STURMINSTER & HINTON ANGLING ASSOCIATION
Where To Fish
This section is dedicated to getting you to where you want to be on the Stour but for those who do not know the River a few comments are necessary beforehand. If you want details of the Lake Fisheries Click Here
Similarly if you need details of Exchange Ticket Waters Click Here
Generally the river varies in depth from about 8' to 11' but there are some rather deeper parts and also shallower sections below Cut Mill and Fiddleford. Lesser depth sections tend to be weedy during the summer months. Apart from the mill pools most anglers tend to favour open deeper stretches which are readily available above Sturminster Mill, some way below Sturminster Bridge and from Fiddleford upstream. There are a few swims above Cut Mill at Hinton St Mary.
In the winter the river changes and there is much more stream and opportunity to fish the shallower reaches, to include Hammoon and at Bere Marsh.
Visiting Anglers requiring accommodation Click Here
Current River/Weather Conditions
Click on the various locations below for access points.
Cut Mill, Hinton St Mary/Wood Lane