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989 checked places to fish so far

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Bartley Green Angling Club Waters

Birmingham · 1 lakes on site

Bartley Green Angling Club Waters refers to fishing on the big Bartley Green Reservoir near Genners Lane, Birmingham. Access looks club-controlled or restricted, with no verified day-ticket, membership price, opening hours or fishing rules published in the checked details.

Bartley Green Reservoir
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Hanchurch Fishery

Stoke-on-Trent · 9 lakes on site

Hanchurch Fishery is a proper multi-water venue near Stoke-on-Trent, with annual-subscription coarse pools, two match-friendly canals and three trout pools on daily tickets. Handy for a quick M6 dash, but check canal availability before setting off.

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A view of Hereford Angling Club Lakes and Pools71%

Hereford Angling Club Lakes and Pools

Hereford · 2 lakes on site

Hereford Angling Club’s two coarse waters offer contrasting fishing: platformed pegs and a good mixed stock at Brookmeadow/Pencoyd, plus booked pegs and an island feature at Belmont. Both are members-only, pre-book waters with clear day-fishing rules.

Brookmeadow/Pencoyd PoolBelmont Pool
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Top Barn Fishery

Worcester · 2 lakes on site

Top Barn Fishery has two day-ticket pools near Worcester: specimen carp on Woodside Pool and mixed coarse or match fishing on larger Grebe Pool. Day tickets are £6.50 for one rod or £12 for two, with fishing available all year.

Woodside PoolGrebe Pool
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Stanwick Lakes Fishing

Stanwick · 8 lakes on site

Stanwick Lakes Fisheries is a 46-acre, otter-fenced complex near Stanwick, Northamptonshire, with day-ticket carp lakes, a bookable Elsons lake and syndicate waters. There’s a decent spread of swims, proper carp to 43lb+ on Elsons and handy onsite facilities.

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Edgbaston Reservoir Angling

Birmingham · 1 lakes on site

Edgbaston Reservoir is a big, proper urban reservoir venue in Birmingham, with carp, roach, perch, pike, bream and tench reported. Fishing runs seasonally on an annual-membership or annual-permit basis, with no night fishing and no current published price.

Edgbaston Reservoir
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Collingham Ponds

Collingham · 3 lakes on site

Collingham Ponds are part of Collingham Angling Association’s wider coarse-fishing setup, with former sand-and-gravel pits, Centeniary Lake, a 106-peg River Trent stretch and the Fleet at Besthorpe. The lower Trent is the headline draw, especially for barbel.

Centeniary LakeRiver TrentFleet at Besthorpe
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Manor Farm Fishery

Lutterworth · 1 lakes on site

Manor Farm is an artificial coarse-fishing lake at Frolesworth, around four miles north of Lutterworth. Permit details, prices, access and current arrangements need checking with Broome Angling Society before setting off.

Manor Farm artificial lake
A view of Fens Pools64%

Fens Pools

Lye · 3 lakes on site

Fens Pools is a proper nature-reserve venue near Lye, with Grove Pool, Middle Pool and Fens Pool under the Buckpool, Fens Pools and Barrow Hill network. Fishing is permit-based, with carp and pike reported, but the current stock list is limited.

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Powell’s Pool

Sutton Coldfield · 1 lakes on site

Powell’s Pool is Sutton Park’s biggest lake, with a proper mix of coarse fish and predators. It’s public-park fishing rather than a private commercial venue, with tickets bought bankside or at the Visitor Centre.

Powell’s Pool
A view of Ringstead Grange Fishery79%

Ringstead Grange Fishery

Ringstead · 1 lakes on site

Rosewater Carp Fishery, formerly Ringstead Grange Trout Fishery, is a mature 36-acre gravel pit in the Nene Valley with carp to 42lb-plus, tench to double figures and winter predator fishing. Day tickets, overnight sessions and longer bookings are available, with cracking onsite facilities and plenty of proper carp water to get stuck into.

Rosewater Carp Fishery lake
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Bishampton Angling Club Lakes

Bishampton · 3 lakes on site

Bishampton Angling Club Lakes, commonly known as Jubilee Fishery, was a historic three-pool club water near Bishampton. It should now be treated as a former venue, with access and fishing rights needing a check before anyone travels.

Jubilee PoolWithies PoolThird pool
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Swithland Reservoir

Swithland · 1 lakes on site

Swithland Reservoir is a big, shallow Leicestershire water with reported bream, tench, carp, rudd, perch, roach and pike. It looks intriguing for proper reservoir fishing, but current permission, tickets, rules and access need checking before you pack the tackle.

Swithland Reservoir
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Chasewater Country Park Fishing Lakes

Burntwood · 2 lakes on site

Chasewater Reservoir is a big, shallow public coarse-fishing water near Burntwood, with perch, roach, pike, bream and carp reported. Permits are said to be available from the ranger’s office, but current prices, opening times and booking details need checking before you travel.

Chasewater ReservoirJeffrey’s Swag
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The Mere, Ellesmere

Ellesmere · 1 lakes on site

The Mere at Ellesmere is a proper big-water venue in Shropshire, with fishing from designated pegs and permits linked to Ellesmere Angling Club. Day permits need at least 24 hours’ notice, so this one takes a bit of planning rather than a cheeky spur-of-the-moment drop-in.

The Mere
A view of Tresseck Fishery70%

Tresseck Fishery

Kingstone · 1 lakes on site

Tresseck Fishery is a day-ticket stretch of the middle River Wye at Tresseck Campsite, offering coarse fishing, salmon pools and trout fishing on the Tresseck and Red Rails beat. It is river fishing rather than a carp lake complex, with catch-and-release rules and canoe traffic to factor in.

Tresseck and Red Rails beat
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Hoveringham Lake

Hoveringham · 1 lakes on site

Trent View Carp Fishery is the carp syndicate venue commonly associated with Hoveringham Lake, a mature 28-acre former gravel pit near Lowdham. It’s a proper big-fish water, with a stated lake record of 45 lb 8 oz and plenty of facilities close to the swims.

Hoveringham Lake
A view of Swarkestone Park Fishery71%

Swarkestone Park Fishery

Swarkestone · 1 lakes on site

Swarkestone Park Fishery is an 80-acre gravel pit near Swarkestone Bridge, run as a syndicate carp water with big natural features, proper access and a winter pike option. It’s a serious-ticket venue rather than a casual day-ticket puddle, with a 2026 open weekend available by advance booking.

Swarkestone gravel pit
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Sandwell Valley Fishing Lakes

West Bromwich · 1 lakes on site

Swan Pool is the coarse-fishing lake within Sandwell Valley Country Park, near West Bromwich. It offers council-controlled day permits and season tickets, with carp, bream, perch, pike and roach reported, but weekend access needs checking before you set off.

Swan Pool
A view of Brixworth Country Park Fishing Lake77%

Brixworth Country Park Fishing Lake

Brixworth · 1 lakes on site

Brixworth Country Park Fishing Lake is the day-ticket fishing operation at Pitsford Water, a huge Northamptonshire reservoir near Brixworth and Holcot. It’s mainly a fly-trout and seasonal predator venue, with boat fishing, bank options and a proper fishing lodge.

Pitsford Water
A view of Himley Hall Fishing Lake70%

Himley Hall Fishing Lake

Dudley · 1 lakes on site

Himley Hall Great Pool is a proper parkland coarse lake near Dudley, with day-ticket fishing for tench, carp, roach, perch, bream and pike. It’s a tidy option for a daylight session, with clear rules and some disabled-access platforms.

Himley Hall Great Pool
A view of Husbands Bosworth Water77%

Husbands Bosworth Water

Husbands Bosworth · 5 lakes on site

Husbands Bosworth Water is officially presented as Friezeland Pools near Market Bosworth, with five carp-and-coarse pools, day tickets, matches and bookable Friday/Saturday night fishing.

Friezeland PoolLower Friezeland PoolUpper Friezeland PoolPam’s PoolPats Pool
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Willesley Fishery

Atherstone · 1 lakes on site

Willesley Fishery, also listed as Willesley Lake Carp and Coarse Fishery, is a big spring-fed estate lake near Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It’s now reported as syndicate-membership only, so this is one to check before making the trip.

Willesley Lake
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Shrewsbury Angling Club Waters

Shrewsbury · 7 lakes on site

Shrewsbury Angling Club Waters offers a proper mix of River Severn fishing around Shrewsbury, plus stillwater sport at Lords Pool. It’s club-members-only, so you’ll need to sort the permit and, for Lords Pool, book ahead.

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Type a town, county or fish into the box up top — something like “Nottingham”, “carp Nottinghamshire” or “day ticket River Trent” — and we'll pull up the waters we've checked nearest that spot. Around Nottingham, for example, you'll find canal stretches, the tidal-free middle Trent and plenty of commercial lakes within a short drive.

Every listing tells you the stuff you actually need before you load the car: what's in each lake or stretch, whether it's a day ticket, club or syndicate water, the house rules and what a ticket costs when we last checked. Rules and prices change, so always give the fishery or club a quick shout before you go.

Rivers, canals and stillwaters fish completely differently. Lakes reward a bit of watercraft and steady feeding; rivers are all about flow, depth and level, so we show live river levels where we can. Use the water-type and fish filters to narrow it down, then open a venue for the lake-by-lake or stretch-by-stretch lowdown.

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