Dorchester Fishing Club

Founded in 1877
Building our heritage,
offering sustainable brown trout & grayling fishing
for this and future generations

Team Effort

August 2, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

Damsels and Brownies

July 23, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

Last Cast Supper

July 22, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

I have been mulling over the idea of a Last Cast Supper in October to coincide with the end of the season and well away from the Christmas period. The supper will be open to all club members and attendees of the Chalkstream meetings. When I mentioned this to our esteemed Chairman and John Aplin, …

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Summer Fishing

July 19, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

I thought it was worth a trip to Affpuddle today, even if it is rather overgrown and weedy at this time of the year. The fact it was overcast and a little rain had fallen in the night could encourage the fish to feed. And so it turned out, 19 fish and plenty of good …

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Mayfly

June 21, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

Just a quick update to let you all know that there are still a few mayfly hatching and the trout are still on the lookout for them, albeit a lot of splashy rises to the fly. Plus the chance of a evening rise, it is a great time to be along the river.

Beware ** UPDATED **

May 25, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

** UPDATE ** There has been a further car broken into, this time a dog walker’s car parked down by Lower Bockhampton bridge, so please take heed if you intend to park there. It is extremely rare that we have any bad news but yesterday afternoon some lowlife broke into one of our members cars …

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Lost Net

May 24, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

A small Orvis Dark Wood scoop net has been lost on the first half of the Affpuddle Beat, please contact me if you have found it john@grhe.co.uk

Early trout and wet feet

April 12, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

My first short session on the river today and it certainly looked stunning. Blackthorn in flower, swallows over the water meadows, grannom over the water, and a few fish quickly on to them. My first trout of the season wasn’t an especially big one, but it was certainly feisty, leaping all over the place and …

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April 1st 2019

April 1, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

What a beautiful start to the new season, weather was warm and the river in tip top condition. Although the start of the day was a little chilly to start, with a nasty easterly blowing down the valley. Having tried a sheltered carrier, I then headed over to the main river, it was now warm …

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New Members Day 2019

March 17, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

A slightly brighter day today.. A very good new members day yesterday despite the gale force winds and drizzle. We took the new rods over to view the Piddle beats first, then back to the Frome, lower water first then leapfrogging various bits, over to view the river Cerne, finishing up at Gasgoyne Bridge right …

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The Club

The Club is a private one, founded in 1877, of approximately sixty-four members and six Town Rod subscribers. The Club’s waters consist of about 12 miles of wild brown trout & grayling fishing in the main River Frome, River Cerne and River Piddle, together with attendant carriers and side streams. The waters extend both above and below the town of Dorchester and the Club employs a part-time keeper.

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Important Dates

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Illegal Fishing

If you see any fishing, netting or trapping you think is illegal, please don’t tackle it yourself.
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Cormorant Watch

Angling’s representative body, the Angling Trust, has a web site for anglers to record sightings of cormorants, goosanders and mergansers throughout the UK: www.cormorantwatch.com The site is easy to use and will gather vital data to help persuade government of the need for action to protect fisheries.

Webcam & River Level

River Frome Webcam
River Level @ Louds Mill
River Level @ Stinsford
River Piddle Level

Casterbridge Fisheries

Frome, Piddle & West Dorset Fisheries Association

Dorset Wildlife Trust

Westcountry Rivers Trust


Environment Agency


Salmon & Trout Conservation


The Wild Trout Trust

Angling Trust


Dorset Chalkstreams Club