River Piddle
Ilsington Park
Ilsington Park is a fishing beat on the River Piddle. Syndicate members only. Membership is the main route on, but it is worth asking, as many clubs keep guest or taster days open.
How to book
Fishing details
Ilsington Park at a glance
- Rods
- –
- Difficulty
- Expert (4/5)
- Length
- 0.53 miles
- Water type
- main river
Fishing methods
Fly methods
Ilsington Park sits on the River Piddle at Puddletown in Dorset, part of The Little Syndicate’s spread of small syndicate waters across the Frome, Piddle and Cerne. It runs about 850 metres along the true right bank of the upper Piddle, reached through old metal gates and a walled garden before the water opens out into parkland, a setting that hints at the estate this stretch once belonged to.
The water holds Brown Trout, Grayling, wild fish only, and every one is returned. Trout run from April to mid-October, with grayling taking over from mid-June through to mid-March. The parkland setting makes for pleasant walking between pools, even when the fishing itself is quiet, which on water this size, this far up the catchment, it often is.
It's syndicate water, capped at 25 anglers a season and booked through John Aplin, with no day ticket available. Anglers used to the wider chalk-stream beats further downstream should expect something smaller and more intimate here.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Where Ilsington Park is
The beat's boundary, with parking where we have it.
50.75004, -2.34115
The river
River
The River Piddle rises from chalk springs near Alton Pancras, high in the Dorset Downs, and runs 18 miles to Poole Harbour, joining the River Frome at Wareham. It flows south at first, then swings east at Puddletown, and runs parallel to the Frome for much of its length, a few miles to the south. Between source and…
Flies for this beat
Expected in October on the River Piddle
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 Piddle and the months it usually runs.
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FAQ
Ilsington Park FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Ilsington Park, from tickets to tactics.
