Fishing in Milton: waters near you
5 checked fisheries within 15 miles of Milton, plus 46 river stretches across Cambridgeshire. Closest first.
The lowdown on Milton waters
Right then — if you're after a bite near Milton, here's every water we've actually checked close by. Nearest are Milton Pits (about 1 mile), Fenland Fisheries (about 10 miles) and Lawn Farm Fishery (about 10 miles).
Between them you'll find carp, pike, bream, crucian, tench, rudd, catfish, roach on the cards — open any venue for the lake-by-lake stock, rules and ticket prices we last checked.
Fancy running water? Cambridgeshire has 46 checked river stretches with who holds the rights, how to get a ticket or club book, and live river levels. Rivers fish to their own rhythm, so check the level before you set off.
Rules, prices and access can change, so always give the fishery or club a quick shout before you go. Need bait or a hand picking rigs? Find tackle shops near Milton, or brush up with a free fishing course.
Map of waters near Milton
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Fisheries near Milton
77%Milton Pits
Milton · 4 lakes on site
Milton Pits is a private, members-only four-water complex at Milton Country Park. The big draw is proper specimen carp, with pike, silverfish and quieter waters adding plenty of variety.
Earith
Fenland Fisheries
Fenland Fisheries
Earith · 3 lakes on site
Fenland Fisheries has three very different waters: serious overnight specimen carp on Willow, group-friendly carp fishing on Vermuyden, and a small day-ticket float and pole lake at Ash Tree. A proper mixed bag of options around Earith.
75%Lawn Farm Fishery
Cambourne · 4 lakes on site
Lawn Farm at Elsworth has four coarse lakes, a proper mix of species and a handy bait-and-tackle shop. There’s plenty to choose from for a pleasure session, but check the match calendar before picking your lake.
St Ives
St Ives Lakes Fishery
St Ives Lakes Fishery
St Ives · 9 lakes on site
St Ives Lakes is a proper nine-lake Cambridgeshire complex, with carp to serious sizes alongside tench, bream, pike, eels and silverfish. It’s mainly annual-ticket and syndicate fishing, with tuition and match bookings available too.
80%Rookery Waters
St Ives · 7 lakes on site
Seven lakes, a proper mix of coarse fish and plenty for pole anglers: Rookery Waters near St Ives has pleasure and match fishing covered. There’s a tackle shop and café too — just check which lakes are available before choosing your peg.
River stretches in Cambridgeshire
The Top Stream, Offord Cluny
River Great Ouse · Day ticket or club members
The Top Stream is a cracking little day-ticket run on the Great Ouse at Offord Cluny. It’s narrow, flowing water with plenty of float-fishing appeal, and boats won’t be trundling through your swim.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
St Ives Fish Preservation and Angling Society Great Ouse sections — A-D, Chub Stream and Meadow Lane
River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members
A handy run of Great Ouse water around St Ives and Hemingford Grey, with A-D Sections, Chub Stream and Meadow Lane all under the St Ives Fish Preservation and Angling Society. Proper old-school club water, offering day tickets and annual membership, with roach and bream the headline fish.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
Ten Mile Bank, River Great Ouse
River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members
Ten Mile Bank is a proper big-river stretch on the Great Ouse, run by King’s Lynn Angling Association. It’s deep, slow and spacious, with loads of room to settle in and a few cracking access points along the flood bank.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
The Triangle
River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members
The Triangle is one of Offord & Buckden Angling Society’s named waters on the Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire. It’s a daytime day-ticket stretch with access from the main car park off Station Lane, Offord Cluny.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
The Mill Stream, Offord Cluny
River Great Ouse · Members only
The Mill Stream at Offord Cluny is a small, intimate members-only running stream, fed from Black Overfalls Weir. It fishes from the weir pool down to the road bridge, with chub the main draw and some cracking barbel interest too.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
Godmanchester Recreation Ground
River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members
Godmanchester Recreation Ground is the society’s best-known stretch on the Great Ouse — a picturesque coarse-fishing venue wrapped around an island between river channels. It’s got that handy riverside-park feel, with fishing possible in almost all weather and river conditions.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
Car Park Pool, Offord Cluny
River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members
Car Park Pool at Offord Cluny is a cracking Great Ouse day-ticket water with a proper lake-like feel for much of the year. Big carp, hefty pike and a few tasty bream and perch make it well worth a look.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
Black Overfalls Weir Pool
River Great Ouse · Members only
Black Overfalls Weir Pool is a members-only Ouse venue with proper variety — chub, shoals of good bream and barbel to a serious size. It’s fed by D and E Section and the New Cut, with fishing available from the pool and the far bank of New Cut.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
Portholme Meadow
River Great Ouse · Members only
Portholme Meadow is a cracking, varied bit of River Great Ouse near Godmanchester, with roughly 4.5 miles of fishable bank. It’s run by The London Anglers’ Association and mixes river, navigation, confluence, brook, weir and mill-pool water.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
New Cut, Offord Cluny
River Great Ouse · Members only
New Cut is a small, shallow, members-only backwater off the River Great Ouse at Offord Cluny. It has no flow these days, but can still turn up good tench, with winter pike the big draw.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
E Section (part of OBAS D and E Sections)
River Great Ouse · Club members
The E Section is part of OBAS’s D and E Sections on the River Great Ouse, running along the boat channel between the river and the lock feeding the Triangle’s Lock Cut. It’s a quiet, rarely fished bit of water, mainly because getting there means a proper walk from the car park.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
Bluntisham
River Great Ouse · Members only
Bluntisham is a proper fenland Great Ouse stretch — slow, deep and slightly tidal, with plenty of colour and a bit of flow. It’s traditionally a bream water, with roach and chub in the mix too.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
North Bank
River Nene · Day ticket
The North Bank is a proper iconic River Nene coarse-fishing stretch, with around 120 pegs running from the Millennium Bridge down to Dog in a Doublet Sluice. Big bream shoals, plenty of roach and perch, and regular pike make it a cracking all-rounder.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
Milton Ferry
River Nene · Day ticket
Milton Ferry is a mixed River Nene fishery on the left bank, running from The North West Bridge down to Milton Ferry Bridge. Expect overhanging trees, varying depth and a proper sweeping bend where the deeper water tends to sit on the angler’s bank.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
Ferry Meadows – River Nene, Overton and Gunwade
River Nene · Day ticket or members
Ferry Meadows is a cracking Peterborough & District Angling Association fishery, covering the River Nene plus connected Overton and Gunwade lakes. It’s nationally famed for bream, with proper 100 lb-plus match weights possible and specimen carp over 40 lb in the mix.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
Stibbington Fishery, River Nene
River Nene · Day ticket
Stibbington Fishery is a proper mixed River Nene stretch, running from just below Sutton to Castor Weir. It’s all left-bank fishing, with deeper water by the railway bridge, a big bream shoal near the downstream pylons and some cracking chub about.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
River Nene at Sibson / Yarwell
River Nene · Day ticket
A deep, wide River Nene stretch at Sibson/Yarwell, opposite Yarwell Mill and near Wansford. Run by Deeping St James Angling Club, it’s a proper 32-peg day-ticket venue with platforms on every peg.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
Eaton Socon Weir / The Drift
River Great Ouse · Members only
The Drift is a cracking 600-yard middle-Ouse stretch at Eaton Socon Weir, run by Biggleswade & Hitchin Angling Association. It’s lightly fished, tree-lined and easy enough for finding a swim, with parking just a few yards from some pegs.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
River Ouse and Backwater, Eaton Ford, St Neots
River Great Ouse · Members only
A proper club-run Great Ouse venue at Eaton Ford, with both the main river and a backwater to explore. It’s members-only, with chub and perch standing out, plus pike and zander for predator anglers.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
Orton River Nene
River Nene · Day ticket or members
Orton is a proper mixed coarse stretch on the Nene, wrapped around Orton Lock and Sluice. There’s accessible fishing, a cracking weirpool for barbel, bream water and some seriously chunky perch around the metalwork.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
Fen Drayton / Holywell — River Great Ouse
River Great Ouse · Members only
Fen Drayton / Holywell is the River Great Ouse and Holywell Pond fishery on the RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes complex. It’s run by Fen Drayton Lakes Angling Club, with the club saying the river’s stock and fishing potential are still not well known.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
Elton Fishery, River Nene
River Nene · Syndicate members only
Elton Fishery is a limited, members-only syndicate stretch on the River Nene, run by Peterborough & District Angling Association. It runs from a field above the backwater to Nassington Road bridge, with the backwater and part of the Willow Book included.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
Houghton, Wyton & Hemingford - Backwaters
River Great Ouse · Members only
A proper flowing Great Ouse backwater from below Four Gate sluice at California down to the Bailey Bridge, or Black Bridge. It’s coarse fishing with very little boat traffic — bob on for a quieter session around Houghton and the Hemingfords.
Checked 10 Oct 2026
Castor Backwater and Main River
River Nene · Day ticket or members
A cracking bit of P&D AA water, covering the Castor Backwater from Castor Weir to Water Newton Lock, plus connected main-river sections. There’s open water, wooded cover, barbel swims and plenty of room to go exploring.
Checked 10 Oct 2026