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River Blackwater - Mill Bridge (aka The Cattery) Location: Mill Lane, Yateley, Hampshire (OS grid reference SU819620) Rod Limit: 2 rods Night Fishing: No Local Police: 0845 850 5505 (Thames Valley Police) An excellent fishery for the adaptable river angler, producing some outstanding catches. This stretch of the river starts from Mill Bridge on Mill Lane less than 200 yrds down stream from the Church Farm complex and less than 1 mile from Yateley town centre. Approach From Yateley town centre take the B3272 (Reading Road) travelling West, when you pass Yateley Manor School on your left, take the next right into Mill Lane, sign posted Sandhurst/Crowthorne. Follow this road to the end turning right at the T junction. Continue for approx 300 yrds over Mill Bridge, the car park is approx 100 yrds on the left signposted Horseshoe Lake. * Enter under the 2m barrier and turn left under another 2m barrier into the first car park. From Wokingham take the A321 (Wokingham Road) sign posted Sandhurst & Camberley. As you approach Sandhurst on the ‘High Street’ turn right at St. Michaels School onto Lower Church Road, also sign posted Horseshoe Lake. Continue to the end of this road turning left at the T Junction onto Mill Lane, travel for approx 80 yrds, the entrance is on the right sign posted Horseshoe Lake. Follow the directions as above *. Parking There is ample parking at this fishery, but be aware many other users do park here so don’t leave valuables on display in your car. Access The distance from the car park to the river is approx 60 yrds via a gravel path then a raised boarded walkway from the far end of the car park. The path meets the river just below Mill Bridge, the start of this section (point A on the map). Fishing is allowed on the right hand bank downstream from Mill Bridge for approx 600 yrds. The path runs parallel to the river and is flat, hard gravel suitable for trolleys and barrows. View using Google Maps 
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River Blackwater - Shepherds Meadow, Beat One Location: (OS grid reference SU854599) Rod Limit: 2 rods Night Fishing: No Local Police: 0845 850 5505 (Thames Valley Police) Approach From Wokingham/Sandhurst take the A321 York Town Road sign posted Blackwater/Camberley. At the traffic lights next to the Rackstraws Pub & Travel Lodge, turn right onto Marshall Road, sign posted College Farm. At the first roundabout go straight over and through two sets of traffic lights, the second of which being the Tesco / Marks & Spencer shopping centre until you reach the Meadows roundabout on the A30. Follow this back round sign posted A321 (Sandhurst) but turn off at Station Approach before the A321 exit. Approx 50 yrds on the right is a gated entrance and footpath to the river where beat one starts. Parking Parking can be a problem at this beat due to the fact there is no official car park for H.W.A.S members. Cars can be parked off the road near the metal gate into the field but take care not to block this gateway. The station car park is only 60 yrds away but you will need to pay to park here. Alternatively there is free car parking at Tesco on the other side of Marshall Road, approx 100 yrds walk. Access From the gateway the walk to the river is approx 20 yrds. The gravel path that runs along this beat is flat and suitable for trolleys and barrows. The boundary starts on the right hand bank down stream just below where the Wish Stream enters (point A on the map) and continues for approx 275 yrds to the wooden footbridge (point B on the map). The beat ends here Special Notes • The river operates a close season between 15th March to 15th June inclusively • No night fishing. • Day tickets are available but only in advance from an authorized agent • No barbel or carp are to be retained in keep nets. Local Police: 0845 850 5505 (Thames Valley Police) 
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River Blackwater - Shepherds Meadow, Beat Two & Three Location: Marshall Road, Sandhurst, Berkshire (OS grid reference SU848606) Rod Limit: 2 rods Night Fishing: No Local Police: 0845 850 5505 (Thames Valley Police) These two sections are opposite the Marks & Spencer and Tesco shopping centre and continue down stream behind Sandhurst Recreation grounds and council offices. Beat two starts where the free fishing section, adjacent to beat one, ends. Approach From Wokingham/Sandhurst take the A321 York Town Road sign posted Blackwater/Camberley. At the traffic lights next to the Rackstraws Pub & Travel Lodge, turn right onto Marshall Road, sign posted College Farm. At the first roundabout turn right into Shepherds Meadow car park under the 2m height barrier. Parking There is ample parking at this fishery, but be aware many other users do park here so don’t leave valuables on display in your car. Access Access to both beat two and beat three is around 60 yrds from the car park. A surfaced path takes you to the bridge over the river dividing beats two & three. Beat two is to the left of the bridge and beat three is to the right of the bridge. Over the bridge the Blackwater Valley Path follows the river and is suitable for both trolleys and barrows. Fishing Beat two can be fished on the bank nearest the car park from the footbridge (point C on the map), up to where the two ditches enter (point D on the map). The far bank can be fished from the footbridge (point E on the map), up to the gate dividing the two fields (point F on the map); this is where the free fishing starts. Fishing for beat three is on both banks from the footbridge (point G on the map), down to the wooden footbridge (point H on the map). Both beats provide many bends, pools and natural cover giving the mobile angler plenty to go at. Good roach can be found throughout these sections as well as chub, perch and small pike at regular intervals. Some of the swims require boots or waders to stand in the water to get the best position for trotting. Trotted flake produces the better fish in the summer months whereas ledgered meat or bread flake with liquidised bread feeder do well in the colder months. This section provides a good mixed bag when trotting. Special Notes • The river operates a close season between 15th March to 15th June inclusively • No night fishing. • Day tickets are available but only in advance from an authorized agent • No barbel or carp are to be retained in keep nets. Section ends at the Bracknell Forest Borough Council sign at the bottom end of Horseshoe Lake and the start of the bird sanctuary lake (point B on the map). Fishing This section has produced some fantastic mixed catches of quality fish on a variety of methods and baits. The first three swims at Mill Bridge are akin to fishing a small weir pool where the depth is approx 6 - 8 ft. These swims have produced barbel to 14 lb, bream catches to over 100 lb with individual fish reaching 8 lb, carp to 15 lb, roach over 2 lb and chub over 4 lb. Double figure pike, perch, dace, rudd and eels are also present in this section. Feeder fishing in the winter months has produced specimens on meat and boilies. Pole fishing the far side slacks gives great sport but the elastic must be rated for carp style elastics & rigs to get these specimens out! Trotting a stick float between the weed runs feeding maggot or hemp and caster has taken some good autumn roach and chub nets. Special Notes • The river operates a close season between 15th March to 15th June inclusively • No night fishing. • Day tickets are available but only in advance from an authorized agent • Beware of overhead power cables. • No barbel or carp are to be retained in keep nets.
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Location: Car Park One: Marshall Road Camberley, Surrey ,(OS grid reference SU860591) Car Park Two: Admiralty Way, Camberley, Surrey (OS grid reference SU855596) Rod Limit: 2 rods Night Fishing: No Local Police: 0845 125 2222 (Surrey Police)
A quiet stretch of the river situated just off the M3 Junction 4 near Camberley. This fishery is ideally suited to the roving angler who can take full advantage of the 2-mile stretch from Admiralty Way up to Cove Brook.
Approach From the M3 take exit 4 and take the A331 sign posted Camberley/Sandhurst. * Approx 500 yrds down the dual carriageway the entrance to the car park one is on your left under a 2m height barrier. Continue down the dual carriageway for car park two, through three sets of traffic lights. At the fourth set of lights, next to the gas towers on your left, turn left into Admiralty way. ** Follow this road around the back of the industrial estate, parking is on your right.
From Wokingham/Sandhurst take the A321 York Town Road sign posted Blackwater/Camberley. At the traffic lights next to the Rackstraws Pub & Travel Lodge, turn right onto Marshall Road, sign posted College Farm. At the first roundabout go straight over and through three sets of traffic lights, the second of which being the Tesco / Marks & Spencer shopping centre until you reach the Meadows roundabout on the A30. Take the 3rd exit on the A331, sign posted M3 turning right into Admiralty Way for car park two at the first set of lights. Follow the directions as above **. Continue on the A331 for car park one, through three sets of traffic lights past the Sainsbury superstore. At the roundabout take the 3rd exit coming back down the A331 in the opposite direction to which you have just travelled. Follow the directions as above
Access Access to swims from car park one can be gained directly from the car park, a path can be picked up at the end of Admiralty Way to gain access to the remaining swims on this beat. The path that follows this section of the river behind the industrial estate is in good condition and is suitable for trolleys and barrows. The path gives access all the way to car park two and on to Cove Brook.
Fishing Fishing is from the path at the end of Admiralty Way (point A on the map) upstream for approx 2 miles just past where the river meets Cove Brook (point B on the map). Fishing is also available on Cove Brook to the bridge (point C on the map) on both banks and downstream to the boundary (point D on the map). This beat starts quite shallow with some good gravel runs and sand banks where barbel can be found, gradually deepening providing some good pools with plenty of natural cover. Towards the inlet, bream to around 5 lb and double figure carp are present giving some good all round sport.
Special Notes • The river operates a close season between 15th March to 15th June inclusively • No night fishing. • Day tickets are available but only in advance from an authorized agent (please see back page). • Beware of overhead power cables. • No barbel or carp are to be retained in keep nets.
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