River Test
Whitchurch Fulling Mill
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Whitchurch Fulling Mill is a fishing beat on the River Test. Day tickets from £125.
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How Whitchurch Fulling Mill compares on the River Test
Typical, lowest and highest full-day rod, from 50 beats with published day rates
Day tickets on the River Test run from £55 to £388. The typical full-day rate is around £260, peaking in May.
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Whitchurch Fulling Mill at a glance
- Rods
- 1 – 2
- Difficulty
- Adventurer (3/5)
- Length
- 0.56 miles
- Water type
- main river
Fishing methods
Fly methods
The higher you venture up the River Test, the better the hatches, the clearer the water and the wilder the fish, and there is no better way of summing up Whitchurch Fulling Mill. Sitting on the upper Test as it flows through the town of Whitchurch in north Hampshire, this beat covers just under 0.6 miles of main chalk stream channel. The fishing divides into three sections: the Garden beat and a Side Stream downstream of the mill, and an Upper section above it. Wading is welcome throughout, though bank fishing is only practical for part of the Garden section. The Test here is a groundwater-fed chalk stream rising from the Upper Chalk aquifer, maintaining stable, cool, clear flows with consistent water levels averaging 0.5 to 1 metre in channelised sections.
The water runs gin-clear and fast, with lovely rafts of ranunculus and ideal conditions for sight fishing, particularly for those who like to wade. Wild trout thrive here alongside grayling, and with that three-way mix of wild, lightly stocked and grayling, there is usually something on the feed. The season opens 30 May and runs to 30 December, with dry fly only the rule until 1 August, after which nymphs come into play for both brown trout and grayling. The mayfly typically runs from mid-May to early June, meaning the Mayfly Season day rate of £425 puts you on the water just as that hatch peaks. Grayling fishing from autumn through to late December is available from £125 per rod. The beat is rated as adventurer-level: the water is exceptionally clear and generally not too deep, so fish are easy to spot but equally easy to spook, demanding careful approach and accurate presentation.
Up to two rods share the water. A 9 ft 5-weight is the baseline rod for chalk stream fishing of this kind. Fishing runs from 9.30 am until dusk. A rod room with tea and coffee facilities is available on site, and anglers are welcome to use the summer house in the garden for relaxing and picnicking. The White Hart Hotel in Whitchurch, half a mile away on Newbury Street, serves food and has rooms.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Whitchurch Fulling Mill
Dry fly only until the 1st of August.
Amenities
Where Whitchurch Fulling Mill is
The beat's boundary, with parking where we have it.
51.22157, -1.34317
The river
River
Rising at Ashe, near Overton, the River Test runs for 40 miles through Hampshire, flowing south through Whitchurch, Longparish, and Wherwell before the Rivers Dever and Anton join the main channel near Chilbolton. For much of its length the Test is not one river but an amalgam of main channel, mill leats, carriers,…
Flies for this beat
Expected in October on the River Test
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 Test and the months it usually runs.
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Whitchurch Fulling Mill FAQs
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