Stretton Lakes

Stretton Lakes sits on Clipsham Road in Stretton, Rutland, postcode LE15 7QS. It’s a mixed coarse venue with public day-ticket fishing and holiday accommodation on the same estate. The setting covers 120 acres of farmland, but don’t mistake that for 120 acres of water. Individual lake sizes aren’t published in the information supplied, so there’s no point dressing this up as a vast big-water campaign.

• 1 lake: Main water
• Fish: carp
• Tickets from: One rod — undated published price; confirm before travelling — £6
• Find it: Oakham · LE15 7QS

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

Stretton Lakes sits on Clipsham Road in Stretton, Rutland, postcode LE15 7QS. It’s a mixed coarse venue with public day-ticket fishing and holiday accommodation on the same estate. The setting covers 120 acres of farmland, but don’t mistake that for 120 acres of water. Individual lake sizes aren’t published in the information supplied, so there’s no point dressing this up as a vast big-water campaign. Think a choice of coarse fishing waters rather than one enormous lake.

The species mix is a proper draw if you like keeping your options open. Mirror, common and ghost carp are listed, alongside roach, rudd, tench and bream. That gives the venue appeal beyond anglers interested only in carp. There aren’t any checked fish weights or lake-by-lake stocking breakdowns here, though. Pick it for the mixed fishing rather than a promised PB, and ask which water best fits the sort of session you fancy.

One thing worth untangling before you load the car: the published lake totals don’t agree. The fishing page says six, the homepage advertises seven and the access statement says eight onsite. More usefully for a visiting angler, that access statement identifies five public day-ticket lakes. Those are different claims, so don’t assume every water on the estate is available on a day ticket. A quick call is the sensible way to sort out your options.

Fishing runs throughout the year, with permitted hours from dawn until dusk. The undated access statement lists £6 for one rod, £1 for an extra rod and £4 for concessions. Those figures have no stated validity year, so check the current charge before travelling; concession eligibility and its rod allowance also need confirming. Advance-booking requirements aren’t stated either. The number for fishing and booking enquiries is the fishery. A little prep should save a wasted journey.

Getting the kit to your peg looks fairly straightforward, with a seasonal catch. Summer parking is permitted beside pegs on the grass banks, while winter means gravel parking and carrying your gear onwards. The closest pegs are within 10 metres of the car parks, although that doesn’t describe every swim. Anglers’ toilets sit beside the match-lake car park and have a small entrance step. Reception also has a shop selling essentials, snacks, fishing bait and tackle.

Pack with the rules in mind: barbless hooks only, no boilies and a maximum of 1 kg of groundbait per person per session. Dip all nets, and don’t retain fish over 2 lb in a keepnet. This is daytime fishing, not a published night-ticket option. Fancy making a break of it? Lodge residents fish the day-ticket lakes free, and free fishing is also advertised for touring-park and Victory Cottage guests.

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 — “Stretton Lakes offers mixed coarse day-ticket fishing in Rutland, with carp, tench, bream and silvers to go at. Handy parking, anglers’ toilets and an onsite bait-and-tackle shop keep the practical faff down.”

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.