River Bourne
Hurdcott Fishery
Hurdcott Fishery is a fishing beat on the River Bourne. Club members only. Members can sign a guest in, so an introduction is the usual way on.
How to book
Fishing details
Hurdcott Fishery at a glance
- Rods
- –
- Difficulty
- Expert (4/5)
- Length
- 0.28 miles
- Water type
- chalk stream
Fishing methods
Fly methods
Around 500 yards of the Wiltshire Bourne on the true right bank at Hurdcott, in the valley north east of Salisbury. The fishery is lightly managed, which leaves good bankside cover and makes for the kind of water where a short rod and a fine and far off approach is the order of the day.
There are good hatches of all the upwinged flies. Catch and release is recommended. The club asks that members do not fish opposite the houses at the bottom of the beat.
Like the rest of the Bourne this is small, clear water where the fish see you first if you are careless. It rewards patience over distance.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Hurdcott Fishery
True right bank. Catch and release recommended. No fishing opposite the houses at the bottom of the beat.
Where Hurdcott Fishery is
The beat's boundary, with parking where we have it.
51.10440, -1.76080
The river
River
The Wiltshire River Bourne runs down the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain from Burbage to the Hampshire Avon at Salisbury, around 20 miles through Collingbourne, Idmiston, Gomeldon, Winterbourne and Laverstock. It is a winterbourne for part of its length, meaning the upper reaches run dry in a hot summer and fill again…
Flies for this beat
Expected in October on the River Bourne
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 Bourne and the months it usually runs.
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FAQ
Hurdcott Fishery FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Hurdcott Fishery, from tickets to tactics.
