Yorkshire & The Humber · county guide
Fishing in
West Yorkshire.
17 lakes, rivers and fisheries in West Yorkshire — mapped with species, facilities and day-ticket prices, ranked by live catch reports.
Top venues
The best fishing venues in West Yorkshire
Ranked by data quality — venues with full species, facility and pricing info first.
Coppice Pond
Harden · BD16 1FA
Opened as a commercial fishery in 2001, Coppice Lane Pools comprise seven immaculately kept pools across an 18-acre estate near Harden, Bradford, with online booking for the Mill Pool specimen lake.
Hillhouse Angling Association
Holme Valley · HD4 6UP
Hillhouse Angling Association water in the Holme Valley, Kirklees, offers coarse fishing for bream, carp, chub, pike, roach, rudd and tench.
Kerr's Angling Centre
Ossett · WF5 8AB
Kerr's Angling Centre in Ossett, West Yorkshire supplies top-quality rods, reels, bait and tackle. The carp venue offers bait, bar, camping and specimen facilities.
Mill Pond
Leeds, unparished area · LS6 4RG
Stillwater fishery within Leeds with an unusually broad species list — barbel, brown trout, carp, catfish, chub, perch, pike, roach, rudd, tench and trout. Day tickets and night fishing, with parking, toilets, tackle shop, café, camping, glamping and lodges all on site; annual tickets in the £30–£40 region.
£30–£40 annual ticket
Tyersal Hall Farm Fishery
Leeds, unparished area · BD4 0RF
Match-and-pleasure farm fishery in the Tyersal area on the Leeds-Bradford border, holding barbel, bream, carp, chub, gudgeon, pike, roach and tench. Dedicated match lake, pegged swims, café, parking, caravan pitches and disabled access — fee water with day tickets on the gate.
Workshop Pond
Leeds, unparished area · WF10 2AL
Workshop Pond is a former mine working near Wakefield holding carp into the low 20s along with perch and pike. The venue is disabled-friendly but has limited facilities, so bring food and drinks.
Oats Royd Fishing Complex
Bradford · BD13 2NR
Farnley Fish Pond
Leeds, unparished area · LS12 5FA
Farview Fishing Lakes
Bingley · BD16 1RD
Farview Fishing Lakes
Bingley · BD16 1RD
Knotford Nook Gravel Workings
Otley · LS21 1EA
Knotford Nook Gravel Workings
Otley · LS21 1EA
Species
What you can catch in West Yorkshire
Species aggregated from venue records across West Yorkshire. Browse the full UK species guide.
Do I need a licence to fish in West Yorkshire?
Anyone aged 13 or over fishing freshwater in West 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 West Yorkshire: FAQ
There are 17 mapped fishing venues in West Yorkshire on GilledIt, from day-ticket commercial fisheries to club waters and free spots. Well-known venues include Coppice Pond, Hillhouse Angling Association, Kerr's Angling Centre. Open the map or browse the list above to find the closest water to you.
Anyone aged 13 or over fishing freshwater in West 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 West Yorkshire venues are carp, pike, chub, roach, tench, barbel. Check each venue page for its full species list.
Yes — at least 1 venues in West 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 West Yorkshire venue marked — filter by species, day ticket and facilities, and see live catch reports before you drive out.
See live catch reports across West Yorkshire
What came out this week, on what bait, at which venue. GilledIt is free on iOS and Android.
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