Aldermaston - River Kennet

Brief description of fishery:

Beginning at the car park the river is broad and approximately straight. About half way down there are a series of bends where deeper holes have scoured out and some patches of slack water can be found. The lowest peg fishes toward the weir at the mill The stock is mostly silvers and trout, with some good barbel for those prepared to put the hours and skill in. This can be a difficult water to fish and will challenge your skill as a river angler. Harder baits such as boilies may be required to limit the attentions of Red Signal Crayfish.

Special Rules for this fishery:

Address

ldermaston is the furthest downstream stretch that the club offers. It is a broad deep and powerful stretch of the natural river Kennet, about 1 mile long. Our water begins about half a mile downstream from the Basingstoke Road bridge and ends at Padworth Mill.

Access & Parking

The small parking area is accessed through a gate to the right on entering the new housing estate opposite the Butt Inn. You will need your NAA key for this gate, though note – this is a shared gate with the landowner and if a combination lock is also present the code is 1929 – then follow the track around the fields for several hundred yards until reaching the river and the parking area.

Maps

Species

  • Rainbow Trout
  • Barbel
  • Perch
  • Roach
  • Dace
  • Pike
  • Brown Trout