South West England · county guide
Fishing in
Wiltshire.
8 lakes, rivers and fisheries in Wiltshire — mapped with species, facilities and day-ticket prices, ranked by live catch reports.
Top venues
The best fishing venues in Wiltshire
Ranked by data quality — venues with full species, facility and pricing info first.
Ivy House Lakes
Brinkworth · SN15 4JU
Ivy House Lakes at Grittenham near Brinkworth, Wiltshire, is a customer fishery with match and specimen waters stocked with bream, carp, perch, roach and tench, plus cafe, tackle shop and night fishing.
£10 per person, 1 rod, max 8 hours
River Avon
Downton · SP5 3QQ
Day-ticket and club coarse fishing on the River Avon at Downton, Wiltshire, with a stocked lake for carp and tench. Holds barbel, brown trout, chub, perch and pike.
£7.10 day, £14.30 8 days, £35.80 annual
The Islands Carp Fishery
Mere · BA12 6AA
Carp water at Mere on the Wiltshire-Somerset-Dorset borders, run under permissive access via the CM Fisheries group (cmfisheries.co.uk). South-of-England carpers passing the A303 use it as a convenient stop-off venue between heavier-pressure southern circuit waters.
Witherington Farm Fishery
Downton · SP5 3QY
Witherington Farm Fishery is a specimen carp and pike water in Downton, Wiltshire, with night fishing available for customers.
Woodside Fishing Lakes
Beechingstoke · SN9 6HH
Woodside Fishing Lakes is a small Wiltshire pond with 30 pegs, well stocked with roach, rudd, bream, perch, crucian, common and mirror carp to 20lb, with parking and depths from 3–7ft.
Aspen Lake
Ashton Keynes · SN6 6QW
Avon Springs Fishery
Durrington · SP4 8ES
Flaxlands Fishery
Swindon · SN4 8DY
Species
What you can catch in Wiltshire
Species aggregated from venue records across Wiltshire. Browse the full UK species guide.
Do I need a licence to fish in Wiltshire?
Anyone aged 13 or over fishing freshwater in Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire: FAQ
There are 8 mapped fishing venues in Wiltshire on GilledIt, from day-ticket commercial fisheries to club waters and free spots. Well-known venues include Ivy House Lakes, River Avon, The Islands Carp Fishery. Open the map or browse the list above to find the closest water to you.
Anyone aged 13 or over fishing freshwater in Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire venues are carp, bream, perch, roach, tench, pike. Check each venue page for its full species list.
Yes — at least 2 venues in Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire venue marked — filter by species, day ticket and facilities, and see live catch reports before you drive out.
See live catch reports across Wiltshire
What came out this week, on what bait, at which venue. GilledIt is free on iOS and Android.
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