About Bellbrook
Bellbrook is situated in its own 40-acre valley, in the beautifully acclaimed Exe Valley in North Devon. As well as being known for its excellent fly-fishing for over 30 years, Bellbrook has also been acknowledged as one of the country's prettiest fisheries. Bordered on one side by beautiful woodlands you may easily see some of the many deer, badgers, foxes, birds of prey and the inevitable rabbit that inhabit the valley. There are also many species of wild and rare flowers and plants growing in and around the fishery and to arrive in springtime with the rhododendrons in full bloom is a delight.

Fishery
The fishery consists of 6 lakes in a most picturesque setting in 40 acres of rolling Devonshire Heartland countryside. It is mostly in the Bellbrook Valley with the lakes being bordered by woodland and hilly meadows. Five of the lakes are stepped down through the valley with the water cascading from one lake to the next. The 6th lake is in the valley bottom where the Bellbrook Valley joins the Iron Mill Valley. The northern boundary of the fishery is the Iron Mill Stream, a tributary of the Exe with a good head of native browns and breeding rainbows. The fish farm adjoins Iron Mill Lake.
There is a wide range of trout fishing available; the seven lakes are all spring and brook fed and the water is extremely fertile with the adjacent meadow and woodland ensuring a good supply of natural food – consequently there is excellent imitative fly-fishing. This also contributes to the superb quality and excellent tasting pink-fleshed trout.

We are a TroutMaster water and consequently you will find regular write ups about the fishing results in the Trout Fisherman magazine.

The fishery is open 8:00am to Dusk or 9:00pm (which ever is the earlier) seven days a week all year round. It is not essential to book but it is preferred if you can let us know when you are coming and also ensures that you come on a day when we are not too busy or have an event running.

The lakes are stocked with Rainbow, Blue and Brown Trout. The fishery policy is to provide a wide range of fishing difficulty to suit everyone from the beginner to the more experienced. We do this by carefully managing the stocking levels in each of the 6 lakes. We operate a policy of “trickle-stocking” and this way avoid the “boom and bust” fishing that can occur otherwise.

Three of the lakes (Exmoor, Sedgemoor and Ottmoor) are stocked with “Normal” fish which are upto 2½ lbs – but there are also a few surprises. The other lakes (Ironmill, Bodmin and Dartmoor) are stocked with “Specimen” fish which are above 3 lbs and run upto very large. Last year the average sizes were 2lb in the Normal lakes and 5½lbs in the Specimen lakes.