Venue 2 – River Rother, Salehurst (St. Mary’s Church, Church Lane)

Address

Postcode TN32 5PJ

Grid Reference TQ 748 242

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Park by St Mary The Virgin church in Church Lane

General description

Downstream of footbridge –  fish the left – hand bank, and upstream it’s the right – hand bank up to Robertsbridge.  Access is off of the Robertsbridge by-pass (A21) both to Salehurst and Robertsbridge.

‘Small river fishing.’ There is a small derelict weir at the footbridge. The river is fast flowing from the weir downstream, with lots of tree cover and ‘challenging’ swims! This is a water ideally suited to roving fishing, light tackle, single rod, and it is helpful to have a rope pegged to the bank top to aid access down to the river, which can be as much as 12 – 15 feet although upstream of the bridge there is much easier access to the (a little deeper)  river. A small sickle in the tackle bag can be very useful.

Known Species

  • Chub
  • Gudgeon
  • Perch
  • Roach
  • Dace
  • Pike
  • Eel
  • Brown Trout

Special Conditions

All access points are clearly marked with large RFA signs – green background / white text (although on some older signs it is green text on while background.)

Check RFA Rules before fishing – for example, there is NO NIGHT FISHING ALLOWED!