River Barle · Tarr Farm Inn
Tarr Steps Beat
Tarr Steps Beat is a fishing beat on the River Barle at Tarr Farm Inn.
How to book
Fishing details
Tarr Steps Beat at a glance
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Fishing methods
Tarr Farm Inn’s fishing covers both banks of the River Barle from the Clapper Bridge at Tarr Steps upstream to Hinds Pit, on Exmoor. There are five named pools, and the runs between them offer fishing around boulders of all sizes.
The beat is open from April to the end of September. It is fly fishing only and all fish caught must be released. No treble hooks, and use barbless hooks or squeeze the barbs down. Bring an Environment Agency rod licence, and fill in a fishing record at the end of the day. Book through the form on the Tarr Farm Inn fly fishing page, which also shows the prices.
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Tarr Steps Beat
Fly fishing only. All fish caught must be released. No treble hooks; barbless or squeezed down barbs. A valid Environment Agency rod licence is required, as is a fishing record at the end of the day.
Where Tarr Steps Beat is
Exact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the River Barle at Tarr Farm Inn.
Approximate locationThe fishery and river
River
The River Barle rises on the Chains, the high moorland of northern Exmoor in Somerset, near Pinkery Pond, a small pool made by damming the river in the 19th century. From there it runs past Simonsbath, under the old stone bridge at Landacre near Withypool and through the prehistoric clapper bridge at Tarr Steps, then…
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