Beat 1 — Undy's MeadowMembers
Town and Manor of Hungerford
The most upstream beat of the Main Fishery, with several cleared pools kept fishable; part of the bank here is shared with the Chilton Estate on the far side.
Commoner-rights and paying-rod syndicate water, not a day ticket. Trout season from 1 May; grayling to end of December for members. No right of access during the close season. No wading, except on Freeman's Marsh (Beat 12). Daily limit 4 trout (13"/33cm, 1½oz/400g+), max 2 from any one beat except Lower Meadow; return undersized fish quickly if undamaged.
Beat 2 — The DraughtsMembers
Town and Manor of Hungerford
A winding stretch above Rootes Hut with heavy weed growth; wild fish rise freely here through a good olive hatch.
Commoner-rights and paying-rod syndicate water, not a day ticket. Access via the south bank above Eddington Bridge, following the path south of the lake. The private drive to Eddington Mill is out of bounds to cars. Trout season from 1 May; grayling to end of December for members. No right of access during the close season. No wading, except on Freeman's Marsh (Beat 12). Daily limit 4 trout (13"/33cm, 1½oz/400g+), max 2 from any one beat except Lower Meadow; return undersized fish quickly if undamaged.
Beat 3 — Rootes BeatMembers
Town and Manor of Hungerford
Fast water on a clean gravel bed running from Eddington Mill up to the fishery's century-old thatched fishing hut, with a strong pool where currents meet behind the island.
Commoner-rights and paying-rod syndicate water, not a day ticket. The private drive to Eddington Mill is out of bounds to cars. Trout season from 1 May; grayling to end of December for members. No right of access during the close season. No wading, except on Freeman's Marsh (Beat 12). Daily limit 4 trout (13"/33cm, 1½oz/400g+), max 2 from any one beat except Lower Meadow; return undersized fish quickly if undamaged.
Beat 4 — Upstream of Eddington BridgeMembers
Town and Manor of Hungerford
From Eddington Bridge upstream to Eddington Mill. The stretch runs between The Island on the far bank and Charnham Street meadow.
Commoner-rights and paying-rod syndicate water, not a day ticket. The private drive to Eddington Mill is out of bounds to cars. Trout season from 1 May; grayling to end of December for members. No right of access during the close season. No wading, except on Freeman's Marsh (Beat 12). Daily limit 4 trout (13"/33cm, 1½oz/400g+), max 2 from any one beat except Lower Meadow; return undersized fish quickly if undamaged.
Beat 5 — Eddington Bridge to Wine CellarMembers
Town and Manor of Hungerford
One of the most reliably rising stretches on the fishery, ending at the Wine Cellar Pool — a deep, wooded pool referenced in Kennet fishing lore since the mid-1800s.
Commoner-rights and paying-rod syndicate water, not a day ticket. Trout season from 1 May; grayling to end of December for members. No right of access during the close season. No wading, except on Freeman's Marsh (Beat 12). Daily limit 4 trout (13"/33cm, 1½oz/400g+), max 2 from any one beat except Lower Meadow; return undersized fish quickly if undamaged.
Beat 6 — Wine Cellar Bridge to Bracket HatchMembers
Town and Manor of Hungerford
The longest and most popular beat on the fishery — deeper and tree-shaded, holding fish well through summer, with strong blue-winged olive evenings late in the beat near the weed rack. The Jubilee Hut sits at the top end.
Commoner-rights and paying-rod syndicate water, not a day ticket. Trout season from 1 May; grayling to end of December for members. No right of access during the close season. No wading, except on Freeman's Marsh (Beat 12). Daily limit 4 trout (13"/33cm, 1½oz/400g+), max 2 from any one beat except Lower Meadow; return undersized fish quickly if undamaged.
Beat 7 — Bracket Hatch to Dun Mill BridgeMembers
Town and Manor of Hungerford
Two linked stretches — the main channel and the Back Stream — shaded enough to fish well on bright days, with sedges taking over once the mayfly finish. Only Commoners may fish on down to Denford Bridge.
Commoner-rights and paying-rod syndicate water, not a day ticket. Only Commoners may fish the east side of Duffer's Pool Bridge downstream to Denford. The private drive to Dun Mill is out of bounds to cars. Trout season from 1 May; grayling to end of December for members. No right of access during the close season. No wading, except on Freeman's Marsh (Beat 12). Daily limit 4 trout (13"/33cm, 1½oz/400g+), max 2 from any one beat except Lower Meadow; return undersized fish quickly if undamaged.
Beat 8 — Lower MeadowMembers
Town and Manor of Hungerford
The first beat below the Kennet/Dun confluence — shallow, fast and thick with ranunculus, with strong mayfly, olive and sedge sport and a healthy stock of free-rising wild trout.
Commoner-rights and paying-rod syndicate water, not a day ticket. The only beat exempt from the two-trout-per-beat limit (the daily four-fish fishery limit still applies). Gate keys for step-free access to the River Dun, for those unable to climb the stiles, are available from the River Keeper. Vehicles are not permitted on the Lower Meadow. Trout season from 1 May; grayling to end of December for members. No right of access during the close season. No wading, except on Freeman's Marsh (Beat 12). Daily limit 4 trout (13"/33cm, 1½oz/400g+); return undersized fish quickly if undamaged.
Beat 9 — Lower DunMembers
Town and Manor of Hungerford
A gravel-bedded stretch of the River Dun, 3–4 feet deep, running parallel to the Kennet below Hungerford. Fishes left-handed and best in low light; late-growing star wort keeps the water clear right through the season.
Commoner-rights and paying-rod syndicate water, not a day ticket. Trout season from 1 May; grayling to end of December for members. No right of access during the close season. No wading, except on Freeman's Marsh (Beat 12). Daily limit 4 trout (13"/33cm, 1½oz/400g+), max 2 from any one beat except Lower Meadow; return undersized fish quickly if undamaged.
Beat 10 — Historic ChannelMembers
Town and Manor of Hungerford
A developing side channel below Eddington Pool, winding past Eddington Lake to a new bridge on Beat 2. Largely too overgrown to fish directly, but valuable shelter and spawning habitat for the wider fishery.
Commoner-rights and paying-rod syndicate water, not a day ticket. Largely a habitat channel rather than an active fishing beat. No right of access during the close season. No wading, except on Freeman's Marsh (Beat 12). Daily limit 4 trout (13"/33cm, 1½oz/400g+), max 2 from any one beat except Lower Meadow; return undersized fish quickly if undamaged.
Beat 11 — Hungerford Marsh (River Dun)Members
Town and Manor of Hungerford
Roughly a kilometre of the River Dun within an SSSI, one of two Town & Manor Dun beats, with its own fishing hut. Shallow and fast at the top, deepening into darker corners downstream that hold surprisingly large fish. Catch-and-release only.
Within an SSSI; catch-and-release only. Syndicate / nominated-rod access, not a casual day ticket. No right of access during the close season. No wading, except on Freeman's Marsh (Beat 12). Daily limit 4 trout (13"/33cm, 1½oz/400g+), max 2 from any one beat except Lower Meadow; return undersized fish quickly if undamaged.
Beat 12 — Freeman's Marsh (River Dun)Members
Town and Manor of Hungerford
About a kilometre of shallower, more physically challenging River Dun water upstream of Hungerford Marsh, entirely within Freeman's Marsh SSSI. A classic small chalk stream — shrimp and sedge by day, blue-winged olives at dusk — with a healthy wild-trout population and shoals of grayling for the autumn angler.
Within Freeman's Marsh SSSI. Syndicate / nominated-rod access; shallow, physically demanding water. The only beat on the fishery where wading is permitted; barbless hooks are mandatory here. No right of access during the close season. Daily limit 4 trout (13"/33cm, 1½oz/400g+), max 2 from any one beat except Lower Meadow; return undersized fish quickly if undamaged.
