River Camel · Butterwell Farm
River Camel, Butterwell Fishery
River Camel, Butterwell Fishery is a fishing beat on the River Camel at Butterwell Farm. Day tickets from £65.
Pricing and season
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Fishing details
River Camel, Butterwell Fishery at a glance
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This is the Butterwell Farm stretch of the River Camel at Nanstallon, about a mile above the tidal reaches. The estate describes about half a mile of double bank water and half a mile of single bank, with 18 holding pools. Its beat map divides the river into three beats, the third being a wooded section, and the estate shares the water out equally each day depending on the number of rods and the conditions. It walks the beat with anglers when they arrive.
The sea trout season is 1 May to 31 August, and is typically night fly fishing only. In high water, when conditions allow, daytime fly fishing for salmon and sea trout is also permitted, and the estate says the type of fishing can change at short notice at the owner’s discretion. The salmon season runs from 1 September to 15 December, with fly fishing, spinning and bait fishing by day, and some night fly fishing for sea trout in September if fresh fish are still running. Wild brown trout fishing runs from 1 May to 30 September, fly only, in the wooded section, with wading recommended.
The estate takes a maximum of four rods, and a fifth in the salmon season if conditions permit. Day and weekly tickets are booked with the estate, which gives priority to guests staying in its cottages.
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Rules and policies
Fishing rules for River Camel, Butterwell Fishery
Booked with the estate in advance. All salmon are returned, and bait is limited to shrimp or prawn on a single hook. All sea trout over 50cm (3lb), and every sea trout caught after 31 August, must be returned, and no more than two sea trout may be kept per angler per day. Wild brown trout are strictly catch and release, with single barbless flies of 8mm gape or less. All other hooks are barbless, with a maximum gape of 13mm on single hooks and 8mm on doubles and trebles, and treble hooks are only allowed with a fly from 30 September. Carry a net on your shoulder rather than leaving it on the bank. You need a valid Environment Agency salmon and sea trout licence, or a non-migratory trout and coarse licence for wild brown trout.
Where River Camel, Butterwell Fishery is
Exact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the River Camel at Butterwell Farm.
Approximate locationThe fishery and river
River
The River Camel rises on Hendraburnick Down, on the edge of Bodmin Moor, and runs about 30 miles to the Celtic Sea between Stepper Point and Pentire Point, which makes it the second longest river wholly in Cornwall. It is tidal up to Egloshayle, and its main tributaries are the Allen, the Ruthern, the De Lank and the…
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