New Junction Canal – Doncaster Stretch

New Junction Canal runs through the Doncaster area, with the DDAA section starting at the canal junction and carrying on past Bramwith Swing Bridge. It’s a cracking bit of South Yorkshire canal fishing, rather than a lake complex, and the representative location is near Bramwith.

• 1 lake: New Junction Canal – Doncaster Stretch
• Fish: roach, bream
• Tickets from: Day ticket — £5 per rod
• Find it: Doncaster · DN7 5SY

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New Junction Canal runs through the Doncaster area, with the DDAA section starting at the canal junction and carrying on past Bramwith Swing Bridge. It’s a cracking bit of South Yorkshire canal fishing, rather than a lake complex, and the representative location is near Bramwith.

The canal is around 5.5 miles long overall and links the Aire & Calder Navigation with the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation system. It opened in 1905, so there’s a fair bit of waterway history here alongside the angling. The listed DDAA stretch is the bit to focus on for access and rules.

It’s described as a wide canal, with shelves sitting around 3 metres out from each bank. The main channel is reported at roughly 7 to 10 feet deep. That gives you a clear starting point: have a good look at the margins and shelf before committing to the middle, especially if the fish are using the shallower features.

This is coarse-fishing water, with roach, bream and skimmers among the reported targets. It should suit anglers who enjoy working a swim properly, whether that means picking off roach or settling in for bream and skimmers. The canal’s depth and shelf layout give you a few bits of water to investigate rather than just one featureless line.

A £5 day ticket is available per rod and is paid on the bank. An adult DDAA annual club book costs £40 and runs from 1 April to 31 March, covering all Doncaster & District Angling Association waters subject to the current rules. Day-ticket anglers need one ticket for each rod, while book holders may fish with up to two rods.

There’s no published set of opening hours for the stretch. Fishing is described as available during the club year, subject to local restrictions, but night fishing is prohibited. A landing net is compulsory, and the bait rules need checking before you pack the tackle: bloodworm and joker are only allowed from October to March, while wasp grub is banned.

Facilities are fairly basic, with no fishery-owned toilets or dedicated facilities listed for the stretch. Parking isn’t identified as an on-site fishery facility, and vehicles must only be left in authorised places. Keep to recognised footpaths, close gates, leave no litter and check the bailiff’s warrant card before paying a day ticket. Nice and simple, but worth getting bob on.

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 wide, proper canal stretch near Bramwith, controlled by Doncaster & District Angling Association. Expect coarse fishing for roach, bream and skimmers, with day tickets from £5 per rod.”

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