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Bisterne Fishery, Hampshire Avon

Bisterne Estate’s Hampshire Avon fishery has three beats, plenty of swim variety and barbel and chub as the main draw. Public day tickets are listed, but confirm current access before making the trip.

Run by Bisterne Estate · checked 6 Oct 2026 · boundaries only partly described by the club

The lowdown

  • There are three fishing beats at Bisterne, so this isn’t just one little corner of the Avon. The estate offers both coarse and game fishing, with enquiries going through Lynn Coombes.
  • Swim variety is a proper part of the appeal here: Christchurch Angling Club describes plenty of it. That’s the useful headline, rather than banking on a particular depth, flow or named peg.
  • Barbel and chub are the principal quarry. Bream, dace, eels, grayling, perch, pike and roach are also listed for Bisterne, giving the fishery a nicely mixed line-up beyond those two headline fish.
  • Get the calendar bob on before planning a coarse session. The published windows are 1 August–31 October and 1 February–14 March, rather than access throughout the whole coarse-fishing season.
  • Public day-ticket fishing is confirmed by CAC, but there’s a wrinkle worth sorting first. An older estate page carries a closure notice dated 7 November 2023, so check present access before travelling.
  • For CAC members, the estate agreement provides six coarse rods daily. Tickets must be collected from Ringwood Tackle on the fishing day before entry, and members get a maximum of 12 visits per membership year.
  • Keep an eye on the clock if using the CAC arrangement: entry starts at 7am and departure is due by one hour after sunset. Night fishing isn’t allowed, so no settling in overnight.
  • Access needs a little care, too. Downstream of the keeper’s cottage, driving stops at the salmon hut, with parking beside the track. Alternatively, park where indicated at Week farmyard and walk; there are no toilets.
  • We're not sure on ticket prices for this one — check with the club or local regulations before you leave.

Methods: Barbel and chub are the main focus for a coarse session. CAC allows braided mainline and a maximum of two rods, but bans livebait, spinners, spoons and Devon minnows for pike fishing.

Access & tickets

Public day ticket

CAC confirms public day-ticket fishing. Check current availability with Bisterne Estate before travelling, as an older estate page carries a closure notice dated 7 November 2023.

CAC member access

Estate agreement for six coarse rods daily. Collect tickets from Ringwood Tackle on the fishing day before entry; maximum 12 visits per membership year and no guest tickets.

Contact Lynn Coombes through Bisterne Estate about fishing and current public ticket arrangements; the older estate page directs buyers to 28 Bisterne. CAC members must collect their ticket from Ringwood Tackle on the fishing day before entering.

Fish the club names

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

Key rules

  • Published coarse-fishing dates are 1 August–31 October and 1 February–14 March.
  • CAC tickets must be collected from Ringwood Tackle on the fishing day before entry; members are limited to 12 visits per membership year.
  • CAC entry is from 7am, with departure by one hour after sunset; no night fishing.
  • CAC allows a maximum of two rods and permits braided mainline.
  • CAC lists no dogs.
  • CAC lists no guest tickets.
  • CAC prohibits livebait, spinners, spoons and Devon minnows for pike fishing.
  • Driving downstream of the keeper’s cottage is permitted only as far as the salmon hut; park beside the track.

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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