Fishing in Lechlade-on-Thames: waters near you
14 checked fisheries within 15 miles of Lechlade-on-Thames, plus 16 river stretches across Gloucestershire. Closest first.
The lowdown on Lechlade-on-Thames waters
Right then — if you're after a bite near Lechlade-on-Thames, here's every water we've actually checked close by. Nearest are Claydon Park Fishery (about 1 mile), Whelford Pools Fishery (about 1 mile) and Horcott Lakes (about 2 miles).
Between them you'll find pike, tench, bream, roach, perch, carp, rudd, chub 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 Lechlade-on-Thames, or brush up with a free fishing course.
Map of waters near Lechlade-on-Thames
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Fisheries near Lechlade-on-Thames
Lechlade-on-Thames
Claydon Park Fishery
Claydon Park Fishery
Lechlade-on-Thames · 1 lakes on site
Claydon Park Fishery in Gloucestershire. How you get on isn't confirmed yet. Check the access and rules before heading out.
80%Whelford Pools Fishery
Fairford · 4 lakes on site
Whelford Pools Fishery is a proper Gloucestershire carp venue between Fairford and Lechlade, run under The Carpswolds name. There’s a day-ticket 24-hour option on Top Lake, plus several exclusive-use lakes with their own accommodation and facilities.
Fairford
Horcott Lakes
Horcott Lakes
Fairford · 3 lakes on site
Horcott Lakes is a cracking day-ticket complex near Fairford, with a serious 22-acre specimen carp lake, the newer Scout Lake and a smaller mixed coarse Tench Lake. Proper choice if you fancy anything from a first go at a big Cotswold lump to a more varied session.
80%Horseshoe Lake Lechlade
Lechlade · 2 lakes on site
Horseshoe Lake Lechlade is a big 62-acre Cotswold gravel pit run by The Carp Society, with specimen carp to around 46lb plus proper tench, bream and winter pike. It’s a membership-led syndicate-style venue with hourly tickets available, but access needs sorting before you travel.
76%Horseshoe Lake
Lechlade · 1 lakes on site
Horseshoe Lake is a huge 62-acre Carp Society venue near Lechlade, with 75 swims, 21 doubles and a serious head of specimen carp. The headline fish is a published 41 lb 10 oz, with the current average carp weight listed at 21 lb.
South Cerney
Wick water complex
Wick water complex
South Cerney · 8 lakes on site
Wick water complex in Gloucestershire. How you get on isn't confirmed yet. Check the access and rules before heading out.
South Cerney
Watermark Fisheries
Watermark Fisheries
South Cerney · 2 lakes on site
Watermark Fisheries in Gloucestershire. How you get on isn't confirmed yet. Check the access and rules before heading out.
Cirencester
Cotswold Water Park Fisheries
Cotswold Water Park Fisheries
Cirencester · 4 lakes on site
Watermark Fisheries is the venue commonly meant by Cotswold Water Park Fisheries, based around South Cerney near Cirencester. Bradleys is the headline water: a huge mature gravel pit with carp over 40lb, plus several other waters for pike, mixed coarse and beginner fishing.
South Cerney
Cotswold Water Park Lake 32
Cotswold Water Park Lake 32
South Cerney · 1 lakes on site
Lake 32, or the Large Lake, is a sizeable 55-acre syndicate water near South Cerney, with plenty of bream, abundant tench, some serious carp and untapped pike potential. Angling membership is currently full, with future places offered by annual ballot.
89%Linear Fisheries
Hardwick, near Witney · 6 lakes on site
A major Oxfordshire complex mixing turn-up day-ticket pits with bookable specimen waters.
83%Richworth Linear Fisheries – St Johns Lake
Oxfordshire · 1 lakes on site
St Johns is an 18-acre gravel pit at Linear Fisheries near Hardwick Village, built for serious carp anglers but with proper tench, bream, catfish and pike interest too. It is a non-bookable day-ticket water, fishable day and night all year round, with some very tasty lumps swimming about.
83%Linear Fisheries – Hardwick Lake
Oxfordshire · 1 lakes on site
Hardwick Lake and Smiths Pool are two connected original Linear carp waters near Hardwick Village, with a combined claimed stock of just over 1,000 carp and plenty of serious lumps. It is a flexible, non-bookable day-ticket venue with 10-hour and 24-hour tickets.
81%Ivy House Lakes
Royal Wootton Bassett · 7 lakes on site
Seven waters across a 22-acre complex give Ivy House Lakes a cracking spread, from beginner-friendly double pegs to exclusive carp fishing. Pick your water carefully: the mixed-coarse tickets, Willow sessions and Specimen Lake bookings work quite differently.
Stanton Harcourt
Linch Hill Fishery
Linch Hill Fishery
Stanton Harcourt · 3 lakes on site
Linch Hill Fishery is a private Oxfordshire carp syndicate near Stanton Harcourt, with three lakes: Stoneacres, Christchurch and Willow. Proper serious-ticket water, with memberships from £1,400 and an extensive wait list.
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