River Exe
Hollam Beat
Hollam Beat is a fishing beat on the River Exe. Club members only. Membership is open, so joining is the straightforward route on.
How to book
Fishing details
Hollam Beat at a glance
- Rods
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- Difficulty
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- Length
- 1.24 miles
- Water type
- main river
Fishing methods
Hollam is the longest of the Dulverton Angling Association’s beats, about 2km of the upper River Exe beside the A396 north of Dulverton, fished from the right bank looking downstream. Allow a full day to explore it.
It has a good variety of pools, riffles and glides. The dogleg pool at the bottom often holds rising fish, there are a couple of good pools between the ford and the remains of a weir, and the glide above the weir often rewards a dry fly. Above the footbridge there is a straight run of broken water below the road, and then the river bends left into a series of pools. The river is about five yards wide and a small rod suits it.
To find it, leave Dulverton on the B3222 for about a mile and a half to the junction with the A396, turn left towards Minehead, and after about a mile there is a gap in the stone wall with a fingerpost to a footbridge, roughly halfway along the beat. There is no parking by the footbridge.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Hollam 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 Hollam Beat is
Exact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the River Exe.
Approximate locationThe river
River
The River Exe rises at Exe Head on Exmoor, near Simonsbath, which is in Somerset. Almost the whole of its 60 miles is in Devon, though, and it flows more or less due south, through Tiverton and on to Exeter. Below Exeter it becomes a broad ria, the Exe Estuary, reaching the English Channel between Exmouth and Dawlish…
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FAQ
Hollam Beat FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Hollam Beat, from tickets to tactics.
