River Tone

The club has extensive fishing on the River Tone right from the upper reaches where it comes from Clatworthy Reservoir and is a small clear bubbling stream containing small wild brownies right down to the slower often muddied waters of the town river as it approaches French Weir in Taunton. The lower stretches may not look as appealing as the upper reaches but they do contain some good brownies and a good head of grayling.

Yeo Bridge & Bulland

Small stream fishing for very timid fish. Difficult once the bankside vegetation grows. The right hand shot shows the water celery that becomes a problem later. NOTE -Barbless hooks only on this beat.

Lutley Bridge

Still small and definitely needs fishing from within the stream.

Wellisford & Harpford

Attractive stretch that is not heavily fished, parking is difficult, use the places identified on the club maps.

Ash

A promising stretch that has a bit too much cattle encroachment causing serious bank damage and reducing the water cleanliness.The photo on the right below illustrates cattle damage.

Upper Bradford

2004 & 2005 saw the Environment Agency do flood prevention clearance on the banks and this has opened up the river quite dramatically. The upper Bradford stretch is the only beat that is readily fishable from the bank

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Lower Bradford

This beat is quite heavily enclosed with bankside trees but these do provide plenty of cover for the fish whilst making casting difficult for the uninitiated. However, the club did a lot of work on the lower half of the beat in 2007 & 2008 with a view to letting in more light and trying to improve the habitat by encouraging weed growth.

Hele

Trout and grayling fishing, best fished from within the river.

Hillfarrance Brook

A tributary of the Tone that joins between Hele and Lower Bradford. There is good fly life and a reasonable head of brownies & grayling. Needs fishing from within the brook as the banks are quite high with plenty of vegetation.