Parley
Parley is a cracking 1¼-mile club stretch on the Dorset Stour at West Parley, run by Ringwood & District Anglers Association. There’s a good mix of named coarse species, with guest tickets, a club key and night permits available.
Run by Ringwood & District Anglers Association · checked 12 Oct 2026

River Stour (Dorset)
Parley
Our river artwork — photos for this stretch are on the way
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
Access & tickets
Adult membership
Association membership; new adult membership also has a one-off £30 joining fee.
£200 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Senior/disabled membership
Association membership.
£145 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Junior membership, age 12–17
New junior membership also has a one-off £10 joining fee.
£75 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Under-12 membership
Association membership.
£30 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Guest ticket
Available for the venue; check the association for current ticket arrangements.
Night permit
Required for night fishing.
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
chub, barbel, roach, pike, perch, eel
Key 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 fishWhere it is
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.
Community reported
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Water updates from anglers
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