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Offord Island (Willow Tree Island)

Willow Tree Island at Offord is a proper secluded Great Ouse venue, with the main river on one side and a deep backwater on the other. LAA members get around 30 swims, all within an easy stroll of the pontoon.

Run by London Anglers Association · checked 10 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Offord gauge

Nearest EA gauge we've matched — it isn't on this stretch, so levels on your peg will differ.

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We don't publish an "ideal level" — nobody can promise one. Flood water is dangerous: if it's up and coloured, stay well back from the edge. Open River Ready

The lowdown

  • This is a complete island fishery, so it has a cracking wild feel once you’ve crossed the back stream.
  • There are swims on both the main river and backwater, with a good path looping around the fishery.
  • The backwater is narrow and properly deep tight to the bank — at least 9 feet on average. Worth bearing in mind when plumbing up.
  • The main river is shallower than the backwater. Upstream, it opens out into wide, slow swims where bream and tench commonly show.
  • Roach are a principal target here. Hemp and tares are the bob-on approach when they’re on the munch.
  • Chub often sit close to overhanging trees, so keep an eye on cover and fish tight rather than spreading it everywhere.
  • There’s also dace, perch, tench and bream, plus the occasional double-figure barbel to keep things interesting.
  • The island has roughly 30 swims, all a short walk from the pontoon. No massive hike with a barrow full of kit — always a bonus.
  • Access is across the back stream by pontoon, then it’s a short walk from the Offord and Buckden Angling Society field. The car park is by the trees.
  • Bookable water is listed for Sundays, and night fishing is permitted. The secluded setting should make for a very peaceful after-dark session.

Methods: Roach are well suited to hemp-and-tares tactics, while the wide, slow upstream swims lend themselves to fishing for bream and tench. For chub, fish close to the overhanging trees; the deeper backwater is another feature worth working carefully.

Access & tickets

LAA standard season membership

Required for visitors to LAA non-public-access fisheries. The pontoon combination-lock number is supplied on the membership ticket.

£68 (as listed 10 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Environment Agency rod licence

Required in addition to LAA membership.

Join through London Anglers Association and allow at least five working days after ordering: you must have your membership ticket before fishing. Membership access is advertised for Appleford, rather than a day-ticket offer.

Fish the club names

roach, chub, barbel, bream, tench, perch, barbel, chub, roach, tench, bream, barbel

Key rules

  • LAA membership is required for visitors to its non-public-access fisheries.
  • Anglers must also obtain the required Environment Agency rod licence.
  • No more than five members may be on the pontoon at one time.
  • The pontoon must be locked back to the mainland after the last member leaves the island.
  • The venue is listed as bookable water on Sundays.
  • Night fishing is permitted.

Coarse fishing on English rivers is closed from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. That's the law for coarse fish on rivers — it's not a club rule, and game-fishing seasons work differently.

GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish

Where it is

Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.

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