River Meon · Meon Springs Fly Fishery
The Lakes
The Lakes is a fishing beat near the River Meon at Meon Springs Fly Fishery. Day tickets from £43.
Pricing and season
Indicative prices only. This calendar does not show whether a beat is bookable or already booked out, and other prices may apply. Always confirm availability and the final price with the booking provider before you travel.
Price calendar
Fishing details
The Lakes at a glance
- Rods
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- Difficulty
- Beginner (1/5)
- Length
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- Water type
- stillwater
Fishing methods
Meon Springs’ lakes are two spring-fed stillwaters at Whitewool Farm near East Meon in Hampshire, inside the South Downs National Park. They are stocked with rainbow trout from 2 lb, raised on site in the fishery’s own trout farm, and every ticket also covers the Meon Beat, a separate catch and release section on the same water.
A day ticket covers two fish and runs from 8am to 6.30pm, with extra fish charged at £14 each and any fish left uncaught within your ticket carried forward as a credit for another visit. In summer there is evening fishing too, from 2pm to 9.30pm or dusk. Both must be booked online in advance, day tickets by 7.45am on the day and evening tickets by 1pm, since numbers are limited.
An Environment Agency rod licence is required and can be bought online or at the fishery office on arrival if you do not already have one. Anglers staying in one of the Shepherd’s Huts by the water, or at the Yurt Village, can fish at any time during their stay and pay only for the fish they catch. A tackle shop and café are a short walk away.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for The Lakes
An Environment Agency rod licence is required, bought online or at the fishery office on arrival. Day tickets and evening tickets must be pre booked online, day fishing by 7.45am on the day and evening fishing by 1pm, and numbers are limited for both. A ticket covers two fish, with each extra fish charged at £14, and any fish not caught within your ticket earns a Fish Credit towards a future visit. The ticket also includes the Meon Beat catch and release section. Staying guests fish at no extra charge beyond £14 per fish caught. Fishing club members should enter their membership code when booking and pay on the day.
Amenities
Where The Lakes is
The beat's boundary, with parking where we have it.
50.99034, -1.06702
The fishery and river
River
The most easterly of the Hampshire chalk streams, the River Meon rises from groundwater springs south of East Meon in the South Downs and runs 21 miles southward through Hampshire before flowing out across the marshes of Titchfield Haven to meet the Solent at Hill Head. The valley traces the shape of a shepherd's…
Flies for this beat
Expected in October on the River Meon
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 Meon and the months it usually runs.
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FAQ
The Lakes FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing The Lakes, from tickets to tactics.
