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New Road – Dorset Stour

New Road is a productive, picturesque bit of the Dorset Stour run by Christchurch Angling Club. It’s a proper chub and barbel stretch, with quieter swims, a weir, bridge, deeper water and plenty of room to explore.

Run by Christchurch Angling Club · checked 12 Oct 2026 · boundaries only partly described by the club

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Ensbury 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

The lowdown

  • The car-park bank has a few pegs inside the compound, continuing down towards the bridge. Handy access, and no huge faff getting onto the water.
  • Across the river, the far bank fishes downstream for a short way, or upstream past the weir. Don’t fish from the bridge or weir, mind.
  • Upstream of the bridge the bank opens out beneath grazing land, with numerous accessible pegs. The club says angling pressure is light, so there’s scope to find your own bit of river.
  • The upper section turns slower and deeper as the banks steepen. In there, the main flow pushes down the near side, making the crease well worth a look.
  • Large chub and barbel are the headline targets. Specimen roach, dace, bream, carp and pike are also mentioned across the fishery overview.
  • A bit of colour and steady water should suit feeder work for barbel and bream. When the river settles, trotting the glides for chub, roach and dace is the bob-on approach.
  • The venue is listed as open all year, but the general coarse-river season runs from 16 June to 14 March. Follow the applicable species and Environment Agency rules.
  • There’s game fishing available too, with brown trout and sea trout named by the club. Night fishing isn’t available on this stretch.
  • Parking is directly off New Road in the Bridge Place cul-de-sac. Members can use the Clubmate app for SatNav guidance to access points and parking.
  • No toilets are listed. Up to two rods are allowed, and the club says guests can be brought along where its guest-ticket conditions are met.

Methods: Trotting, feeder fishing and sensible float work should cover the main options here. Fish the crease and deeper near-side flow for barbel, while quieter glides and steadier margins are worth a look for chub and silverfish.

Access & tickets

Full annual membership

Christchurch Angling Club membership.

£182 plus a £20 joining fee for new members (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Concessionary or disabled annual membership

Concessionary annual membership; disabled annual membership also available.

£142 plus a £20 joining fee; disabled £132 plus a £20 joining fee (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Holiday membership and guest tickets

7-day holiday ticket: £90 in the official fee table, while separate membership-page prose states £70. 14-day holiday ticket £120. Holiday membership gives daytime access to all club waters with up to two rods. Guest tickets are available under club conditions.

7-day £90 / £70 discrepancy; 14-day £120; adult guest £10; junior guest £5 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Arrange membership or an eligible guest ticket through Christchurch Angling Club; annual membership runs for 365 days from joining. Buy holiday membership before entering, and follow the current guest-ticket page’s one-guest limit rather than the venue table’s two.

Fish the club names

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

Named by Christchurch Angling Club across its waters, not for this stretch on its own.

Key rules

  • No fishing from bridges or weirs.
  • No unauthorised boats, bait boats or drones.
  • Maximum of two rods.
  • Night fishing is not available on this stretch.
  • General coarse-river fishing period is 16 June to 14 March.
  • Fishing is normally allowed from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset.
  • Follow applicable species and Environment Agency rules.

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

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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