Stillwater · Chalk · South / Hampshire-Wiltshire border

Rockbourne Trout Fishery

Rockbourne Trout Fishery terrain map

A 55-acre chalk-fed estate in the Avon valley, where six spring-fed lakes and a mile of private chalkstream sit at the higher end of English day-ticket fisheries in both price and quality.

Fair · Rainbow
Buzzer · 12-14
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Water temperature is the limiting factor today, not the wave. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
48% confidence
limited data

Rockbourne Trout Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSE 11 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Buzzer
Buzzer12-14
Washing-line, in the film
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
SE 11 km/h
N
SE
from the south-east
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp29°C
CloudClear
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Rockbourne Trout Fishery. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Very warm conditions — trout have a narrower safe zone of cool, oxygen-rich water. Fish only at first light or last light, use barbless hooks, keep fish in the water during release, and stop if fish struggle to recover. Early morning is often the most productive window in summer — make the most of it.
Where
Start with Pheasant Tail Nymph (12-16) — on the point — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Evening can produce explosive surface takes — try a foam beetle or booby on a long leader. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Pheasant Tail Nymph (12-16) — on the point — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Evening can produce explosive surface takes — try a foam beetle or booby on a long leader. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 3 with Pro.

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Through the year
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Daphnia SwarmHatch
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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Lake OliveHatch
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Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
55%
Cloud25%
Wind100%
Temp25%

A reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.

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About this water

A 55-acre chalk-fed estate in the Avon valley, where six spring-fed lakes and a mile of private chalkstream sit at the higher end of English day-ticket fisheries in both price and quality. The lake fishing is the main event — clear water, specimen rainbows and blues, and a broad insect spectrum that rewards imitative fishing from spring through autumn. The chalkstream beat is upstream dry-fly only, fished to individuals in sight. And in winter, Rockbourne stocks Arctic char alongside the trout — an unusual quarry that requires a different, slower retrieve in the deeper water.

  • Fishery
  • Chalk
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • High temperatures may push fish deeper and reduce surface activity.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
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