Ashby Canal

This is the Ashby Canal stretch between bridges 40 and 44, running from Coton Bridge 40 through to Carlton Bridge 44. It’s a countryside canal venue rather than a lake complex, with Market Bosworth Marina sitting roughly in the middle of the stretch.

• 1 lake: Ashby Canal, Coton Bridge 40 to Carlton Bridge 44
• Fish: bream, carp, perch, pike, roach, rudd, tench
• Tickets from: Standard adult ticket, 2025/2026 season — £75
• Find it: Hinckley · CV13 6PH

Based on how each lake is set up — not a ranking.

This is the Ashby Canal stretch between bridges 40 and 44, running from Coton Bridge 40 through to Carlton Bridge 44. It’s a countryside canal venue rather than a lake complex, with Market Bosworth Marina sitting roughly in the middle of the stretch.

The marina itself is out of bounds for fishing, so keep your angling to the permitted canal water. Lay-by parking is available at bridges 40 and 44, but there’s very little parking along the rest of the stretch. Don’t use Market Bosworth Sports Club parking unless you’re there for an official Ashby Angling Club match.

The club reports mixed catches from match and pleasure sessions. Bream, bigger skimmers, roach, rudd and tench give you plenty of coarse options, while the stretch also holds larger canal carp. Perch and pike add a bit of predator sport when the rules allow it.

Ashby Angling Club says the stretch suits spinning and drop-shotting. Predator fishing is allowed from 1 October to 31 March, while lure tactics and deadbaits are banned from 1 April to 30 September. That gives the canal a nice seasonal split: coarse fishing through the warmer months, then a cheeky predator window in autumn and winter.

There’s no closed season on the club’s waters, although areas can be roped off while fish are spawning or closed for matches and work parties. The Canal and River Trust electrofishes the Ashby Canal during winter, partly to remove introduced zander, so always check the club’s latest notices before setting off.

This is ticket-controlled fishing, not a turn-up-and-fish job. The 2025/2026 adult ticket is £75, with senior tickets at £65 and junior tickets at £25. Premium or night-fishing tickets cost £230, but night access has extra conditions and may involve an application, vetting and a waiting list.

On the bank, keep it tidy and fish-safe. Unhooking mats are compulsory when targeting fish, catch-and-release applies to every species, and fixed feeders and fixed leads are banned. Dogs are allowed if well behaved, but fires, barbecues, radios and loud music are a no-go. A current Environment Agency rod licence is also required.

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 — “A proper rural canal stretch from Coton Bridge 40 to Carlton Bridge 44, managed by Ashby Angling Club. It offers mixed coarse and predator fishing, but you’ll need a named club ticket — there are no day tickets or guest tickets.”

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.