River guide
River Severn in Shropshire
12 checked stretches so far — day tickets, club waters and guest tickets, each checked against the club's own pages.
The lowdown
The Severn at Bewdley sits in Worcestershire, with Dowles running from Dowles Brook towards town. Kidderminster & District Angling Association manages this stretch as part of its Bewdley fishing.
Across the wider Bewdley fishery, the river offers fast shallow water, steady glides and deeper swims — a proper mix of water rather than one uniform run. The association names barbel, chub, dace, roach and perch for that wider fishery.
Close season reminder
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 fishStretches
12 of 12 checked stretches. No rankings — we don't know which is "best" on your day, and neither does anyone else.
River Severn — Hampton Loade Left Bank
River Severn · Members only
Hampton Loade gives BAA members over three miles of continuous left-bank fishing on the Shropshire Severn. Barbel and chub are the main draw, with swimfeeder and ledger tactics getting the holder’s nod.
Checked 3 Oct 2026
River Severn — Attingham Estate, Atcham
River Severn · Day or season ticket
Fancy a coarse-fishing session on the Severn? National Trust’s Attingham Estate at Atcham offers day and season tickets, with bream, perch and chub named for the water.
Checked 3 Oct 2026
River Severn — Ironbridge
River Severn · Day ticket
A cracking bit of variety on the Shropshire Severn: Dawley Angling Society’s Ironbridge stretch runs for approximately 1.5 miles of right-bank fishing. There’s deep, slow water in The Woods, platforms in The Gardens and rocky, shallow rapids downstream.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Severn — Sydney Avenue, Shrewsbury
River Severn · Day or annual permit
Sydney Avenue is a cracking-looking mix of shallow gravel glides, weedy slack water and weir-pool features on the Severn at Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury Town Fisheries runs this council-owned water, with online day and annual permits available to the public.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Severn — Lego Blocks, Buildwas
River Severn · Day ticket or members
Lego Blocks is one of Telford Angling Association’s Buildwas waters on the Shropshire Severn, with barbel the main draw. Think bendier, shallower, faster and rockier water than TAA’s Dale End stretch — proper moving-water character.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Severn — Coalport (Rowley & District Angling Society)
River Severn · Members; visitor-permit eligibility to be confirmed
A proper long stretch of the Shropshire Severn, Coalport gives Rowley & District Angling Society members approximately 2.5 miles of river and 104 maintained pegs. Four sets of rapids are the standout feature, with barbel, chub and dace named by the society.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Severn — Emstrey
River Severn · Public fishing with an Emstrey permit
Emstrey gives you over 1.5 miles of the Severn’s right-hand bank, with deep, steady water and faster gravel runs to mix things up. It’s run by Shrewsbury Town Fisheries, but you’ll need an Emstrey-specific permit before heading down.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Severn — Leighton
River Severn · Members or accompanied guests
A proper long bit of the Shropshire Severn: Leighton Angling Society runs approximately 4.5 miles from Cressage Bridge through Leighton Estate almost to Buildwas. There are 124 marked pegs, with vehicle access to the first 35 and a cracking mix of fish named.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Severn — Knowle Sands
River Severn · Members only; advance night permit available
Knowle Sands is BAA’s four-section stretch of the Shropshire Severn, with barbel firmly on the agenda. Summer and autumn get the nod, with swimfeeder or leger fishing the recommended approach — just pack light for that woodland climb.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Severn — Monkmoor, Shrewsbury
River Severn · Day ticket or annual permit
Monkmoor gives you well over a mile of right-bank Severn fishing inside the river loop, run by Shrewsbury Town Fisheries. There’s proper variety here: bedrock rapids and deep holes up top, gravel runs through the middle, and pike and perch highlighted near the lower outlet.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Severn — Apley Estate, north of Bridgnorth
River Severn · Members only
Apley Estate gives BAA members half a mile of left-bank Severn fishing north of Bridgnorth, with barbel, chub, roach and perch on the list. It’s beside the A442, with daytime fishing only.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Severn — Eardington, Albrighton Anglers
River Severn · Members only
A compact, single-bank bit of the Severn near Bridgnorth, owned and run by Albrighton Anglers. Barbel are the headline draw, with chub in the mix and members allowed a session after dark.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.
Access & tickets
2026 adult membership
Birmingham Anglers Association Limited
Ages 17–64. Expires 31 December 2026.
£50 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Hampton Loade Left Bank
2026 senior membership
Birmingham Anglers Association Limited
Ages 65 and over. Expires 31 December 2026.
£40 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Hampton Loade Left Bank
2026 junior membership
Birmingham Anglers Association Limited
Ages 13–16. Expires 31 December 2026. Membership for children under 13 is free.
£15 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Hampton Loade Left Bank
Day ticket
National Trust — Attingham Estate
Full-price day ticket. Concessionary day tickets cost £6 for under-16s, over-65s and Blue Badge holders.
£10 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Attingham Estate, Atcham
Season ticket
National Trust — Attingham Estate
Full-price season ticket; purchase in advance. Concessionary season tickets cost £50 for under-16s, over-65s and Blue Badge holders.
£80 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Attingham Estate, Atcham
Adult day ticket
Dawley Angling Society
Purchase online before fishing and carry the emailed receipt.
£9 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Ironbridge
Concessionary day ticket
Dawley Angling Society
Purchase online before fishing and carry the emailed receipt.
£8 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Ironbridge
Youth and junior day tickets
Dawley Angling Society
Youth, labelled ages 16–18: £7. Junior, up to age 15: £5. Under-16s must be accompanied by someone aged at least 18.
Covers: River Severn — Ironbridge
Coarse-only day ticket
Shrewsbury Town Fisheries
2026/27 ticket. Purchase online before fishing.
£9 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Sydney Avenue, Shrewsbury
Salmon-and-coarse day ticket
Shrewsbury Town Fisheries
2026/27 ticket. Purchase online before fishing.
£20 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Sydney Avenue, Shrewsbury
Standard adult annual permits
Shrewsbury Town Fisheries
Coarse-only costs £50; salmon-and-coarse costs £60. Valid for 12 months from purchase.
Covers: River Severn — Sydney Avenue, Shrewsbury
Day ticket
Telford Angling Association
Available to non-members through TAA’s Clubmate portal. Purchase before fishing; confirm the current price during booking.
Covers: River Severn — Lego Blocks, Buildwas
Adult annual membership
Telford Angling Association
Adult members aged 18 or over also have river night fishing included.
£35 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Lego Blocks, Buildwas
Concession and junior annual memberships
Telford Angling Association
OAP/disabled annual membership: £15. Junior annual membership: £5. Juniors aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Covers: River Severn — Lego Blocks, Buildwas
Full membership
Rowley & District Angling Society
Published subscription. Full membership is currently closed and the waiting list suspended.
£65 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Coalport (Rowley & District Angling Society)
Full member and spouse
Rowley & District Angling Society
Published subscription for full-member-and-spouse membership.
£85 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Coalport (Rowley & District Angling Society)
Qualifying OAP membership
Rowley & District Angling Society
Published subscription for qualifying OAP members.
£40 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Coalport (Rowley & District Angling Society)
Emstrey coarse day ticket
Shrewsbury Town Fisheries
Price from 1 April 2026. Buy online before fishing.
£9 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Emstrey
Emstrey combined salmon-and-coarse 12-month permit
Shrewsbury Town Fisheries
Price from 1 April 2026. The March 2026 announcement replaces the older annual price shown on the fishery page.
£40 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Emstrey
Emstrey salmon day ticket
Shrewsbury Town Fisheries
Available online before fishing.
Covers: River Severn — Emstrey
Full membership
Leighton Angling Society
Applications open to all. Membership expires at calendar-year end.
£60 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Leighton
Reduced-rate memberships
Leighton Angling Society
Published memberships: senior £30; disabled £30; student £25; junior £15. Membership expires at calendar-year end.
Covers: River Severn — Leighton
Accompanied guest ticket
Leighton Angling Society
An accompanying member is required, with a maximum of two guests per member daily. £8 is advertised, with a stated rise to £10 after February 2026; confirm the price before visiting.
Covers: River Severn — Leighton
2026 adult BAA membership
Birmingham Anglers Association
Ages 17–64. Membership period ends on 31 December 2026.
£50 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Knowle Sands
2026 concessionary BAA memberships
Birmingham Anglers Association
Senior membership, ages 65 and over: £40. Junior membership, ages 13–16: £15. Membership for children under 13 is free. Membership period ends on 31 December 2026.
Covers: River Severn — Knowle Sands
Members’ night permit
Birmingham Anglers Association
Purchase in advance from BAA headquarters. Junior night anglers need an accompanying adult member; infant members cannot obtain night permits.
£10 per night (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Knowle Sands
Town Waters coarse day ticket
Shrewsbury Town Fisheries
2026/27. Buy online before fishing.
£9 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Monkmoor, Shrewsbury
Town Waters salmon-and-coarse day ticket
Shrewsbury Town Fisheries
Buy online before fishing.
£20 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Monkmoor, Shrewsbury
Adult coarse annual permit
Shrewsbury Town Fisheries
Valid for 12 months from purchase. An adult salmon-and-coarse annual permit is also available for £60.
£50 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Monkmoor, Shrewsbury
Full membership
Birmingham Anglers Association
Adults aged 17 to under 65. Calendar-year membership.
£50 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Apley Estate, north of Bridgnorth
Senior membership
Birmingham Anglers Association
People aged 65 or older. Calendar-year membership.
£40 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Apley Estate, north of Bridgnorth
Junior membership
Birmingham Anglers Association
Ages 13 to under 17. Under-13 membership is free. Family membership costs £100 for two partners and two children under 17.
£15 (as listed 05/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Apley Estate, north of Bridgnorth
River-only annual membership
Albrighton Anglers
Covers both club Severn sections. Membership commences on 1 March; permit numbers are restricted.
£25 (as listed 06/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Eardington, Albrighton Anglers
Initial river-only membership total
Albrighton Anglers
Includes the £25 annual river-only fee and the £25 joining fee listed in the application table.
£50 (as listed 06/10/2026)
Covers: River Severn — Eardington, Albrighton Anglers
Species
We only tag a stretch with a fish when the club names it. Some clubs name fish across all their water rather than stretch by stretch — those are flagged on the card.
| Stretch | Carp | Bream | Roach | Pike | Perch | Barbel | Trout | Rudd | Chub | Eel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Severn — Hampton Loade Left Bank | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
| River Severn — Attingham Estate, Atcham | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
| River Severn — Ironbridge | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| River Severn — Sydney Avenue, Shrewsbury | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| River Severn — Lego Blocks, Buildwas | ●* | ●* | ●* | ●* | ●* | ●* | ●* | ●* | ||
| River Severn — Coalport (Rowley & District Angling Society) | ● | ● | ||||||||
| River Severn — Emstrey | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| River Severn — Leighton | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| River Severn — Knowle Sands | ● | |||||||||
| River Severn — Monkmoor, Shrewsbury | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
| River Severn — Apley Estate, north of Bridgnorth | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
| River Severn — Eardington, Albrighton Anglers | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
● named by the club for this stretch · ●* named across the club's waters · blank = not named (not "absent").
Rules — who runs what
Birmingham Anglers Association Limited
Get BAA membership online, by telephone or by post; the 2026 membership year runs from 1 January to 31 December. Under-13 membership is free, and night permits must be bought separately in advance from BAA headquarters.
Club pageNational Trust — Attingham Estate
Buy tickets at Visitor Reception, where cash and card are accepted; season tickets must be purchased in advance. Bailiffs don’t sell tickets, and ticket purchasers receive an access code and map.
Buy day tickets online through Dawley Angling Society before fishing, then carry your emailed receipt. Turning up without a prior ticket means buying a £10 enhanced ticket or leaving.
Club pageShrewsbury Town Fisheries
Buy your Shrewsbury Town Fisheries permit online before heading down — there are no bank sales. Annual permits last 12 months from purchase.
Non-members can buy day tickets through TAA’s Clubmate portal, linked from the official website; sort yours before fishing and check the price during booking. TAA’s pricing page also lists adult, OAP/disabled and junior annual memberships.
Club pageRowley & District Angling Society
The society’s joining page currently says full membership is closed and the waiting list suspended; existing members can pay by online or mobile bank transfer. Visitor-permit payments are mentioned, but check eligibility and price with the society rather than assuming you can buy a day ticket.
Club pageMembership applications are open to all through Leighton Angling Society; see leightonangling.co.uk for application details. Guests need an accompanying member, and should confirm the guest price before visiting.
Club pageBirmingham Anglers Association
Get BAA membership rather than a day permit, and keep your card handy for the access-gate code. Membership expires on 31 December 2026 regardless of when you buy it; you also need the appropriate Environment Agency licence.
Club pageApply to Albrighton Anglers for river-only annual membership, which covers both club Severn sections. Permit numbers are restricted, and membership commences on 1 March.
Club pageFished the river recently?
Pick the stretch you fished and add a 20-second update there — one stretch at a time keeps it useful.
Each stretch page lists its own key rules. You'll need an Environment Agency rod licence on all of them.
River levels
Measured readings straight from the Environment Agency. These are the nearest gauges we've matched — not readings from the stretches themselves.
Measured — Environment Agency
Bridgnorth 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
Measured — Environment Agency
Buildwas 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
Measured — Environment Agency
Welsh Bridge 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
Tips & reports
Our take (editorial, not club advice): on any decent-sized river, a lead that holds bottom without dragging is half the battle — go up in weight before you go up in bait. A bit of extra colour after rain often brings barbel and bream closer in, but a fast-rising, debris-filled river is dangerous; if in doubt, don't. Weather tools built for still lakes don't translate neatly to rivers, so we haven't bolted a lake-style weather score on here.
No angler reports on these stretches yet — we'll only show real ones once our moderated river reports are live.
Where this comes from · checked 3 Oct 2026
- GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish
- Birmingham Anglers Association Limited — ribbesford (baa.uk.com)
- National Trust — Attingham Estate — fishing at attingham estate (nationaltrust.org.uk)
- Dawley Angling Society — home (dawleyanglingsocietytelford.fishing)
- Shrewsbury Town Fisheries — home (shrewsburytownfisheries.co.uk)
- Telford Angling Association — home (telfordanglingassociation.org)
- Rowley & District Angling Society — home (rdas.me.uk)
- Leighton Angling Society — home (leightonangling.co.uk)
- Birmingham Anglers Association — arley kinlet stanley alveley hextons (baa.uk.com)
- Albrighton Anglers — eardington (albrightonanglers.com)
Rules, prices and ticket availability change — the rights holder's own page always wins.