River Haddeo
Haddeo Beat
Haddeo Beat is a fishing beat on the River Haddeo. Club members only. Membership is open, so joining is the straightforward route on.
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Fishing details
Haddeo Beat at a glance
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Fishing methods
The Dulverton Angling Association’s Haddeo water is nearly a mile of the River Haddeo, fished from both banks upstream of the junction pool where it meets the Exe. It lies in the small valley below Wimbleball Lake on a private estate, with no public footpaths on the beats.
The river is never very wide and a smaller rod helps. It has runs, riffles, pools, tight bends and deep holes under tree roots, and holds wild brown trout, salmon parr and smolts and some grayling. The brown trout are generally three or four to the pound, and a nine or ten inch fish is a good one. Small, imitative flies do best, and light tackle of AFTM 3 to 6 suits it. Wading is easy and thigh waders are usually enough.
Because the dam holds back floodwater, the Haddeo often fines down sooner than the Barle and the Exe after rain, so it can be fishable when they are in spate. In a long dry spell it can run low. Cables cross the beat in a couple of places, away from the best fishing.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Haddeo Beat
Fly only, with barbless or crushed barb hooks. Catch and release is mandatory for every fish except rainbow trout, which should be killed. Release all salmon; salmon fishing is fly only with no more than two hook points and no treble hooks. Carry a knotless net and a disgorger. No dogs. Guests may only fish with a member. Fish within the boundaries on the beat map. Seasons on Dulverton AA water: salmon 14 February to 30 September, trout 15 March to 30 September, grayling 16 June to 14 March.
Where Haddeo Beat is
Exact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the River Haddeo.
Approximate locationThe river
River
The River Haddeo is a small Exmoor stream in Somerset. It feeds Wimbleball Lake, and below the dam it runs down a quiet, fairly flat valley to join the River Exe near Dulverton. On the way the River Pulham joins it at Hartford. Since the reservoir was built the river below the dam has been fed by regulated releases,…
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Haddeo Beat FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Haddeo Beat, from tickets to tactics.
