Fishing in Harrold: waters near you

Harrold-Odell Country Park

Harrold · 2 lakes on site

Harrold-Odell Country Park in Bedfordshire. Season ticket only. Check the access and rules before heading out.

Wold Farm Fisheries

Wellingborough · 4 lakes on site

Wold Farm gives you three mixed coarse lakes and a separate carp-and-catfish water, all on one estate at Podington. There’s a cracking spread of species and island features, but read the lake-specific rules before packing your kit.

Felmersham Pits

Felmersham · 1 lakes on site

Felmersham Pits is a quiet Wildlife Trust-permit fishery beside the River Great Ouse, made up of shallow former gravel pits between Felmersham and Sharnbrook. It looks like a proper natural-water option for anglers happy to sort permit details before heading down.

Grendon Lakes

Grendon · 3 lakes on site

Grendon Lakes in Northamptonshire. Day tickets only. Check the access and rules before heading out.

Emberton Park Lakes

Olney · 4 lakes on site

Emberton Park Lakes is a four-lake fishery inside Emberton Country Park near Olney, with day, week and season tickets available. There’s also a fishable stretch of the River Great Ouse, plus proper park facilities and accessible pegs.

Castle Ashby Fishery

Wellingborough · 3 lakes on site

Castle Ashby is a three-lake coarse venue with day tickets, year-round matches and an on-site café. There’s a proper choice of water, but check the lodge boards before settling on a peg — match bookings come first.

Ditchford Lakes

Wellingborough · 1 lakes on site

Ditchford Lakes is a coarse-fishing stillwater venue near Rushden and Wellingborough, set among former gravel pits in the Ditchford Lakes and Meadows reserve. A directory listing reports a £6 pay-on-the-bank day ticket, but check the details with the manager before travelling.

Wellingborough Nene Pits

Wellingborough · 1 lakes on site

Wellingborough Nene Pits is a private, membership-only carp syndicate beside the River Nene. The Mill is the headline lake, covering roughly 21 acres and holding around 130 carp, with fish reported beyond 40lb.

River Nene

Wellingborough · 1 lakes on site

The River Nene at Wellingborough’s Embankment is a club-controlled coarse-fishing stretch with easy path access, nearby parking and a useful mix of reported species. Access is through Wellingborough & District Nene Angling Club membership or the relevant water-share arrangement.

Ecton Lakes Fishery

Earls Barton · 4 lakes on site

Ecton Lakes Fishery in Northamptonshire. syndicate. Check the access and rules before heading out.

Priory Country Park

Bedford · 2 lakes on site

Priory Country Park in Bedfordshire. How you get on isn't confirmed yet. Check the access and rules before heading out.

Stanwick Lakes Fishing

Stanwick · 8 lakes on site

Stanwick Lakes Fisheries is a 46-acre, otter-fenced complex near Stanwick, Northamptonshire, with day-ticket carp lakes, a bookable Elsons lake and syndicate waters. There’s a decent spread of swims, proper carp to 43lb+ on Elsons and handy onsite facilities.

Elstow Fishing Lake

Bedford · 2 lakes on site

Elstow Pits are two big gravel pits south of Bedford, with Pit 1 offering the more approachable, higher-density carp fishing and Pit 2 aimed firmly at syndicate anglers chasing bigger, harder-won fish. Access and membership need checking directly with Linear Fisheries before setting off.

Elstow Pits

Elstow · 2 lakes on site

Elstow Pits, around Elstow south of Bedford, is a Linear Fisheries-associated gravel-pit venue best known for the syndicate-style Elstow Pit 2. It’s a proper challenge water, with carp over 40lb reportedly in the lake and stays of up to 72 hours available to eligible members.

Stanwick Lakes Fisheries

Stanwick, near Raunds · 6 lakes on site

Six on-site lakes in the Nene Valley, from a pre-book specimen water to a little pleasure pond by the car park.

Sywell Country Park

Sywell · 1 lakes on site

Sywell Reservoir is a proper Northamptonshire tench water, with double-figure fish reported each season and a solid pike reputation too. It’s season-ticket only, though the council says permits are currently not being issued while reservoir improvement works are under way.

How End Fisheries

Ampthill · 2 lakes on site

Two proper mixed-coarse lakes, with a 17-peg snake on Yasi’s and island features on Dani’s. There’s a tackle shop, handy access and £11 day tickets — just book ahead and get the shop hours right.

Willen Lake

Milton Keynes · 2 lakes on site

Willen Lake is a proper big-water syndicate venue in Milton Keynes, with around 150 acres split between North and South Lakes. Think specimen carp, big bream, tench and pike, but this is members-only fishing with seasonal, water-sports and bank-specific restrictions to keep on top of.

Ringstead Grange Lakes

Ringstead · 1 lakes on site

Ringstead Grange Lakes is now Rosewater Carp Fishery — a mature 36-acre gravel pit with a proper challenge for carp and tench anglers. There’s also a short River Nene stretch with some bookings, plus winter predator fishing on a day ticket.

Ringstead Grange Fishery

Ringstead · 1 lakes on site

Rosewater Carp Fishery, formerly Ringstead Grange Trout Fishery, is a mature 36-acre gravel pit in the Nene Valley with carp to 42lb-plus, tench to double figures and winter predator fishing. Day tickets, overnight sessions and longer bookings are available, with cracking onsite facilities and plenty of proper carp water to get stuck into.

Ampthill Reservoir

Ampthill · 6 lakes on site

Ampthill Reservoir in Bedfordshire. Night fishing is for syndicate members only. Check the access and rules before heading out.

Brixworth Country Park Fishing Lake

Brixworth · 1 lakes on site

Brixworth Country Park Fishing Lake is the day-ticket fishing operation at Pitsford Water, a huge Northamptonshire reservoir near Brixworth and Holcot. It’s mainly a fly-trout and seasonal predator venue, with boat fishing, bank options and a proper fishing lodge.

Wyboston Lakes

Wyboston · 2 lakes on site

Wyboston Lakes offers a proper mixed-fish session on South Lagoon, plus a 15-peg River Great Ouse stretch. With night tickets, decent reported specimens and a 48-hour limit, it’s a handy venue for a cheeky overnighter.

Pitsford Water

Northampton · 1 lakes on site

Pitsford Water offers bank and boat fly fishing for rainbow and brown trout, plus seasonal pike and perch fishing. There’s a proper choice of permits and boat options, but predator methods have separate calendars worth checking before you book.

Pitsford Water Fishery

Brixworth · 1 lakes on site

Pitsford Water is a cracking 413-hectare Anglian Water reservoir near Brixworth, with fly-only trout fishing plus seasonal predator angling for pike, perch and zander. It is run from Pitsford Fishing Lodge, with boat fishing, permits and a useful on-site tackle shop.

Grand Union Canal – Milton Keynes Stretch

Milton Keynes · 3 lakes on site

A cracking 9-mile MKAA-controlled stretch of the Grand Union Canal, with mixed coarse fishing, proper silver-fish numbers and some standout reported lumps. Day tickets are a very tidy £5, with night fishing and year-round access.

Grand Union Canal

Stoke Bruerne · 1 lakes on site

Proper canal fishing at Stoke Bruerne, on Northampton Nene Angling Club’s Dodford–Castlethorpe water. Day membership is £6 per person per session, with a mixed species list and dawn-to-dusk fishing for day-ticket anglers.

Grafham Water

Huntingdon · 1 lakes on site

Grafham Water is proper big-water fishing: approximately 1,550 acres with bank-and-boat fly fishing for trout, plus boat-only predator fishing. Pick your quarry before booking — trout and predator fishing cannot be mixed in one boat.

Grand Union Canal – Northampton Stretch

Northampton · 4 lakes on site

A proper spread of club-controlled Grand Union Canal water around Northampton, covering the Northampton Arm plus main-line sections from Dodford to Castlethorpe and Norton Junction to Braunston. Day tickets are available, but booking, a rod licence and a close eye on the canal rules are all part of the deal.

Thrapston Pits

Thrapston · 3 lakes on site

Thrapston Pits is the commonly used name for a group of flooded gravel pits near Thrapston, with several separate lakes and lagoons. Fishing access, prices and current syndicate arrangements are not published in the checked facts, so this is one to investigate properly before setting off.