River Thames - Cowey Sale public bank
Cowey Sale is a riverside open space on Walton Lane, Walton-on-Thames (KT12 1QW), lying beside the River Thames close to Walton Bridge on the Surrey bank. It is a separate location from Desborough Island, which lies a short way downstream. Elmbridge Borough Council manages the open space and states it is open for access on foot 24 hours a day. Being able to walk the riverside is not the same as permission to fish every part of it, and pedestrian access does not confirm night fishing. Visit Thames lists the Staines-to-Teddington Thames as free fishing wherever there is legitimate public access, so no day ticket is charged on genuinely public bank, but an Environment Agency rod licence is required and the coarse close season (15 March to 15 June inclusive) applies. The council enforces restrictions on unauthorised boat mooring along this frontage; these are boating rules, not angling rules, but anglers should still give moored boats and other users space. The exact fishable boundaries along Cowey Sale have not yet been confirmed, so check local signage before fishing. Species and parking arrangements have not yet been verified for this listing.
Rules
Exact fishable boundaries unconfirmed; check local signage. 24-hour pedestrian access is not night-fishing permission. public bank only • An Environment Agency rod licence may be required in addition to the fishery/club permission. • Normal coarse river close season: 15 March–15 June inclusive, unless a different legal/species rule applies. • Free only where the river bank is genuinely public access; do not cross private land. • Carp and coarse fish: catch-and-release unless the fishery rules state otherwise.