East Midlands · county guide
Fishing in
Derbyshire.
18 lakes, rivers and fisheries in Derbyshire — mapped with species, facilities and day-ticket prices, ranked by live catch reports.
Top venues
The best fishing venues in Derbyshire
Ranked by data quality — venues with full species, facility and pricing info first.
Aldercar Lane Fishery
Nottingham · NG16 4HJ
Coarse fishery in Nottingham, Derbyshire holding carp, bream, tench, chub and rudd, with cafe, parking, toilets and night fishing on offer.
£9 day, £7 concession
Beechwood Park
Derby · DE72 3EQ
Holiday park in Derby, Derbyshire with log cabins, caravans, camping and glamping pods, plus on-site fishing lakes and easy access to the Peak District.
Burton Sailing Club
Foremark · DE65 6EG
Reservoir fishing at Foremark, Derbyshire suiting all levels, with stocks of carp, bream, tench, roach, rudd, pike and perch, plus parking and toilets.
Derwent Valley Fishery
Derby, unparished area · DE21 4BN
Run by a club formed in 1912, the river fishery extends some 2 miles north of Derby from Darley Abbey downstream to Borrowash, holding carp, catfish, pike, tench and trout.
Grange Pond
Erewash, unparished area · NG10 2ET
Grange Pond in Erewash, Derbyshire, comprises six ponds with varying depths offering year-round coarse fishing for barbel, carp, catfish, chub, perch, pike and tench.
£25 per 24 hours (Sun–Thu), £30 Fri–Sat
Little Stryne Fishing, Caravan, and Camping
Derby · DE72 3LJ
Little Stryne in Derby has four lakes stocked with 6 species of carp many 30lb+, plus tench, bream, roach, rudd, chub, barbel and golden orfe. Day tickets only.
£6 coarse day ticket
Longford Fishery
Longford · DE6 3GS
Longford Fishery in Derbyshire offers nine lakes with great fishing for barbel, bream, carp, chub and roach. Pay at the cafe on arrival; gates locked at 5:30pm.
£9 day ticket (£3 extra rods)
Victory Quarry Angling Club
Wormhill · SK17 8AB
Specimen-focused club water at Wormhill in Derbyshire's High Peak, with bream, carp, catfish, chub, perch, pike, roach, rudd, tench and trout. Bailiffed venue, adult tickets around £10 with concessionary 12–16 youth pricing — a Peak District option for anglers willing to fish a deeper, harder venue for bigger fish.
£10 adult ticket; child ticket 12-16…
Cooper's Lake
Weston upon Trent · DE72 2BN
Barlborough Springs Fishery
Barlborough · S43 4GB
Bradleys Fishing Ponds
Eckington · S12 3YH
Killamarsh Pond
Killamarsh · S21 2AT
Species
What you can catch in Derbyshire
Species aggregated from venue records across Derbyshire. Browse the full UK species guide.
Do I need a licence to fish in Derbyshire?
Anyone aged 13 or over fishing freshwater in Derbyshire needs an Environment Agency rod licence — £36.80/year for a 2-rod trout and coarse licence, day licences from £7.30. Buy at gov.uk/fishing-licences. Most venues also charge a day ticket on top.
Fishing in Derbyshire: FAQ
There are 18 mapped fishing venues in Derbyshire on GilledIt, from day-ticket commercial fisheries to club waters and free spots. Well-known venues include Aldercar Lane Fishery, Beechwood Park, Burton Sailing Club. Open the map or browse the list above to find the closest water to you.
Anyone aged 13 or over fishing freshwater in Derbyshire needs an Environment Agency rod licence — £36.80/year for a 2-rod trout and coarse licence, day licences from £7.30. Buy at gov.uk/fishing-licences. Most venues also charge a day ticket on top.
The most commonly stocked and reported species across Derbyshire venues are carp, tench, bream, chub, pike, rudd. Check each venue page for its full species list.
Yes — at least 1 venues in Derbyshire list day tickets, typically £8–£25 per day. See the day-ticket directory for prices across the UK.
Open the GilledIt app and the map centres on your location with every Derbyshire venue marked — filter by species, day ticket and facilities, and see live catch reports before you drive out.
See live catch reports across Derbyshire
What came out this week, on what bait, at which venue. GilledIt is free on iOS and Android.
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