Willington Fishery

Willington Fishery, also listed as Willington Lake Trout Fishery, was based around Findern Lane near Willington, Derbyshire. Repton Road, Willington, Derby, DE65 6PD, was also given as an address. It’s one to treat carefully, though, because current listings report the venue as permanently closed. The site is now associated with Mercia Marina, and fishing is reported as no longer allowed.

• 2 lakes: Willington Trout Lake, Separate coarse-fishing lake
• Fish: trout, carp
• Find it: Willington · DE65 6DW

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Willington Fishery, also listed as Willington Lake Trout Fishery, was based around Findern Lane near Willington, Derbyshire. Repton Road, Willington, Derby, DE65 6PD, was also given as an address. It’s one to treat carefully, though, because current listings report the venue as permanently closed. The site is now associated with Mercia Marina, and fishing is reported as no longer allowed.

Historically, the main attraction was an approximately 19-acre trout lake. It was described as a game-fishing fishery, with rainbow trout and brown trout on the cards. The wider venue was also described as trout-only or trout-focused, so this was very much a fly-fishing setup rather than a commercial carp lake with lumps and margin bites.

There was also mention of a separate coarse-fishing lake at the wider club fishery in a 2017 report. That may sound tempting if you’re more into a float or feeder, but the checked details don’t give its size, stock, pegs or exact fishing arrangements. So there’s no fair basis for promising a bag-up session, a PB or even a cheeky bite from that water.

Historically, tickets were available from the warden’s office. The options included a sporting catch-and-release ticket, a two-fish ticket and a four-fish ticket. The sporting ticket allowed catch-and-release fishing for up to 10 fish. The two-fish ticket allowed two trout to be retained and eight released, while the four-fish ticket allowed four to be kept and six released.

The old prices were £10.50 for the sporting ticket, £14 for the two-fish ticket, £19 for the four-fish ticket and £350 for the season ticket. That season ticket included catch-and-release fishing for 10 fish per visit, plus a bonus allowance of 10 fish to take. These are historical figures only, mind, not prices to rely on now. There are no current official prices, opening times, fishing dates or online booking details available.

So, the big takeaway is simple: don’t turn up with the rod bag expecting to buy a ticket, find an open peg or get clipped up on the trout lake. If you’re checking whether anything has changed, get up-to-date confirmation before travelling and ask specifically whether fishing is permitted, where tickets are issued and which waters are available. For the historical picture, it was a sizeable trout lake with rainbow and brown trout, plus a separate coarse lake linked with Derbyshire County Angling Club references. Today, though, it’s a no-go unless an official update clearly says otherwise.

We're not sure on ticket prices here — we couldn't find reliable, up-to-date prices online, so give the fishery a ring or check their own site before you go.

Good background reading. Most of it is a few years old, so treat it as a starting point and ask on the day.

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• Our read

  Checked Sept '26 — “Willington Fishery was a historical trout venue near Willington, Derbyshire, with an approximately 19-acre lake and a separate coarse-fishing lake linked to Derbyshire County Angling Club. Current third-party listings report the fishery as permanently closed, with fishing no longer allowed.”

This is our own summary of recurring public feedback and the venue details we checked, not a copied customer review or a promise you’ll catch. Feedback changes, so we keep it separate from the Tackle Index score.