I havebeen living on this river for about 6 months now and walk along it quite regularly but have never fished it. I live in Bletchingdon and sections of the river here look very "trouty" to my untrained eye with nice glides over gravel beds etc...

I just wondered if anyone fished this for trout or grayling and if so which stretches and are there daytickets or free stretches?

Many thanks
Dan

I've never heard o any trout on the Cherwell, though that's not to say that there aren't any in the upper stretches towards Banbury but I think it's unlikely. I fly fish the river occasionally for pike. Kidlington Angling Association controls lots of the waters near you, a quick visit to Predator Angling in Kidlington should give you an idea of what's available season ticket wise. I don't think that there are any free or day ticket stretches. Also I don't know if any of the clubs that control the river have a policy on fishing during the trout season (I.E. closed coarse season).
there are however quite a few other good river fishing possibilities available not too far away.
PM me for details.

Cheers

Andy

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Never caught trout on the Cherwell. I head that one of the JK Tackle staff caught a trout on the Ray but that was a few years ago. Thats the best place to ask, they also do most of the permits for the area. I only fish it for chub on the ODAA permit.
hope this helps
Ian

Cheers for the replies, Andy you have a message!!

p.s. Do the chub like to take a fly by any chance? Would love to start catching a few more coarse fish on the fly.

I have tried chub on the fly but with no luck. The friend i fish with has had success with white Baby Doll leaded size 12.

HI, i know this is an old post but has anyone had any success fly fishing for pike around Thrupp? it's fairly local to me and seems to be the only bit of the cherwell i can fish on my Kidlington ticket!

Dan,
Try a big sedge in the margins during the summer evenings. They can't resist...
JT

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The Cherwell isn't a fly river on the whole, try the Windrush around Witney it's on the newlands ac ticket .

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Yep, had a few pike on the fly on the Cherwell on the Kidlington Angling stretch. You need to search the bank quite a bit but they are there.

Cheers

Andy

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