Hampshire Avon
Upper Winkton
Upper Winkton 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.
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Fishing details
Upper Winkton at a glance
- Rods
- Up to 2
- Difficulty
- Adventurer (3/5)
- Length
- –
- Water type
- main river
Fishing methods
Fly methods
The upper half of the club’s Winkton fishery, and the water to head for if you are after an Avon salmon. Fish lie up through this stretch and can often be seen above the top weir throwing themselves clear. Sea trout run it too.
There are two large weir pools, and the slower, deeper water between them stays fishable when the rest of the Avon valley is in flood, which makes it a useful stretch to know in a wet autumn. Access is good along well-maintained paths and there is a swim close enough to the car park to suit anglers who cannot walk far.
Out of the game season it is a serious specimen coarse water, with barbel over 16lb, chub over 7lb, roach over 3lb and pike over 25lb in recent seasons. A light, roving approach pays off across the huge variety of swims.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Upper Winkton
Entry and exit one hour before sunrise to two hours after sunset. 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. Coarse guest tickets are not issued for this water. Toilets on site.
Where Upper Winkton is
The beat's boundary, with parking where we have it.
50.75842, -1.77405
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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
Upper Winkton FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Upper Winkton, from tickets to tactics.
