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Bintry Mill Trout Fishery — Yarrow Farm, County School and Goff’s beats

River Wensum · Day ticket or members

A cracking, quiet stretch of the River Wensum run by Bintry Mill Trout Fishery. Day tickets cover Yarrow Farm, County School and, from the 2026 season, Goff’s — with wild trout, proper chalk-stream water and some cracking deeper fish.

Checked 8 Oct 2026

Sparham Hall

River Wensum · Members or guest ticket

Sparham Hall is a quiet, roughly 1.5-mile WACA stretch of the River Wensum at Lyng/Sparham. It’s slower, deeper water aimed squarely at specimen hunters, with some properly chunky fish in the mix.

Checked 8 Oct 2026

Upper River Witham

River Witham · Day ticket

A proper urban-edge Witham run from Firth Road in Lincoln down to Meadow Lane Bridge, North Hykeham. It’s a relatively deep, canalised stretch averaging 7–8ft, with a £5 day ticket and a good mix of coarse fish.

Checked 8 Oct 2026

Castle Farm River Wensum Stretch, Swanton Morley

River Wensum · Members only or guest tickets

Castle Farm is a proper two-mile DDAC stretch on the River Wensum at Swanton Morley. It’s club water rather than a commercial day-ticket puddle, with chub, roach, dace, perch and pike in the wider DDAC river sections.

Checked 8 Oct 2026

River Witham — Stamp End to Kirkstead Bridge

River Witham · Day ticket or members

A cracking, navigable lowland River Witham run from Stamp End to Kirkstead Bridge, with named access around Washingborough, Fiskerton, Bardney and beyond. LDAA day tickets are available online for £5, while members can fish for 24 hours.

Checked 8 Oct 2026

Sayers Meadow Fishery, River Wensum at Lyng

River Wensum · Members or accompanied guests

Sayers Meadow is a cracking, habitat-restored stretch of the River Wensum at Lyng, run by Wensum Anglers Conservation Association. There’s over a mile of river, two well-known mill pools and a proper mix of chub, roach, dace, perch, pike and more.

Checked 8 Oct 2026

Brayford Pool, Lincoln

River Witham · Members only

Brayford Pool is a broad urban pool in central Lincoln, with LDAA pegs running along Brayford Wharf South. It’s a members-only spot beside the waterfront, close to the Upper Witham bridge and University of Lincoln side.

Checked 8 Oct 2026

River Witham — Long Bennington

River Witham · Members only

A proper rural Witham stretch at Long Bennington, running both upstream and downstream of the bridge. It’s a members-only coarse-fishing water with around 35 pegs on the eastern bank.

Checked 8 Oct 2026

River Witham — Grantham GAAFFS beats

River Witham · Members only

A cracking run of River Witham beats around Grantham, with uncrowded, unspoilt water and naturally sustained brown trout and grayling. It’s proper fly-fishing country, with a notable Mayfly hatch and some brownies pushing 3lb or more.

Checked 8 Oct 2026

River Witham — Tattershall stretch

River Witham · Club members

The Tattershall stretch is Boston & District Angling Association water, running from Walcott pumping station to roughly 200 yards before Thorpe Tilney Lane. There are 50 pegs, including the reedy bay, with a proper mixed-species list headed by bream, perch, roach, rudd and tench.

Checked 8 Oct 2026

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

Short Ferry Old River Witham

River Witham · Guest ticket

Short Ferry Old River Witham is a cracking bit of old-course river fishing beside Shortferry Caravan Park. It’s patron-only, with year-round access and a good mix of small-fish sport, perch, pike and carp potential.

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

River Witham — Boston Marina Sluice Gates to Langrick Bridge

River Witham · Members only

A proper Fenland run from Boston’s marina-side sluice gates up to Langrick Bridge. It’s roughly five miles of broad, slow-moving, embanked Witham water, managed by Boston & District Angling Association.

Species not listed by the club.

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

Abbots Salford River

Warwickshire Avon · Members only

A proper feature-packed Warwickshire Avon stretch at Abbots Salford, run by Astwood Bank Angling Club. With 72 pegs listed, plenty of comfortable swims and double-figure barbel on the cards, it looks a cracking mix of specimen and pleasure fishing.

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

Wick Grange, Warwickshire Avon

Warwickshire Avon · Members only

Wick Grange is a cracking 750-metre Warwickshire Avon stretch just upstream of Pershore, with 30 pegs and a proper mix of river features. It’s members-only, run by Bridgwater Angling Association since taking on the lease in 2024.

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

Evesham and Swifts Water

Warwickshire Avon · Members only

Evesham and Swifts Water make up one BAA-managed coarse-fishing ticket on the Warwickshire Avon in Worcestershire. It’s a handy mix of town and rural-edge water, with good bream at Evesham and chub and roach showing at Swifts Water.

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

Wick

Warwickshire Avon · Members only

Wick is a cracking membership stretch on the Warwickshire Avon near Pershore, with two sections either side of the lock. There are about 40 pegs in total, and BAA reckons it’s a popular spot for club contests.

Checked 9 Oct 2026