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Finchale Abbey River Wear fishing stretch

River Wear · Day ticket

A cracking two-mile River Wear stretch near Durham City, with a mile of fishing either side of Finchale Abbey. It’s Abbey-bank only, with day tickets available and a proper mix of streamy runs, glides and deeper holes.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Turvey Weir Pool

River Great Ouse · Members only

Turvey Weir Pool is part of Northampton Nene Angling Club’s Great Ouse water, acquired in 2023. It’s a proper members-only river fishery, with the Turvey section linking into the club water at Newton Blossomville upstream and further Turvey water downstream.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Turvey Upstream

River Great Ouse · Members only

Turvey Upstream is a members-only River Great Ouse stretch from Turvey road bridge up to the weir pool, then over the footbridge to the stile. It’s a proper bank fishery, joining Northampton Nene Angling Club’s Newton Blossomville water upstream.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Turvey Downstream

River Great Ouse · Members only

Turvey Downstream is a Northampton Nene Angling Club membership stretch on the River Great Ouse at Turvey, Bedfordshire. The club acquired this section, including the weir pool, in 2023 — but day tickets aren’t available here.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Fourstones Beat, South Tyne

River Tyne · Day ticket

Fourstones Beat is a cracking little South Tyne stretch, running for just under a mile from Fourstones village down to Fourstones Paper Mill. It’s left-bank fishing, with day tickets booked online through FishPal.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Chester-le-Street Park stretch, River Wear

River Wear · Day ticket or club members

A handy urban River Wear day-ticket stretch through Chester-le-Street Riverside Park, run by Chester-le-Street & District Angling Club. It fishes from the Cong Burn upstream to Crichton Avenue, with access on the Park side only.

Species not listed by the club.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Willington (Shefford & District AA) — River Great Ouse, adjacent to Willington Lake

River Great Ouse · Members only

A short Great Ouse section beside Willington Lake, downstream of Bedford, run by Shefford and District Angling Association. It’s roughly 275 yards, with chub the main named fish and some proper river carp reported over 20lb.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Willington (Vauxhall AC) — River Great Ouse

River Great Ouse · Members only

Willington is Vauxhall Angling Club water on the River Great Ouse, with a deeper, wider and slower feel than some other sections. It’s a proper mixed fishery, with roach, tench, bream, carp and barbel all on the club’s target list.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Willington (Grange Estate complex), River Great Ouse

River Great Ouse · Members only

Willington’s Grange Estate complex is a deeper, wider and slower-moving River Great Ouse stretch, owned and run by Vauxhall Angling Club. It’s a proper mixed fishery with tench, bream, roach, carp and barbel, plus summer boat traffic to factor in.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Willington Lock / Great Ouse at Willington

River Great Ouse · Members only

Willington Lock is a proper broad, deep and steady bit of the Great Ouse, run by Vauxhall Angling Club. It’s navigable water, with roach, tench, bream, carp and barbel all in the picture.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Hesleyside Ridings Beat

River Tyne · Day ticket

Hesleyside Ridings is a cracking left-bank beat on the North Tyne, run through the Tyne Angling Passport scheme. It’s a scenic, fly-only stretch with brown trout, limited to two anglers and open from 22 March to 15 June.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Bishop Auckland Town Water, River Wear

River Wear · Day ticket or members

Bishop Auckland Town Water is BADAC’s urban River Wear stretch, running along the north bank from the Dam Head and rugby-club area under Newton Cap towards Dial Stob Hill and Auckland Palace. A handy town-side bit of Wear with access around Dam Head, Newton Cap Bank and Dial Stob Hill.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Wyton Lakes Holiday Park — River Great Ouse frontage

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or guest ticket

A peaceful bit of River Great Ouse frontage at Wyton Lakes Holiday Park, with safe, accessible banks and a relaxed coarse-fishing feel. Residents get the straightforward access, while visitors can fish by prior arrangement.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Aspinall Arms / Mitton Beat — River Ribble

River Ribble · Day ticket

A cracking day-ticket beat on the left bank of the River Ribble, close to the Aspinall Arms at Mitton. The Ribble section runs for roughly 2.5 km, with proper game water and a big mix of coarse fish.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Arnford Water

River Ribble · Members only or accompanied guest ticket

Arnford Water is a cracking 1.5-mile double-bank stretch of the River Ribble, tucked onto the Arnford Estate at Halton West near Long Preston. It’s wild Ribble trout and grayling water, run by Settle Anglers Association Ltd, with fly fishing only on this stretch.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Wolverton Ouse (The Whitings and Wolverton Mill)

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members

A cracking two-mile mixed fishery on the Great Ouse, running from the railway viaduct upstream to just beyond the Grand Union Canal Iron Trunk aqueduct. The Whitings and Wolverton Mill has plenty going on, with pools, glides, deeps and shallows to pick apart.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

River Great Ouse — Wyboston

River Great Ouse · Day ticket, members or syndicate

Wyboston is a cracking mixed-species Great Ouse stretch run by Luton Angling Club, set around the Wyboston Lakes Complex. Day tickets are available, and the club lists 40 pegs across the venue.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Tyne Green Country Park Fishery

River Tyne · Day ticket

Tyne Green Country Park Fishery is a public, council-run stretch on the River Tyne at Hexham. It fishes from the south bank between the old Border Counties Railway Bridge and Hexham Road Bridge, with a wide, quick river and some proper depth to think about.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Watersmeet Coarse Fishing Beat

River Tyne · Day ticket

Watersmeet is a cracking 1,000-metre coarse-fishing beat on the River Tyne, near Acomb and Warden. It’s got a proper mix of pools and streams, with dace, chub and the odd cheeky perch on the cards.

Checked 11 Oct 2026

Willington River Wear stretch

River Wear · Members only

Willington & District Angling Club controls around 5.5 miles of River Wear water near Willington and Newfield. It’s primarily game fishing, with brown trout, grayling, salmon and sea trout on the club’s menu.

Checked 11 Oct 2026

Calder Foot to Jumbles Beat

River Ribble · Members only

Calder Foot to Jumbles is a cracking three-quarter-mile River Ribble beat on the Stonyhurst Estate water, run by Mid Ribble Angling Society. Right-bank fishing runs from the Calder junction pool down to Cross Gills, with plenty of open water, named pools and a cheeky set of falls.

Checked 11 Oct 2026

Church Deeps, River Ribble

River Ribble · Day ticket or members

Church Deeps is the bigger of Southport & District Angling Association’s two Ribble sections at Walton-le-Dale. It’s a steep-banked, deep and tidal bit of river, with proper barbel, quality roach, dace and chub in the mix.

Checked 11 Oct 2026

Thistlerigg Beat

River Tyne · Day ticket

Thistlerigg Beat is a cracking, just-under-a-mile stretch of the North Tyne near Warden and Nether Warden. Run by Warden Fishing, it mixes named pools and rapids with woodland and flatter water down towards Nether Warden.

Species not listed by the club.

Checked 11 Oct 2026

Hunwick & Newfield, River Wear

River Wear · Members only

A mixed game-and-coarse River Wear fishery between Hunwick and Newfield, run by Ferryhill & District Angling Club. There’s roughly 950m at Newfield and another 180m at Hunwick — a proper chunk of club water.

Checked 11 Oct 2026