Members' Waters
Beat 6 — Wine Cellar Bridge to Bracket Hatch
River Kennet
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About this beat
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.
Rules
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.
Controller
Town and Manor of Hungerford
Species
Wild brown trout, Grayling
Methods
Fishing is upstream only with a dry-fly. Nymph fishing is only permitted from 1st July. Wet flies, lures or goldheads may not be used, and no hook larger than size 12.