Speen Moors
Speen Moors is a very special piece of water which would be the envy of many clubs. There are several miles of river with many different characters in this fine stretch of the river Kennet. It consists of Parliament Draught and the river Kennet proper.
Furthest upstream is the straight reach of Parliament Draught from just below the Newbury bypass to the permitted path where it turns left along the "green bank" to the metal bridge. Here it turns right and runs straight for a long reach, eventually passes under a low concrete bridge and turns back towars the main river. The Draught is shallow, wide and streamy for most of its length. The fish are mainly smaller silver fish with some larger chub.
The main river enters our stretch via two weirs. The large one is a great spot for wading for roach and perch, but because of the path so close you might get the occasional dog jump in with you. The small weir leads into a shallow stream with one deep hole made famous in the "Passion for Angling" TV programme. After the two streams join the water is still streamy until it passes under a long steel footbridge. Below this the character changes into a slower deeper river all the way down to Egypt point where it joins the canal. The fish in this lower stretch are chub, bream, tench and some very good pike.
Parking is available near the railway bridge in Bone Mill Lane off Enborne Road on the south side of the fishery, and near the metal bridge accessed from the A4 on the north side. Beware that sometimes the A4 access can be flooded wher it passes under the bypass. Also be aware that the permitted path can be very busy with Sunday walkers, but you should be in peace off this path and and walkers without an NAA permit can be reminded that they are out of bounds.
