Fishing in Selby: waters near you
11 checked fisheries within 15 miles of Selby, plus 46 river stretches across North Yorkshire. Closest first.
The lowdown on Selby waters
Right then — if you're after a bite near Selby, here's every water we've actually checked close by. Nearest are Selby Canal (about 1 mile), Selby Three Lakes (about 1 mile) and Oakland Waters (about 5 miles).
Between them you'll find roach, bream, tench, perch, eel, carp, chub, rudd on the cards — open any venue for the lake-by-lake stock, rules and ticket prices we last checked.
Fancy running water? North Yorkshire 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 Selby, or brush up with a free fishing course.
Map of waters near Selby
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Fisheries near Selby
66%Selby Canal
Selby · 4 lakes on site
A proper canal option around Selby, with roach and skimmers the main draw and a £3 YDAA canal-only day ticket. Pick your stretch carefully: bank rules change along the Selby length, and permit descriptions overlap towards Haddlesey.
Selby
Selby Three Lakes
Selby Three Lakes
Selby · 2 lakes on site
Selby Three Lakes is a cracking former-pit complex with a roughly 4-acre day-ticket lake, proper feature-filled swims and carp to around 30lb. There’s also a bigger syndicate water, but that’s for members rather than ordinary day-ticket anglers.
74%Oakland Waters
Snaith · 4 lakes on site
Oakland Waters is a family-run, four-lake fishery at Gowdall, with mixed coarse fishing, an adult-only carp lake and a bookable specimen water. There’s a handy café and tackle shop too, but check today’s ticket prices — the published tariff is dated 2022/2023.
77%Sykehouse Lakes
Sykehouse · 5 lakes on site
Sykehouse Lakes is a locally owned South Yorkshire venue with four well-stocked lakes, a silvers-only strip pond, match angling and pleasure fishing. There’s a proper mix of carp and coarse species, plus a café, shop and handy on-site facilities.
65%Aire and Calder Navigation
Knottingley · 1 lakes on site
Aire and Calder Navigation at Knottingley is a proper canal stretch running from Ferrybridge Flood Lock to Weeland Road Bridge. It’s towpath fishing, day-ticket controlled, and handy for a straightforward dawn-to-dusk session.
Langwith
Langwith Lakes
Langwith Lakes
Langwith · 2 lakes on site
Langwith Lakes is the Heslington, York fishery off Langwith Stray — not the separate Langwith village in Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire. It’s a stillwater complex of four coarse lakes, with carp and mixed-species fishing, bookable for individual anglers and club matches.
Mexborough
New Junction Canal
New Junction Canal
Mexborough · 1 lakes on site
A proper canal venue with a long DDAA-controlled stretch, sensible winter depth and classic roach, perch and bream fishing. Expect boat traffic, shallow shelves and a bit of thinking with your feed and presentation.
68%Pocklington Canal
Pocklington · 1 lakes on site
Pocklington Canal is a broad, 9.5-mile YDAA-controlled canal fishery running from Canal Head near Pocklington to the River Derwent at East Cottingwith. It’s a proper all-rounder for tench, roach and pike, with day tickets from £6.00.
Thorne
Stainforth and Keadby Canal
Stainforth and Keadby Canal
Thorne · 2 lakes on site
A proper canal option around Thorne, with 504 club-reported pegs, mixed coarse fishing and pike and perch worth a look in early winter. Published canal day tickets start at £3 for adults, though the club’s undated prices need checking before you go.
Doncaster
New Junction Canal – Doncaster Stretch
New Junction Canal – Doncaster Stretch
Doncaster · 1 lakes on site
A wide, proper canal stretch near Bramwith, controlled by Doncaster & District Angling Association. Expect coarse fishing for roach, bream and skimmers, with day tickets from £5 per rod.
Thorne
Stainforth and Keadby Canal – Thorne Stretch
Stainforth and Keadby Canal – Thorne Stretch
Thorne · 1 lakes on site
A proper match-style canal stretch running from Mauds Bridge to Dunstans Hill Bridge, with 504 listed pegs and cheap TDAA day tickets. Roach, bream, perch, rudd and tench are among the reported fish, with pike also present.
River stretches in North Yorkshire
River Ouse – Beningbrough Park and Village Sections
River Ouse · Day ticket
Over two miles of right-bank Ouse fishing, split between Beningbrough’s Park and Village sections and run by YDAA. There’s proper variety here, with summer bream, barbel and pike among the named fish, plus the Nidd mouth opposite the Park section.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Ouse – Naburn Below Lock
River Ouse · Day ticket
A tidal bit of the Ouse below Naburn Lock, managed jointly by York & District Amalgamation of Anglers and Naburn Caravan Park. There’s day-ticket fishing here, with feeder work for roach and skimmers on the cards — but keep a proper eye on those rapidly changing levels.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Ouse – Poppleton
River Ouse · Day tickets available
Poppleton gives you approximately three miles of right-bank River Ouse fishing under York & District Amalgamation of Anglers. There are three sections to go at, with roach, bream and perch named and day tickets available for non-members.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Ouse – Fulford and Palace Ings
River Ouse · Day ticket
Fulford and Palace Ings is a left-bank River Ouse fishery run by York & District Amalgamation of Anglers, with £6 day tickets available. Roach, bream and perch are named here, and it’s a popular spot for winter matches.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Ouse – Widdington, below Linton Weir
River Ouse · Members only
Widdington gives YDAA members roughly three-quarters of a mile of right-bank Ouse fishing below Linton Weir. It’s a members-only stretch with chub, barbel and bream in the mix, and feeder-fished caster or pellet is the suggested approach.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Ouse – Donkey Woods
River Ouse · Members only
Donkey Woods is YDAA’s members-only right-bank stretch of the Ouse, with shallow sand-bed water and deeper swims above the road bridge. It’s a popular winter match fishery, with bream, roach and perch named for the stretch.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Ouse – Newton-on-Ouse
River Ouse · Yearbook holders only; member guest permits available
Newton-on-Ouse gives Leeds and District Amalgamated Society of Anglers yearbook holders two fields of left-bank fishing on the Ouse. There are 33 numbered permanent pegs, with access from the Kyle end and fishing allowed until 11pm.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Ouse – Nun Monkton (formerly Alice Hawthorne)
River Ouse · Yearbook holders and permitted guests
Nun Monkton, formerly called Alice Hawthorne, is Leeds and District Amalgamated Society of Anglers’ right-bank stretch of the River Ouse in North Yorkshire. There are two match lengths, with access for yearbook holders and a guest-permit option — not public day-ticket fishing.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Ouse – Red House
River Ouse · Day ticket
Red House gives you over two miles of the Ouse’s right bank under York & District Amalgamation of Anglers, with day tickets available. There’s bream, roach, perch and barbel to go at, plus occasional carp and tench.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Ouse – Linton-on-Ouse (Top)
River Ouse · Yearbook holders and accompanied guest-pass anglers
Linton-on-Ouse (Top) is Leeds and District Amalgamated Society of Anglers’ left-bank stretch of the River Ouse, covering two fields downstream of Hunters Lodge. It’s yearbook-holder water, with permanent pegs numbered 232–263 — not a public day-ticket stop.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Ouse – Acaster
River Ouse · Members only
Acaster is YDAA’s members-only stretch on the tidal Ouse, with right-bank fishing from Naburn Weir to the Old Salmon Hut. There’s feeder sport for roach and skimmers, plus specimen chub and barbel in the weir pool — but keep a proper eye on those fast-rising levels.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Ouse – Linton-on-Ouse (Bottom)
River Ouse · Yearbook holders only
Linton-on-Ouse Bottom is Leeds and District Amalgamated Society of Anglers’ left-bank Ouse water, covering two fields downstream of Linton Top. It’s a yearbook-holders-only stretch, with permanent pegs numbered 264–294.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Ouse Naburn
River Ouse (Yorkshire) · Day ticket or members
A proper tidal Ouse stretch around Naburn Lock, with mixed coarse and game-fishing rules depending on exactly where and when you fish. The weir pool is the headline bit, holding specimen chub, barbel and salmon, while roach and skimmer bream are the feeder targets.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Ouse Poppleton “Sellars”
River Ouse (Yorkshire) · Day ticket or members
Poppleton “Sellars” is a cracking right-bank Ouse stretch north-west of York, running from the paddock above the railway bridge down to below the ring road bridge. It’s a proper winter roach venue, with bream in the deeper areas and plenty of match-stretch pedigree.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Ouse Beningbrough
River Ouse (Yorkshire) · Day ticket
A cracking YDAA day-ticket stretch on the right bank of the Ouse, running for over two miles through the Park and Village sections at Beningbrough. Proper mixed fishing here, with big barbel, summer bream bags and specimen pike around the Nidd mouth.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Ouse Red House
River Ouse (Yorkshire) · Day ticket or night ticket by arrangement
A proper two-mile-plus Ouse stretch beside Red House, near Moor Monkton, with two very different sections and plenty of room for all methods. It’s right-bank YDAA water, day-ticketed, and capable of anything from good roach and perch sport to cracking summer bream bags.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Ouse Fulford
River Ouse (Yorkshire) · Day ticket
Fulford is a proper Ouse match stretch on the left bank, split into the Pumper, Captains Key and Palace Ings. Day tickets are available, with roach, bream and perch on the cards depending on season, water and boat traffic.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Ouse Widdington
River Ouse (Yorkshire) · Members only
A cracking members-only stretch of the Yorkshire Ouse, running from the bottom of Linton Weir to the notice board opposite Kyle Beck near Newton-on-Ouse. YDAA controls the right bank, with proper chub and barbel potential and plenty of river character.
Checked 7 Oct 2026
River Ouse Poppleton
River Ouse (Yorkshire) · Day ticket
A cracking three-mile day-ticket stretch on the right bank of the Ouse at Nether Poppleton, split into three sections and run by YDAA. It’s varied river fishing, with abundant roach and bream, named hotspots and plenty of room for different approaches.
Checked 7 Oct 2026
River Ouse Acaster
River Ouse (Yorkshire) · Members only
A very long, members-only stretch of the tidal River Ouse, with YDAA controlling the right bank from Naburn Weir to the Old Salmon Hut. The weir pool is the real draw, with roach, skimmer bream, chub, barbel and river carp on the cards.
Checked 7 Oct 2026
River Swale – Village Fishery, Helperby
River Swale · Day ticket
Village Fishery is a proper lowland River Swale stretch near Helperby and Brafferton, run by Helperby & Brafferton Angling Club. It’s available on a £6 day ticket, with the Swing Bridge marking the upper limit for day-ticket anglers.
Checked 7 Oct 2026
Brompton-on-Swale beat, River Swale
River Swale · Day ticket
Brompton-on-Swale is a proper mixed fly and coarse beat on the fast-flowing, flood-prone River Swale. RADAS runs the water, with visiting anglers welcome on a £12.50 day permit.
Checked 7 Oct 2026
Easby Waters, River Swale
River Swale · Day ticket
Easby Waters is a cracking 1.8 km River Swale beat near Richmond, with a mix of fly and coarse fishing beside Easby Abbey and the popular Easby Loop. RADAS holds the fishing rights, with pegs 1–9 covering the main sections.
Checked 7 Oct 2026
Nutwith stretch of the River Ure
River Ure · Day ticket
Nutwith is a cracking four-mile, single-bank stretch of the River Ure on Swinton Estate land near Swinton and Masham. Day tickets are available, with salmon and grayling booked through FishPal and trout arranged specially.
Checked 7 Oct 2026