Fishing in Sutton Coldfield: waters near you

Powell’s Pool

Sutton Coldfield · 1 lakes on site

Powell’s Pool is Sutton Park’s biggest lake, with a proper mix of coarse fish and predators. It’s public-park fishing rather than a private commercial venue, with tickets bought bankside or at the Visitor Centre.

Cuttle Mill Fishery

Sutton Coldfield · 2 lakes on site

Two spring-fed pools near Sutton Coldfield, with carp to 35lb advertised on Mill Pool and cheaper day tickets on Long Pool. Small angler limits, online booking and an overnight option make this a cracking one to weigh up for a carp session.

Kingsbury Water Park Fishery

Kingsbury · 7 lakes on site

Kingsbury packs 12 fishing lakes and over 125 acres of water into a 620-acre country park, with proper carp potential and plenty for mixed-coarse anglers. Parking comes with your fishing ticket, but pick your water carefully: Pine has its own tariff, while Canal and Broomey Croft aren't on ordinary day tickets.

Birmingham Canal Navigations

Birmingham · 8 lakes on site

A proper urban canal network rather than a single commercial fishery, the BCN gives anglers roughly 100 miles of navigable water across Birmingham and the Black Country. Access, fishing rights and local rules vary by canal section, so checking before setting up is absolutely bob on.

Birmingham and Fazeley Canal

Tamworth · 1 lakes on site

A proper canal venue around Dog Lane, Amington, with fishing forming part of the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal’s recreational use. Expect towpath-style canal angling rather than a bookable commercial fishery, and check local permit and signage details before setting up.

Birmingham Canal Main Line

Birmingham · 2 lakes on site

A proper urban canal stretch running from Gas Street Basin to Aldersley Junction near Wolverhampton. The Birmingham Canal Main Line offers a long, varied bit of water, but access and fishing rights change along the route, so getting the right permit is the big one.

Sandwell Valley Fishing Lakes

West Bromwich · 1 lakes on site

Swan Pool is the coarse-fishing lake within Sandwell Valley Country Park, near West Bromwich. It offers council-controlled day permits and season tickets, with carp, bream, perch, pike and roach reported, but weekend access needs checking before you set off.

Edgbaston Reservoir Angling

Birmingham · 1 lakes on site

Edgbaston Reservoir is a big, proper urban reservoir venue in Birmingham, with carp, roach, perch, pike, bream and tench reported. Fishing runs seasonally on an annual-membership or annual-permit basis, with no night fishing and no current published price.

Coppice Lane Fishery

Coventry · 7 lakes on site

Coppice Lane Fishery, officially Coppice Lane Pools, is an 18-acre complex near Hammerwich with seven spring-fed pools, 145 pegs and a cracking mix of pleasure, match and specimen carp fishing.

Coppice Lane Pools

Brownhills · 7 lakes on site

Seven spring-fed pools give Coppice Lane plenty of choice, from mixed-coarse pleasure fishing and club matches to booked specimen sessions on Coppice Mill. Just get the payment arrangements straight: cash for pleasure fishing, advance online booking for the Mill.

Walsall Canal

Walsall · 1 lakes on site

A roughly seven-mile canal venue running from Walsall Town Wharf to Ryder's Green Junction, with fishing available on designated stretches where the right club or rights holder allows it. The old Victoria Mews section is the clearest named stretch, with a decent mix of canal species and some handy features to fish to.

Packington Somers Fishery

Meriden · 4 lakes on site

A big, well-established Midlands commercial complex on former gravel workings, with around 13 match-and-pleasure lakes and pools plus a stretch of the River Blythe.

Chasewater Country Park Fishing Lakes

Burntwood · 2 lakes on site

Chasewater Reservoir is a big, shallow public coarse-fishing water near Burntwood, with perch, roach, pike, bream and carp reported. Permits are said to be available from the ranger’s office, but current prices, opening times and booking details need checking before you travel.

Blythe Waters

Knowle · 5 lakes on site

Blythe Waters is a five-lake coarse fishery between Knowle and Hampton-in-Arden, with match water, beginner-friendly fishing and specimen carp around 30lb in Home Pool. Despite the canal label, the checked details describe fishing lakes, not a canal stretch.

Wyrley and Essington Canal

Bloxwich · 1 lakes on site

Sneyd Pool is a small, stocked coarse-fishing water north of Bloxwich, linked with the Wyrley and Essington Canal feeder system. Day permits are listed through Swan Angling Club, with bream, carp, perch, roach and tench reported.

Barston Lakes

Solihull · 3 lakes on site

A big, 21-acre, 125-peg carp and match lake within the West Midlands Golf Club near Solihull, with a British Carp Angling Championship match-weight record and carp to 37lb.

Lavender Hall Fishery

Balsall Common · 5 lakes on site

Lavender Hall has a proper mixed-coarse and carp-fishing history, with Station’s islands and Oak’s runs-water setup the standout draws. The venue now trades as The Lakes at Lavender Hall, and Dragon has switched to swimming and paddleboarding, so check current fishing access before loading the car.

Bartley Green Angling Club Waters

Birmingham · 1 lakes on site

Bartley Green Angling Club Waters refers to fishing on the big Bartley Green Reservoir near Genners Lane, Birmingham. Access looks club-controlled or restricted, with no verified day-ticket, membership price, opening hours or fishing rules published in the checked details.

Coventry Canal – Nuneaton Stretch

Nuneaton · 1 lakes on site

A proper towpath canal venue through Nuneaton, with roach, skimmers, bream and perch reported, plus wider-canal chances of pike and zander. The exact fishing rights and peg arrangements need checking before you chuck in.

Burton Mutual Angling Association Lakes

Burton upon Trent · 3 lakes on site

Burton Mutual Angling Association’s Kingstanding Pools give members three different angling options: a proper tench and crucian pool, a modest carp water and a mixed-species pool with the biggest carp to around 20 lb. It’s club-water fishing rather than a day-ticket bash, with night fishing restricted to Bottom Pool.

Cannock Chase Angling Club Waters

Cannock · 1 lakes on site

Cannock Chase Angling Club Waters centres on the large fishing pool at Hazelslade Local Nature Reserve, near Cannock. It’s a permit-only, dawn-to-dusk venue with a solid mixed coarse list and a seasonal fishing window.

Coventry Canal

Nuneaton · 1 lakes on site

Proper canal fishing through Nuneaton, with perch, zander and plenty of other species listed for Tusses Angling Club’s published stretch. The big catch is access: current permits, prices and rules need checking before you load the car.

Earlswood Lakes

Earlswood · 3 lakes on site

Earlswood Lakes is a cracking three-reservoir complex near Earlswood, with day-ticket fishing on Engine and Windmill Pools and more restricted access to Terry’s Pool. There’s proper variety here, from match-style bags to bigger, more natural-water fish.

Coventry Canal – Coventry Stretch

Coventry · 2 lakes on site

A proper canal stretch with around 14 miles of Tusses-controlled water, running from Leicester Row Bridge No. 1 to Glebe Farm Bridge No. 34. Expect a broad mix of canal species, with bream, skimmers, roach, perch, pike, zander, chub and tench all reported.

Fens Pools

Lye · 3 lakes on site

Fens Pools is a proper nature-reserve venue near Lye, with Grove Pool, Middle Pool and Fens Pool under the Buckpool, Fens Pools and Barrow Hill network. Fishing is permit-based, with carp and pike reported, but the current stock list is limited.

Oxford Canal – Coventry Stretch

Coventry · 1 lakes on site

A proper long canal venue running for roughly 18 miles from Hawkesbury Junction to Bridge 69 at Hillmorton Locks. Tusses Angling Club controls the fishing, with silverfish and coarse fish plus perch, pike, zander and chub on the list.

Dudley No. 1 Canal

Dudley · 3 lakes on site

Dudley No. 1 Canal is a long, varied Birmingham Canal Navigations waterway running for roughly 4.6 miles from Tipton Junction to Delph Junction. It offers a proper mix of canal species, with the Merry Hill Waterfront section noted for specimen carp, but fishing rights must be checked peg by peg.