River Exe
Oakford Beat
Oakford 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
Oakford Beat at a glance
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Fishing methods
Oakford Beat is a very short stretch of the River Exe owned by the Dulverton Angling Association, just north of the Black Cat junction on the A396. It is fished from the right bank and has two main runs.
Brown trout, grayling and salmon are the fish here, with the occasional escaped rainbow trout, which the association asks to be taken out. Because it is so short it will not take much angling pressure and is only suited to an hour or so of fishing.
Go over Oakford Bridge and park alongside the cottage as shown on the beat map, then walk back to the bridge and go in through the gate. The gate opens onto the householder’s lawn, so please respect it.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Oakford 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 Oakford 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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