Yorkshire & The Humber · county guide
Fishing in
South Yorkshire.
71 lakes, rivers and fisheries in South Yorkshire, mapped with species, facilities and day-ticket prices, ranked by live catch reports.
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The best fishing venues in South Yorkshire
Ranked by data quality: venues with full species, facility and pricing info first.
Top venues
Candy Corner Fisheries
Blaxton · DN9 3DZ
Four-lake match and pleasure fishery in Blaxton, Doncaster with AJ's (46 pegs), Hoskers (26 pegs) and Jakes lakes, plus cafe, disabled access and easy parking behind pegs.
View venue →Elsecar Reservoir
Barnsley · S74 8EY
One of the larger reservoirs in South Yorkshire, controlled by the Elsecar Colliery Society which sells day tickets bankside. Holds bream, carp, perch, pike, roach and tench.
View venue →Hayfield Fishing Lakes
Doncaster · DN4 6XW
Hayfield Fishing Lakes is a fishing venue in Yorkshire & the Humber. See what's been caught recently in the GilledIt app.
View venue →Kiveton Hall Farm Fisheries
Rotherham · S26 1JJ
Kiveton Hall Farm Fisheries is a match and pleasure fishery at Kiveton Park near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, with barbel, bream, carp, chub, pike, roach and tench across its waters, plus a café, bait, parking and disabled access. Check the fishery website for day ticket prices and match bookings.
View venue →Loxley Fishery
Bradfield · S6 6SX
Loxley Fishery is a family-owned coarse pond on Storrs Bridge Lane in the wooded Loxley valley, on the north-west edge of Sheffield towards Bradfield. The well stocked water suits both relaxed pleasure sessions and competitive matches, with common, mirror and F1 carp joined by crucians, bream, chub, barbel, tench and hybrids. Day tickets are collected on the bank by the bailiff and can be paid in cash or by card, with discounts for senior citizens; keep your ticket handy as it may be checked. Parking and night fishing are available. See lfs.areafish.com for current prices and rules before heading out.
View venue →Mill Dam Fishing
Bradfield · S6 6SE
Mill Dam (Hoyle Mill) near Bradfield, Sheffield is an 8-acre wooded lake with 60 pegs across three banks and over 13 acres of fishable water, holding carp, crucian, perch, pike and tench.
View venue →Nether Mill Coarse Fishery
Penistone · S36 8AL
A single mixed coarse lake of about an acre in Penistone, Barnsley, stocked with perch, tench, roach, rudd, crucians and carp from 6oz to 12lb, with islands and disabled pegs.
View venue →Straight Mile Fishery
Rotherham · S26 1AB
Straight Mile Fishery sits in Yorkshire & the Humber and is mapped on GilledIt as a pool. See what's been caught recently in the GilledIt app.
View venue →The Delves Fishery
Thorne · DN8 5TZ
The Delves Fishery in Thorne, Doncaster, offers day-ticket coarse fishing with bait, cafe, caravan and toilet facilities. Holds bream, carp, perch, pike, roach, tench and trout.
£3.50 adult, £2.50 junior day ticketThe Fleets
Barnsley · S71 1LN
Fleets Dam is a well established stillwater off Smithies Lane in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, fished on a day ticket and open all year. It is best known for mixed coarse and predator sport: roach, bream and perch feature alongside common, mirror and leather carp into double figures, plus pike for lure and deadbait anglers. Day tickets cost around £6 and are bought from the bailiff on the bank; boilies, livebaiting and night fishing are not allowed, so check the current rules before you travel. Reeds line the margins and trees around much of the water give useful shelter from the wind, with parking, pegs and disabled access on site.
£6 day ticket from the bailiffTin Mill Angling Club
Wortley · S35 7DL
Club water at Wortley in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, with a mixed coarse list of bream, carp, catfish, chub, perch, pike, roach, rudd, tench and trout. Bailiffed venue, adult tickets around £10 with discounted youth tickets for 12–16-year-olds.
£10 adult ticket; child ticket 12-16…Tin Mill Dam
Wortley · S35 7DL
Tin Mill Dam is a club water at Wortley near Stocksbridge, on the wooded north-west edge of Sheffield, run by Tin Mill Angling Club. There are no day tickets; fishing is by season membership at around £40 for adults and £10 for juniors, which also covers roughly a mile of the River Don. The club operates two ponds here, a Carp Pond and a Silvers Pond, the latter holding roach, bream, crucian carp, tench, perch and chub. It is a quiet, traditional club fishery in an attractive valley setting. See tinmilldam.co.uk for membership details and current rules before visiting.
£40 adult season ticket, £10 junior
More fishing venues in South Yorkshire
- Triangs Fishery
- Agden Reservoir
- Big woods lake
- Bigwoods lake
- Blacker Dam (L & S Fishery)
- Bretton Lakes Nature Reserve (Lower Lake)
- Broadstones Reservoir
- Broomhead Reservoir
- Collier's Pond
- Cow Gap Farm Fishery · Bradfield
- Cross Royd Reservoir
- D.J. Angling Centre
- Dale Dike Reservoir
- Damflask Reservoir
- Dog Kennel Pond
- Harden Reservoir
- Harthill Reservoir
- Howbrook Reservoir · Ecclesfield
- Ingbirchworth Reservoir
- Lakeside
- Langsett Reservoir
- Lower Windleden Reservoir
- Maltby Colliery Angling Club
- Manvers Lake
- Midhope Reservoir
- Mill Dam
- More Hall Reservoir
- Morley Pond
- Panda Lake
- Redmires Lower Reservoir
- Redmires Middle Reservoir
- Redmires Upper Reservoir
- Rivelin Corn Mill Dam
- Rivelin Lower Reservoir
- Rivelin Upper Reservoir
- Royd Moor Reservoir
- Scout Dam
- Scout Dike Reservoir
- Strines Reservoir
- Thurnscoe Reservoir
- Ughill Pond
- Underbank Reservoir
- Upper Windleden Reservoir
- Winscar Reservoir
- Woodhouse Grange Fishery
- Barnburgh Lakes · Barnburgh
- Ferryboat Farm Fisheries · Denaby
- Lewden Spring Fisheries · Barnsley
- Fiddle Neck Pond · Aston cum Aughton
- Fish Pass · Bradfield
- Gunthwaite Dam · Penistone
- Hepworth Pond · Aston cum Aughton
- Howbrook Pond · Wortley
- Newbiggin Pond · Tankersley
- Oxspring Dam · Sheffield
- Smithies Reservoir · Barnsley
- Tinkers Pond · Barnsley
- Wharncliffe Fly Fishery · Wortley
- Worsbrough Reservoir · Barnsley
What you can catch in South Yorkshire
Species
Species aggregated from venue records across South Yorkshire. Browse the full UK species guide.
Do I need a licence to fish in South Yorkshire?
Anyone aged 13 or over fishing freshwater in South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire: FAQ
There are 71 mapped fishing venues in South Yorkshire on GilledIt, from day-ticket commercial fisheries to club waters and free spots. The most complete venue records in our South Yorkshire directory include Candy Corner Fisheries, Elsecar Reservoir, Hayfield Fishing Lakes. Open the map or browse the list above to find the closest water to you.
Anyone aged 13 or over fishing freshwater in South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire venues are carp, tench, pike, bream, roach, perch. Check each venue page for its full species list.
Yes, at least 2 venues in South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire venue marked. Filter by species, day ticket and facilities, and see live catch reports before you drive out.
See live catch reports across South Yorkshire
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