Stillwater · Chalk · South / Hampshire-Wiltshire border

Rockbourne Trout Fishery

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A 55-acre chalk-fed estate in the Avon valley, where six spring-fed lakes and a mile of private chalkstream sit at the higher end of English day-ticket fisheries in both price and quality.

Fair · Rainbow
Buzzer · 12-14
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Reasonable summer fishing likely at Rockbourne Trout Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
54% confidence

This venue is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 10 km/hLight breeze
Today’s fly
Buzzer
Buzzer12-14
Washing-line, in the film
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
W 10 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp14°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1023 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for rainbow
When
Current conditions suit Rockbourne Trout Fishery well for summer tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Where
Start with Booby (8-10) on a fast strip on floating line or static on sinking. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Booby (8-10) on a fast strip on floating line or static on sinking. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Bank

Bank fishing near inflows, dam walls, and weed beds. Move to find feeding fish.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
1
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
88%
Cloud100%
Wind100%
Temp60%

Conditions are ideal for Rockbourne Trout Fishery — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.

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Holbury Lakes Trout Fishery
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Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

A 55-acre chalk-fed estate in the Avon valley, where six spring-fed lakes and a mile of private chalkstream sit at the higher end of English day-ticket fisheries in both price and quality. The lake fishing is the main event — clear water, specimen rainbows and blues, and a broad insect spectrum that rewards imitative fishing from spring through autumn. The chalkstream beat is upstream dry-fly only, fished to individuals in sight. And in winter, Rockbourne stocks Arctic char alongside the trout — an unusual quarry that requires a different, slower retrieve in the deeper water.

  • Fishery
  • Chalk
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 April → 30 September
Related guides
Small Stillwater Playbookstillwater tacticsThermal Layers & Troutreading depth and temperatureTrout Near Londonaccess guide
Booking & contacts