UK fishing spot finder
Fishing spots
near me.
685 UK lakes, rivers, reservoirs, canals and sea marks — mapped, ranked by live catch reports, and filtered by what you actually want to catch.
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Fishing spots in every part of the UK
Click a region for the full directory, postcodes, species lists and facility tags.
South East England
185Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
East of England
76Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex venues.
South West England
73Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
East Midlands
60Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire.
Yorkshire & The Humber
56North, South, West and East Riding plus Lincolnshire-coast venues.
Scotland
54Lochs, salmon rivers and reservoirs across the Highlands, Borders and Central Belt.
North West England
49Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire venues.
West Midlands
47Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and the urban West Midlands.
Wales
26Welsh stillwaters, mountain reservoirs and tidal river fishing.
North East England
18Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Durham and Tees fisheries.
London
16Inner and Outer London fisheries within the M25.
Northern Ireland
15Coarse and game venues across Antrim, Down, Armagh, Tyrone, Fermanagh and Londonderry.
Republic of Ireland
10Loughs, rivers and coastal venues across Ireland — pike, brown trout, salmon, sea bass and more.
Featured spots
Top-rated fishing spots near you
Curated venues with full species lists, day-ticket pricing and facilities.
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Newdigate
Multi-lake coarse fishing complex in Newdigate, Surrey, with 9 lakes across 3 farms holding carp, bream, tench, catfish and pike, plus camping, glamping and a tackle shop.
Aldercar Lane Fishery
Nottingham
Coarse fishery in Nottingham, Derbyshire holding carp, bream, tench, chub and rudd, with cafe, parking, toilets and night fishing on offer.
Alderwood Ponds
Steyning
Family-run coarse fishery and campsite in Steyning, West Sussex with three waters, day and night fishing, cabins, camping and clear visitor information.
Aldin Grange Lakes
Bearpark
Five-lake coarse and fly-only trout fishery in Bearpark, County Durham, with junior club, professional coaching, cafe, tackle shop and disabled access.
Alvechurch Fisheries
Barnt Green
Premier coarse fishery in Barnt Green, Worcestershire holding carp, bream, tench and pike, with match lakes, BDAA-standard pegs, clubhouse, restaurant and tackle shop.
Atherstone Lakes
Atherstone on Stour
Private carp and pike fishery in Atherstone on Stour, Warwickshire.
Banister House Farm Fishery
Preston
Coarse fishery in Preston, Lancashire holding carp, catfish, barbel, bream and pike, with camping, glamping, lodges, tackle shop and night fishing.
Barford Lakes
Norwich
Match and day-ticket coarse fishing lakes on the outskirts of Norwich, Norfolk, with a 30-peg match water, specimen swims, cafe, tackle shop and disabled access.
Bembridge Angling Club
St Helens
Angling club water on the Isle of Wight at St Helens with carp, pike, tench, bream and trout, plus camping, caravan and specimen facilities.
Berwick Pond
Havering, unparished area
Day-ticket coarse water of around 6 acres in Havering, London, with 36 swims, average depths of 2–3ft, holding carp, bream, pike, perch and barbel.
Bessy Beck Trout Fishery
Newbiggin on Lune
Three trout farm lakes in the Westmorland dales offering bank fly fishing, both catch-and-release and catch-and-kill, with parking, food, tackle shop and tuition.
Bibury Trout Farm
Bibury
Trout farm and fishery in Bibury, Gloucestershire offering fly fishing on lakes plus tuition, lodges and toilets in a secluded Cotswold valley.
Free or day-ticket
What kind of fishing spot are you looking for?
Free fishing spots
Canal towpaths, park lakes (Clapham Common, Hampstead Heath, Victoria Park), the tidal Thames below Staines, and many council- managed urban ponds. Still need a rod licence in England & Wales.
Browse free spots →Day-ticket fisheries
Walk-on commercial waters — pay at the gate, fish for the day. Bluebell Lakes, Linear, Dandy's Ford, Stones, Furnace Lakes. Most UK day tickets sit between £8 and £25.
Browse carp lakes →Syndicate-only & club waters
Long-waiting-list specimen lakes and club-managed stretches. We list known syndicate venues but don't publish private waters without permission.
All fishing nearby →Fishing spots near me — common questions
Open GilledIt and the map auto-centres on your location, showing every fishing spot within range — lakes, rivers, reservoirs, canals, free swims and day-ticket fisheries. You can also browse by region or postcode on the website at /fishing-pond-directory. We've mapped 5,000+ UK spots, sourced from OpenStreetMap, Environment Agency records and angler reports.
Yes. Many UK fishing spots are free at the point of access — canal towpaths, rivers below the tidal limit (Thames below Staines, for example), and council-managed park lakes. You still need a valid Environment Agency rod licence for any freshwater fishing in England and Wales. The GilledIt map flags free, day-ticket and syndicate-only waters so you can filter the noise.
The best spot depends on your target species, budget and how far you'll travel. For carp, the highest-rated UK day-ticket complexes include Linear Fisheries (Oxfordshire), Bluebell Lakes (Peterborough) and Dandy's Ford Fishery (Hampshire). For free coarse fishing, canal towpaths and park lakes are the staple. GilledIt ranks every venue by live catch reports — what's actually been caught this week beats Google reviews.
If you're fishing freshwater in England or Wales and you're 13 or over, yes — an Environment Agency rod licence is required. A 2-rod annual costs £36.80 (£55.30 for 3 rods). Buy it at gov.uk/fishing-licences in under five minutes. Scotland uses a permit system instead, Northern Ireland is DAERA-licensed (£4/year coarse), and Republic of Ireland needs no licence for coarse or sea fishing. Sea fishing in the UK needs no rod licence.
Across the UK you'll find carp, bream, tench, perch, roach, rudd, chub, barbel and pike in most stillwaters and rivers; brown trout, rainbow trout, grayling and salmon on game waters; pollack, bass, mackerel and flounder around the coast. Use the /fish-species directory to check what's in season and what each species takes.
Every spot is geocoded to within a few metres using OpenStreetMap polygon data plus reverse-geocoded address lookups. Spots are deduplicated against the Celtic dataset and Environment Agency records. We don't publish private syndicate waters without consent, and every spot can be flagged for correction by anglers in-app.
Live catch reports on every spot
Google reviews are 5 years old. Catch reports are from this morning. Open GilledIt to see what's biting, where, on what bait.