Lower Brook, River Test
Lower Brook is a proper prime middle-Test day-ticket beat, tucked between Compton Manor and Mottisfont Abbey. It’s a cracking double-bank stretch with plenty of water, room to cast and exclusive bookings for parties of four.
Run by Fishing Breaks · checked 13 Oct 2026 · boundaries only partly described by the club
River Test
Lower Brook, River Test
Our river artwork — photos for this stretch are on the way
River level
Measured — Environment Agency
Oxlease 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
- This is a long beat on the River Test, with plenty of river to get stuck into rather than just a handful of swims.
- Fishing is double-bank for nearly the full length, and the river’s wide enough to work the opposite bank without too much interference.
- There’s a good mix of deep pools and quick riffles, giving you different water to pick apart through the day.
- Shaded cover on the far bank helps encourage fish to rise, so keep an eye on the surface whenever the conditions look right.
- The open bank sections give you room for back casting, which is a real result on a chalk stream when you’re trying to present a fly cleanly.
- It’s described as suitable for trout during the main season, with fishing available from August 1 to October 24.
- From November 1 to January 31, the beat switches to grayling fishing, giving you a cheeky winter option on the Test.
- The beat suits two to four rods, while a party of four can book exclusive use. Handy if you want the place to yourselves.
- River keeper Nick Parker maintains the banks and fringes, and his preferred flies are available through an honesty box.
- Parking is beside the river and there’s a fishing cabin provided. The stretch is on the Stockbridge-to-Romsey road, close to Mottisfont. Dogs are allowed on the listing.
Methods: Fly fishing is the obvious game here, with trout on the main-season booking and grayling through the winter period. Work the deep pools, riffles and shaded far-bank cover, making the most of the open sections for a clean back cast.
Access & tickets
Main-season day ticket
August 1 to October 24; trout fishing.
£270 per rod (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Grayling day ticket
November 1 to January 31; grayling fishing.
£75 per rod (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Bookings are made through Fishing Breaks. The listed August 1 to October 24 price is £270 per rod; the November 1 to January 31 grayling price is £75 per rod.
Fish the club names
trout
Key rules
- Dogs are allowed.
- No night-fishing option is listed.
- Fishing is offered as full-day or seasonal day-ticket bookings.
- The beat is suitable for two to four rods.
- Parties of four can book exclusive use.
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.
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