River Ottery
Wiggaton
Wiggaton is a fishing beat on the River Ottery. Passport scheme.
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Fishing details
Wiggaton at a glance
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Fishing methods
Wiggaton is just over a mile of left bank on the River Ottery, with a long record of good brown trout fishing and, at times, good numbers of grayling. There is a good head of trout around the 10 inch mark, and the beat has produced 2lb fish in the past. It has several deep corner pools and fishy spots, and it usually benefits from a good mayfly hatch.
Like the other beats on the Ottery it is mostly tree lined with steep banks. Wading is recommended, with a wading staff. In recent years the beat has had habitat and angling improvement works, including tree work along the bank, better ways into the river and gravel cleaning, and the Passport hopes they have improved the fishing, particularly in the middle and top sections.
Fly only. Trout under 7 inches must be returned, no more than 2 trout may be kept per day, and all grayling are returned. A day costs 2 Fish Pass tokens, booked through the Westcountry Angling Passport.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Wiggaton
Fly fishing only. Trout under 7 inches must be returned. No more than 2 trout may be kept per day. All grayling must be returned. Brown trout season 15 March to 30 September, grayling season 16 June to 31 October.
Where Wiggaton is
The beat's boundary, with parking where we have it.
50.69182, -4.50412
The river
River
The River Ottery is a small river in north east Cornwall. It rises south east of Otterham, runs north to Trengune and then takes an east south easterly course to meet the River Tamar at Nether Bridge, two miles north east of Launceston. It supports trout and migratory fish. The Westcountry Angling Passport has beats…
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Wiggaton FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Wiggaton, from tickets to tactics.
