Great Stour
Great Stour, Fly Section above Fordwich Bridge
Great Stour, Fly Section above Fordwich Bridge is a fishing beat on the Great Stour. Club members only. Membership is the main route on, but it is worth asking, as many clubs keep guest or taster days open.
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Great Stour, Fly Section above Fordwich Bridge at a glance
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This is the Canterbury & District Angling Association’s Fly Section water on the Great Stour: the river upstream of Fordwich Bridge, reserved for Fly Section members. The association does not say how far upstream it runs, so this listing names only what it says.
The Stour here sees an annual run of sea trout, and the association mentions Fordwich trout as far back as The Compleat Angler. The association is otherwise a coarse club, so the river holds plenty of coarse fish as well.
It is members’ water, and the association says you may have to join a waiting list for the Fly Section. Ask the office on +44 1227 710830 how it works.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Great Stour, Fly Section above Fordwich Bridge
Fly Section members of Canterbury & District Angling Association only. You need a valid Environment Agency rod licence. The association’s club rules and byelaws are published as PDFs on its website.
Where Great Stour, Fly Section above Fordwich Bridge is
Exact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the Great Stour.
Approximate locationThe river
River
The Great Stour is the main river of the Kentish Stour. It rises near Lenham, close to the North Downs escarpment, and runs north-east through Ashford, Wye, Chilham, Chartham and Canterbury to the tidal limit at Fordwich. Below the Little Stour confluence at Plucks Gutter it is normally called the River Stour, and it…
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