River Trent – Dr’s Surgery, Willington
Dr’s Surgery is a proper River Trent coarse-fishing venue at Willington, run by Derbyshire County Angling Club. It’s separate from the excluded Finger Lake frontage, with access through DCAC membership or a Catch day ticket.
Run by Derbyshire County Angling Club · checked 6 Oct 2026 · boundaries only partly described by the club
River Trent
River Trent – Dr’s Surgery, Willington
The lowdown
- This is one of DCAC’s Willington Trent venues, alongside its Upper and Lower Trent waters. The club describes the Willington complex as covering a large stretch of River Trent.
- The official venue table classes Dr’s Surgery as river fishing and coarse fishing. So, nice and clear, this is a river coarse peg rather than a stillwater ticket.
- The season is the river season. For day-ticket anglers, that runs from 16 June to 14 March, so don’t turn up outside those dates expecting to wet a line.
- The public venue page keeps the detail fairly tight. There’s no published stretch length, peg count or named fish list for Dr’s Surgery.
- Members get fuller access details and guidance after joining. That’s the route for the proper lowdown on the swims and how the stretch fishes.
- Day tickets are available through Catch, but the current price isn’t published on the DCAC website. You’ll need to check Catch before setting off.
- Day-ticket anglers need a current Environment Agency rod licence, must be over 18, and can fish with no more than two rods. Barbless hooks are required.
- A wetted unhooking mat is required when catching a decent fish. Fish must not be removed or killed, and parking is only allowed in designated places.
- Night fishing is available on Dr’s Surgery with the £105 coarse ticket that includes a night permit. It isn’t allowed on a day ticket.
- Arrival and pack-up times are strict for day tickets: set up from 30 minutes before sunrise, stop at sunset, and leave within the following 30 minutes. No fires, cutting vegetation, alcohol, illegal drugs or dogs, apart from recognised assistance dogs.
Methods: This is a coarse River Trent venue, but the public information doesn’t give a named species list or detailed swim guidance. Members receive fuller access notes, so check those before choosing your approach.
Access & tickets
Annual coarse ticket
Includes coarse membership access to the River Trent Dr’s Surgery stretch and is valid for 12 months from purchase.
£85 (as listed 6 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Coarse ticket with night permit
Includes night fishing on Dr’s Surgery.
£105 (as listed 6 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Day membership
Available for selected waters through Catch. Check Catch for Dr’s Surgery availability and the current price.
Join Derbyshire County Angling Club for coarse membership access, or check Catch for day-ticket availability and the current price. The £105 coarse ticket includes the night permit, while the £85 annual coarse ticket is valid for 12 months from purchase.
Fish the club names
The club doesn't list species for this stretch, so we haven't guessed.
Key rules
- Day-ticket fishing is only available during the river season: 16 June to 14 March.
- Day-ticket anglers must hold a current Environment Agency rod licence and be over 18.
- Barbless hooks only.
- Use no more than two rods.
- A wetted unhooking mat is required when catching a decent fish.
- Fish must not be removed or killed.
- Day-ticket anglers may set up 30 minutes before sunrise, must stop at sunset and leave within the following 30 minutes.
- No fires, cutting vegetation, alcohol or illegal drugs. Dogs are prohibited except recognised assistance dogs.
Coarse fishing on English rivers is closed from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. That's the law for coarse fish on rivers — it's not a club rule, and game-fishing seasons work differently.
GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fishRiver level
Measured — Environment Agency
Willington gauge
Nearest EA gauge we've matched — it isn't on this stretch, so levels on your peg will differ.
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We don't publish an "ideal level" — nobody can promise one. Flood water is dangerous: if it's up and coloured, stay well back from the edge. Open River Ready
Where it is
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.
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