River Barle
River Barle Beat 1a
River Barle Beat 1a is a fishing beat on the River Barle.
How to book
Fishing details
River Barle Beat 1a at a glance
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Fishing methods
Beat 1a is a section of the River Barle Fishing Club’s water on the River Barle, sold through the Fish The Exe scheme. It starts a short way downstream of Withypool and runs towards Tarr Steps, and is fished from the left bank only.
It holds trout and salmon and is fly only. Tickets are rare: a single rod, for a day or an evening, on one of the club’s two Fish The Exe beats on any weekday before mid August, and only ten day tickets are sold each season. A salmon day costs £30, a salmon evening £15 and a trout day £10, and you need to be a member of the Dulverton Angling Association or the River Exe and Tributaries Association first. Tickets are booked through Lance Nicholson Tackle.
Thigh waders are the minimum, and chest waders and a wading stick are advisable in higher water. Reach the beat on the B3223 from Dulverton to Comers Cross, then the lane towards Withypool and the permitted path towards Tarr Steps.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for River Barle Beat 1a
Fly only. Brown trout and grayling are returned, rainbow trout kept. The RETA code of practice strictly applies (all salmon returned, no treble hooks, barbs fully closed, knotless net), and the River Barle Fishing Club expects anglers to return their catch. Returns to Lance Nicholson Tackle.
Where River Barle Beat 1a is
Exact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the River Barle.
Approximate locationThe river
River
The River Barle rises on the Chains, the high moorland of northern Exmoor in Somerset, near Pinkery Pond, a small pool made by damming the river in the 19th century. From there it runs past Simonsbath, under the old stone bridge at Landacre near Withypool and through the prehistoric clapper bridge at Tarr Steps, then…
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FAQ
River Barle Beat 1a FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing River Barle Beat 1a, from tickets to tactics.
