GilledIt data
UK Fishing Statistics (2026)
GilledIt's fishing venue directory covers 3,374 UK venues and 1,892 US venues (5,266 total, as of July 2026). This page publishes the headline numbers — venue counts, day-ticket prices, carp waters, species and licence costs — with the methodology behind each figure.
Last updated July 2026
Venue counts
How many fishing venues are in the UK?
GilledIt lists 3,374 named, deduplicated UK fishing venues — plus 1,892 in the US for 5,266 in total.
3,374
UK venues listed
406
with a verified website
313
with species information
125
with a published price
Browse every venue in the UK fishing pond directory, organised by region and county.
Day-ticket prices
What does a UK day ticket cost?
According to GilledIt's directory of 3,374 UK fishing venues, day tickets range from £3 to £20 with a median of £10 (sample of 35 venues publishing day-rate prices, as of July 2026).
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Cheapest day ticket | £3 |
| Median day ticket | £10 |
| Most expensive day ticket | £20 |
| Sample size (venues with day rates) | 35 |
Find venues with published prices on day ticket fishing near me. Prices reflect the most recent crawl of each venue’s website — always confirm with the fishery before travelling.
Carp waters & species
Carp lakes and the species catalogue
292
UK carp waters
Venues whose species information confirms carp stock (common, mirror or ghost). Browse them all on carp lakes near me.
110
UK fish species documented
Coarse, game and sea species in the UK species catalogue, with 156 more in the US catalogue (266 total).
Rod licence prices
UK fishing licence costs (2026)
Environment Agency rod licence prices for England and Wales. Scotland has no rod licence (fishery permits instead); Northern Ireland uses DAERA licences (around £4/year coarse, £28/year game).
| Licence | Price |
|---|---|
| Trout & coarse, 2-rod (annual) | £36.80 |
| Trout & coarse, 3-rod (annual) | £55.30 |
| Salmon & sea trout (annual) | £90.40 |
| 8-day licence | £14.70 |
| 1-day licence | £7.30 |
| Concession 2-rod, aged 66+ (annual) | £24.50 |
| Junior, aged 13–16 | Free (registration required) |
Source: gov.uk/fishing-licences (Environment Agency). See our full UK fishing licence guide for age limits, concessions and where to buy.
Methodology
How we compute these numbers
Venue counts come from the GilledIt fishing venue directory: OpenStreetMap fishing-tagged waters cross-referenced with the Environment Agency’s Where to Fish data and fishery websites, then deduplicated and reverse-geocoded to postcode and county. Capability counts (websites, species, prices) reflect what each venue’s own website publishes at the most recent crawl. Day-ticket price statistics are parsed conservatively from harvested price snippets — we only accept a £ figure explicitly tied to a day rate (never annual, night or syndicate prices), which is why the sample (35 venues) is smaller than the 125 venues with any price published. Carp-water counts require carp explicitly named in the venue’s species data. Species counts are the size of our editorial catalogues; licence prices are quoted directly from gov.uk. Every statistic on this page is generated from a single canonical dataset at build time, so figures cannot drift between pages. Figures were last refreshed in July 2026.
UK fishing statistics: FAQ
Day tickets at UK fisheries range from £3 to £20 with a median of £10, based on GilledIt's sample of 35 venues publishing day-rate prices (as of July 2026). Premium specimen carp waters can charge more, and night fishing usually adds to the day rate. Remember you also need an Environment Agency rod licence (£36.80/year for 2 rods) on top of any day ticket in England and Wales.
GilledIt's directory lists 3,374 named, deduplicated fishing venues across Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the nine English regions (as of July 2026). The true national total is higher — not every club water or private pool is publicly mapped — but this is one of the largest verified, deduplicated UK venue datasets published.
GilledIt's UK species catalogue documents 110 species across coarse, game and sea fishing — from roach, tench, barbel and carp to trout, salmon, bass and pollack. Across the UK and US catalogues combined, GilledIt covers 266 species (as of July 2026).
The data behind the app
Every venue on this page is in the GilledIt app with live catch reports, weather and tides. Free on iOS and Android.