This is a picturesque stretch of the Stour in the heart of Constable country. There is about threee quarters of a mile of fishing from a point immediately below Stratford St Mary road bridge. The river here is very slow-flowing, with depths from three to eight feet and widths up to 25 yards. Surprisingly, there are dace and chub in this stretch, but the mainstays are roach and perch, with bream, tench, carp and pike.

The banks are quite open with reed margins and in Summer there is quite often a fair growth of weed. Fish tend not to be evenly distributed, but roach shoals are often found towards the bottom of the stretch in Summer. In Winter, if there is a flow on the river caused by extra water, fishing can be very good with a generally productive spot between the two road bridges.

Pike are mainly small, although there are some double-figure fish present and there have been captures close to 20lbs in the recent past. Carp exist in reasonable numbers, with some sizeable fish. As before, prebaiting is the best option for both bream and carp. Bream shoals travel this section and past years have produced big nets of fish, including 100lb weights.

No toilet facilities are available at this venue.

Disabled access is restrictive due to the nature of the river and it's surroundings.

EA close seson restrictions apply.