River guide
River Trent in Lincolnshire
10 checked stretches so far — day tickets, club waters and guest tickets, all checked against the clubs' own pages on 2 October 2026.
The lowdown
The Trent through Nottinghamshire is proper big-river fishing — wide, powerful and famous for barbel, with chub, bream, roach, dace, pike and the odd nomadic river carp thrown in. Through the city it's urban and handy; downstream past Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe and on towards Newark it opens out into long, quiet meadow stretches.
Almost every yard is controlled by a club, society or federation, so the first job is always working out who runs the bit you fancy and what ticket you need. Some stretches are cheap day tickets, some are members-only, and one or two are limited guest tickets. We've only listed stretches where the rights holder's own website backs up what we say.
Close season reminder
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 fishStretches
10 of 10 checked stretches. No rankings — we don't know which is "best" on your day, and neither does anyone else.
River Trent – Laughterton
River Trent · Members only
Laughterton is an LDAA members-only stretch on the eastern bank of the tidal River Trent in Lincolnshire. It’s broad, lowland and navigable, with floodplain surroundings and boat traffic — proper big-river country.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Trent – North Clifton
River Trent · Members only
North Clifton is a proper tidal Trent match stretch on the eastern bank, with 45 pegs near Fledborough Viaduct and High Marnham. It’s LDAA members only, with pleasure fishing welcome too, but there’s no standard day ticket.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Trent – Dunham Bridge
River Trent · Members only
A cracking, well-known tidal Trent stretch on the Lincolnshire side at Dunham Bridge. SAA holds just over a mile of the west bank, running from the big bridge car park downstream towards Church Laneham.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
Torksey Arm Stretch
River Trent · Day ticket or members
The Torksey Arm Stretch sits immediately past Torksey Lock, with the fishery on the right-hand bank as the arm heads towards the River Trent. It’s a members and day-ticket venue, with a proper tidal-influenced feel and boat traffic to keep an eye on.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
Rampton Village near Torksey – Tidal River Trent
River Trent · Members only
A cracking little tidal-Trent stretch near Rampton Village and Torksey, run by Ashfield Angling Club. Just 75 metres of bank and six pegs, but it’s deep tight in and can really pull when the tide gets going.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Trent – Collingham, Cromwell Weir to Collingham Parish Boundary
River Trent · Temporary membership or permanent members
A proper tidal Trent stretch below Cromwell Weir, running downstream to the Collingham parish boundary. It’s a challenging, fairly featureless bit of river with roughly 106 pegs, barbel on the cards and enough room for pleasure anglers, match anglers and specimen hunters.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Trent – Marton
River Trent · Members only
A proper rural Trent stretch near Marton, around five miles south of Gainsborough, run by Worksop & District Angling Association. It’s members-only water, reached via the Marton/Trent Port area and nearby tracks or footpaths.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Trent – South Clifton
River Trent · Members only
A proper quiet, picturesque bit of tidal River Trent, run by Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers. South Clifton is fairly isolated and rarely fished, so it should suit anyone after a peaceful session away from the busy bank.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Trent – Besthorpe
River Trent · Club members; no day tickets on Parish Council pegs
A proper tidal Trent venue near Besthorpe, with two SAA-leased sections and a cracking chub bend upstream. Access is a bit split, so get your bearings before setting off.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
River Trent – Girton
River Trent · Members only
Girton is a proper tidal Trent stretch, reached from Trent Lane and run jointly by Newark and District Piscatorial Federation and Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers. It’s members-only water, with roughly 600 metres to explore and about 30 pegs.
Checked 6 Oct 2026
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.
Access & tickets
LDAA membership
Lincoln & District Angling Association
Required for access to the Laughterton stretch; the water is members-only.
Covers: River Trent – Laughterton
Day ticket / temporary membership
Lincoln & District Angling Association
Not available for River Trent Laughterton as a standard day-ticket water. LDAA says temporary membership may be obtained by buying a day ticket where day tickets are offered.
Covers: River Trent – Laughterton
LDAA membership
Lincoln & District Angling Association
Required for fishing the North Clifton stretch. No standard day ticket is available.
Covers: River Trent – North Clifton
Night syndicate
Lincoln & District Angling Association
Night fishing is available only as a syndicate through the LDAA chairman.
Covers: River Trent – North Clifton
SAA membership
Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers
Membership-controlled water. Purchase through the association’s Clubmate system.
Covers: River Trent – Dunham Bridge
SAA night permit
Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers
Required for night fishing. Available only after two full years of membership, with the required text sent to the club.
Covers: River Trent – Dunham Bridge
LDAA day ticket
Lincoln & District Angling Association
Day ticket waters, from dawn to dusk.
£5 (as listed 06/10/2026)
Covers: Torksey Arm Stretch
LDAA membership
Lincoln & District Angling Association
Members can fish the stretch, subject to association rules.
Covers: Torksey Arm Stretch
Ashfield Angling Club membership
Ashfield Angling Club
Required for access. The stretch is private and restricted to club members; no day tickets are advertised.
Covers: Rampton Village near Torksey – Tidal River Trent
Temporary membership
Collingham Angling Association
Available on much of the Trent water. Check with Collingham Angling Association for arrangements and access restrictions.
Covers: River Trent – Collingham, Cromwell Weir to Collingham Parish Boundary
Pegs W1 to W4 booking
Collingham Angling Association
Bookable through the bailiff. Members-only for the first seven days of each month.
£150 (as listed 06/10/2026)
Covers: River Trent – Collingham, Cromwell Weir to Collingham Parish Boundary
Permanent membership
Collingham Angling Association
Permanent members can use the listed association pegs, subject to the relevant peg restrictions.
Covers: River Trent – Collingham, Cromwell Weir to Collingham Parish Boundary
Adult association membership
Worksop & District Angling Association
Worksop & District Angling Association membership. Members may fish all association waters subject to the applicable rules.
£40 (as listed 06/10/2026)
Covers: River Trent – Marton
OAP association membership
Worksop & District Angling Association
Worksop & District Angling Association membership. Members may fish all association waters subject to the applicable rules.
£30 (as listed 06/10/2026)
Covers: River Trent – Marton
SAA club permit
Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers
Club-permit access is indicated for South Clifton. Public day-ticket access is not clearly confirmed for this stretch.
Covers: River Trent – South Clifton
SAA night permit
Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers
Required for night fishing, alongside advance notification by text to the club.
Covers: River Trent – South Clifton
General online day ticket
Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers
Listed on the holder’s general day-ticket page; Besthorpe’s Parish Council pegs are specifically stated to have no day tickets.
£5 (as listed 06/10/2026)
Covers: River Trent – Besthorpe
General bank day ticket
Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers
Listed on the holder’s general day-ticket page; Besthorpe’s Parish Council pegs are specifically stated to have no day tickets.
£7 (as listed 06/10/2026)
Covers: River Trent – Besthorpe
SAA night permit
Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers
Required for night fishing and currently available only to anglers who previously purchased one.
Covers: River Trent – Besthorpe
Full or associate membership
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Required for fishing the stretch. Available through Newark and District Piscatorial Federation or Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers; no day tickets.
Covers: River Trent – Girton
Night season card
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Night fishing is permitted and controlled by Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers. New applications may be restricted to existing permit holders.
£30 (as listed 06/10/2026)
Covers: River Trent – Girton
Species
We only tag a stretch with a fish when the club names it. Some clubs name fish across all their Trent water rather than stretch by stretch — those are flagged on the card.
| Stretch | Carp | Bream | Roach | Pike | Perch | Barbel | Catfish | Rudd | Chub | Eel | Zander |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Trent – Laughterton | |||||||||||
| River Trent – North Clifton | ●* | ●* | ●* | ●* | ●* | ●* | ●* | ●* | |||
| River Trent – Dunham Bridge | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| Torksey Arm Stretch | ●* | ●* | ●* | ●* | ●* | ●* | ●* | ●* | |||
| Rampton Village near Torksey – Tidal River Trent | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
| River Trent – Collingham, Cromwell Weir to Collingham Parish Boundary | ● | ||||||||||
| River Trent – Marton | |||||||||||
| River Trent – South Clifton | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| River Trent – Besthorpe | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| River Trent – Girton | ● | ● |
● named by the club for this stretch · ●* named across the club's Trent day-ticket waters · blank = not named (not "absent").
Rules — who runs what
Lincoln & District Angling Association
The stretch is members-only and is not offered as a standard LDAA day-ticket water. LDAA does not publish a Laughterton day-ticket price; temporary membership is only available by buying a day ticket where day tickets are offered.
Club pageScunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers
SAA membership is purchased through the association’s Clubmate system. Day tickets are not currently available for this River Trent venue; night anglers need the separate SAA night permit and must meet the two-year membership condition.
Club pageDay tickets at Stoke Bardolph are for the Road Stretch only; the rest of the club's Stoke water is members-only.
Club pageCollingham Angling Association
Buy temporary membership from the bailiff on the bank. For enquiries and current members-only peg allocations, give the bailiff a bell on 07999 255288.
Club pageWorksop & District Angling Association
The rights holder describes its River Trent waters as members-only, with no day tickets advertised. Current membership is listed as £40 for adults and £30 for OAPs; membership books run from 16 June to 15 June the following year.
Club pageNewark and District Piscatorial Federation
Full and Associate Members can fish here, and visitors can buy a day ticket online or on the bank. For online purchases, your order receipt is your ticket — show it on your phone or bring a paper copy.
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Each stretch page lists its own key rules. You'll need an Environment Agency rod licence on all of them.
River levels
Measured readings straight from the Environment Agency. These are the nearest gauges we've matched — not readings from the stretches themselves.
Measured — Environment Agency
Clifton Bridge 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
Measured — Environment Agency
Colwick 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
Measured — Environment Agency
Farndon 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
Tips & reports
Our take (editorial, not club advice): on a big river like the Trent, a lead that holds bottom without dragging is half the battle — go up in weight before you go up in bait. A bit of extra colour after rain often brings barbel and bream closer in, but a fast-rising, debris-filled river is dangerous; if in doubt, don't. Weather tools built for still lakes don't translate neatly to rivers, so we haven't bolted a lake-style weather score on here.
No angler reports on these stretches yet — we'll only show real ones once our moderated river reports are live.
Where this comes from · checked 2 Oct 2026
- GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish
- Lincoln & District Angling Association — home (lincolnangling.org)
- Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers — river trent dunham bridge (scunthorpeanglers.co.uk)
- Ashfield — Stoke Bardolph (ashfieldangling.com)
- Collingham Angling Association — official page (collinghamaa.co.uk)
- Worksop & District Angling Association — home (wdaa.uk)
- Newark and District Piscatorial Federation — weir and capps field (newarkpiscatorial.com)
Rules, prices and ticket availability change — the rights holder's own page always wins.