Aldermaston
Aldermaston is the furthest downstream stretch that the club offers. It is a broad deep and powerful stretch of the natural river Kennet, about 1 mile long. Our water begins about half a mile downstream from the Basingstoke Road bridge and ends at Padworth Mill.
Beginning at the car park the river is broad and approximately straight. About half way down there are a series of bends where deeper holes have scoured out and some patches of slack water can be found. The lowest peg fishes toward the wier at the mill.
The stock is mostly good barbel, chub and dace. However this can be a difficult water to fish and will challenge your skill as a river angler.
There is a small car park which is accessed through the new housing estate opposite the Butt Inn, then through a gate and along a track. You will need a padlock key to access this water, which can be obtained from Thatcham Angling centre in exchange for a deposit.
