Chesters Trout Beat
Chesters is a cracking little brown trout beat on the River North Tyne, sitting below Chollerford Weir and running towards Walwick Grange. It’s day-ticket water through the Tyne Angling Passport, with both banks included and 1.2 km of proper scenic fishing.
Run by Tyne Rivers Trust · checked 10 Oct 2026
River Tyne
Chesters Trout Beat
Our river artwork — photos for this stretch are on the way
River level
Measured — Environment Agency
Chollerford 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 famous North Tyne beat around Chollerford, with the Hadrian’s Wall landscape making a pretty smart backdrop.
- The stretch runs from Lone Tree at Upper Island downstream to Hodley Banks, taking in the water towards Walwick Grange.
- There’s a good mix of fast streams and holding pools, so look for trout tucked out of the push and in the softer edges.
- The Passport covers both banks, giving you a bit more room to work the water and find where the fish are sitting.
- Brown trout are the named species here, and the Trust describes the beat as having good stocks. Bob on for a focused trout session.
- It’s fly fishing only, with the available trout period running from 22 March to 30 April inclusive.
- Wading needs care. A stick and buoyancy aid are recommended, especially where the flow picks up below the weir and through the faster water.
- The maximum is four anglers, which should help keep the beat from feeling cramped. Give salmon anglers way as required.
- Park at Upper Hut, Waterside, park considerately, and close every gate behind you. Dogs, picnics and litter aren’t allowed.
- For a handy post-session brew or bite, The George in Chollerford has food. Chesters Estate also has bed-and-breakfast accommodation.
Methods: Fly fishing only. Work the fast streams and holding pools carefully, staying mobile and taking plenty of care when wading.
Access & tickets
Tyne Angling Passport day ticket
Day-ticket fishing on Chesters Trout Beat, operated through Tyne Rivers Trust. Trout fishing available 22 March to 30 April inclusive.
£8 (as listed 10 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Tickets are sold through the Tyne Rivers Trust’s Tyne Angling Passport scheme. The ticket price shown by the rights holder is £8.00 per day.
Fish the club names
trout
Key rules
- Fly fishing only.
- Catch and release is required.
- Trout anglers must give way to salmon anglers.
- Maximum number of anglers is four.
- Close all gates.
- Dogs, picnics and litter are prohibited.
- Wading requires care; a stick and buoyancy aid are recommended.
- An appropriate Environment Agency rod licence is required.
- Submit catch returns as requested.
- Bookings are non-refundable under the Trust’s shop terms.
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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