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Whitemoor Lakes

Wimborne Minster · 5 lakes on site

Whitemoor Lakes at Holt, near Wimborne, packs five coarse waters into one day-ticket venue, with everything from mixed-species fishing to smaller carp-and-tench pools. Close parking, accessible paths and no booking for ordinary day visits keep the faff down — just bring cash.

Shearwater Lake

Warminster · 1 lakes on site

A proper big-water option on the Longleat Estate: 36 woodland-fringed acres with carp, large shoals of bream and plenty of mixed-coarse variety. Book ahead, sort your parking and choose between a day session or a 24-hour stay.

Wing Hall Fishing Lakes

Uppingham · 1 lakes on site

Wing Hall has two mixed coarse lakes, each over an acre with 20 pitches, and a cracking spread of carp, tench, bream and other species. Bring cash, leave the boilies and groundbait at home, and check the odd two-rod tariff before heading over.

Rochdale Canal

Littleborough · 1 lakes on site

Proper canal fishing around Littleborough, with several miles of Todmorden Angling Society water and a cracking mix of species. A £5 day ticket gets you one-rod fishing, but sort it before heading to the towpath.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal

Slaithwaite · 2 lakes on site

Proper canal fishing through Slaithwaite, with day-ticket access through Slaithwaite and District Angling Club. Roach, bream, carp and chub feature in the club’s stocking reports, and ordinary tickets need sorting before you wet a line.

Selby Canal

Selby · 4 lakes on site

A proper canal option around Selby, with roach and skimmers the main draw and a £3 YDAA canal-only day ticket. Pick your stretch carefully: bank rules change along the Selby length, and permit descriptions overlap towards Haddlesey.

Stainforth and Keadby Canal

Thorne · 2 lakes on site

A proper canal option around Thorne, with 504 club-reported pegs, mixed coarse fishing and pike and perch worth a look in early winter. Published canal day tickets start at £3 for adults, though the club’s undated prices need checking before you go.

Gloucester and Sharpness Canal

Gloucester · 1 lakes on site

Proper canal fishing rather than a lake complex, with bream, roach and predators all in the mix. The Gloucester Canal Season Ticket covers towpath coarse fishing from Monk Meadow to the former railway bridge at Purton Lower—not the whole canal.

Neath Canal

Neath · 2 lakes on site

The Neath Canal offers a proper mixed-species canal prospect, with carp, tench, silvers and predators listed. The big bit to sort before tackling up is permission: the former club lease has lapsed, and fishing rights across the canal aren’t confirmed.

Swansea Canal

Clydach · 1 lakes on site

Swansea Canal at Clydach is a permit-controlled canal venue, with Waterway Wanderers listing the stretch to Godre'r Graig. No day tickets here: sort your permit first, and keep expectations grounded rather than banking on commercial-style bags.

Montgomery Canal

Welshpool · 1 lakes on site

A proper little canal venue around Welshpool, with club-controlled fishing, a handy towpath and a mixed bag of coarse species. The Welshpool section runs from Bridge 115 at Heulwen Wharf to Bridge 119a at Maes y Dre Footbridge.

Bude Canal

Bude · 5 lakes on site

Bude Canal is a proper urban-and-rural canal venue with a day-ticket Main Canal, several association-controlled sections and a useful mix of carp, bream, roach, dace, perch and more. It looks bob on for anglers who like a roving canal session, with night fishing available on the Main Canal under the current ticket rules.

Ashby Canal

Hinckley · 1 lakes on site

A proper rural canal stretch from Coton Bridge 40 to Carlton Bridge 44, managed by Ashby Angling Club. It offers mixed coarse and predator fishing, but you’ll need a named club ticket — there are no day tickets or guest tickets.

Erewash Canal

Ilkeston · 1 lakes on site

A cracking 4.2-mile managed stretch of the Erewash Canal, running from Sandiacre Bridge to Station Road Bridge in Ilkeston. Expect mixed canal species, plenty of access points and year-round fishing, with permission and an EA rod licence required.

Grantham Canal

Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir · 6 lakes on site

A cracking, club-controlled stretch of the Grantham Canal near Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir, with day tickets, year-round fishing and a proper mix of canal species. There are six named sections, including a match length and a carp stretch.

Beeston Canal

Beeston · 1 lakes on site

Beeston Canal is a proper club-controlled canal stretch running from Beeston Lock to Lenton, with more than 150 pegs and a handy mix of canal and river fish. Roach and bream are the main targets, with large chub, perch and the occasional carp adding a bit of spice.

Caldon Canal

Leek · 2 lakes on site

Caldon Canal near Leek is a proper coarse-fishing canal with day and season permits, plus chub, dace, bream, carp and roach in the mix. Sort the permit details before travelling, as current prices, hours and night fishing haven’t been published.

Sumners Ponds

Barns Green · 5 lakes on site

Sumners Ponds is a cracking West Sussex fishery with five coarse waters, from beginner-friendly Farm Pond through to specimen carp lakes holding fish reported to around 35–45lb. There’s decent on-site kit too, including toilets, showers, parking, a café and lakeside accommodation.

Rush Lyvars Fishing Lake

Hedon · 1 lakes on site

Rush Lyvars is a sizeable Hedon complex of smaller lakes, with roughly 130 pegs, depths reported to 25 feet and carp claimed to around 35 lb. Day tickets are listed from £5, with plenty of mixed coarse species and a few important rules to check before setting off.

Lathom Fisheries

Burscough · 4 lakes on site

Lathom Fisheries in Burscough has four coarse lakes, with match waters, F1s and carp pushing to around 32 lb. Day tickets are available from the bailiff, with fishing generally from dawn until dusk.

Sandhurst Lake

Sandhurst · 1 lakes on site

Sandhurst Lake is a 14-acre specimen carp venue on Swan Lane, near Sandhurst and listed by the fishery with a Yateley, Hampshire postal address. It offers pre-booked 23-hour day tickets, serious carp fishing and a proper chance of a 40lb-plus lump.

Par Fishery

Ingatestone · 2 lakes on site

Par Fishery has two roughly 4-acre lakes near West Horndon and Upminster. It’s aimed squarely at carp anglers, with decent reported carp to around 40 lb, plus mixed coarse species and some very serious Wels catfish.

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.

Summerhayes Fisheries

Bridgwater · 5 lakes on site

Summerhayes Fisheries near Bridgwater is a cracking five-lake complex, with approachable mixed-coarse waters, match lakes and a proper Big 8 specimen option. Open dawn till dusk every day, with night fishing available on Big 8 by booking.