South East England · county guide
Fishing in
Kent.
30 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
Brookland Lake is a 28 acre former sand and gravel pit at Snodland in Kent, tucked away off the A228 behind the paper mill and ringed by trees and reeds. The lake sits in a public recreation area with circular lakeside walks, parking and a cafe that opens Monday to Saturday, so expect walkers as well as anglers. Fishing is managed by a private angling club, with season tickets covering sport for big carp and pike alongside mixed coarse species such as bream, roach, rudd, chub, perch and tench. Day ticket availability is unclear, so contact the controlling club or a local tackle shop before travelling, and take care not to confuse it with Brooklands Lake at Dartford.
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.
Chequertree Trout & Coarse Fishery
Bethersden · TN26 3JR
Chequertree Fishery at Bethersden near Ashford in Kent pairs a fly lake with a set of coarse lakes. The trout water holds rainbows and browns, with catch and release at £25 and a two fish ticket at £35, while the coarse lakes are £12 for one rod or £18 for two and hold common carp to 35lb, tench and bream to 8lb, plus crucians, grass carp, chub, roach, rudd and perch, as published for 2026, check before travelling. Barbless hooks only, no keepnets and no dogs. A clubhouse serves food and camping pitches sit alongside the lakes.
Coarse £12 one rod, £18 two rods; fly from £25
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.
Cottington Lakes
Cliffsend · CT12 5JW
Cottington Lakes is a 45 acre day ticket fishery at Cliffsend between Sandwich and Ramsgate in Kent, marketed as one of the South East's leading coarse and carp venues. General day tickets are £15 for adults and £10 for juniors, with the specimen waters Lake Pepper and Lake Christine bookable from £42 and £35 for 23 hours. The site opens at 7am daily and carries proper facilities: the Kingfisher Cafe and bar, a stocked tackle shop, toilets, showers and touring caravan and camping pitches.
Day ticket adult £15, junior £10; specimen lakes from £35 for 23hr
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 Lakes on Tilden Road at Ulcombe, near Maidstone in Kent, is a members only club water run by the Kingfisher Angling and Preservation Society. The site at Little Poplar Farm holds two quiet lakes stocked with carp, tench and chub. There is no day ticket, so anyone wanting to fish will need to join the society, which also controls other stillwaters and stretches of river in the county. Check the club website for current membership details and rules before visiting.
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.
More fishing venues in Kent
- Manor Fisheries — Headcorn
- Oak Spring Lake — Boxley
- 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 30 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, Chequertree Trout & Coarse Fishery. 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, tench, perch, bream, pike, roach. Check each venue page for its full species list.
Yes — at least 11 venues in Kent list day tickets, typically £8–£25 per day. See the day-ticket directory for prices across the UK.
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