Fishing in Rickmansworth: waters near you

Batchworth Lake

Rickmansworth · 1 lakes on site

Batchworth Lake in Hertfordshire. How you get on isn't confirmed yet. Check the access and rules before heading out.

Carpdell Fishery

· 1 lakes on site

Carpdell Fishery in Hertfordshire. How you get on isn't confirmed yet. Check the access and rules before heading out.

Grand Union Canal – Watford Stretch

Watford · 5 lakes on site

A cracking six-mile run of the Grand Union Canal between Watford and Rickmansworth, with several club-controlled pounds and a proper mix of bream, carp, chub, perch and roach. Park, Dickinsons and Croxley Moor offer day tickets, while Evans is members-only.

Harefield Carp Lakes

Harefield · 1 lakes on site

Harefield Carp Lakes is a carp-focused syndicate venue on Moorhall Road, Harefield, with an older listed annual ticket price of £125. The main lake has some proper kit rules, so get the essentials sorted before travelling.

Savay Lake

Denham · 1 lakes on site

Savay Lake is a big former gravel pit in the Colne Valley, with a long-standing reputation for proper specimen carp. It’s private water with a syndicate history, but current access, tickets and rules need checking before you start packing the barrow.

Grand Union Canal – Hemel Hempstead Stretch

Hemel Hempstead · 1 lakes on site

A proper canal venue through Hemel Hempstead and Boxmoor, with roach, bream, chub, gudgeon, some barbel and bonus carp in the mix. It’s towpath fishing with a published £4 day ticket, but association permission and current access details are worth checking before setting off.

Black Park Lake

· 1 lakes on site

Black Park Lake in Buckinghamshire. How you get on isn't confirmed yet. Check the access and rules before heading out.

Thorney Weir Fishery

Feltham · 3 lakes on site

ThorneyWeir the Mets is a proper Colne Valley complex with three lakes, River Colne access and some seriously tasty carp water. Day tickets cover Thorney, Mets and Lake 3, with night fishing available on a 24-hour ticket.

Farlows Lake

Iver · 2 lakes on site

A historic Colne Valley day-ticket complex built on gravel extraction dating back to the 1930s, famous for old, dark, heavily-scaled English carp.

Rodney Meadow

West Drayton · 1 lakes on site

Rodney Meadow is a private, tree-lined 12-acre coarse lake near West Drayton, with reported carp over 30 lb, plus pike, tench and a decent mix of other coarse fish. It runs as a syndicate or season-membership water rather than a normal day-ticket venue.

Albans Lakes

St Albans · 3 lakes on site

Albans Lakes has three mature gravel pits, with mixed coarse fishing on Willows, a tougher carp challenge on Farm and a beginner-friendly Match Lake. There’s night fishing too, but check the closing time and temporary closures before loading the motor.

Redbournbury Fishery

St Albans · 3 lakes on site

Redbournbury offers mixed coarse fishing, trout and advertised pike fishing near St Albans, with no membership needed for day tickets. There’s a fair bit to clear up before loading the car, though: current prices, booking arrangements and predator rules all need a call.

Horton Church Lake

Horton · 1 lakes on site

Horton Church Lake is a mature, tree-lined gravel-pit syndicate water and a proper specimen carp venue. Membership is pricey, but the published claims of 100-plus carp, including 16 over 40 lb, make it a serious big-fish proposition.

Kingsmead Lakes

Horton · 6 lakes on site

Kingsmead 1 is a big, tree-lined former gravel pit near Horton, Berkshire, run as a proper specimen carp syndicate water. Think around 30 acres, roughly 38 swims, night fishing and some serious lumps, with members-only access rather than day tickets.

Stanwell Moor Lakes

Stanwell · 1 lakes on site

Stanwell Moor Lakes is the fishing name commonly linked with Hithermoor Flood Relief Lake, a private 2–3 acre BRPS-controlled syndicate water near Stanwell Moor. It’s a proper little Colne-connected coarse lake, with carp over 30lb reported and a mix of natural-looking features to pick apart.

Wraysbury Lakes

Wraysbury · 3 lakes on site

Wraysbury Lakes is a proper big-water carp setup near Wraysbury, Berkshire, operated by RK Leisure. It’s membership-led rather than a casual walk-in day-ticket venue, with several sizeable waters and some serious carp pedigree.

Grand Union Canal – Brentford Stretch

Brentford · 1 lakes on site

A short, urban Grand Union Canal stretch running between Clitheroe Lock No. 99 and Thames Lock No. 101. It is covered by the Waterway Wanderers permit, with carp, bream and general coarse fishing in the mix.

Wraysbury Village Lake

Wraysbury · 8 lakes on site

Wraysbury Village Lake is a proper big-water syndicate venue, with Wraysbury 1 — split into North and South — covering roughly 120 acres. It is aimed squarely at specimen carp anglers, with carp over 40 lb historically recorded.

Fox Pool

Denham · 2 lakes on site

Fox Pool is a small, intimate big-carp syndicate lake in the Longfield Fishery complex near Wraysbury, with clear water, proper snags and a reported stock of 90-plus carp. Membership is currently full, with access by invitation or recommendation only.

Longfield Lake

Laleham · 2 lakes on site

Longfield Fishery is a proper private syndicate setup near Laleham and Staines-upon-Thames, with two secluded big-carp lakes. Membership is currently full, with the waiting list invitation or recommendation only.

Stanborough Lake

Welwyn Garden City · 2 lakes on site

Stanborough’s 16-acre South Lake offers mixed coarse fishing and carp advertised to 35 lb, with day tickets and pre-booked nights. It’s a shared watersports lake, though, and the neighbouring North Lake is strictly off limits for fishing.

Tring Reservoirs

Tring · 4 lakes on site

Four reservoirs, two very different ways to fish: coarse angling on Wilstone, Startops End and Marsworth, plus separately booked trout fishing at Tringford. Big heads-up: Wilstone is listed as closed for major repairs from 1 May 2025, so check before travelling.

Stanborough Lakes

Welwyn Garden City · 2 lakes on site

Stanborough Lakes is a proper 16-acre South Lake day-ticket coarse fishery in Welwyn Garden City, with carp to a reported 35 lb and a useful mix of bream, tench, pike and silver fish. Night fishing is available, but it must be booked with the head bailiff.