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Lechlade — Buscot to Roundhouse

A cracking bit of managed open-bank Thames running from Buscot through Lechlade to the Roundhouse towards Inglesham. It’s club water, with day tickets available for a fiver and fishing strictly from sunrise to sunset.

Run by Highworth Angling Club · checked 12 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

St Johns Lock 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 Highworth Angling Club water, covering the river from Buscot Weir through Bloomers Field and St John’s Lock, then through Lechlade to the Roundhouse towards Inglesham.
  • It’s a proper open-bank river stretch rather than a tight little pool. The club’s official description gives the broad run of the water, but not a fixed length or peg count.
  • Access is controlled, so don’t go wandering off-piste. Only official club access points are allowed, and anglers must keep clear of landowners’ property, crops and livestock.
  • There’s no night-time faff here. Fishing runs from sunrise to sunset, with no arriving before sunrise and no packing up after sunset.
  • A valid Highworth Angling Club membership or river day ticket is needed before you wet a line. The day ticket is £5 — bob on if you’re after a casual river session.
  • The rules are geared around careful fish handling. Everything must be returned safely, and anglers need to leave at least 10 yards between one another.
  • Ledger fishing is allowed, but it must use a free-running rig. Fixed, semi-fixed and helicopter rigs are out. Barbless hooks only, with a maximum size 8.
  • Fly fishing isn’t permitted, and neither is live baiting. Freshwater species can’t be used as deadbaits, while baitboats, firearms and drones are banned unless the committee gives written permission.
  • The club says the river pike season follows Environment Agency laws. Junior anglers under 16 also need to be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Methods: Ledger fishing is permitted with a free-running rig, barbless hooks only and no larger than size 8. Fly fishing, live baiting and freshwater deadbaits are not allowed.

Access & tickets

River day ticket

Available from RV Tackle and Bait, The Trout Inn in Lechlade, Lechlade Post Office or the club secretary. Must be purchased before fishing.

£5 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Highworth Angling Club membership

A valid club membership permits fishing the river.

Non-members can buy a River day ticket for £5 from RV Tackle and Bait, The Trout Inn in Lechlade, Lechlade Post Office, or Angling Direct in Swindon. Members need to carry a valid Highworth Angling Club membership card.

Fish the club names

The club doesn't list species for this stretch, so we haven't guessed.

Key rules

  • All fish must be returned safely to the water.
  • Keep at least 10 yards from other anglers.
  • Use only official club access points.
  • Respect landowners’ property, crops and livestock, and do not trespass where the club has no fishing rights.
  • Barbless hooks only, maximum hook size 8.
  • Fixed, semi-fixed and helicopter rigs are prohibited; free-running rigs are required for ledger fishing.
  • Fly fishing, live baiting and the use of freshwater species as deadbaits are prohibited.
  • Baitboats, firearms and drones are prohibited unless written committee authority is given.
  • The river pike season follows Environment Agency laws.
  • Junior anglers under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

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

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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