Fishing in Hartpury: waters near you
6 checked fisheries within 15 miles of Hartpury, plus 16 river stretches across Gloucestershire. Closest first.
The lowdown on Hartpury waters
Right then — if you're after a bite near Hartpury, here's every water we've actually checked close by. Nearest are Watersmeet Country Hotel and Angling Centre (about 1 mile), Gloucester and Sharpness Canal (about 5 miles) and Harescombe Fisheries (about 10 miles).
Between them you'll find bream, roach, pike, perch, zander, carp, tench, barbel on the cards — open any venue for the lake-by-lake stock, rules and ticket prices we last checked.
Fancy running water? Gloucestershire has 16 checked river stretches with who holds the rights, how to get a ticket or club book, and live river levels. Rivers fish to their own rhythm, so check the level before you set off.
Rules, prices and access can change, so always give the fishery or club a quick shout before you go. Need bait or a hand picking rigs? Find tackle shops near Hartpury, or brush up with a free fishing course.
Map of waters near Hartpury
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Fisheries near Hartpury
Hartpury
Watersmeet Country Hotel and Angling Centre
Watersmeet Country Hotel and Angling Centre
Hartpury · 1 lakes on site
Watersmeet Country Hotel and Angling Centre in Gloucestershire. How you get on isn't confirmed yet. Check the access and rules before heading out.
66%Gloucester and Sharpness Canal
Gloucester · 1 lakes on site
Proper canal fishing rather than a lake complex, with bream, roach and predators all in the mix. The Gloucester Canal Season Ticket covers towpath coarse fishing from Monk Meadow to the former railway bridge at Purton Lower—not the whole canal.
Harescombe
Harescombe Fisheries
Harescombe Fisheries
Harescombe · 5 lakes on site
Harescombe Fisheries has five stocked lakes across the main Harescombe site and the separate Naas Lane fishery. There’s a useful mix of carp, tench, bream and silver-fish fishing, with day tickets from £7.50 and a café on the bank.
76%River Wye
Ross-on-Wye · 1 lakes on site
Ross-on-Wye Angling Club’s Town Water is a cracking just-over-mile stretch of the River Wye, with day-ticket coarse fishing for a proper mix of river species. The club highlights larger barbel and pike, with Riverside Park access and a £10 bank-side day ticket.
Ledbury
Ledbury Angling Club Waters
Ledbury Angling Club Waters
Ledbury · 1 lakes on site
Ledbury Angling Club Waters are private fishing lakes and ponds near Ashperton, around five miles north-west of Ledbury. Treat them as members-only or permission-based unless the club confirms otherwise.
73%Bishopswood Fishery
Ross-on-Wye · 2 lakes on site
Bishopswood Fishery is a cracking River Wye venue near Ross-on-Wye, with roughly 1.5 miles of Upper and Lower Bishopswood water. It is a proper river job rather than a stocked lake complex, with day-ticket access on the lower stretch and tighter membership rules upstream.
River stretches in Gloucestershire
River Severn — Deerhurst & Apperley
River Severn · Members only
Deerhurst & Apperley is Birmingham Anglers Association’s tidal Severn stretch in Gloucestershire, with bream the main draw. Keep a proper eye on the water: BAA warns levels can rise several feet rapidly.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
River Severn — Birds Meadow, The Mythe, Tewkesbury
River Severn · Members only
Birds Meadow at The Mythe is a members-only Severn stretch run by Birmingham Anglers Association, listed alongside Ripple. Very deep water, bream shoals and a mix of other river fish give this Gloucestershire venue plenty of appeal.
Checked 5 Oct 2026
GUAA — River Severn at Hawbridge
River Severn · Club-water permit
GUAA’s Hawbridge water is a club-water stretch on the River Severn, opposite the Coal House pub near Tirley. It sits in the second and third fields past the farm, with fishing cards obtained through Lobbys Tackle.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 11 Oct 2026
GUAA — River Severn at Deerhurst
River Severn · Members only
Deerhurst is a BAA-controlled River Severn stretch running from the chapel to the Coal House pub. It’s tidal, with bream the main target and roach, pike and eels also present — but keep a proper eye on the river, as it can rise several feet in a short time.
Checked 11 Oct 2026
Lower Lode, Tewkesbury
River Severn · Day ticket
Lower Lode is a day-ticket stretch on the River Severn at Lower Lode, opposite Tewkesbury. It’s run as Upper Lode Fishing Syndicate water, with permits sold through the Lower Lode Inn.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 11 Oct 2026
Tewkesbury Popular Angling Association — River Severn at Tewkesbury
River Severn · Association water — ticket details not stated
A proper town-centre Severn stretch run by Tewkesbury Popular Angling Association, with fishing around the Severn Ham and twenty pegs below the weir. It’s a seasonal bit of river, though some summers are missed because of tide times.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
River Thames — Buscot Weir to Inglesham/Roundhouse, via Lechlade
River Thames · Day ticket or members
A cracking bit of flowing upper Thames water, running from Buscot Weir through Bloomers Field and St John’s Lock, on towards Lechlade and the Roundhouse at Inglesham. Highworth Angling Club looks after it, with cheap day tickets for non-members.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
River Thames — Hannington, Kempsford-side bank
River Thames · Club members only
A rural, shallow upper-Thames stretch at Hannington, controlled by South Cerney Angling Club. It’s open-bank fishing on the Kempsford-side bank downstream, with farmland, floodplain meadow and trees around Hannington Bridge.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
Lechlade — St Johns Lock to Inglesham Roundhouse (Highworth AC)
River Thames · Day ticket or members
A proper Lechlade stretch of the River Thames, running from St Johns Lock through Lechlade to the Roundhouse towards Inglesham. It’s Highworth Angling Club water, with fishing open to members and non-members holding a river day ticket.
Checked 12 Oct 2026
Cadora (Angling Dreams)
River Wye · Day ticket
Cadora is a cracking right-bank beat on the River Wye near Redbrook, a few miles downstream of Monmouth. It runs for just under a mile through mature pine forest, with prime coarse fishing and seasonal salmon fishing on offer.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 13 Oct 2026
Cadora Backs
River Wye · Day ticket or guest ticket
Cadora Backs is a roughly half-mile, left-bank beat on the lower Wye, midway between Wyesham and Bigsweir. It’s primarily salmon water, fishing best when the river drops low and clear — proper handy if you like working a pool rather than flogging miles of bank.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 13 Oct 2026
Lydbrook (Lydbrook Angling Club) / Wyebank
River Wye · Day ticket
Wyebank at Lydbrook is a cracking 300-yard left-bank beat on the middle/lower Wye, with quick water, proper structure and some lovely named features. Barbel are the big draw, while chub, trout, dace and the occasional autumn grayling add plenty of interest.
Checked 13 Oct 2026
River Wye — Lower Lydbrook
River Wye · Day ticket
Wyebank at Lower Lydbrook is a cracking 300-yard left-bank beat on the middle/lower Wye. Fast water, proper salmon lies and some tasty coarse fishing make it a handy all-rounder when the river’s got a bit of colour.
Checked 13 Oct 2026
Upper Bigsweir
River Wye · Day ticket
Upper Bigsweir is a cracking lower-Wye salmon beat, with roughly three-quarters of a mile on the left bank. It’s wooded, steep-sided and packed with nine named pools, with fresh fish arriving from the tide most days.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 13 Oct 2026
Wyebank
River Wye · Day ticket
Wyebank is a cracking 300-yard left-bank beat on the lower Wye near Lower Lydbrook. It offers salmon fly fishing and spinning, plus some properly tasty coarse sport with barbel, dace and chub in the mix.
Checked 13 Oct 2026
Twyning
Warwickshire Avon · Club members or bona fide guests
Twyning is Droitwich Spa Angling Club water on the lower Warwickshire Avon, near the river’s approach to Tewkesbury and the Severn confluence. It’s a one-mile club stretch, with pleasure fishing and regular match action on the books.
Species not listed by the club.
Checked 14 Oct 2026