It is worthwhile pausing to remember that the length of chalk stream fishing in Britain,
and indeed the world, is very limited. It must be considered a privilege to fish a chalk stream.
In fact, 90% of the world’s chalk streams are within 100 miles of Hungerford.
The Hungerford Fishery is perhaps the cream of fisheries. It is dedicated to the traditional recognised practices of chalk stream fishing and to the principal that there is a great deal more to the enjoyment of fishing than the catching of fish.
The 12 Beats
We offer the finest fly fishing over 12 beats on the River Kennet and River Dun. It is strictly private land and is not subject to any Countryside Rights of Way, neither is it registered common land nor village green.
The only people allowed access are Commoners’ who have registered to fish, and our paying Rods. The river is very important to the Town and Manor of Hungerford and we therefore manage it, the banks and surrounding land in much the same way as the rest of our estate – with an emphasis on ecology, wildlife, history and tradition.
We place great emphasis on traditional fly fishing in a respectful manner, rather than some ‘catch as many fish as you can’ approaches. For the Town and Manor Commoners’ and our fishermen, the surroundings and setting are as important as the number of fish caught.
Our season starts on 1 May. There is a busy start of the season, fishing during the morning hatches of olives. Our mayfly season runs from the last week of May until the second week of June. Throughout the summer, the best of the fishing is of an evening, with exceptional rises of fish to blue winged olive.
As summer draws to a close, the longer and cooler nights encourage fish to become more active in the daytime and fishing with large sedge patterns is favoured.
Beat membership is a full rod for 7 days a week.
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