River guide
River Avon (Hampshire) in Wiltshire
12 checked stretches so far — day tickets, club waters and guest tickets, each checked against the club's own pages.
The lowdown
The river here is the Hampshire Avon, with the Royalty Fishery at Christchurch in Dorset. For a public-ticket outing on this part of the Avon, the Royalty offers both daytime coarse fishing and a separate overnight option.
The Royalty's named fish give this Dorset section a varied angling line-up: barbel and chub alongside roach, bream, dace and pike. Keep the seasonal distinctions in mind — the published coarse-ticket season and the tighter pike-fishing dates aren't the same thing.
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.
Salisbury Town Water
River Avon (Hampshire) · Day ticket
Salisbury Town Water is a cracking chalk-stream stretch on the River Avon, running through the city and out into adjoining countryside. It’s a day-ticket coarse fishery with both banks available, proper flow, and a good chance of a chunky roach.
Checked 8 Oct 2026
White Horse Fishery, Downton
River Avon (Hampshire) · Day ticket
White Horse Fishery is a cracking mile of middle-Avon water below Downton’s white-painted Iron Bridge. It’s a proper mixed stretch, with chub now ruling the roost, plus roach, dace, perch and some tasty winter pike sport.
Checked 8 Oct 2026
West Amesbury Fishery
River Avon (Hampshire) · Guest day tickets through club members
West Amesbury is a proper chalk-stream stretch on the River Avon, run by The Salisbury District Angling Club. There’s roughly two miles of varied water, with classic pools, quick riffles, meadowland and wooded banks near Stonehenge.
Checked 8 Oct 2026
Avon Springs River Avon Beat, Durrington
River Avon (Hampshire) · Day ticket
A cracking little chalk-stream beat at Durrington, with just under a mile of the River Avon fished from the right bank. It’s a fly-only day-ticket water, with plenty of wild brown trout and grayling in the mix.
Checked 8 Oct 2026
Lords Walk, Amesbury
River Avon (Hampshire) · Day ticket
Lords Walk is a cracking half-mile stretch of the upper River Avon at Amesbury, run by Salisbury & District Angling Club. It offers fishing from both banks, with proper winter trotting for grayling and coarse fishing available where it’s permitted above Salisbury.
Checked 8 Oct 2026
SDFFA Upper River Avon Fishery, Upavon–Netheravon
River Avon (Hampshire) · Day ticket or members
A proper chalkstream fishery around Netheravon, with roughly 6–6.5 miles of clear, hard-water Avon. It’s classic dry-fly and nymph country, run by SDFFA and mainly aimed at members, with civilian guests able to fish by day ticket.
Checked 8 Oct 2026
Heale Estate – River Avon, Middle Woodford
River Avon (Hampshire) · By arrangement
Heale Estate offers a proper chalk-stream beat on the upper Hampshire Avon at Middle Woodford, with around 2.5 miles of main river, carriers and parkland water around Heale House. It’s mainly fly fishing for brown trout and good numbers of grayling, with the Broads Beat and House Beat making up the fishery.
Checked 9 Oct 2026
Manningford Trout Fishery – Upper River Avon
River Avon (Hampshire) · Day ticket
A proper chalkstream beat on the upper Hampshire Avon, tucked into Wiltshire’s Pewsey Vale. Manningford Trout Fishery controls roughly 2.6 miles of secluded, single-bank river fishing for wild brown trout and grayling.
Checked 9 Oct 2026
Folds Farm – River Avon Fishery
River Avon (Hampshire) · Day ticket
Folds Farm is a cracking, quiet two-mile run of the Hampshire Avon downstream of Salisbury. It follows a huge river bend, with open banks, wandering-friendly access and plenty of classic barbel and chub water.
Checked 9 Oct 2026
Britford Fishery – River Avon
River Avon (Hampshire) · Day ticket
Britford Fishery is a cracking fast chalk-stream stretch on the River Avon near Salisbury, run by The London Anglers’ Association. It’s split between Harnham Bridge and Island, Bridge Farm, and a long Old River section.
Checked 9 Oct 2026
Durnford Fishery
River Avon (Hampshire) · Members only
Durnford Fishery is a premium, stocked chalk-stream fishery on the River Avon near Little Durnford, run by The Salisbury & District Angling Club. There are 22 varied beats, with plenty of wild fish in the mix too.
Checked 9 Oct 2026
Abbey Fishery, River Avon, Amesbury
River Avon (Hampshire) · Members or guest ticket
Abbey Fishery is a cracking double-bank chalk-stream stretch on the Hampshire Avon at Amesbury, run by The Salisbury District Angling Club. It’s about 450 yards of proper flowing water, tucked upstream of Tumbling Bay and just above the West Amesbury water.
Checked 9 Oct 2026
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.
Access & tickets
River Avon Salisbury coarse day ticket
Salisbury & District Angling Club
Day ticket for the Town Water section
£10 (as listed 08/10/2026)
Covers: Salisbury Town Water
Environment Agency rod licence
Salisbury & District Angling Club
Required in addition to the club day ticket
Covers: Salisbury Town Water
Day ticket
Salisbury & District Angling Club
Booked through the Salisbury & District Angling Club website. The booking email includes a fishery-map download link.
£15 (as listed 08/10/2026)
Covers: White Horse Fishery, Downton
Adult guest ticket
The Salisbury District Angling Club
Available only through a Salisbury District Angling Club member. Guest must be accompanied by that member.
£40 (as listed 08/10/2026)
Covers: West Amesbury Fishery
Junior guest ticket
The Salisbury District Angling Club
Available only through a Salisbury District Angling Club member. Guest must be accompanied by that member.
£10 (as listed 08/10/2026)
Covers: West Amesbury Fishery
River day rod, April 14 to May 14 2026
Avon Springs Fishing Lakes
Visiting anglers by day rod booking
£102 per rod (as listed 08/10/2026)
Covers: Avon Springs River Avon Beat, Durrington
River day rod, May 15 to June 14 2026
Avon Springs Fishing Lakes
Visiting anglers by day rod booking
£137 per rod (as listed 08/10/2026)
Covers: Avon Springs River Avon Beat, Durrington
River and grayling periods, June 15 2026 to February 28 2027
Avon Springs Fishing Lakes
£102 per rod from June 15 to September 30; grayling £69 per rod from October 1 to October 31; grayling £50 per rod from November 1 to February 28
£102 per rod; £69 per rod; £50 per rod (as listed 08/10/2026)
Covers: Avon Springs River Avon Beat, Durrington
Online day ticket
Salisbury & District Angling Club
Non-members can book a day ticket online. A fishery map is supplied with online bookings.
£8 per day (as listed 08/10/2026)
Covers: Lords Walk, Amesbury
Autocare Amesbury Ltd
Salisbury & District Angling Club
Day tickets are also available from 9 Flower Lane, Amesbury, SP4 7JE.
Covers: Lords Walk, Amesbury
Member fishing
Services Dry Fly Fishing Association
SDFFA membership, subject to the association’s eligibility and capped membership arrangements.
Covers: SDFFA Upper River Avon Fishery, Upavon–Netheravon
Civilian guest day ticket
Services Dry Fly Fishing Association
Available when invited by a member; administered by the Secretary.
Covers: SDFFA Upper River Avon Fishery, Upavon–Netheravon
Heale Estate fishing
Heale Estate
Fishing by booking or arrangement; access details and gate code are supplied with booking information.
Covers: Heale Estate – River Avon, Middle Woodford
Environment Agency rod licence
Heale Estate
A current licence is required.
Covers: Heale Estate – River Avon, Middle Woodford
River Avon day fishing
Manningford Trout Fishery / Berkshire Trout Fisheries
Book by telephone or email; availability must be confirmed with the fishery.
Covers: Manningford Trout Fishery – Upper River Avon
Avon coarse day ticket
Salisbury & District Angling Club
Salisbury & District Angling Club. Season: 16 June to 14 March inclusive. Check the club’s booking page for the current Folds Farm price before travelling.
Covers: Folds Farm – River Avon Fishery
Day membership ticket
The London Anglers’ Association
Available from the fishery keeper on the bank.
Covers: Britford Fishery – River Avon
Trout permit
The London Anglers’ Association
Permit obtained through The London Anglers’ Association; season follows Environment Agency byelaws.
£10 per day (as listed 09/10/2026)
Covers: Britford Fishery – River Avon
Salmon permit
The London Anglers’ Association
Permit obtained through The London Anglers’ Association; season follows Environment Agency byelaws.
£20 per day (as listed 09/10/2026)
Covers: Britford Fishery – River Avon
Club membership
The Salisbury & District Angling Club
Required for access to Durnford Fishery. Run by The Salisbury & District Angling Club.
Covers: Durnford Fishery
Club membership
The Salisbury District Angling Club
A valid club membership book or current digital membership access is required for normal member fishing.
Covers: Abbey Fishery, River Avon, Amesbury
Guest ticket
The Salisbury District Angling Club
Available to members on specified days and periods. Published guest-ticket information excludes 12 May to 29 June; grayling-only guest fishing is available from 16 October to 31 December.
Covers: Abbey Fishery, River Avon, Amesbury
Environment Agency rod licence
The Salisbury District Angling Club
Required where applicable.
Covers: Abbey Fishery, River Avon, Amesbury
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.
● named by the club for this stretch · ●* named across the club's waters · blank = not named (not "absent").
Rules — who runs what
Salisbury & District Angling Club
Buy membership through the club’s Clubmate portal, where members can also download fishery maps and rules. The 2026–27 guide lists an additional £20 joining fee.
Club pageThe Salisbury District Angling Club
Day tickets are available online from The Salisbury District Angling Club. The coarse day ticket price is £15.
Club pageAvon Springs Fishing Lakes
River bookings are directed through Fishing Breaks. Visiting anglers book a day rod; a sporting ticket may allow switching between the river and the two associated trout lakes.
Services Dry Fly Fishing Association
Membership is capped at 140 and is primarily open to serving or former armed forces members, plus specified MOD or cadet personnel. Civilian guests may be invited by members using a day-ticket system administered by the Secretary; a very limited number of civilian membership vacancies may occasionally appear.
Club pageHeale Estate
Fishing is arranged by booking or by arrangement with the Heale Estate at Heale House. There is no openly advertised standard day-ticket price list; a 2026 auction listing describes one day for two rods, arranged after the July weedcut.
Manningford Trout Fishery / Berkshire Trout Fisheries
Day fishing is available from Manningford Trout Fishery. Book by telephone or email and contact the fishery to confirm availability; the official site does not publish a separate current River Avon day-ticket price.
The London Anglers’ Association
You’ll need London Anglers’ Association membership to fish Roxton A; the holder’s handbook lists no day tickets here. Check with the association for the current membership price and joining arrangements.
Club pageThe Salisbury & District Angling Club
The fishery is run by The Salisbury & District Angling Club and is members-only. No day tickets are advertised, so anglers should check the club's current fishery status and membership arrangements before visiting.
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
Salisbury Ashley Road 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
Downton Iron 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
Measured — Environment Agency
Amesbury 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 8 Oct 2026
- GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish
- Salisbury & District Angling Club — burgate house fishery (salisburydistrictac.co.uk)
- The Salisbury District Angling Club — white horse downton (salisburydistrictac.co.uk)
- Avon Springs Fishing Lakes — home (fishingfly.co.uk)
- Services Dry Fly Fishing Association — home (sdffa.co.uk)
- Heale Estate — home (healegarden.co.uk)
- Manningford Trout Fishery / Berkshire Trout Fisheries — home (manningfordtroutfishery.net)
- The London Anglers’ Association — river great ouse (londonanglers.co.uk)
- The Salisbury & District Angling Club — durnford fishery (salisburydistrictac.co.uk)
Rules, prices and ticket availability change — the rights holder's own page always wins.