Hampshire Avon
Ibsley Stream
Ibsley Stream is a fishing beat on the Hampshire Avon. Club members only. Members can sign a guest in, so an introduction is the usual way on.
How to book
Fishing details
Ibsley Stream at a glance
- Rods
- Up to 2
- Difficulty
- Adventurer (3/5)
- Length
- 0.5 miles
- Water type
- main river
Fishing methods
Fly methods
A very attractive side stream running about half a mile as an offshoot of the Hampshire Avon. It is shallow and weedy through the summer, and comes into its own when the cold weather arrives and the main river rises, because fish drop into it looking for shelter out of the heavy flow.
It is worth being straight about what this water is at the moment. It was originally a trout stream and the club stocked it with brown trout for years, but without enough control over the flow levels that stocking has been suspended, and coarse angling is now allowed through the traditional coarse season. The club still lists it among its game fisheries.
Dace, chub and roach dominate, with the occasional trout and grayling, and perch, pike and barbel free to move in from the main river. Anglers report excellent sport, and it remains one of the prettiest bits of water the club holds.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Ibsley Stream
Maximum 2 rods. No spinners, spoons or devon minnows when lure fishing for coarse fish or pike, to avoid hooking out-of-season salmon and sea trout. No dogs on any river section. Brown trout stocking is currently suspended and coarse angling is permitted through the traditional coarse season.
Where Ibsley Stream is
The beat's boundary, with parking where we have it.
50.88518, -1.78808
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River
Formed by two headwaters rising in the Vale of Pewsey, the Hampshire Avon merges near Upavon and flows south for 60 miles across Salisbury Plain, passing through Durrington, Amesbury and Salisbury before crossing into Hampshire and running through Fordingbridge and Ringwood to empty into Christchurch Harbour. The East…
Flies for this beat
Expected in October on the Hampshire Avon
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 Hampshire Avon and the months it usually runs.
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FAQ
Ibsley Stream FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Ibsley Stream, from tickets to tactics.
