avon (Hampshire), Dorset–Hampshire boundary

River Avon (Hampshire) · Members only

Sopley Main River gives Christchurch Angling Club members approximately 2 km of left-bank Hampshire Avon fishing, with deep glides, gravel bars and overhanging trees. Large chub dominate, and the lower access can be properly boggy — wellies or waders are usually needed.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

Lower Severals & Avon Castle, River Avon (Hampshire), Dorset–Hampshire boundary

River Avon (Hampshire) · Members and guest tickets

Lower Severals & Avon Castle gives you roughly three-quarters of a mile of the Hampshire Avon under Ringwood & District Anglers Association. A winding stretch with trees and a millstream junction, it’s a cracking one to size up for barbel, chub and roach.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

Bisterne Fishery, River Avon (Hampshire), Week Farm access on the Dorset side

River Avon (Hampshire) · Day ticket or club members — confirm availability

Bisterne Estate’s Avon fishery offers varied swims and plenty of water, with large chub and barbel the main draw. Week-side access goes through Week farmyard on the Dorset side — but check availability before setting off, as the estate’s older fishing page carries a November 2023 closure notice.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

Ringwood Fishery, River Avon (Hampshire), Dorset–Hampshire boundary

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

Ringwood Fishery is Christchurch Angling Club’s bit of the Hampshire Avon between Somerley Estate water and the Severals. Deep pools, shallow runs and side channels give it a proper mix, with winter trotting at the splits a club-recommended approach.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

Severals, River Avon (Hampshire), Dorset–Hampshire boundary

River Avon (Hampshire) · Members and guest tickets

Severals gives Ringwood & District Anglers Association anglers two miles of the Hampshire Avon along the Dorset–Hampshire boundary. It’s a members-and-guests stretch, with barbel, chub and plenty more on the fish list — but no public day tickets currently.

Checked 5 Oct 2026

Lower Avon mouth at Stanpit Bank–Claypool, Christchurch, Dorset

River Avon (Hampshire) · Day ticket or annual permit

This is the Lower Avon mouth beside Stanpit Bank, heading towards Claypool, with bank fishing managed by South West Lakes Trust on behalf of South West Water. There’s a day-ticket option, a cheeky evening ticket and a 24-hour ticket if you fancy staying overnight.

Checked 5 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

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

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

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

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

Bridge Meadow

Dorset Stour · Day ticket or members

Bridge Meadow is a cracking little 400-metre stretch of the Dorset Stour, running downstream to Durweston Bridge. It’s single-bank fishing on the true right bank, with a medium pace, 4–6ft of water and a decent mix of coarse fish.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Shillingstone (Haywards Bridge)

Dorset Stour · Members only

Shillingstone at Haywards Bridge is a cracking bit of Dorset Stour, with around 1,100 yards of society water running downstream for three fields to a footbridge. It’s north-bank fishing only, mixing deep, slow water with shallow reed sections and some lovely natural stalking swims.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Parley

Dorset Stour · Club members or guest ticket

Parley is a proper 1¼-mile run of the Dorset Stour at West Parley, held by Ringwood & District Anglers Association. It’s coarse water in the main season, with trout and salmon fishing allowed in season too, plus night fishing on the right permit.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Crown Meadows (Bryanston Park)

Dorset Stour · Club members only

Crown Meadows, also known locally and on Ordnance Survey mapping as Bryanston Park, is roughly a mile of club water on the Dorset Stour. It runs upstream from Blandford Bridge to the Bryanston School boundary fence, with fishing from the true left bank on the town side.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Little Hanford (Chesil Farm)

Dorset Stour · Club members / Exchange Book holders

Little Hanford at Chesil Farm is a proper natural bit of the Dorset Stour, with around 1,300 yards of DDAS water near Child Okeford. It’s Exchange Book water rather than a public day-ticket stretch, with a mix of stalking swims, deeper areas and a more comfortable lower section.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Nutford Farm

Dorset Stour · Day ticket or members

Nutford Farm is a cracking three-quarter-mile stretch of the Dorset Stour, run by Blandford & District Angling Club. It fishes on the true left bank, opposite Bryanston Wood, with shallower, quicker water upstream and deeper swims downstream.

Checked 6 Oct 2026