Fly Fishing for Beginners
Fly fishing for beginners doesn't have to mean a blank day on unfamiliar water. These beats are rated easy: wider banks, forgiving currents, room to get a cast wrong without losing the fly in a bush. If you're unsure where to start, pick one of these and think about booking a lesson or a ghillie for the first outing.
103 beats match. Use the filters below to refine by river, price, or availability, or switch to the map view to see locations.
255 beats
River Test
Chilbolton Fishing Beat
£55 per rod1–2 rods
Hampshire Avon
River Avon Beat
£71 per rod1–4 rods
River Test
Ginger Beer
£95 per rod1–4 rods
River Itchen
Abbots Worthy
£55 per rod1–3 rods
River Itchen
Breach Farm
£75 per rod1–3 rods
River Frome
Gaston Bridge Beat
£80 per rod1 rod
River Test
Mayfly beat
£260 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Old Station Beat
£180 per rod12 rods
River Test
School Farm
£367 per rod2–3 rods
River Test
Timsbury 5
£245 per rod2–5 rods
River Test
Wallop Brook
£328 per rod12 rods
River Frome
Wrackleford Home Beat
£75 per rod2 rods
River Test
Home Beat
£328 per rod12 rods
River Test
Home Stream Beat
£328 per rod12 rods
River Test
House Beat
£328 per rod12 rods
River Test
Old Stews Beat
£328 per rod12 rods
River Test
Rushams Beat
£328 per rod12 rods
River Allen
Wimborne St. Giles - Home Beats
£165 per rod1–3 rods
River Wharfe
Barden
On enquiry
River Wharfe
Beamsley
£80 per rod
River Wharfe
Bolton Bridge
£80 per rod
River Wharfe
Cavendish
£80 per rod
River Wharfe
Priory
£80 per rod
River Wharfe
Strid
£80 per rod
River Dever
Bullington Manor Beat 1
£125 per rod1–6 rods
Hampshire Avon
Coombe Mill
£81 per rod1–3 rods
River Allen
Deans Court
£145 per rod1–2 rods
Fed by the River Test
Kimbridge Meadow Fishery
£125 per rod1–4 rods
River Frome
The Bricks Beat
£80 per rod1 rod
River Test
The Parsonage
£95 per rod1–6 rods
Driffield Beck
Mulberry Whin
£95 per rod1–5 rods
River Frome
Stratton Beat
£75 per rod2 rods
River Frome
Muckleford Beat
£75 per rod1 rod
River Test
Timsbury Beat 1
£180 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Timsbury Beat 2
£180 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Timsbury Beat 3
£180 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Timsbury Beat 4
£180 per rod1–2 rods
River Exe
Bolham Beat
£15 per evening2 rods
River Exe
Bickleigh Beat
£15 per evening
River Kennet
Avington Estate Beat
On enquiry
River Kennet
The Old Mill
On enquiry
River Frome
7 Hatches
£75 per rod1 rod
River Test
Beat Eleven - Wherwell Estate
£296 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Beat Five - Wherwell Estate
£270 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Beat Four - Wherwell Estate
£270 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Beat Nine Wherwell Estate
£218 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Beat Seven - Wherwell Estate
£218 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Beat Ten - Wherwell Estate
£296 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Leckford Beat 6
£260 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Leckford Beat 7
£260 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Longbridge Beat
£220 per rod3 rods
River Itchen
Lower Bishopstoke Fishery
£100 per rod2 rods
River Test
Leckford Beat 8
£260 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Beat Three - Wherwell Estate
£270 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Leckford Beat 5
£260 per rod1–2 rods
Hampshire Avon
Wilsford Manor Estate Beat
£430 per rod2–4 rods
Near the River Test
Horsebridge Lake
£92 for 4 fish1–6 rods
River Test
Leckford Beat 10
£260 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Leckford Beat 11
£260 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Leckford Beat 12
£260 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Leckford Beat 13
£260 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Leckford Beat 14
£260 per rod1–2 rods
River Test
Leckford Beat 4
£260 per rod1–2 rods
Wessex Water Fisheries
Clatworthy Reservoir
£10 for 2 fish
Wessex Water Fisheries
Hawkridge Reservoir
£10 for 2 fish
Wessex Water Fisheries
Sutton Bingham Reservoir
£10 for 2 fish
River Test
Waterwheel Beat
£260 per rod
River Swale
Marske Waters
£12.50 per rod
River Swale
Round Howe and Green Bridge
£12.50 per rod
Draycote Water
Draycote Reservoir
£28 per rod
River Meon
Meon Meadows
£65 per rod
Wherwell Estate Fishing
The Lake
£85 for 4 fish + 4 C&R6 rods
Yeaveley Estate
The Lake
£40 for 3 fish + 5 C&R
Washburn Valley Fishery
Thruscross Reservoir
£25 per rod
River Exe
Hartnoll Beat
£15 per evening2 rods
Near the River Test
Longstock Park Lake
£40 per half day1 rod
River Itchen
Salmon Beat
£87 per rod
Near the River Test
Testside Lake
£40 per half day1–6 rods
River Itchen
Trout Beat
£184 per rod
River Exe
Wonham Beat
£10 per rod1 rod
Bideford Brook
Bideford Brook
On enquiry2 rods
River Carey
Boldford Bridge
On enquiry
Burrator Reservoir
£20 per rod
Cannop Brook
Cannop Brook
On enquiry2 rods
Hampshire Avon
Countess Fishery
On enquiry
Hampshire Avon
Durrington Fishery
On enquiry
Fernworthy Reservoir
£21.50 for 4 fish
River Bray
Halswell Farm
On enquiry
River Carey
Jays
On enquiry
Kennick Reservoir
£26 per rod
Ladybower Fisheries
Ladybower Reservoir
£22 per half day
Little Dart River
Littledart Farm
On enquiry
River Exe
Old Woman’s Beat
On enquiry2 rods
Roadford Lake
£21.50 for 4 fish
River Lew
South Yeo
On enquiry
River Mole
Wampford Bridge
On enquiry
Wistlandpound Reservoir
£13.50 for 2 fish
Blackpool Brook
Blackpool Brook
On enquiry2 rods
River Dart
Church Commissioners Water
£20 per rod
Hampshire Avon
Lower Woodford Fishery
On enquiry
Malham Tarn Fishery
Malham Tarn
£25 per rod
Mells River
Mells Estate Water
On enquiry
Scar House Reservoir
£15 per rod
River Dart
Totnes Weir Pool
£35 per rod
Near the River Dever
Willow and Spring Lakes
On enquiry10–20 rods
River Bray
Castle Hill
On enquiry
River Torridge
Gortleigh
On enquiry
River Test
Houghton Lodge – Lower Beat
On enquiry2–6 rods
River Test
Houghton Lodge – Upper Beat
On enquiry2–6 rods
River Wylye
Langford Lakes Wylye Beat
On enquiry1 rod
River Carey
Middle Bridge Higher
On enquiry
River Carey
Middle Bridge Lower
On enquiry
River Torridge
Rothern Bridge
On enquiry
Bristol Water Fisheries
Barrow Tanks
£21 for 4 fish
Bristol Water Fisheries
Blagdon Lake
£30 for 4 fish
Bristol Water Fisheries
Chew Valley Lake
£30 for 4 fish
River Dart
Dartmoor Fishery
On enquiry
Wrackleford Estate
Langford Lake
£70 per rod2–4 rods
River Exe
Bend Pool Beat
£15 per evening
River Swale
Brompton on Swale
£12.50 per rod
River Coln
Bull Hotel River Coln
£45 per half day
River Swale
Great Langton
£12.50 per rod
Near the River Itchen
Lake One
£100 for 2 fish
Near the River Itchen
Lake Two
£100 for 2 fish
Near the River Dun
Long Lake
£55 for 2 fish
River Wharfe
River Wharfe at Ben Rhydding
£11 per rod
River Wharfe
River Wharfe at Ilkley
£11 per rod
Moorhen Trout Fishery
The Lake
£30 for 1 fish
Near the River Dun
The Pond
£55 for 2 fish
River Swale
Easby Waters
£12.50 per rod
River Plym
PDFAA Cad and Meavy Beat
£20 per rod
River Wharfe
River Wharfe at Addingham
£15 per rod
Avon Dam Reservoir
On enquiry
River Exe
Cove Quarry Beat
£10 per rod
Helwith Bridge Fly Fishery
Helwith Bridge Lake
£15 per evening
Bransford Game Fisheries
Island, Lodge and Walton Pools
£15 per rod
Mill Farm Trout Lakes
Kingfisher Lake
£20 for 1 fish
Meldon Reservoir
On enquiry
Broad Oak Trout Lakes
Oak Tree and Acorn Lakes
£35 for 2 fish
River Nidd
River Nidd, Gouthwaite to Dacre Banks
£15 per rod
River Exe
Stuckeridge Beat
£10 per rod
Fed by the River Meon
The Lakes
£43 for 2 fish
Venford Reservoir
On enquiry
River Erme
PDFAA Erme Beat
£20 per rod
River Plym
PDFAA Plym Beat
£20 per rod
River Tavy
PDFAA Tavy Beat
£20 per rod
Little Dart River
Blue Fox Glade
On enquiry
River Ure
Hawes and High Abbotside Water
On enquiry1 rod
Near the River Allen
Holyhead, Mayfly and Horseshoe Lakes
£42 for 2 fish
Barn Elms Fly Fishery
Roxy, Diawl Bach, Car Park and Lily Lakes
£47 per rod
River Swale
The Falls and The Batts
£12.50 per rod
Tavistock Trout Fishery
The Fly Fishing Lakes
£35 for 2 fish
Felix Farm Trout Fishery
The Lake
£40 per rod
Press Manor Fishing Lakes
Trout Lake
£21 per evening
Kilnsey Park Fly Fishery
Trout Lakes
£23 per half day
Wimbleball Fly Fishery
Wimbleball Lake
£25 for 1 fish, then C&R
Witcombe Waters
Witcombe Reservoirs
£20 for 2 fish
The Coniston Fishery
Coniston Lake
£20 per half day
Embsay Reservoir
£17 for 2 fish, then C&R
River Dever
Bransbury Mill Fishery
On enquiry2 rods
Fed by the River Piddle
Church Pool
£30 for 1 fish + 3 C&R
Errwood Reservoir
On enquiry
River Exe
Hollam Beat
On enquiry
River Lyd
Lydlew
On enquiry
Fed by the River Piddle
Meadow Lake
£30 for 1 fish + 3 C&R
Fed by the River Piddle
School Pool
£30 for 1 fish + 3 C&R
Scout Dike Reservoir
On enquiry
Fed by the River Piddle
The Bowl
£30 for 1 fish + 3 C&R
Fed by the River Piddle
The Oxbow
£30 for 1 fish + 3 C&R
Fed by the River Barle
Anchor Lake
£35 for 2 fish
Farmoor Fishery
Farmoor Reservoir
£25 per half day
River Haddeo
Haddeo Beat
On enquiry
River Exe
Hele Beat
On enquiry
Exe Valley Fly Fishing
Lobbs Lake
£30 for 2 fish
Maran Lakes
Maran Lakes
£15 per half day
River Exe
Oakford Beat
On enquiry
River Barle
Percy’s Beat
On enquiry
River Exe
Perry Beat
On enquiry
River Skirfare
River Skirfare, Amerdale Dub to Hawkswick
£40 per rod
River Wharfe
River Wharfe, Upper Wharfedale
£40 per rod
Rockbourne Trout Fishery
The Lakes
£40 for 1 fish
Mells River
Vallis Vale
On enquiry
North Yorkshire Water Park Fisheries
Wykeham Trout Lake
£16 per half day
River Barle
Stoats Tail Beat
£15 per evening
River Exe
Exe Vale Beat
On enquiry2 rods
River Barle
Tarr Steps Beat
On enquiry
River Kennet
Hungerford Main Fishery
On enquiry
Cradley Brook
Cradley Brook
On enquiry
Leigh Brook
Leigh Brook at Batchelors Bridge
On enquiry
Leigh Brook
Leigh Brook near Leigh Sinton
On enquiry
River Chew
River Chew, Pensford to Woollard
On enquiry
Mathon Lodge Lake
On enquiry
Near the Hampshire Avon
Squires Lake
£43 for 2 fish
Near the Hampshire Avon
Club Lake
£45 for 2 fish
Washburn Valley Fishery
Fewston Reservoir
£25 for 4 fish
Near the Hampshire Avon
Manor Lake
£43 for 2 fish
Washburn Valley Fishery
Swinsty Reservoir
£25 for 4 fish
Near the Hampshire Avon
Willow Lake
£45 for 2 fish
River Barle
River Barle Beat 1a
On enquiry
River Barle
River Barle Beat 3a
On enquiry
Leighton Fly Fishing
Leighton Reservoir
On enquiry
Low Osgoodby Grange Fly Fishing
Low Osgoodby Lake
£15 per half day
The Arundell
Tinhay Lake
£45 per rod
River Lambourn
Bagnor Fishery
On enquiry
River Derwent (Derbyshire)
Chatsworth Park Derwent
On enquiry
River Tamar
Netherbridge
On enquiry
River Tamar
Netherbridge Court
On enquiry
River Lambourn
Weston Farm Middle Beat
On enquiry
River Dove
Scropton
On enquiry
Blakewell Fishery
The Lake
On enquiry
River Dove
Tutbury
On enquiry
River Test
Upper Mill, Longparish
On enquiry1–2 rods
River Dun (Kennet)
Freeman’s Marsh Fishery
On enquiry
River Wylye
Hill Deverill
On enquiry1–2 rods
River Dun (Kennet)
Hungerford Marsh Fishery
On enquiry
River Burn
River Burn
On enquiry
River Lambourn
Weston Farm Lower Beat
On enquiry
River Lambourn
Weston Farm Upper Beat
On enquiry
River Churn
Churn at North Cerney
On enquiry
River Churn
Churn at Siddington
On enquiry
River Coln
Coln at Bibury Court
On enquiry
River Coln
Coln at Dudgrove
On enquiry
River Coln
Coln at Fairford Park
On enquiry
River Coln
Coln at Whelford
On enquiry
River Dikler
Dikler at Abbotswood (lower)
On enquiry
River Dikler
Dikler at Abbotswood (upper)
On enquiry
River Leach
Leach at Lechlade
On enquiry
River Leach
Leach at Southrop
On enquiry
River Glyme
River Glyme
On enquiry
River Windrush
Windrush at Asthall
On enquiry
River Windrush
Windrush at Sherborne
On enquiry
River Windrush
Windrush at Widford
On enquiry
River Windrush
Windrush at Worsham
On enquiry
River Teign
Lower Teign Beat 3 (Chudleigh Weir to Teign Bridge)
On enquiry
River Tamar
River Tamar and Tributaries
On enquiry
River Torridge
River Torridge
£45 per rod
River Ure
River Ure
On enquiry
River Teign
Lower Teign Beat 1 (Sowton Weir to Bridford Bridge)
On enquiry
River Teign
Lower Teign Beat 2 (Ashton Bridge to Chudleigh Weir)
On enquiry
Candover Brook
Candover Brook – Upper Candover Beat
On enquiry1 rod
River Kennet
Craven Fishery Beat
On enquiry
River Alre
Drove Lane Beat
On enquiry
River Itchen
East Lodge Beat
On enquiry10 rods
River Test
Grove Beat
£220 per rod3 rods
River Nadder
Hurdcott Estate Beat
On enquiry4–8 rods
River Test
Lee Park Beat
£220 per rod3 rods
River Test
Moorcourt Beat
£220 per rod3 rods
River Test
Nursling Mill Trout Beat
On enquiry
River Test
Rookery & Lord Louis Beat
£220 per rod3 rods
River Test
Tanyard's Beat
£220 per rod1–3 rods
River Test
Testwood Beat
On enquiry3 rods
River Itchen
The Easton Beat
On enquiry1 rod
River Test
The Greyhound Beat
On enquiry1–2 rods
River Test
The Little River Beat
On enquiry2 rods
River Itchen
The Shallows Beat
On enquiry1–2 rods
56 fisheries
River Test
Bossington Estate
from £180 per rod8 beats
River Test
Chilbolton Fishery
from £55 per rod1 beat
River Test
Kimbridge Meadow Fishery
£125 per rod1 beat
River Wharfe
Bolton Abbey Estate Fishing
£80 per rod6 beats
River Test
Timsbury Fishery
from £180 per rod4 beats
River Frome
Wrackleford Estate
from £70 per rod7 beats
River Test
Leckford Estate Fishing
from £40 per half day14 beats
Ladybower Fisheries
from £22 per half day1 beat
Farmoor Fishery
from £25 per half day1 beat
River Itchen
Avington Trout Fishery
from £70 per rod2 beats
Blakewell Fishery
On enquiry1 beat
Felix Farm Trout Fishery
£40 per rod1 beat
Mill Farm Trout Lakes
from £20 for 1 fish1 beat
Press Manor Fishing Lakes
from £21 per evening1 beat
Rockbourne Trout Fishery
from £40 for 1 fish1 beat
Tavistock Trout Fishery
from £35 for 2 fish1 beat
River Dever
Dever Springs
On enquiry1 beat
Hampshire Avon
Avon Springs
from £71 per rod3 beats
Broad Oak Trout Lakes
from £35 for 2 fish1 beat
River Dun
Holbury Lakes Trout Fishery
£120 per rod2 beats
Kilnsey Park Fly Fishery
from £23 per half day1 beat
Hampshire Avon
Manningford Trout Fishery
from £40 per half day2 beats
River Meon
Meon Springs Fly Fishery
£43 for 2 fish1 beat
Moorhen Trout Fishery
from £30 for 1 fish1 beat
River Piddle
Wessex Fly Fishing Trout Lakes
from £30 for 1 fish + 3 C&R5 beats
River Test
Wherwell Estate Fishing
from £218 per rod8 beats
Yeaveley Estate
£40 for 3 fish + 5 C&R1 beat
Draycote Water
£28 per rod1 beat
River Barle
Exe Valley Fly Fishing
from £30 for 2 fish2 beats
Helwith Bridge Fly Fishery
from £15 per evening1 beat
Witcombe Waters
from £20 for 2 fish1 beat
Barn Elms Fly Fishery
£47 per rod1 beat
River Allen
Damerham Fisheries
from £42 for 2 fish1 beat
Low Osgoodby Grange Fly Fishing
from £15 per half day1 beat
River Itchen
Lower Itchen Fishery
from £87 per rod2 beats
North Yorkshire Water Park Fisheries
from £16 per half day1 beat
River Tamar
The Arundell
£45 per rod2 beats
Hampshire Avon
Wilsford Manor Estate
from £345 per rod1 beat
Malham Tarn Fishery
£25 per rod1 beat
Maran Lakes
from £15 per half day1 beat
Bristol Water Fisheries
from £21 for 4 fish3 beats
River Torridge
Half Moon Inn
from £15 per evening1 beat
River Barle
Tarr Farm Inn
On enquiry1 beat
River Coln
The Bull Hotel, Fairford
from £45 per half day1 beat
River Test
Houghton Lodge
On enquiry2 beats
The Coniston Fishery
from £20 per half day1 beat
Bransford Game Fisheries
£15 per rod1 beat
Washburn Valley Fishery
£25 per rod3 beats
Wimbleball Fly Fishery
from £25 for 1 fish, then C&R1 beat
Leighton Fly Fishing
On enquiry1 beat
River Exe
Exe Vale Fishery
On enquiry1 beat
River Ure
Swinton Estate
On enquiry2 beats
River Derwent (Derbyshire)
Chatsworth Estate Fishery
On enquiry1 beat
Wessex Water Fisheries
from £10 for 2 fish3 beats
River Lambourn
Weston Farm Fishery
On enquiry3 beats
River Test
Broadlands Estates Fishing
from £220 per rod6 beats
