Fishing in
Nottinghamshire.

Bulwell Hall Park Lakes

Nottingham, unparished area · NG6 8BE

Trout lake set in the grounds of Walton Hall, Nottingham, regularly stocked with rainbow, brown and blue trout. Open all year with day and 5hr tickets; booking essential.

£20 day/5hr ticket

Hallcroft Fishery & Holiday Park

Bassetlaw, unparished area · DN22 7PX

Hallcroft Fishery & Holiday Park in Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, welcomes residents and day-ticket anglers, with a 1.5-acre Oak Pond up to 9ft deep stocked with carp, barbel, chub, perch and more.

Hayton Lakes Fishery

Hayton · DN22 9JH

Hayton Lakes Fishery is a large coarse and specimen carp venue on Smeath Lane near Retford, Nottinghamshire, with seven well stocked lakes set across roughly 100 acres of countryside. Most lakes are fished on day tickets bought at the on-site ticket office or on the bank, with the Gadwall water excluded, and open matches run every Wednesday and Sunday throughout the year. Stock is mixed, with F1 carp, barbel and bream featuring strongly, while the specimen lake holds more than 60 double figure carp including fish over 40lb. Check haytonlakes.co.uk for current prices, rules and match bookings before you travel.

Oldmoor Pond

Cossall · NG16 2ST

A private Nottingham Anglers Association water in Cossall, Nottinghamshire holding bream, carp, crucian, mirror carp, perch, roach, rudd and tench, with disabled and wheelchair pegs.

£65 membership (incl. £20 joining)

Pool One

Elton-on-the-Hill · NG13 9FA

Pool One is a coarse fishing venue in Elton-on-the-Hill, Nottinghamshire, holding bream, carp, catfish and perch among other species.

Pool Two

Elton-on-the-Hill · NG13 9FA

Pool Two is a coarse fishing venue in Elton-on-the-Hill, Nottinghamshire, holding bream, carp, chub and perch among other species.

Sherwood Forest Fishery

Clipstone · NG21 9GW

Sherwood Forest Fishery near Clipstone, Nottinghamshire has five well-stocked carp lakes and 185 pegs across 20 acres, with open matches every Wednesday and Sunday.

Bulwell Hall Park Lakes

Nottingham, unparished area · NG6 8BE

Bulwell Hall Park Lakes are the fishing ponds in Bulwell Hall Park, a large public park about five miles north of Nottingham city centre with open grassland, wooded trails, streams, a cafe and a children's playground. The lakes are a popular local coarse fishing spot and also support plenty of birdlife, including kingfishers, mute swans and tufted duck. Fishing is on a catch and release basis, and anyone aged 13 or over needs a valid Environment Agency rod licence. Ticket or club arrangements on the ponds are not clearly published, so check locally or with Nottingham City Council for current rules before fishing. Expect an easy, family-friendly park water rather than a commercial fishery.

Park Hall Fishing Lake

Mansfield, unparished area · NG19 9EW

Park Hall Fishing Lake is a quiet coarse fishery off The Fairways at Mansfield Woodhouse, on the northern edge of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. The lake is best known for its carp, with fish to around 15lb reported in good sessions, and bream also feature. It runs on a simple honesty box system: anglers put their money in an envelope marked with their car registration and post it at the entrance, with day tickets typically costing around £10. Parking sits conveniently close to the pegs and there is a cafe on hand, making it an easy venue for short sessions. Ring 01623 653082 to check current prices and rules.

around £10 day ticket (honesty box)

Colwick (Holme Sluices) Fish Pass

Colwick · NG4 2ET

Janson Fishery

Nottingham · NG13 9FA

Little John Lakes

Ollerton and Boughton · NG22 9RQ