Fishing in Rayne: waters near you
13 checked fisheries within 15 miles of Rayne. Closest first.
The lowdown on Rayne waters
Right then — if you're after a bite near Rayne, here's every water we've actually checked close by. Nearest are Rayne Lodge Fishery (about 1 mile), Bayeswater Fishery (about 7 miles) and Colemans Cottage Fishery (about 8 miles).
Between them you'll find carp, tench, bream, roach, crucian, rudd, perch, pike on the cards — open any venue for the lake-by-lake stock, rules and ticket prices we last checked.
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 Rayne, or brush up with a free fishing course.
Map of waters near Rayne
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Fisheries near Rayne
Rayne
Rayne Lodge Fishery
Rayne Lodge Fishery
Rayne · 3 lakes on site
Rayne Lodge Fishery is a cracking three-lake day-ticket venue near Braintree, with affordable fishing, permanent pegs and a proper mix of carp, tench, bream, roach and crucians.
Chelmsford
Bayeswater Fishery
Bayeswater Fishery
Chelmsford · 1 lakes on site
Bayeswater is a proper specimen-carp day-ticket water near Chelmsford, with a reported average carp size around 20lb and fish to just over 41lb. Access is controlled, so sort the membership, key and current booking details before travelling.
82%Colemans Cottage Fishery
Witham · 5 lakes on site
Colemans Cottage Fishery is a sizeable Essex venue with five purpose-built day-ticket and match lakes, plus members-only Cottage Lake. There’s a decent spread of carp, F1s and silver fish, with tickets from £15.
Chelmsford
A12 Cuton Lakes
A12 Cuton Lakes
Chelmsford · 3 lakes on site
A12 Cuton Lakes — officially A12 Lakes — is a three-lake complex near Chelmsford with proper carp fishing on the two specimen waters and cheaper mixed coarse and match angling on the Canal Lake.
76%A12 Lakes
Chelmsford · 3 lakes on site
A12 Lakes near Chelmsford gives you two specimen carp waters and a compact mixed-coarse Canal Lake. There are proper lumps advertised, but check membership, minimum bookings and gate times before committing to a session.
77%Newland Hall Fishery
Chelmsford · 4 lakes on site
Newland Hall has four lakes for carp, mixed coarse and match fishing, with ordinary visits handled on a turn-up-and-fish basis. Brook offers carp advertised to 30lb+, while eight-swim Osiers is the more focused big-carp option.
74%Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation
Maldon · 3 lakes on site
A cracking 14-mile canalised river fishery running from Chelmsford to Heybridge Basin, with roach, bream, tench, chub, perch, pike and carp among the headline targets. Day tickets and annual licences are available, with night fishing allowed outside the closed season.
77%Chigborough Fisheries
Maldon · 6 lakes on site
Chigborough Fisheries is a big Maldon complex with year-round coarse and carp fishing, plus fly water and a proper mix of species. There’s plenty of range here, from carp reported into the 40s to crucians, pike and large catfish.
66%Berners Hall Fishery
Ongar · 3 lakes on site
Berners Hall near Ongar gives you a proper choice of carp water: the 24-acre Res, smaller Meadow Lake and exclusive-booking Poultons. Everything needs booking and paying for in advance, so this isn’t a turn-up-and-pay job.
78%Chigborough Farm & Fisheries
Maldon · 5 lakes on site
Chigborough has a cracking spread of coarse fishing near Maldon, from 14-acre May Water to exclusive weekends on Scraley Mere. Overnight tickets, fly fishing and handy onsite comforts give you plenty of ways to make a trip of it.
Birds Green Fishery
Fyfield, near Ongar · 3 lakes on site
A small, long-running three-lake day-ticket complex in the River Roding valley, originally opened in 1980 with one lake and since grown to three.
71%River Stour
Sudbury · 1 lakes on site
A proper old-school River Stour stretch near Henny Street, with bream shoals, reported chub and pike, plus plenty of scope for roving and traditional river tactics. It’s day-ticket water, but everything must be sorted before you arrive.
Ingatestone
Fryerning Fisheries (XL Carp)
Fryerning Fisheries (XL Carp)
Ingatestone · 3 lakes on site
A long-running Essex big-carp syndicate across three gravel-pit lakes — this is a members-only water, not a day ticket.