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River Witham — Stamp End to Kirkstead Bridge

A cracking, navigable lowland River Witham run from Stamp End to Kirkstead Bridge, with named access around Washingborough, Fiskerton, Bardney and beyond. LDAA day tickets are available online for £5, while members can fish for 24 hours.

Run by Lincoln & District Angling Association · checked 8 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Stamp End Sluice 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

The lowdown

  • This is a long LDAA-controlled stretch, running from Stamp End through to Kirkstead Bridge.
  • The water includes approximately 2.5 miles around Ferry Lane at Washingborough, plus the Five Mile area near Fiskerton.
  • Ferry Lane access is at Washingborough, postcode LN4 1AT. Five Mile access is from Five Mile Lane, postcode LN4 1AF.
  • Bardney Lock is another named access point, listed at Bardney, postcode LN3 5UN.
  • At Bardney Lock, fishing is allowed under the bridge and on the side opposite the lock. Handy detail, so don’t go wandering onto the wrong side.
  • Other named locations on the run include Fiskerton Fen, Bardney Village, Southery and Kirkstead Bridge.
  • Floating boat moorings can be fished from October to March. The listed mooring areas include Washingborough, Fiskerton Fen, Bardney Village, Southery and Kirkstead Bridge.
  • The LDAA lists bream, carp, common carp, mirror carp, eel, perch, pike, roach, rudd and tench among the species present.
  • Day tickets run from dawn until dusk, with the Met Office website or app used to check the times. Members may fish for 24 hours.
  • Geograph photographs show the Witham at Five Mile Bridge near Fiskerton, Washingborough, below Bardney Lock and at Bardney Bridge.

Methods: This is a navigable lowland River Witham stretch, with day-ticket and member fishing available across the named LDAA areas. The checked details do not specify particular methods or tackle.

Access & tickets

River Witham day ticket

Available online through the LDAA website. Valid from dawn until dusk.

£5 (as listed 8 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

LDAA membership

Members may fish for 24 hours.

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.

Fish the club names

carp, tench, bream, roach, pike, perch, rudd, eel

Named by Lincoln & District Angling Association across its waters, not for this stretch on its own.

Key rules

  • All LDAA rules apply on the venue.
  • Day tickets are valid from dawn until dusk.
  • Use the Met Office website or app for day-ticket dawn and dusk times.
  • Floating boat moorings can be fished from October to March.
  • At Bardney Lock, fishing is allowed under the bridge and on the side opposite the lock.

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 fish

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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