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Throop Beat 2 — New Weir to Blackwater Bridge

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.

Run by Ringwood & District Anglers Association · checked 6 Oct 2026 · boundaries only partly described by the club

The lowdown

  • Beat 2 covers the run from New Weir down to Blackwater Bridge at Throop. Nice and clear boundaries, so no faffing about wondering where the beat starts or finishes.
  • The wider Throop Fishery has more than five miles of fishable water, plus side streams. This ticket also covers Beats 1 and 3 and the Lower Stour.
  • The named fish list is a decent one: barbel, chub, dace, roach, perch, bream, eels and pike. The Mill Pool adds carp and tench, though it sits outside the game-fishing permit.
  • For coarse anglers, the season runs from 16 June to 14 March. No fishing is allowed in the Mill Pool during the closed season.
  • A current Environment Agency rod licence is needed, and day tickets allow a maximum of two rods. Handy for switching between a feeder and a float setup.
  • There is no entry before 6:30am. Closing times change through the year, from 11:15pm in June and 10:30pm in July to 9:30pm from September through March.
  • Gated access needs a club key. Collect one from Ringwood Tackle in Ringwood or Bournemouth Fishing Lodge, then use the permitted parking areas only.
  • Parking is available off-road at Throop Mill, with extra areas off some side roads. Keep to the footpaths and avoid shortcuts.
  • The usual Throop rules apply: no bivvies, tents, fires, bathing or boating, plus quiet arrivals and departures. Watch the overhead powerlines carefully and stay at least 20 metres away.
  • There are no guest tickets on Beat 2. Night-permit holders get no concession here, so check the right ticket before heading down.

Methods: A mixed bag of float, feeder and ledger options should suit the named coarse species, with barbel and chub likely to make the flowing water interesting. Trout and salmon are available in season, but only with a game-fishing ticket.

Access & tickets

Standard day ticket

Covers Throop Beats 1, 2 and 3 and the Lower Stour. Maximum two rods.

£14 (as listed 6 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Concession day ticket

For juniors, senior citizens and disabled anglers. Maximum two rods.

£10 (as listed 6 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Seven-day ticket

Available for fishing covered by the day-ticket arrangement.

£80 (as listed 6 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, perch, bream, pike, carp, tench, eel

Named by Ringwood & District Anglers Association across its waters, not for this stretch on its own.

Key rules

  • A current Environment Agency rod licence is required.
  • Day tickets allow a maximum of two rods.
  • No entry to the fishery before 6:30am.
  • No fishing in the Mill Pool during the coarse closed season.
  • No access during the closed season without a game permit.
  • No bivvies, tents, fires, bathing or boating.
  • Arrive and leave quietly; keep to footpaths and avoid shortcuts.
  • Stay at least 20 metres from overhead cables; the powerlines can kill.
  • No guest tickets on Beat 2.

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

Poole Harbour 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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