River Wylye
Hill Deverill
Hill Deverill is a fishing beat on the River Wylye.
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Fishing details
Hill Deverill at a glance
- Rods
- 1 – 2
- Difficulty
- –
- Length
- –
- Water type
- chalk stream
Fishing methods
Hill Deverill is a beat at the head of the River Wylye, in unspoilt countryside. Fishing Breaks has sold it since 2021, and describes the Wylye as one of the most natural chalk streams, running through a landscape that is still mostly farmland.
It is a mostly wading beat, ideal for one rod or two friends together. Fishing Breaks gives it its highest difficulty rating because the water is wild and shaggy. There is no cabin and dogs are not allowed, but there is a seating and barbecue area beside the productive Hatch Pool.
The Wylye fishes well early in the season, with olive hatches from the opening day in early April, a spectacular hawthorn hatch later in the month, and a small hatch of mayfly most days from May right through to July.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Where Hill Deverill is
Exact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the River Wylye.
Approximate locationThe river
River
A chalk stream tributary of the Hampshire Avon, River Wylye rises at White Sheet Bottom near the Deverills in Wiltshire and runs for 27 miles north through the Deverill villages towards Warminster, then south-east through Norton Bavant, Sutton Veny, Wylye and Great Wishford, before meeting the River Nadder at Wilton.…
Flies for this beat
Expected in October on the River Wylye
Typical months from the river’s hatch calendar, which applies along its whole length rather than to this beat. Not a live report.
Caperer
Sedge · #10-12
Kite's Imperial
Dry fly · #14-16
Daddy Long Legs
Terrestrial · #10-12
Sawyer's Killer Bug
Nymph · #12-16
The year ahead
Full calendarEvery hatch on the River Wylye and the months it usually runs.
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FAQ
Hill Deverill FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Hill Deverill, from tickets to tactics.
