River Dart
Church Commissioners Water
Church Commissioners Water is a fishing beat on the River Dart. Day tickets from £20.
Pricing and season
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Fishing details
Church Commissioners Water at a glance
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Fishing methods
The Church Commissioners water is the part of the Dart Angling Association’s river that is open to visitors. The association’s June 2026 guide lists three left bank stretches for day and week ticket holders: Austins Bridge down to Stretchford Run, Staverton Bridge down to Staverton Weir, and below Town Mills at Staverton to Folly Pool.
Day and week tickets run from 15 March to 30 September. A salmon or sea trout ticket costs £30 for the day or £120 for the week, and it also covers brown trout. A brown trout ticket costs £20 for the day or £80 for the week. Salmon and brown trout fishing is from sunrise until an hour after sunset, and there are limited migratory trout tickets for the hours from sunset to 3am. No more than six tickets are sold for any one day.
Tickets are bought online through the association’s Clubmate page, and the ticket email is your proof. There is a padlock on the gate below Staverton Bridge, and the code comes with the emailed ticket. Brown trout and sea trout are fly only, spinning for salmon is only allowed below Austins Bridge, and a catch return is asked for after your day.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Church Commissioners Water
Brown trout: fly only, 12 inch minimum, two a day. Migratory trout: fly only, 10 inch minimum, two a day, fish over 4lb released. Salmon: all fish before 15 June are released, and the first salmon caught after that is returned too; the association recommends releasing every salmon. Spinning for salmon is only allowed below Austins Bridge. Prawn and shrimp are only allowed below Staverton Bridge and only after 15 June. No worm or other bait, no gaff or tailer. No fishing from one hour after sunset until sunrise, apart from the migratory trout night ticket. Anglers need an Environment Agency rod licence and must send a catch return.
Where Church Commissioners Water is
Exact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the River Dart.
Approximate locationThe river
River
The River Dart rises high on Dartmoor as two separate streams, the East Dart and the West Dart, which join at Dartmeet. From there it runs south and east out of the moor, past Buckfast Abbey and through Buckfastleigh, Dartington and Totnes. At Totnes a weir marks the point where the river becomes tidal, and below it…
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FAQ
Church Commissioners Water FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Church Commissioners Water, from tickets to tactics.
