River guide
River Trent in Nottinghamshire
26 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
26 of 26 checked stretches. No rankings — we don't know which is "best" on your day, and neither does anyone else.
Fiskerton (NPS)
River Trent · Day ticket — online in advance only
Deep, navigable Trent near Newark and one of only two NPS stretches open to day-ticket anglers.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Rolleston (NPS)
River Trent · Day ticket — online in advance only
The other NPS day-ticket stretch of navigable Trent, alongside Fiskerton.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
East Stoke (NPS)
River Trent · Guest season ticket — SOLD OUT when we checked
A prime ¾-mile NPS stretch, known for barbel, chub, pike and roach, with river carp and dace too.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Hallowell (Radcliffe on Trent AS)
River Trent · Club water — day tickets on the bank from 16 June
A small club's 800m of Trent above Stoke Weir, rented from the parish council, with ponds in the meadow.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Radcliffe Viaducts (Notts Federation)
River Trent · Day ticket — gate key from local tackle shops
43 numbered pegs next to the Finger Ponds — a consistent match venue with barbel, bream, pike and the odd river carp.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Clifton Bridge & Grove Farm (Notts Federation)
River Trent · Day ticket for non-members
Shallower, pacey gravel runs — the federation's barbel water, with river carp named too.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Powergen Water (Notts Federation)
River Trent · Day ticket for non-members
20 pegs, two halves: deeper, steadier top pegs for big bream; faster, shallower bottom pegs for river carp and barbel.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Adbolton — Little Higgin (Nottingham AA)
River Trent · Members only
A short, deep, slow bit of Trent the association says is known for big bream catches.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
The Pads (Trent Valley Angling)
River Trent · Members only — gate codes with your book
TVA's river carp stretch — fish get caught right under the rod tip in the pads or out at 'the wall'.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
The Willows (Trent Valley Angling)
River Trent · Members only — gate codes with your book
Carp, barbel, chub, bream and pike — the club says don't underestimate it for barbel.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Barton Ferry Field (Trent Valley Angling)
River Trent · Members only — gate codes with your book
Opposite the Erewash Canal entrance; carp, barbel, chub, bream and pike all named by the club.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
The Weir Field, The Bay & Cherry Island (TVA)
River Trent · Members only — gate codes with your book
Beeston Weir, Clifton side — the club talks about loads of big barbel plus carp, chub and bream.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Stoke Bardolph Road Stretch (Ashfield AC)
River Trent · Day ticket — Road Stretch ONLY
29 permanent pegs and Ashfield's only day-ticket bit of the Trent at Stoke Bardolph — home of the Riverfeast finals.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Stoke Bardolph members' sections (Ashfield AC)
River Trent · Members only — no day tickets
The rest of Ashfield's Stoke Bardolph water — wild, overgrown sections above the weir down to Nelson Field and the Rack.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Collingham — tidal River Trent below Cromwell Weir
River Trent · Day ticket or members
Collingham AA’s tidal Trent stretch runs along the east bank from Cromwell Weir to Collingham parish boundary, with 106 pegs described by the association. Barbel get top billing, with roach, chub and bream in the mix too.
Checked 3 Oct 2026
Weir and Capps Field — River Trent Dyke, Newark
River Trent · Day ticket or members
Weir and Capps Field is a cracking-looking mix of shallow runs, weed beds and deeper pools on Newark’s non-tidal Trent Dyke. Newark and District Piscatorial Federation runs this roughly 600-metre stretch, with barbel, chub and the occasional carp named.
Checked 3 Oct 2026
Power Station — River Trent and upper Trent Dyke, Farndon
River Trent · Day ticket or members
Power Station at Farndon gives you a choice of non-tidal Trent and upper Trent Dyke, with 36 pegs run by Newark and District Piscatorial Federation. Day tickets are £6 per person, with parking behind the pegs and a proper winter option to keep in mind.
Checked 3 Oct 2026
Caythorpe–Hoveringham — River Trent
River Trent · Day ticket or permit
Midland Angling Society’s Caythorpe–Hoveringham fishery offers 140 River Trent pegs, with pleasure and match fishing both on the menu. Day tickets are £5, and parking beside 19 roadside pegs makes that section a handy option.
Checked 3 Oct 2026
Winthorpe — River Trent (Newark and District Piscatorial Federation)
River Trent · Members or advance accompanied guests
Winthorpe is Newark and District Piscatorial Federation’s 32-peg stretch on the non-tidal Trent, popular with anglers after carp and barbel. Night fishing and parking behind every peg make it a handy option for a longer session, but there are no public day tickets.
Checked 3 Oct 2026
Hazelford (Upper Weir) — River Trent
River Trent · Day ticket or members
Hazelford Upper Weir is a 15-peg River Trent stretch run by Nottingham and District Federation of Angling Societies. There’s day-ticket access for non-members, with stick-float fishing for roach and feeder fishing in stronger flows on the menu.
Checked 3 Oct 2026
Gunthorpe — Penton’s Field, River Trent
River Trent · Day ticket or members
Penton’s Field is Nottingham and District Federation of Angling Societies’ water in the second meadow below Gunthorpe Lock on the Middle Trent. There’s a cracking choice between float fishing for silvers and feeder tactics for bigger fish, with day tickets available to non-members.
Checked 3 Oct 2026
Shelford — River Trent
River Trent · Members only
Shelford is Nottingham Anglers Association’s longest river fishery, with approximately 4½ miles of Trent fishing. There’s proper variety here, from fast water below Stoke Weir to the wide, slower water at Hamms Bridge.
Checked 3 Oct 2026
Girton — tidal River Trent
River Trent · Full and Associate Members only
Girton gives Full and Associate Members roughly 600 metres of tidal Trent fishing, with about 30 pegs to go at. Newark and District Piscatorial Federation shares the fishery with Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers, with barbel and bream named as the expected species.
Checked 3 Oct 2026
Fletchers — River Trent Dyke, Farndon
River Trent · Day ticket or members
Fletchers is a 34-peg stretch on the non-tidal Trent Dyke at Farndon, run by Newark and District Piscatorial Federation. It’s open to members and day-ticket visitors, with stone-surfaced pegs and a proper winter recommendation from the club.
Checked 3 Oct 2026
Crow Trees — River Trent Dyke, Newark
River Trent · Day ticket or members
Crow Trees is a 26-peg stretch on Newark’s non-tidal River Trent Dyke, run by Newark and District Piscatorial Federation. It’s a cracking option for float fishing, with autumn and winter roach shoals and bream and skimmers highlighted earlier in the season.
Checked 3 Oct 2026
Mill Gate Basin — River Trent Dyke, Newark
River Trent · Members; day tickets subject to confirmation
Mill Gate Basin is an unpegged stretch of Newark’s non-tidal Trent Dyke, run by Newark and District Piscatorial Federation. It’s concrete-wharf fishing with an October start, boats taking priority and perch flagged as a possible target.
Checked 3 Oct 2026
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder. 7 stretches have no pin yet.
Access & tickets
NPS Trent day ticket (Fiskerton & Rolleston)
Nottingham Piscatorial Society
Buy online in advance (£8) or at Fiskerton Post Office (£10) — not on the bank. Max 2 rods. Fiskerton is sometimes shut for matches, so check the society's calendar first.
£8 online (as listed 02/10/2026)
Covers: Fiskerton (NPS), Rolleston (NPS)
East Stoke guest season ticket
Nottingham Piscatorial Society
Limited season guest tickets. When we checked, the society said they'd SOLD OUT and weren't taking applications.
£100 per season (when available) (as listed 02/10/2026)
Covers: East Stoke (NPS)
Hallowell day ticket
Radcliffe on Trent Angling Society
Sold on the bank from 16 June, according to the club. No price published online when we checked.
Covers: Hallowell (Radcliffe on Trent AS)
Federation Trent day ticket
Nottingham Federation of Anglers
The federation says day tickets are available to non-members on Radcliffe Viaducts, Clifton Bridge and Powergen. No price published on those pages when we checked.
Covers: Radcliffe Viaducts (Notts Federation), Clifton Bridge & Grove Farm (Notts Federation), Powergen Water (Notts Federation)
NAA membership
Nottingham Anglers Association
Members only.
Covers: Adbolton — Little Higgin (Nottingham AA)
TVA river membership
Trent Valley Angling
Membership book plus gate codes (text the club with your name and book number once you've got your book).
Covers: The Pads (Trent Valley Angling), The Willows (Trent Valley Angling), Barton Ferry Field (Trent Valley Angling), The Weir Field, The Bay & Cherry Island (TVA)
Stoke Bardolph Road Stretch day ticket
Ashfield Angling Club
Road Stretch ONLY. Cheaper online; on the bank from the bailiffs. Ask to see a bailiff card — the club warns about impostors. Check for booked matches first.
Online £5 day / £10 overnight 2-day · On the bank £6 / £12 (as listed 02/10/2026)
Covers: Stoke Bardolph Road Stretch (Ashfield AC)
Ashfield membership
Ashfield Angling Club
Members-only sections; no day tickets above or below the Road Stretch.
Covers: Stoke Bardolph members' sections (Ashfield AC)
Standard Trent temporary membership
Collingham Angling Association
Day access, purchased from the bailiff on the bank. Some pegs are members-only; confirm current allocations before fishing.
£10 per day (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Collingham — tidal River Trent below Cromwell Weir
Visitor day ticket
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Per person, dawn to dusk. Buy online or on the bank; an online order receipt serves as the ticket.
£6 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Weir and Capps Field — River Trent Dyke, Newark
Federation membership
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Open to Full and Associate Members.
Covers: Weir and Capps Field — River Trent Dyke, Newark
Day ticket
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Per person. Maximum two rods, dawn to dusk. Buy online or on the bank.
£6 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Power Station — River Trent and upper Trent Dyke, Farndon
Federation membership
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Open to Full and Associate Members, who may fish until 10:30pm throughout the season.
Covers: Power Station — River Trent and upper Trent Dyke, Farndon
Day ticket
Midland Angling Society
Published day-ticket price for the fishery.
£5 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Caythorpe–Hoveringham — River Trent
2026 permit
Midland Angling Society
Price in the newer 2026 permit-sale notice. The homepage still displays £45 for a season ticket; confirm when purchasing.
£50 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Caythorpe–Hoveringham — River Trent
Dawn-to-dusk guest ticket
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Advance purchase only; one accompanied fishing guest per sponsoring member. Winthorpe guest tickets are unavailable before 1 July.
£6 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Winthorpe — River Trent (Newark and District Piscatorial Federation)
24-hour Winthorpe guest ticket
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Advance purchase only, with an accompanying sponsoring member. Winthorpe guest tickets are unavailable before 1 July.
£12 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Winthorpe — River Trent (Newark and District Piscatorial Federation)
2026–27 adult Full Membership
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Joining-year price. Applicants must live within eight miles of Newark. Published application and renewal deadline: 31 August 2026.
£45 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Winthorpe — River Trent (Newark and District Piscatorial Federation)
Day ticket
Nottingham and District Federation of Angling Societies
Available to non-members. Purchase method is not specified; does not permit night fishing.
Covers: Hazelford (Upper Weir) — River Trent
Full membership
Nottingham and District Federation of Angling Societies
Photographic ID cards are used. Full members holding these cards may night fish at Hazelford. Website purchases are temporarily stopped.
£55 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Hazelford (Upper Weir) — River Trent
Concessionary membership
Nottingham and District Federation of Angling Societies
Advertised by the Federation. Memberships use photographic ID cards; website purchases are temporarily stopped.
£35 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Hazelford (Upper Weir) — River Trent
Day ticket
Nottingham and District Federation of Angling Societies
Available to non-members. Does not permit night fishing; the venue page does not publish a price.
Covers: Gunthorpe — Penton’s Field, River Trent
Full Federation membership
Nottingham and District Federation of Angling Societies
Advertised full membership. The advertised online total is £57.50, including £2.50 postage and processing, but website purchases are currently temporarily suspended. Night fishing also requires a Photo ID Card.
£55 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Gunthorpe — Penton’s Field, River Trent
Concessionary membership
Nottingham and District Federation of Angling Societies
Advertised concessionary membership. Website purchases are currently temporarily suspended.
£35 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Gunthorpe — Penton’s Field, River Trent
New adult membership — 2025/2026
Nottingham Anglers Association
Published price includes £20 joining fee. Current-season price not confirmed.
£65 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Shelford — River Trent
New disabled or over-65 membership — 2025/2026
Nottingham Anglers Association
Published price includes £20 joining fee. Current-season price not confirmed.
£55 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Shelford — River Trent
NAA key
Nottingham Anglers Association
Price published on the 2025/2026 membership page. Required for the two principal car parks.
£15 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Shelford — River Trent
2026 joining-year Full Membership
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Published application deadline: 31 August 2026. Products are marked unavailable; check availability with the Federation.
£45 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Girton — tidal River Trent
Full Membership renewal, ages 18–65
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Published renewal price. Membership products are marked unavailable.
£40 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Girton — tidal River Trent
Full Membership renewal, ages 65+
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Published renewal price. Membership products are marked unavailable.
£20 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Girton — tidal River Trent
Visitor day ticket
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Per person, dawn to dusk. Available online or on the bank; maximum two rods.
£6 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Fletchers — River Trent Dyke, Farndon
Federation membership
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Full and Associate Members may fish Fletchers.
Covers: Fletchers — River Trent Dyke, Farndon
Day ticket
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Per person, dawn to dusk. Available online or on the bank.
£6 (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Crow Trees — River Trent Dyke, Newark
Federation membership
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Full and Associate Members may fish Crow Trees.
Covers: Crow Trees — River Trent Dyke, Newark
Federation membership
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
Open to Full and Associate Members.
Covers: Mill Gate Basin — River Trent Dyke, Newark
Day ticket — confirm availability
Newark and District Piscatorial Federation
General Federation day tickets cover dawn to dusk where applicable and are sold online or on the bank. An online receipt email is the ticket, accepted on paper or mobile. Confirm that Mill Gate Basin is eligible before purchasing.
£6 per person (as listed 03/10/2026)
Covers: Mill Gate Basin — River Trent Dyke, Newark
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.
● 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
Nottingham Piscatorial Society
Day tickets for Fiskerton and Rolleston are sold online only, in advance — £8 online, or £10 in person at Fiskerton Post Office — never on the bank. East Stoke is a limited guest season ticket.
Club pageRadcliffe on Trent Angling Society
Small friendly club; the club says day tickets are sold on the bank from 16 June.
Club pageNottingham Federation of Anglers
Several Trent stretches are open to non-members on day tickets; membership and federation rules cover the rest. Night-fishing permissions vary by ticket and water, so check the rules page.
Club pageMembership water — gate codes are issued once you've got your membership book.
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 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.
Club pageThe 2026 notice offers permits for cash at Nathans of Nottingham, or by bank transfer arranged on 07835 017917; include your name with the payment. It lists £50, rather than the £45 still shown on the homepage, so confirm the charge when buying.
Club pageNottingham and District Federation of Angling Societies
Non-members can get day tickets, but the Federation’s checked pages give neither a price nor a purchase method. Memberships use photographic ID cards, and the membership page warns that website purchases are temporarily stopped.
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Pick the stretch you fished and add a 20-second update there — one stretch at a time keeps it useful.
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
- NPS homepage (nottinghampiscatorialsociety.co.uk)
- NPS fisheries (nottinghampiscatorialsociety.co.uk)
- ROTAS — About us (radcliffeontrentas.co.uk)
- Federation rules (nottsfed.com)
- Nottingham Anglers Association (nottinghamanglers.co.uk)
- TVA membership fees (trentvalleyangling.co.uk)
- TVA directions and access (trentvalleyangling.co.uk)
- Ashfield — Stoke Bardolph (ashfieldangling.com)
- Collingham Angling Association — official page (collinghamaa.co.uk)
- Newark and District Piscatorial Federation — weir and capps field (newarkpiscatorial.com)
- Midland Angling Society — home (midlandanglingsociety.com)
- Nottingham and District Federation of Angling Societies — our waters (nottsfed.com)
Rules, prices and ticket availability change — the rights holder's own page always wins.