River Itchen · Avington Trout Fishery
Lake Three
Lake Three is a fishing beat on the River Itchen at Avington Trout Fishery. Day tickets from £75.
Pricing and season
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Fishing details
Lake Three at a glance
- Rods
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- Difficulty
- Adventurer (3/5)
- Length
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- Water type
- stillwater
Fishing methods
Fly methods
Lake Three is Avington Trout Fishery’s catch-and-release lake on the River Itchen at Avington, Hampshire, the deepest of the three and always holding fish. Through the afternoon the light comes over your shoulder from the field bank, which helps with spotting, and careful, close-range casting into tight swims works better here than covering water with a long line. Trees at the lower end, saplings twenty years ago, have grown up enough to give the kind of cover that rewards a catapult cast under the branches.
Lake Three is regularly restocked with a mix of smaller trout, including browns and the occasional tiger trout, alongside rainbows. Everything caught here goes back: fly fishing only, wet or dry, single fly, maximum hook size 8. A ticket on its own is £75 for the day, and the same water is included free with any of the two, three or four-fish tickets sold for Lakes One and Two.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Lake Three
Fly fishing only, wet or dry, single fly, no droppers, maximum hook size 8, barbed. Minimum leader breaking strain 6 lb. A current Environment Agency rod licence is required. All catches, including nil returns, must be logged at the office.
Amenities
Where Lake Three is
Exact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the River Itchen at Avington Trout Fishery.
Approximate locationThe fishery and river
River
A Hampshire chalk stream rising from springs near New Cheriton, the River Itchen runs 28 miles through the Hampshire Downs, collecting the River Alre and Candover Brook just west of Alresford before turning west through the villages of Itchen Abbas, Itchen Stoke, Martyr Worthy and Easton, entering Winchester across…
Flies for this beat
Expected in October on the River Itchen
Typical months from the river’s hatch calendar, which applies along its whole length rather than to this beat. Not a live report.
Caperer
Sedge · #10-12
Kite's Imperial
Dry fly · #14-16
Daddy Long Legs
Terrestrial · #10-12
Sawyer's Killer Bug
Nymph · #12-16
The year ahead
Full calendarEvery hatch on the River Itchen and the months it usually runs.
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FAQ
Lake Three FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Lake Three, from tickets to tactics.
