Chalk stream Fishing

River Kennet

The River Kennet rises west of Avebury and travels eastwards through Marlborough and out of Wiltshire into Berkshire towards Newbury. The Kennet's principal tributaries are the River Lambourn, the River Enborne and the Foudry Brook. Though it is only 22 miles from the source to Newbury, there are more than 80 miles of fishable water due to the veritable maze of carriers created by the 18th century water engineers.

In it’s heyday, between the wars, Kennet fishermen considered their river superior to the River Test. To quote Mandy Rice-Davis ‘They would say that, wouldn’t they.’ but it is true that the Kennet around Kintbury gets a Mayfly hatch as every bit as good & dense as the Test.

This Wiltshire/Berkshire river features heavily in fly fishing literature; Halford had a lease on a considerable length of water in the late 1800’s, John Waller Hills fished it regularly & often wrote about the native Kennet trout, known as the ‘greenback’, now a much sought after rarity.  Frank Sawyer, inventor of the Pheasant Tail Nymph, ran his summer school from the grounds of Marlbough College in the 1970’s.

BARTON COURT

The three miles of the River Kennet at Barton Court lies to the east of Hungerford, generally regarded as the best section of this Berkshire chalk stream.

Stocked with both browns & rainbows, Rods have free range over the entire system of main river, carriers & side streams.

With a four fish limit, with catch & release thereafter, good facilities & easy access, Barton Court represents outstanding value for money.

Price includes VAT.

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