River Severn — Hampton Loade Left Bank

The lowdown

• There’s a proper length of river here: over three miles of continuous fishing, all on the left bank. Birmingham Anglers Association Limited runs the stretch, so make sure your membership is sorted before heading down.
• Barbel and chub take centre stage in the holder’s description. If those are your thing, they’re the obvious fish to build a session around rather than arriving with a plan for an unnamed species.
• It’s not just about those two, either. BAA also lists pike, roach and dace for Hampton Loade Left Bank, giving the stretch a broader fish list than the headline barbel-and-chub pairing might suggest.
• For tactics, keep the holder’s advice front and centre: swimfeeder and ledger. Those are the specifically recommended approaches here, so a feeder or ledger setup is a sensible starting point when sorting your tackle.
• Getting there is fairly straightforward on paper. Come off the A442 onto the road signed Hampton Loade and National Trust river parking, then use the National Trust car park beside the former ferry.
• There’s a handy parking perk for members: BAA says there’s no parking fee. Display your BAA guidebook or car sticker so your vehicle can be identified, rather than leaving that little job until later.
• Watch the clock, though. The published car-park gate hours are 08:00 to 18:00. For earlier access, get the code from the BAA office beforehand; it changes on the first day of every month.
• This is a members-only, no-night-fishing stretch, not somewhere for a cheeky day-ticket session. Bring the appropriate Environment Agency licence too, and remember BAA’s rule that caught fish must go back into the water.

Methods: BAA recommends swimfeeder and ledger tactics here. With barbel and chub the principal named species, those are the obvious starting points for your session.

Access & tickets

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.

Fish the club names

barbel, chub, pike, roach

Key rules

• BAA membership is required; BAA does not issue day permits for any of its waters.
• Carry the appropriate Environment Agency licence for your fishing.
• Night fishing is prohibited.
• Return caught fish to the water.
• Display a BAA guidebook or car sticker in your parked vehicle.
• Obtain the gate code in advance from the BAA office if earlier access is needed.
• Do not call Dudmaston Estate’s emergency number for the gate code.

River level

Where it is