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

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.

Run by Ringwood & District Anglers Association · checked 5 Oct 2026

The lowdown

  • You’ve got approximately three-quarters of a mile across the combined fishery. The upstream boundary adjoins Severals Fishery, so get the club map out and keep those boundaries bob on before settling into a swim.
  • The map shows a winding river with adjoining trees. That gives you features to assess rather than choosing a peg blind: look at how the flow runs around each bend before deciding where to put a bait.
  • The Bickerley Millstream junction is marked too. It’s a useful feature to investigate; if there’s a visible crease, consider how you could present a float or feeder along it without dragging your tackle across different currents.
  • Barbel, chub, dace and roach are named for the fishery, with grayling, pike, perch and eels also listed. That’s plenty of scope for choosing an approach around the fish you fancy targeting.
  • Bream, carp and tench are described as occasional catches. Think of those as a possible bonus rather than the whole reason to pack the gear — the club’s wording is worth keeping in mind.
  • The coarse season runs from 16 June to 14 March. Trout and salmon fishing is permitted in season at Avon Castle only, so don’t treat the combined fishery as having identical permissions throughout.
  • Ordinary hours start one hour before sunrise and finish two hours after sunset. A night permit brings separate evening cut-offs, not an all-night session. Sort your finishing time before getting comfortable on the bank.
  • Parking is marked beside Hampshire Hatches Lane, with access at what3words straws.pipes.forgiving. Bring the club key, stick to the riverbanks rather than cutting across fields, and leave proper clearance around overhead cables.

Methods: Trotting or a feeder are sensible approaches to consider for the named coarse species, choosing your presentation after checking the flow in front of you. If you fancy spinning, the permitted window is 1 September to 14 March.

Access & tickets

Adult membership 2026/2027

Annual membership. New adult members pay an additional £30 joining fee.

£200 (as listed 5 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Disabled/senior membership

Annual membership, plus £30 for new members.

£145 (as listed 5 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Annual night-permit supplement

Standard annual supplement. This fishery’s evening finishing times still apply; it does not allow all-night fishing.

£60 (as listed 5 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Arrange membership or ask about guest tickets through Ringwood & District Anglers Association, and make sure you have the required club key. Public day tickets aren’t advertised here; the club’s ordinary day-ticket offering is restricted to Throop and Lower Stour.

Fish the club names

barbel, chub, roach, pike, perch, eel, bream, carp, tench, trout

Key rules

  • Coarse fishing runs from 16 June to 14 March.
  • Trout and salmon fishing is permitted in season at Avon Castle only.
  • Ordinary fishing hours are one hour before sunrise until two hours after sunset.
  • Night-permit finishing times are 23:30 from 16 June to 31 October and 22:00 from 1 November to 14 March; all-night fishing is not permitted.
  • Spinning is permitted from 1 September to 14 March.
  • A club key is required.
  • Follow the riverbanks rather than crossing fields.
  • The club recommends staying at least 20 metres from overhead cables.

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 fish

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Knapp Mill 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

Where it is

Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.

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