Hampshire Avon
Countess Fishery
Countess Fishery is a fishing beat on the Hampshire Avon. Club members only. Members can sign a guest in, so an introduction is the usual way on.
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Fishing details
Countess Fishery at a glance
- Rods
- –
- Difficulty
- Explorer (2/5)
- Length
- 0.68 miles
- Water type
- chalk stream
Fishing methods
Fly methods
A prime stretch of the upper Avon nine miles north of Salisbury, running for roughly 1200 yards on the bank opposite the Ratfyn fishery. It suits a right-handed caster, and the bottom of the beat is open with few obstructions behind you.
The lower end is deep and slow. As you work up, the water shallows and the flow picks up, so the beat gives you two quite different kinds of fishing in one walk. There is a good head of stocked and wild trout along with grayling.
There is no tally system here, which makes it one of the club’s better waters for a wandering day. The club has recently negotiated an extended lease and has improvement work in mind. Access is off Countess Road, and the entrance is easiest to find by looking for the overhead cables crossing the A345.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Countess Fishery
Upstream dry fly and nymph. No tally system on this fishery, so members may move freely along it.
Where Countess Fishery is
The beat's boundary, with parking where we have it.
51.17920, -1.78507
The river
River
Formed by two headwaters rising in the Vale of Pewsey, the Hampshire Avon merges near Upavon and flows south for 60 miles across Salisbury Plain, passing through Durrington, Amesbury and Salisbury before crossing into Hampshire and running through Fordingbridge and Ringwood to empty into Christchurch Harbour. The East…
Flies for this beat
Expected in October on the Hampshire Avon
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 Hampshire Avon and the months it usually runs.
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FAQ
Countess Fishery FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Countess Fishery, from tickets to tactics.
