RIVER EVENLODE,
cassington

This lovely stretch of river is absolutely stunning and is full of features. It has bends, overhanging trees, and reed beds. You’ll find Chub, Roach, Brown Trout, Minnows, Dace, Pike, and even a few Barbel.

As this stretch is covered by the Trout Permit, you are also allowed to Fly Fish in this section between March 15th and June 15th. How awesome is that?!

Before you go, please note that this stretch consists of 2 fishable parts:

One.
The first part is one field downstream on the right-hand bank from the A40 Bridge.

This stretch is about 140meters long and can be accessed from either end of the bridge. From the parking point (see below), simply continue down the road and over the Evenlode bridge. You will find our water located on the Left-hand bank upstream to the A40 bridge.

Two.
The second part is on the left-hand bank, upstream of the A40 bridge, and extends for about 680meters. It finishes at the first hedge you come to.

Venue photos

Parking

Parking for this stretch is off the A40 at the Cassington traffic lights.

How to find us

If you’re coming from Oxford, turn left into the “Old Cassington Road” straight after the lights. The lay-by is about 100meters down on the Right-hand side of the road, opposite the entrance to Smith’s Concrete.

If you’re coming from Witney, simply turn right at the Cassington lights and follow the same direction as above.

View it on Google Maps.

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Cut through is around this location

Swims

Please note: This is just a number of available swims to assist our members.

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Species

Perch are carnivorous fish found in small ponds, lakes, streams, or rivers. These fish feed on smaller fish, shellfish, or insect larvae, but can be caught with nearly any bait

A group of small carp-like freshwater fish, almost all of the genus Barbus. They are usually found in gravel and rocky-bottomed slow-flowing waters with high dissolved oxygen content.

The bream lives in schools and eats worms, mollusks, and other small animals. It is deep bodied, with flat sides and a small head, and is silvery with a bluish or brown back.

The northern pike gets its name from its resemblance to the pole-weapon known as the pike. Pike can grow to a relatively large size; with maximum recorded weights of 63 lb.

The dace is a slender fish, with a silvery body and brownish fins. It is more slender than the roach and smaller than the chub, with duller fins.

A shoaling fish, dusky silver in colour often with a brown to bronze sheen. They are quite distinctive with a blunt snout, rounded body and very large mouth.

A high-backed, yellowish green fish with red eyes and reddish fins. It lives in small schools and eats aquatic plants, insects, and other small animals.

The brown trout is a golden-brown fish with a dark back and creamy-yellow belly. Its back and sides display dark, reddish spots with pale borders. It can be distinguished from the similar rainbow trout by its plain, dark tail fin and by the lack of a purple side-stripe.