Yorkshire & The Humber · county guide
Fishing in
South Yorkshire.
25 lakes, rivers and fisheries in South Yorkshire — mapped with species, facilities and day-ticket prices, ranked by live catch reports.
Top venues
The best fishing venues in South Yorkshire
Ranked by data quality — venues with full species, facility and pricing info first.
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.
Elsecar Reservoir
Barnsley, unparished area · 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.
Loxley Fishery
Bradfield · S6 6SX
Loxley Fishery is a mixed coarse venue set in woodland on the outskirts of Sheffield, suited to pleasure and match fishing. Carp water with bailiff, pegs, parking and night fishing.
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.
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.
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 ticket
The Fleets
Barnsley, unparished area · S71 1LN
Well established lake in Barnsley with car parking, pegs, disabled access and litter bins. Reeds and trees around the edges provide shelter from the wind. Stocked with carp and pike.
Tin 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
Lake of just over 8 acres in Wortley, surrounded by woods, with 60 pegs across three banks and over 13 acres to fish. Holds carp, crucians, perch, pike and tench, with day tickets and parking.
Barnburgh Lakes
Barnburgh · DN5 7EE
Cow Gap Farm Fishery
Bradfield · S6 6HR
Ferryboat Farm Fisheries
Denaby · DN12 4LB
More fishing venues in South Yorkshire
- Fiddle Neck Pond — Aston cum Aughton
- Fish Pass — Bradfield
- Gunthwaite Dam — Penistone
- Hepworth Pond — Aston cum Aughton
- Howbrook Pond — Wortley
- Howbrook Reservoir — Ecclesfield
- Lewden Spring Fisheries — Barnsley, unparished area
- Newbiggin Pond — Tankersley
- Oxspring Dam — Sheffield, unparished area
- Smithies Reservoir — Barnsley, unparished area
- Tinkers Pond — Barnsley, unparished area
- Wharncliffe Fly Fishery — Wortley
- Worsbrough Reservoir — Barnsley, unparished area
Species
What you can catch in South Yorkshire
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 25 mapped fishing venues in South Yorkshire on GilledIt, from day-ticket commercial fisheries to club waters and free spots. Well-known venues include Candy Corner Fisheries, Elsecar Reservoir, Loxley Fishery. 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 pike, carp, perch, tench, roach, bream. Check each venue page for its full species list.
Yes — at least 3 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
What came out this week, on what bait, at which venue. GilledIt is free on iOS and Android.
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