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The river rises in the Dorset Downs at Evershot, passes through Maiden Newton, Dorchester, West Stafford and Woodsford. At Wareham it and the River Piddle, also known as the River Trent, flow into Poole Harbour via the Wareham Channel. The catchment area is 181 square miles map, approximately one sixth of the county. East of Dorchester the river runs through unresistant sands, clays and gravels, which would have originally been capped by chalk which is still extant in the Dorset Downs to the north and Purbeck Hills to the south. The valley has wide flood plains and marshes and gave the name to the Durotriges, water dwellers, the Celtic tribe of Dorset. The river forms a wide, shallow ria at its estuary, Poole Harbour. The River Frome is well known for its excellent Salmon, Brown Trout and Grayling fishing.
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added: 15th May 2012
posted by: Fly Fishing Tackle Co UK
Once again we are looking forward to meeting old friends and making many new ones at the Devon County Show, West Point, Exeter, on 17th-19th May[/b].
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added: 15th May 2012
posted by: John Aplin
The fishing on our Dorset Chalk Streams has been rewarding for those who have ventured out, dodging the rather frequent showers.
The Mayfly have just started to hatch and the Frome looks absolutely stunning... Continue reading
added: 25th Apr 2012
posted by: John Aplin
For the first time in months and months we are having a spell of serious rain here in the Frome valley.
The fishing so far this April has been fairly tough with a long spell of very hard frosts, chilly... Continue reading
added: 23rd Apr 2012
posted by: Angling Trust
Here's a round up of recent stories from the Angling Trust
1. Angling for Scouts - great initiative to get more youngsters into fishing.
More HERE.
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added: 14th Apr 2012
posted by: John Aplin
The Dorset Chalkstream Club
John Aplin came up with the idea of a Dorset Chalkstreams Club early in 2011, to allow like-minded people to sit round a warm fire on a winter’s night and chat about chalkstreams.... Continue reading
added: 8th Apr 2012
posted by: John Aplin
Only days before the Trout season started on the Frome we were bathed with temps of up to 24 degrees, only for it to turn rather chilly for opening week.
The Dorchester Fishing Club water got off to a... Continue reading
added: 2nd Apr 2012
posted by: Lucy Morris
Some excellent reports coming in of brown trout fishing over the last week or so. An angler reported 13 brownies to 12” mainly on dries on one of the Devon beats commenting that it’s been one of the... Continue reading
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