River Exe
Bolham Beat
Bolham Beat is a fishing beat on the River Exe. Day tickets from £15.
Pricing and season
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How Bolham Beat compares on the River Exe
Typical, lowest and highest full-day rod, from 7 beats with published day rates
Day tickets on the River Exe run from £10 to £30. The typical full-day rate is around £10, peaking in February.
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Bolham Beat at a glance
- Rods
- Up to 2
- Difficulty
- –
- Length
- –
- Water type
- main river
Fishing methods
Bolham is a beat on the Maund family’s land, reached from the A396. The association describes it as a previously prolific beat, particularly in the spring, with many deep holding areas and some good fly pools, and work in 2025 has opened up the way to the water. It is right bank only, two rods are available, and it can be fished seven days a week for trout, grayling and salmon.
A ticket costs £30 for the day or £15 for an evening after 5pm, and you need to be a member of the River Exe and Tributaries Association first. Tickets are booked through Lance Nicholson Tackle.
To find it, take the A396 over Stoodleigh bridge, take two left turns and carry on for about a mile to a layby on the left. You can also carry on for half a mile and turn left into Marsh Farm, park in the yard and go through the gate and over the small bridge to the fields. At the layby there is a sluice gate across the leat that can be crossed with care but not in high water, and a bridge across the leat about 60 metres further along the road. RETA’s code of practice applies and nil returns are asked for.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Bolham Beat
RETA code of practice applies: all salmon are returned, no treble hooks, barbs fully closed, knotless net. Right bank only, two rods. Returns, including nil returns, are asked for by email or phone.
Where Bolham Beat is
Exact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the River Exe.
Approximate locationThe river
River
The River Exe rises at Exe Head on Exmoor, near Simonsbath, which is in Somerset. Almost the whole of its 60 miles is in Devon, though, and it flows more or less due south, through Tiverton and on to Exeter. Below Exeter it becomes a broad ria, the Exe Estuary, reaching the English Channel between Exmouth and Dawlish…
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Bolham Beat FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Bolham Beat, from tickets to tactics.
