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Fishing prices and online booking page for boat & bank

Fishery Rules

What you need to know to safely enjoy our fishery

Lake map

Fishing spots, locations, best flies,tips and more…

Opening day for 2026 will be Thursday 26th February

About us

Wimbleball Reservoir is set within the beautiful surroundings of the Exmoor national park. There are many bays and inlets to explore across the 370 acres of water, from the shallows in Bessoms bay to the depths of Steart bay by the Dam & the picturesque tree lined Upton arm.

We offer Fly fishing for stocked Rainbow and wild Brown Trout. There are great hatches of flies throughout the season providing fantastic sport both on dry fly & subsurface with small nymphs. During the back end of the season some exhilarating sport can be had in & around the shadows as the fish Start to target the fry.

What we do!

We pride ourselves with having a superb head of high-quality fin perfect rainbow trout, produced at our own Rainbow valley trout farm just a few miles away, grown on in the cool clear River Exe water that meanders its way down the exe valley from high on Exmoor. The fish we stock will not disappoint you for their hard fighting qualities, searing runs into your backing & acrobatics when hooked.

An absolute bonus are our revered resident wild Brown trout, if you are lucky enough to encounter one, the fight will be as spectacular as their looks.

Latest news

Latest stories, tactics updates and competition news…

Competition News

Fastmail Pairs Competition 2026

Early heads up for this popular competition, the Wimbleball heat for 2026 will take place on Sunday 24th May 2025. This is a pair’s competition with a difference, friends can fish together in the boat. Placings are determined on the basis of the pairs total weight, […]

by admin

on Jan 29

Fishery Update

Opening Day Thursday 26th February 2026

Wimbleball lake will reopen for the 2026 season for boat and bank fishing on Thursday 26th February. For the 3rd year in a row prices will not be increased, however we fully intend to continue improving the fishing experience we offer with increased stocking and larger […]

by admin

on Jan 28

Competition News

Trevor Telling Memorial

Trevor Telling Memorial Fishing Competition… Annual Competition on Wimbleball Lake, usually the second Sunday in September… 2 Fishing competitions in 1, from the boat and the bank, trophy & prizes for each. Normal price for fishing plus £5 donation to charity. The charities being supported are […]

by admin

on Jan 16

Competition News

2026 TEFF Loch style Qualifier

Wimbleball Qualifier Sunday 31st May 2026 It’s easier than you think. There are heats throughout the country at many of the major fisheries. Qualifiers progress to a National Final where the top 28 go into the two loch-style teams for the following years Home Internationals. Those qualifying […]

by admin

on Jan 8

Tactics Update

Winter Tactics

I’m sure we don’t need to tell you that temperatures are dropping & we are in winter tactics most of the time now. The fish are still close to the banks but more often a couple of feet down and hugging the contours of the bottom. […]

by admin

on Jan 7