Month: July 2013

Work Party date

July 30, 2013 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

The River Keeper John Aplin has organised a work party for a ‘mornings gentle tree trimming’ at Whitfield Hatches. Please come along and help or just come along to give moral support!! Day starts at 9am

Summer BBQ

July 28, 2013 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

We all knew the weather would change but did it have too on the Summer BBQ day! Thanks to all those who came along and HUGE thanks to Sarah Williams from the Dorset Wildlife Trust for her wonderful cakes and a special HUGE thank you to John & Andrea Aplin for the use of their …

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Samuel Edward Valpy Filleul

July 21, 2013 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

The Honorary Treasurer Jim Chalmers spotted an article in The Times this week regarding Samuel Edward Valpy Filleul. He was a Member of the Club and caught a dry fly record brown trout 12 3/4lbs 11th September 1907. The Times article is only viewable if you subscribe www.thetimes.co.uk, so here is a link to the …

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Fisheries Monitoring Survey

July 20, 2013 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

The EA will be undertaking a fisheries monitoring survey at Greys Bridge Meadow. They hope to undertake the survey on the 29/08/13 environmental conditions allowing. Richard Miller

Summer BBQ & Social

July 5, 2013 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

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.

Important Dates

  • Friday 15th February 9.00am Poundbury - tree clearing
  • Saturday 23rd February 9.00am Affpuddle - tree clearing
  • Friday 8th March 9.00am River Cerne - tree clearing

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
For more details
Click here…

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