Dorchester Fishing Club

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

Work Party Cancelled

October 22, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

Autumn Tidy Up

October 20, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

Working Parties – October 2019

October 8, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments
Middle Water

Dear Members – Another whole week of work parties. We have decided to have another full, hands on week cutting back the willow that has gone rather mad over the last few years, encroaching on some of our great fishing and hopefully by letting in some more light we can encourage the Ranunculus to return. …

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Last Cast Supper

September 21, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

Hot off the press – Latest news on the Last Cast Supper. Open to all with a passion for our chalk streams. 12th of October at West Stafford Village Hall 7.00pm arrival. Supper served from 7.30pm. Great end of season menu catered by the Wise Man Inn Steak, Portobello mushroom and red wine pie with …

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Electric Fishing

August 23, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

Notification of Electric Fishing and tagging of salmon and trout parr is scheduled to take place on various stretches of Dorchester Fishing Club controlled River Frome between Bockhampton and Gascoigne Bridge on the 5th and 15th of September. We would like to thank you all for, once again, supporting our research. Further information on this …

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Team Effort

August 2, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

A bit of a team effort at Whitfield, trimming back a little overgrown willow, great work Kev, Robin and John

Damsels and Brownies

July 23, 2019 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

I wasn’t expecting much from my morning session today. With the river low and clear I thought the trout would be difficult and easily spooked, and they certainly were. Although they were easy to spot all I managed to do in the first hour was send every fish bolting into cover. I found some otter …

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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.

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

  • AGM and Dinner - Tues 17th December 2019


Illegal Fishing

If you see any fishing, netting or trapping you think is illegal, please don’t tackle it yourself.
Contact the Environment Agency on 0800 80 70 60
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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 @ Maiden Newton
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