River Wey Woodside Farm
Elstead, Surrey
OS Map Reference: SU 921 439
Postcode: GU8 6NQ
Water Type: River
Designation: General River
Facilities:
Car Parking
Contacts:
Head Bailiff: Andy Darch
Deputy Bailiff: Tony Jeatt
Local Police 0845 125 2222
Stock:
Mainly Chub to 4lb
Barbel to 12lb+
Grayling, Roach, Dace, Perch, Pike and Trout
A small river where mobility is the key to success, particularly where chub are concerned. There is two thirds of a mile, fishing at Woodside Farm. These are seldom busy stretches of the Wey
Travelling light and adopting a roving approach may pay dividends on this small river. Chub, Roach, Dace, Grayling, Perch, Pike, Trout and the odd Carp and Barbel to 10lb+ are present.
The spacious, secure car park enables easy access to the river itself without gates or stiles, but the banks are more uneven compared to those of the Somerset Bridge section.
Suitable for most river tactics, although the venue is largely shallow with fast shallow runs into deeper areas.
Fish the deeper areas and glides for consistent sport and check out the over hanging trees and rafts for the Chub.
August 2010:
The August weather has been great, but not so good for the fishing during the day, so I would suggest a morning or evening session would be more appropriate. There is a lot of weed around this year, so plenty of shelter for the fish, Chub showing to 3lb, Grayling of 6 - 8oz and occasional Barbel to 5lb. Good luck to you if you choose to come and enjoy this peaceful venue - Andy Darch - Head Bailiff.
June 2010:
The new season is here and the weather looking good, so get your rod`s out. It would be great to see you all down on the bank,
cheers Andy Darch - Head Bailiff.
PS Take care at the entrance of the farm, where a building project is in progress so please drive slowly.
June 2010:
With June 16th just around the corner, be prepared for a great seasons river fishing and hope that the weather is on our side this season.
I welcome all newcomers, so if you are up for a day down the river, give Woodside Farm a go. See you on the bank, Andy Darch - Head Bailiff.
ps - Please don`t forget to take your litter home, thanks.
September 2009:
September has been rather slow and not many members have fished the section. There has been a lot of weed this year and a few fallen trees.
Small dace to about 6-7oz and Chub to 4lb are being caught worth a few Trout as well. No reports of Barbel to date, but hopefully the autumn and winter will be better for the Pike. (AD)
Farnham Angling Society Record
| Species | lbs:ozs:drms | kilo.grms | Date | Captor |
| No Records Caught From This Venue Yet! | ||||
- Members can fish about 1000 metres of bank. The top and bottom of the fishery will be denoted by FAS signs on the banks.
- Remember that Barbel must not be retained in keepnets (see Bye-law 4.j page 9).
- Night fishing is permitted, but consideration must be shown to the residents of the farm and noise must be kept to a minimum.
- Members can fly fish from 1st April to the 14th March inclusive.
From Farnham, follow the B3001 into Elstead. Turn left into Broomfield, continue to the T-junction and turn right into Upper Ham Lane, then immediate left onto the track that leads to Woodside Farm. Proceed at a slow speed through the farm, the car park is to the left of the stables and is signposted.
Please do not park in front of the fuel tanks. Anglers must give way to vehicles using the farm and ensure that they keep noise to a minimum when accessing or leaving the fishery, especially before 7:00am and after 7:00pm.
From the car park proceed along the track turning right then left around the paddock to the river, the stretch is approximately 1000m. The top and bottom of the fishery will be denoted by FAS signs on the banks.