Exmoor, Somerset, above Wimbleball Lake to River Exe near Dulverton
Fly Fishing on the River Haddeo
1 beat on the River Haddeo sell access by the day.
Where the River Haddeo runs
The river's course with every beat and fishery we list on it. Tap a marker for a quick read on price.
Fishing Beats on the River Haddeo
1 beat availableBrowse day tickets, syndicate rods, and permit fishing on the River Haddeo. Each beat listing includes pricing, species, and booking details.
Clubs and syndicates on the River Haddeo
1 clubMembership bodies holding water on the River Haddeo. Some sell day tickets alongside membership, others are open to members only, and a few run a waiting list.
About the River Haddeo
River Haddeo at a glance
- Source
- Exmoor, Somerset, above Wimbleball Lake
- Mouth
- River Exe near Dulverton
- Tributary of
- River Exe
- Country
- United Kingdom
Fish species
Anglers on the River Haddeo can target brown trout, grayling and salmon. Brown trout dominate most beats here; grayling, sea trout, and salmon appear on certain rivers and seasons.
The River Haddeo is a small Exmoor stream in Somerset. It feeds Wimbleball Lake, and below the dam it runs down a quiet, fairly flat valley to join the River Exe near Dulverton. On the way the River Pulham joins it at Hartford.
Since the reservoir was built the river below the dam has been fed by regulated releases, and that shapes the fishing. After a storm the Haddeo usually fines down sooner than the streams around it, because the flood water from the upper river is held back by the dam. The other side of that is that it can run lower than is natural in a long dry spell, although compensation water released from the dam freshens it from time to time.
It holds wild brown trout and some grayling, and it is an important spawning and nursery stream for salmon, so you are as likely to catch a salmon parr or smolt as a brown trout. The trout are small, three or four to the pound, and a nine or ten inch fish is a good one. The river is never very wide. It has runs, riffles, pools and tight bends, plenty of fly life with the odd mayfly, and lots of terrestrials in warm, muggy weather, so small flies and a light rod suit it.
The fishing we know of below the dam is private estate water fished by members of a local angling association.
FAQ
River Haddeo FAQs
Common questions about fishing the River Haddeo, from day tickets and seasons to what to expect on the bank.
