Stratford Upon Avon Angling Association
Wimpstone on Stour
Stratford Angling Associations unspoilt stretch of the Stour at Wimpstone ... you might want to get your roving rod out !
The Wimpstone stretch off wimpstone lane covers both sides of the road, downstream is a natural, wild and prehistoric looking with half a dozen accessible swims, some quite steep banks, broken down trees and interesting twisty turny swims, a good man with a roving rod might find some decent fish and the stretch is known to produce sizable predators !
The Wimpstone stretch upstream is more accessible, narrow in places with a few glides and deep sections, some nice looking swims closer to the bridge and plenty of sheep to keep you company, its not deep at around 4 feet consistently, caster, hempseed and corn are all good options, there are decent chub and roach in this section !
Directions & Parking
Park in Wimpstone lane (CV37 8BP) off the main Shipston road (A34) you can park close to the bridge which crosses the river, there are useful pullins to park in and the for the Stratford AA stretches are both upstream and downstream.
Non Fishy Facts
The kids TV show Teletubbies was filmed in Wimpstone and made by Stratford based production company, Ragdoll productions, the original teletubby house, known as the Tubbytronic Superdome was flattened by the landowner as it attracted a lot of visitors, it is now a small pond !
