Where to fish in Shropshire

Llangollen Canal

Ellesmere · 3 lakes on site

Proper canal fishing around Ellesmere, with Waterway Wanderers covering specific lengths rather than the whole waterway. Get your permit sorted before heading out, and keep those bridge boundaries handy.

Weston Pools Fishery

Oswestry · 6 lakes on site

Weston Pools near Oswestry offers six named coarse waters, a proper mixed bag of species and plenty of scope for pleasure or match fishing. Adult day tickets are £12 for two rods, with Clay Pit sitting a mile away from the main complex.

Boldings Pools

Bridgnorth · 8 lakes on site

Boldings Pools near Bridgnorth is a sprawling mixed-coarse venue with plenty of choice for pleasure and match anglers. There’s a café, free entrance parking and adult day fishing at £10 — just check the opening-time clash and get the bait rules bob on before heading over.

Monkhall Fishery

Bridgnorth · 6 lakes on site

Monkhall is a six-pool coarse fishery at Monkhopton near Bridgnorth, with a proper mix of pleasure fishing and match action. Kingfisher is normally kept for pleasure anglers, while regular opens and club bookings give the competitive crowd plenty to go at.

Howle Pool Fisheries

Newport · 1 lakes on site

Howle Pool is a 3.5-acre, spring-fed carp water near Newport, with nine woodchipped pegs and advertised commons and mirrors to 23 lb. Book online for a day or a 24-hour session, but check the checkout price and finish time because the website has a couple of conflicting figures.

The Monument Fishery

Shifnal · 2 lakes on site

The Monument is a proper specimen carp complex near Shifnal, with two booked-session lakes and some serious upper-end carp claims. Monument 2 is the headline water, with reported fish beyond 50lb.

Merrington Carp Fishery

Shrewsbury · 3 lakes on site

Merrington Carp Fishery is a family-run private carp venue near Shrewsbury, with three purpose-built lakes aimed squarely at anglers after proper lumps. Main Lake and Hayes Lake offer 25–26lb average carp, while Merlin Lake is a smaller, three-swim water with fish to 34lb.

Monkhopton Fishery

Craven Arms · 6 lakes on site

Monkhall Fishery — often referred to as Monkhopton Fishery — is a six-pool coarse and match venue near Bridgnorth and Craven Arms. It’s geared towards pleasure anglers and match fishing, with carp, F1s, ide, tench, crucians and barbel across roughly 27 acres.

Shropshire Union Canal – Market Drayton Stretch

Market Drayton · 2 lakes on site

A proper canal stretch around Market Drayton, running from Bridge 61 at Tyrley through to Bridge 69 at Adderley. The main Bridge 61–66 water is members-only, with the extra Bridge 66–69 section fishing under normal HAC club rules.

Llangollen Canal – Ellesmere Stretch

Ellesmere · 2 lakes on site

A proper towpath canal venue around Ellesmere, with roughly 3.5 miles of Waterway Wanderers fishing on the Ellesmere Arm. Expect classic canal fare — roach, perch, bream, tench, occasional carp and pike — with a permit needed before you wet a line.

Shropshire Union Canal – Whitchurch Stretch

Whitchurch · 3 lakes on site

A proper nine-mile canal run from Bridge 25 at Quoisley to Bridge 33 beyond Whitchurch, with roach, bream, perch, tench, pike and reported common carp in the mix. It’s a towpath-only, day-ticket venue with dawn-to-dusk fishing and no night sessions.

Llangollen Canal – Whitchurch Stretch

Whitchurch · 1 lakes on site

A long, club-controlled canal stretch running from Bridge 25 at Quoisley through Norbury and Grindley Brook to Bridge 32 at Whitchurch. It offers a proper mix of canal species, with quieter boat-traffic periods regarded as the best bet.

Apley Estate Fishing Lakes

Bridgnorth · 1 lakes on site

Apley Estate Fishing is a roughly half-mile stretch of the River Severn north of Bridgnorth, rather than a complex of carp lakes. It’s a BAA membership-only venue with barbel, roach, perch and chub on the cards.

Weston Park Fishing Lakes

Weston-under-Lizard · 1 lakes on site

Weston Park is a seriously chunky carp water with a cracking historic setting, 15 swims and a smart boathouse. It’s mainly a syndicate lake, with limited six-week open access for groups of up to eight anglers.

The Mere, Ellesmere

Ellesmere · 1 lakes on site

The Mere at Ellesmere is a proper big-water venue in Shropshire, with fishing from designated pegs and permits linked to Ellesmere Angling Club. Day permits need at least 24 hours’ notice, so this one takes a bit of planning rather than a cheeky spur-of-the-moment drop-in.

Shrewsbury Angling Club Waters

Shrewsbury · 7 lakes on site

Shrewsbury Angling Club Waters offers a proper mix of River Severn fishing around Shrewsbury, plus stillwater sport at Lords Pool. It’s club-members-only, so you’ll need to sort the permit and, for Lords Pool, book ahead.

Ellerdine Lakes

Telford · 4 lakes on site

Ellerdine Lakes is a four-lake, spring-fed fishery at Ellerdine Hall Farm near Telford. It offers trout fishing, plus coarse fishing during the trout closure, with carp, roach, rudd, tench and specimen perch reported.

Alveley Fisheries

Alveley · 3 lakes on site

Alveley Fisheries appears to refer to Townsend Fisheries at Townsend Farm, near Alveley and Bridgnorth. It’s a six-pool venue with day-ticket coarse fishing, two specimen lakes and a cracking mix of carp, silverfish and match-sized fish.