South East England · county guide
Fishing in
Kent.
28 lakes, rivers and fisheries in Kent — mapped with species, facilities and day-ticket prices, ranked by live catch reports.
Top venues
The best fishing venues in Kent
Ranked by data quality — venues with full species, facility and pricing info first.
Brookland Lake
Snodland · ME6 5UA
16-peg coarse fishing lake in Snodland, Kent, well stocked with carp, tench and bream alongside roach, rudd, chub and perch, with disabled ramped peg, parking and toilet.
Cackle Hill Lakes
Biddenden · TN27 8JW
Specimen coarse fishery in Biddenden, Kent with multiple lakes holding carp over 40lb, plus catfish, pike, tench and chub. Cafe, day tickets and toilets on site.
Chilham Lake
Chilham · CT4 8DY
A Kent carp water famed among specimen anglers for its beautiful setting and large stock of English carp, with multiple 40lb+ fish, plus specimen bream, tench and pike.
Darenth Fishing Complex
Darenth · DA2 7QY
A fishing complex in Darenth, Kent, offering lake fishing in the Dartford area.
Dartford and District Angling and Preservation Society
Horton Kirby and South Darenth · DA4 9BA
DDAPS Horton Kirby venue in Kent offers specimen and day-ticket coarse fishing with bream, carp, crucian, perch, pike, roach, rudd and tench.
£15 one night, £25 24hr, £45 48hr
Eureka Fisheries
Boughton Aluph · TN25 4AG
A small lake and pond in Boughton Aluph near Ashford, Kent, well stocked with carp, tench, bream, roach, rudd, goldfish and perch.
Hartley
Cranbrook & Sissinghurst · TN17 3PS
Day-ticket fishery in Cranbrook, Kent, with six lakes and a pond holding bream, carp, crucian, perch, pike, roach, rudd and tench, including a specimen Pear Tree carp lake.
£800 Pear Tree specimen carp lake
Hartley Lands Fishery
Cranbrook & Sissinghurst · TN17 3PS
Day-ticket fishery in Cranbrook, Kent, with six lakes and a pond holding carp, catfish, bream, crucians, perch, pike, roach, rudd and tench, including a specimen Pear Tree carp lake.
£800 Pear Tree specimen carp lake
Kingfisher Lakes
Ulcombe · ME17 1EY
Kingfisher Lake (Pit 2) at Ulcombe, Kent is a 15-peg mixed fishery holding tench and carp to over 20lb, plus plenty of roach, rudd and bream.
Lavender farm
Hernhill · ME13 9JH
Lavender Farm Coarse Fishery (Lasher's Lakes) near Hernhill, Kent has two lakes with over 100 swims, stocked with carp to 20lb+ alongside tench, perch, pike, roach and rudd.
Manor Fisheries
Headcorn · TN27 9HJ
Manor Fisheries in Headcorn, Kent holds barbel, bream, carp, catfish, chub, perch, pike, tench and trout. Camping, caravan, clubhouse, lessons, night fishing and tackle shop on site.
Oak Spring Lake
Boxley · ME14 5GW
A day-ticket coarse lake in Boxley, Kent (off M20 J7) holding bream, carp, crucian, gudgeon, perch, roach, rudd and tench, with night-session bookings and parking.
£6 one rod, £10 two rods
More fishing venues in Kent
- Stones Fishing Lakes — Minster-on-Sea
- Swan Lake — Thanington
- The Willows — Tonge
- Bluebell Fising Club — Boxley
- Chart Hill Lakes — Chart Sutton
- Coombewood Fishery — High Halden
- Gedges Lakes — Brenchley and Matfield
- Greenacres Farm — Biddenden
- Longshaw Fishery — Sturry
- Majors Lakes — Bearsted
- Newman Drive Fishing Lake — Swale, unparished area
- Orchard Place Farm Fishing — Paddock Wood
- Pittlands — Horsmonden
- Shirkoak Farm Fishery — Woodchurch
- Sutton-at-Hone Lakes — Horton Kirby and South Darenth
- The Lakes at Beachborough — Newington
Species
What you can catch in Kent
Species aggregated from venue records across Kent. Browse the full UK species guide.
Do I need a licence to fish in Kent?
Anyone aged 13 or over fishing freshwater in Kent 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 Kent: FAQ
There are 28 mapped fishing venues in Kent on GilledIt, from day-ticket commercial fisheries to club waters and free spots. Well-known venues include Brookland Lake, Cackle Hill Lakes, Chilham Lake. Open the map or browse the list above to find the closest water to you.
Anyone aged 13 or over fishing freshwater in Kent 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 Kent venues are carp, perch, tench, bream, pike, roach. Check each venue page for its full species list.
Yes — at least 9 venues in Kent 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 Kent venue marked — filter by species, day ticket and facilities, and see live catch reports before you drive out.
See live catch reports across Kent
What came out this week, on what bait, at which venue. GilledIt is free on iOS and Android.
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