Snowys Bait And Tackle
- Fishing retailer
- Unclaimed
River Bure
- Type
- Spring creek, England, United Kingdom
- Season
- Apr–Oct (brown trout)
Where the season comes from
The close season for brown trout and rainbow trout in rivers, and for brown trout in unenclosed stillwaters, is 30 October to 31 March inclusive.
Set for the Environment Agency Anglian 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: Anglian
Environment Agency (GOV.UK) · checked 2026-11-04. Dates change each season: confirm them there. - Live gauges
- 1 verified
- Listed by
- 2 authoritative lists
- Guides
- None listed
- Shops
- 2 nearby
Today on River Bure
Reading the gauge…
Photo credit
The River Bure at Aylsham, Norfolk. Photo: Stavros1 at English Wikipedia, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
More about River Bure
The River Bure is a spring creek in England. The Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Chalk Stream Restoration Group lists it as a chalk stream. The Environment Agency lists it as a Norfolk chalk stream. This page covers the upper Bure, above the Broads.
Water level now at the gauge
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.
River Bure on the map
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Gauges, shops and guides nearby
Map of River Bure: gauges, shops and guides
Map of River Bure with 1 gauge.
Restrooms near River Bure
Restrooms near River Bure
Restrooms within 2 miles of River Bure 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 6 restrooms near River Bure
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 6 restrooms near River Bure, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Station Road Toilets
0.4 mi away in a straight lineRun by North Norfolk District Council (as mapped)
- Public (mapped)
- Free (mapped)
- Changing table (mapped)
- Hours: Nov 01-Mar 15 09:00-17:00; Mar 15-Oct 31 09:00-19:00 (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? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
1.0 mi away in a straight lineRun by National Trust (as mapped)
- Customers only (mapped)
- Free (mapped)
- Wheelchair accessible (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? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
1.0 mi away in a straight lineRun by National Trust (as mapped)
- Customers only (mapped)
- Free (mapped)
- Wheelchair accessible (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? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
1.2 mi away in a straight lineRun by National Trust (as mapped)
- Public (mapped)
- Free (mapped)
- Wheelchair accessible (mapped)
- Changing table (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? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
1.3 mi away in a straight line- Customers only (mapped)
- Free (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? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
1.5 mi away in a straight line- Public (mapped)
- Free (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? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Step-free?
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 MisbourneEngland · Spring creek · about 180 km · live gauge
- Driffield BeckEngland · Spring creek · about 188 km · live gauge
- River LambournEngland · Spring creek · about 238 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.
- Chalk stream (CaBA Chalk Stream Restoration Strategy index)CaBA Chalk Stream Restoration Strategy 2021 - Appendices, Appendix H: Chalk stream index · Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Chalk Stream Restoration Group · checked 2026-10-20
- Norfolk chalk stream (Environment Agency)Working to improve Norfolk's chalk streams (15 June 2023) · Environment Agency · checked 2026-10-20
Guides and shops near River Bure
About this
Listings are unclaimed: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Guides
No guide within 60 km yet.
2 shops nearby
Hooked Tackle
- Fishing retailer
- Unclaimed
Gear checklist
About this
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 River Bure.
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 “River Bure, Norfolk, 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
- Working to improve Norfolk's chalk streams (15 June 2023)Environment Agency · checked 2026-10-20
- Rod fishing byelaws: AnglianEnvironment Agency (GOV.UK) · checked 2026-11-04
- Environment Agency station E23186: IngworthEnvironment Agency · checked 2026-10-20
- Environment Agency licence: Open Government Licence v3.0Environment 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