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Bourne Rivulet
- Type
- Spring creek, England, United Kingdom
- Season
- Apr–Oct (brown trout)
Where the season comes from
In the Southern byelaw area: the national coarse fish close season, from 15 March to 15 June, applies to coarse fishing and fishing for eels in rivers, streams and drains the close season for brown and rainbow trout in rivers, streams and drains is 1 November to 2 April
Set for the Environment Agency South East byelaw area (our mapping of this river to it). The page gives the close season; the months shown are the rest of the year.
Rod fishing byelaws: South East
Environment Agency (GOV.UK) · checked 2026-11-04. Dates change each season: confirm them there. - Live gauges
- 2 verified
- Listed by
- 1 authoritative list
- Guides
- 8 nearby
- Shops
- 2 nearby
Today on Bourne Rivulet
Reading the gauge…
More about Bourne Rivulet
The Bourne Rivulet is a spring creek in England. The Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Chalk Stream Restoration Group lists it as a chalk stream. It is a tributary of the Test near Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire.
Water level now at 2 gauges
Reading the gauges…
Where to fish
About this
Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish. Most waters here need a rod licence or permit and often a beat booking or club ticket; the listing pages under Regulations say which.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Bourne Rivulet on the map
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Gauges, shops and guides nearby
Map of Bourne Rivulet: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Bourne Rivulet with 2 gauges, and shops and guides with an exact address nearby.
Restrooms near Bourne Rivulet
Restrooms near Bourne Rivulet
Restrooms within 2 miles of Bourne Rivulet in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of 4 restrooms near Bourne Rivulet
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 4 restrooms near Bourne Rivulet, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Restroom
under 0.1 mi away in a straight line- Limited wheelchair access (mapped)
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
1.4 mi away in a straight lineNot rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
1.4 mi away in a straight lineNot rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
1.7 mi away in a straight line- Limited wheelchair access (mapped)
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
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- River ItchenEngland · Spring creek · about 27 km · live gauge
Regulations and official lists
About this
Each line is an official list that names this water. Those pages are the authority on seasons, licences, limits and closures for each beat or reach; read them before you go.
Guides and shops near Bourne Rivulet
About this
Listings are unclaimed: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Guides
Amport Trout Fishery
- Fly & game fishery · fishery
- Lake & stillwater
- Beginners & lessons
- Unclaimed
Fishing Breaks
- Fly-fishing guide
- Saltwater & ocean charters
- Beginners & lessons
- Unclaimed
Show 5 more guides
Lost Lake Fly Fishing
- Fly & game fishery · fishery
- Lake & stillwater
- Saltwater & ocean charters
- Unclaimed
Avington Trout Fishery
- Fly & game fishery · fishery
- Lake & stillwater
- Beginners & lessons
- Unclaimed
Avon Springs Fishing Lakes
- Fly & game fishery · fishery
- Lake & stillwater
- Unclaimed
Lower Itchen Fishery
- Fly & game fishery · fishery
- Beginners & lessons
- Unclaimed
Moorhen Trout Fishery
- Fly & game fishery · fishery
- Lake & stillwater
- Beginners & lessons
- Unclaimed
2 shops nearby
Baitworks
- Fishing retailer
- Unclaimed
Bankside Tackle
- Fishing retailer
- Unclaimed
Species
About this
What 11 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 11 nearby guide websites
- Brown trout10
- Grayling6
- Rainbow trout5
- Bass2
- Carp2
- Northern pike2
- Salmon2
- Sea trout2
Gear checklist
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A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
Small streams
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
Open the checklistVideos for this water (5)
Watch: reading a trout stream
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Seams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
How I Learned to Read Water (Fly Fishing)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube How To Read The Water with Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Reading the Water to Successfully Locate TroutEmbedded from YouTube · Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
Not sponsored All videos on reading water
Watch: nymphing basics
About this
Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
90° Nymph RigEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Casting with an Indicator & Better Nymphing TechniquesEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Fish Tales
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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Bourne Rivulet.
No stories from here yet.
Sources for this page
Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
All 7 sources and dates
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Live readings come from the named provider when the page is shown, under the licence shown on each card. Designations, species and the flagship note link to the agency or body that publishes them; this page copies only the list wording and the species names. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the OpenStreetMap feature “Bourne Rivulet, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom” (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), found with Nominatim; a point on or near the named feature, approximate. Water type is our own classification.
- CaBA Chalk Stream Restoration Strategy 2021 - Appendices, Appendix H: Chalk stream indexCatchment Based Approach (CaBA) Chalk Stream Restoration Group · checked 2026-10-20
- Rod fishing byelaws: South EastEnvironment Agency (GOV.UK) · checked 2026-11-04
- Environment Agency station E13880: St Mary BourneEnvironment Agency · checked 2026-10-20
- Environment Agency licence: Open Government Licence v3.0Environment Agency · checked 2026-10-20
- Environment Agency station E13840: Hurstbourne PriorsEnvironment Agency · checked 2026-10-20
- OpenStreetMap via Nominatim (position)© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 · checked 2026-10-20
- Overture Maps places (guide map points)Overture Maps Foundation, CDLA-Permissive 2.0 · checked 2026-09-30