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River Severn — Monkmoor, Shrewsbury

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.

Run by Shrewsbury Town Fisheries · checked 5 Oct 2026

The lowdown

  • This isn’t one samey length of bank. Well over a mile of fishing takes in three distinct sections, with deep holes, rapids, gutters and slacks giving you plenty of different water to weigh up.
  • The upper section starts at the locally named Gypsy Stones. That’s your landmark for the top end, where the mix of bedrock rapids, pools and deep holes gives the stretch its punchy character.
  • There are eddies up here too, so it’s not all rushing water. Take a moment to pick out the different features rather than treating every swim as the same bit of Severn.
  • The middle section is known as Uffington and sits between two road bridges. Slack margins, deep gutters and shallow gravel runs make this another varied bit of bank, not just a link between sections.
  • Fancy a predator session? Pike and perch fishing gets a particular mention near the lower outlet. The lower section also adjoins Belvedere Wood fishery, a useful landmark when getting your bearings.
  • The fishery names barbel, chub, dace, perch, pike, roach and salmon for Monkmoor. That’s a cracking spread of species, but make sure your permit covers the fishing you’re planning to do.
  • Sort the gate combination before setting off and keep it to yourself. Parking is on the hardstanding beneath the two road bridges; the published fishery postcode is SY2 5TL.
  • Watch your footing: the high banks can be dangerous when wet or muddy. This is daylight-only fishing too, so leave before dark rather than squeezing in a cheeky extra spell.

Methods: Let the features guide your swim choice: the upper pools and eddies offer a different proposition from Uffington’s shallow gravel runs and deep gutters. For a predator session, the lower outlet is the area highlighted for pike and perch.

Access & tickets

Town Waters coarse day ticket

2026/27. Buy online before fishing.

£9 (as listed 5 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Town Waters salmon-and-coarse day ticket

Buy online before fishing.

£20 (as listed 5 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Adult coarse annual permit

Valid for 12 months from purchase. An adult salmon-and-coarse annual permit is also available for £60.

£50 (as listed 5 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Buy your Shrewsbury Town Fisheries permit online before heading down — there are no bank sales. Annual permits last 12 months from purchase.

Fish the club names

barbel, chub, perch, pike, roach

Key rules

  • Buy an appropriate permit online before fishing; there are no bank sales.
  • No night fishing; leave before dark.
  • Obtain the access-gate combination before visiting and do not share it.
  • Close and lock the gate behind you.
  • Use the hardstanding beneath the two road bridges for parking.
  • Do not park in Coseley Avenue or Rushbrooke Way.
  • Driving or parking along the riverbank is prohibited.

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

River level

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

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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