Fordingbridge Park, Hampshire Avon

The lowdown

• This is the association’s Fordingbridge Park venue, right on the Hampshire Avon at Fordingbridge. There’s approximately 500 metres of fishing, so that’s the stretch to keep in mind when planning your day.
• There’s a proper mixed species list here: chub, barbel, roach, dace, grayling, trout, bream, perch, pike and eels. Plenty of choice, but that list isn’t a promise of what’ll be on the munch.
• The coarse season runs from 16 June to 14 March. Get those dates in the diary before sorting a trip; the published fishing hours are a separate limit to work around.
• It’s an 8am start, with fishing finishing at sunset. No cheeky dawn start before eight, and no stretching the session into darkness: night fishing sits outside those published permitted hours.
• Spinning is expressly allowed, which is handy if that’s your preferred approach. The supplied details don’t describe individual swims, depths or flow, so there’s no basis for picking a particular crease or glide beforehand.
• Day tickets are available, so you’ve got a day-ticket option for this bit of the Avon. The venue page doesn’t publish the price; confirm it with the association before heading over.
• Use the official car park and keep an eye on the clock towards evening. Its gate is locked at sunset, so leave yourself time to pack away and get out without a faff.
• Overhead power lines need proper attention: the association recommends fishing no closer than 20 metres from the cables. Dogs are allowed too, but keep your bank-side companion on a lead.
• We're not sure on ticket prices for this one — check with the club or local regulations before you leave.

Methods: Spinning is allowed here. Keep the overhead-cable warning front and centre when choosing where to fish: the association recommends staying at least 20 metres away.

Access & tickets

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, trout, bream, perch, pike, eel

Key rules

• Coarse fishing runs from 16 June to 14 March.
• Fishing is permitted from 8am to sunset.
• Night fishing is outside the published permitted hours.
• Spinning is allowed.
• Dogs must be on leads.
• Use the official car park; its gate is locked at sunset.
• Watch for overhead power lines. The association recommends fishing no closer than 20 metres from overhead cables.

River level

Where it is