East Burton EstateRiver Frome Fly Fishing
River FromeEast Burton Estate is a fishery on the River Frome. Below are the 9 beats available for booking, with pricing and fishing details.
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East Burton Estate is a family-run sporting estate set on the River Frome, with fishing across two carriers of the river near Wool in Dorset. The river carries classic chalk stream features including riffles, pools, glides and overhanging trees, with clear water well suited to sight fishing. The fishery offers 9 beats on the main arm of the Frome and its carriers, all holding a good head of wild trout, with the estate stocking the main river with brown trout from time to time. Grayling are plentiful throughout, and fly fishing for salmon and sea trout is possible in the hatch pools and runs. Expect to encounter Brown Trout, Grayling, Sea Trout, Salmon.
The fishery offers Day tickets, Accommodation, making it a practical base for a multi-day chalk stream trip. Fishing huts are available on the water, and guiding can be arranged for those who want local expertise on the river. A riverside hamper, prepared with home-made breads and pastries, can be delivered to your beat at a time of your choosing. Fly hatches occur consistently through the season, with a strong mayfly appearance in early June. Day tickets start from £40. Winter grayling day tickets are available from £35.
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East Burton Estate Cliff Cottage Moreton Dorset DT2 8RL
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Beats at East Burton Estate
9 beats availableEach beat has its own fishing details, pricing, and difficulty. Browse all beats on the River Frome or compare on the River Frome map .
Beat Eight (North Stream)
Beat Eight, known as North Stream, is a narrow carrier forming one of the estate boundaries, on the in . It runs 1 mile, fished from the right-hand bank, with parking shared with Beats Three and Four. This is very much an early-season beat: the stream weeds up as summer goes on, so the best of it comes before the weed takes hold. What it offers is close, careful stalking of wild brown trout and grayling in skinny water, and it's a favourite with anglers who enjoy spotting a fish before they cast to it. In winter, salmon and sea trout use the beat to spawn. The estate maintains a good head of wild brown trout, with light supplementary stocking on the main river, and grayling are plentiful. Fly only is the rule, with careful, accurate presentation counting for more here than on the wider main river. Day tickets start from £40 during the main season. Grayling days are available from £35. Accommodation can be arranged through the estate, and a riverside hamper, lovingly prepared by the estate and full of home-made breads and pastries, can be ordered and delivered to the beat at a time of your choosing.
Beat One
Beat One on the East Burton Estate is the furthest beat upstream on the estate, running from the cattle bridge down to where the North Stream carrier joins the , in . It covers 0 mile of single-bank water, fished from the left-hand bank, with parking right at the start of the beat (please park off the track, since it's shared with estate workers). The water alternates between deep pools and shallow gravel runs, and wading is often the better way to cover it properly. The estate maintains a good head of wild brown trout, with light supplementary stocking on the main river, and grayling are plentiful, including fish over three pounds. Fly only is the rule, with upstream dry fly and nymph covering both species through the season. The Frome opens in April with strong grannom hatches, followed by hawthorn fly and blue-winged olives, then mayfly from late May into June bringing larger fish to the surface; after mayfly, evening falls of spinners and sedges extend the dry fly fishing, with pale wateries and blue-winged olives producing daytime rises through to the end of the season. The Frome is less affected by abstraction than any other chalk stream, and the fishing holds up well as a result throughout the season. The river has three times produced the British grayling record, each fish over four pounds. Standard 8-9ft rods suit this beat well. Day tickets start from £60 during the main season. Grayling days are available from £35. Accommodation can be arranged through the estate, and a riverside hamper, lovingly prepared by the estate and full of home-made breads and pastries, can be ordered and delivered to the beat at a time of your choosing.
Beat Five
Beat Five is the longest beat on the East Burton Estate, running 1 mile along the main in . Parking is through the caravan park and down a narrow, hedge-lined track. Fishing starts on the right-hand bank; at the ford, anglers swap to the left. It's a genuinely wild stretch, and one favoured by salmon and sea trout anglers, though it has also produced grayling to 3lb and wild brown trout to 6lb: a beat for the angler prepared to work for a fish rather than expect one. The estate maintains a good head of wild brown trout, with light supplementary stocking on the main river, and grayling are plentiful. Fly only is the rule, with upstream dry fly and nymph covering both species across the season. The Frome opens in April with strong grannom hatches, followed by hawthorn fly and blue-winged olives, then mayfly from late May into June bringing larger fish to the surface; after mayfly, evening falls of spinners and sedges extend the dry fly fishing, with pale wateries and blue-winged olives producing daytime rises through to the end of the season. The Frome is less affected by abstraction than any other chalk stream, and the fishing holds up well throughout as a result. The river has three times produced the British grayling record, each fish over four pounds. Salmon and sea trout can also be fished through the hatch pools and runs on this beat. Day tickets start from £50 during the main season. Grayling days are available from £35. Accommodation can be arranged through the estate, and a riverside hamper, lovingly prepared by the estate and full of home-made breads and pastries, can be ordered and delivered to the beat at a time of your choosing.
Beat Seven (Eel Stream)
Beat Seven, known as the Eel Stream, fishes a carrier of the rather than the main river, in , and don't let that put you off: it covers 0 mile of double-bank water, most comfortably fished from the right-hand bank, with parking close to the river. Some anglers like to wade, but bank fishing is the more usual approach. The beat takes its name from the working eel hatches at its head, which are still in use today. It's often the best fall-back when conditions make the main river difficult, since the carrier is sheltered and holds up well. It fishes particularly well during the mayfly, with plenty of sport to be had on a 7ft rod, and New Zealand-style nymphing works well later in the season for grayling. The estate maintains a good head of wild brown trout, with light supplementary stocking on the main river, and grayling are plentiful, including fish over three pounds. Fly only is the rule here as elsewhere on the estate. The Frome opens in April with strong grannom hatches, followed by hawthorn fly and blue-winged olives, then mayfly from late May into June bringing larger fish to the surface; after mayfly, evening falls of spinners and sedges extend the dry fly fishing, with pale wateries and blue-winged olives producing daytime rises through to the end of the season. Day tickets start from £60 during the main season. Grayling days are available from £35. Accommodation can be arranged through the estate, and a riverside hamper, lovingly prepared by the estate and full of home-made breads and pastries, can be ordered and delivered to the beat at a time of your choosing.
Beat Nine (River Win)
Beat Nine sits on the River Win, a tributary of the , in , rather than on the main river itself. It's a narrow stream, best suited to anglers who enjoy fishing a short rod and stalking small wild brown trout in tight, low water. Double bank fishing is available along its 0 mile length, so there's no need to commit to one side before you've had a look. It's intimate, technical water rather than a big-fish beat: short casts, careful wading, and fish that spook easily in the clear flow. Anglers who enjoy the challenge of small-stream fishing, rather than covering distance, will get the most out of it. Fly only is the rule, as across the rest of the estate. Day tickets start from £40 during the main season. Grayling days are available from £35. Accommodation can be arranged through the estate, and a riverside hamper, lovingly prepared by the estate and full of home-made breads and pastries, can be ordered and delivered to the beat at a time of your choosing.
Beat Six
Beat Six is the furthest beat downstream on the East Burton Estate, with Wool Bridge marking the estate boundary on the in . It runs 0 mile, fished from the right-hand bank only, and the River Win joins the Frome partway down the beat. Parking is shared with Beat Five, or in the layby off the main road at the start of the beat. Deep glides and bends make this a popular section for salmon, alongside the resident wild trout and grayling. The estate maintains a good head of wild brown trout, with light supplementary stocking on the main river, and grayling are plentiful, including fish over three pounds. Fly only is the rule, with upstream dry fly and nymph covering both species across the season. The Frome opens in April with strong grannom hatches, followed by hawthorn fly and blue-winged olives, then mayfly from late May into June bringing larger fish to the surface; after mayfly, evening falls of spinners and sedges extend the dry fly fishing, with pale wateries and blue-winged olives producing daytime rises through to the end of the season. The Frome is less affected by abstraction than any other chalk stream, and the fishing holds up well throughout as a result. The river has three times produced the British grayling record, each fish over four pounds. Day tickets start from £50 during the main season. Grayling days are available from £35. Accommodation can be arranged through the estate, and a riverside hamper, lovingly prepared by the estate and full of home-made breads and pastries, can be ordered and delivered to the beat at a time of your choosing.
Beat Two
Beat Two on the East Burton Estate sits on the , Dorset's 30-mile chalk stream and the major chalkstream of southwest England. This is roughly 0 mile of double-bank main river water, carrying classic chalk stream features including riffles, pools and glides, with crystal-clear water that rewards careful sight fishing. Wading is permitted, which opens up the fuller width of the river and is particularly useful when working the far bank in summer. The target species are Brown Trout, Grayling, Sea Trout, Salmon, and the beat is lightly stocked to complement a resident wild population. Grayling run to over three pounds on the East Burton water, and the fishing is rated as challenging, suiting an angler who is comfortable reading water and presenting a fly accurately. Fly fishing only is permitted, with both dry fly and nymph in use across the season. The trout season opens in April with a grannom hatch, the mayfly follows from late May into June, and olives, sedges, ants and daddy-long-legs extend the dry fly fishing well into autumn. The Frome is less affected by abstraction than any other chalk stream, so the fishing holds up well throughout the season. The river has a growing reputation as one of the best in the country to target big grayling, with sight nymphing the primary approach through late summer and autumn. Day tickets start from £60 during the main season. Grayling season day tickets are available from £35. The beat has a fishing hut with BBQ facilities, and on-site accommodation makes it a practical base for a multi-day visit to fish the full season. A light rod of 8 to 9 feet for a 3 or 4 weight line suits the water well, with fine tippets essential given the clarity of the .
Beat Three
Beat Three on the East Burton Estate offers 1 mile of double-bank fly fishing on the in , on one of the most southerly chalk streams in England. The estate holds four miles of fishing split across nine beats on the main arm of the Frome, plus a network of carriers. Beat Three sits on the main river and is rated as a genuinely challenging piece of water, suited to an angler who is comfortable reading unfamiliar chalk stream and working hard for fish. The beat carries a good head of wild brown trout, lightly supplemented by stocking, with plentiful grayling that run to over three pounds, and the chance to target salmon and sea trout in the hatch pools and runs. The season opens with a grannom hatch, followed by hawthorn, mayfly and blue-winged olives as the season progresses, with sedges rounding off the year. Mayfly hatches are excellent from mid-May until mid-June, and high summer evenings in July and August can fish surprisingly well with hatches of Pale Wateries, Blue-Winged Olives and sedges extending well into autumn. The Frome has a growing reputation as one of the best rivers in the country for big grayling, with sight nymphing the primary approach through late summer and autumn, giving way to deeper nymphing techniques in winter. The beat is available to one or two rods on a fly-only basis, using dry fly and nymph. A 7.5ft rod with a 3 to 4wt floating line and tippet to 6x is the recommended trout outfit. A fishing hut is on site, and accommodation and a BBQ are available for those making a longer stay of it. Day tickets start at £60 during the main season. Grayling and winter rods are available from £35.
Beat Four
Beat Four on the East Burton Estate sits on the lower in , covering just under 0 mile of double-bank chalk stream on the main river channel. This is a genuinely wild beat that draws salmon and sea trout anglers, and has produced grayling to 3 lb and brown trout to 6 lb. Wading is permitted, and the character of the water rewards an angler prepared to read the river carefully and cover it methodically. The is one of the few Dorset chalk streams that carries a meaningful run of migratory fish on its lower reaches, and the hatch pools and runs here give a real opportunity to fly fish for salmon and sea trout alongside resident Brown Trout, Grayling, Sea Trout, Salmon. The estate stocks the main river with brown trout from time to time to complement a good head of wild fish, and grayling are plentiful throughout. The season opens with a grannom hatch, followed by hawthorn, mayfly and blue-winged olives as the season progresses, with sedges rounding off the year. The Frome has a growing reputation as one of the best rivers in the country for big grayling, with sight nymphing the dominant method through late summer and autumn, giving way to deeper nymphing techniques in winter. Fly fishing only, with both dry fly and nymph permitted. A 7.5 ft rod with a 3 to 4 wt floating line and tippet to 6x is the recommended trout outfit, though a longer 9 ft rod suits the deeper glides when nymphing for grayling. The beat is rated for the more adventurous angler who is comfortable working challenging, lightly stocked water. Day tickets start at £60 for the main season. Grayling season rods are available from £35. A fishing hut, BBQ and on-site accommodation make this a practical base for a multi-day visit.
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