River Ebble
Longbridge Fishery
Longbridge Fishery is a fishing beat on the River Ebble. Club members only. Members can sign a guest in, so an introduction is the usual way on.
How to book
Fishing details
Longbridge Fishery at a glance
- Rods
- Up to 2
- Difficulty
- Expert (4/5)
- Length
- –
- Water type
- chalk stream
Fishing methods
Fly methods
A two rod stretch of the Ebble just east of Broad Chalke, in one of south Wiltshire’s quieter valleys. Park at the roadside close to the bridge at the bottom of the beat and you will find the return books and disc board just inside the field gate.
The Ebble is one of the smaller tributaries of the Avon, joining it at Bodenham, and this is typical chalk stream habitat: clear water, clean gravels and waving beds of weed the fish disappear into. The beat holds a good head of wild trout and grayling, so catch and release is advised. Some surprisingly good fish are found at the top of the beat where the water is more varied and there are deeper pools.
The lower water is fringed with pollarded willow, which gives the angler some cover. This is light tackle water where observation and concealment decide the day rather than casting. Rainbow trout turn up occasionally, escapees from trout farms, and the club asks that these are removed if caught.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Longbridge Fishery
Two rods. Return books and disc board just inside the field gate at the bottom of the beat. Catch and release advised. The club asks that any rainbow trout, which are escapees from trout farms, are removed if caught.
Where Longbridge Fishery is
The beat's boundary, with parking where we have it.
51.03071, -1.93514
The river
River
The River Ebble is the smallest of the four chalk streams that meet the Hampshire Avon around Salisbury, and it is often held to be the purest of them. It rises at Ebbesbourne Wake at the head of the Chalke valley and runs east for around 14 miles through Broad Chalke, Bishopstone and Odstock before joining the Avon…
Flies for this beat
Expected in October on the River Ebble
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 Ebble and the months it usually runs.
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FAQ
Longbridge Fishery FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Longbridge Fishery, from tickets to tactics.
