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Fishing in
Staffordshire.
8 lakes, rivers and fisheries in Staffordshire — mapped with species, facilities and day-ticket prices, ranked by live catch reports.
Top venues
The best fishing venues in Staffordshire
Ranked by data quality — venues with full species, facility and pricing info first.
Heronbrook Fisheries
Eccleshall · ST21 6QP
Heronbrook Fisheries lies just off the A519 at Slindon, two miles from Eccleshall, Staffordshire, with six pools across 25 acres holding carp, perch, pike and tench, plus a bar and match lake.
Leighton Pools
Codsall · WV8 1QF
Mixed coarse-and-game complex at Codsall in south Staffordshire, just north-west of Wolverhampton. Species list spans carp, catfish, chub, pike, tench and rainbow trout — covering everything from a pleasure session to a predator or fly outing within easy reach of the West Midlands.
Loynton Trout Fisheries
Norbury · ST20 0QA
Loynton Trout Fisheries near Norbury, Staffordshire is the Midlands' premier fly fishing venue with three spring-fed lakes (12 acres) stocked with rainbows from 3lb to 28.5lb.
Fisherwick Lakes
Fisherwick · WS13 8QQ
Stillwater fishery on the edge of Fisherwick village, a few miles east of Lichfield in Staffordshire. Sits in flat farmland off the A38, with the Coventry Canal and River Tame both nearby for visiting anglers wanting to fish more than one water in a session.
Seighford Lakes
Creswell · ST18 9QT
Isaak Walton Fishery
Chebsey · ST21 6JU
Milking Brook Pool
Heath Hayes and Wimblebury · WS11 7WL
The Cake Shack Cafe - Cudmore Fisheries
Whitmore · ST5 5HW
Species
What you can catch in Staffordshire
Species aggregated from venue records across Staffordshire. Browse the full UK species guide.
Do I need a licence to fish in Staffordshire?
Anyone aged 13 or over fishing freshwater in Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire: FAQ
There are 8 mapped fishing venues in Staffordshire on GilledIt, from day-ticket commercial fisheries to club waters and free spots. Well-known venues include Heronbrook Fisheries, Leighton Pools, Loynton Trout Fisheries. Open the map or browse the list above to find the closest water to you.
Anyone aged 13 or over fishing freshwater in Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire venues are carp, pike, tench, perch, chub, rainbow trout. Check each venue page for its full species list.
Several Staffordshire venues offer walk-on day tickets; check individual venue pages for pricing, or browse the UK day-ticket directory.
Open the GilledIt app and the map centres on your location with every Staffordshire venue marked — filter by species, day ticket and facilities, and see live catch reports before you drive out.
See live catch reports across Staffordshire
What came out this week, on what bait, at which venue. GilledIt is free on iOS and Android.
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