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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.

Forth and Clyde Canal – Falkirk Stretch

Falkirk · 2 lakes on site

The Forth & Clyde Canal’s Falkirk Stretch gives you a proper canal session near Camelon and Lock 16, with tench, bream, roach, perch and pike on the species list. Permit arrangements and access restrictions need checking before you chuck a bait in.

Royal Military Canal – Appledore Stretch

Appledore · 1 lakes on site

Royal Military Canal – Appledore Road Bridge Venue 10 is a reed-lined, weedy canal stretch near Appledore, with carp, bream, tench, roach and more in the mix. It is dawn-to-dusk fishing under Rother Fishery Association rules, with a permit needed before you drop in.

Kennet and Avon Canal – Reading Stretch

Reading · 1 lakes on site

A cracking mile of coarse canal west of Reading, running from Cramwell Bridge to Heales Lock. It’s RDAA-controlled, day-ticket fishing with roach as the main draw, plus perch, chub, bream, tench and pike.

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.

Lancaster Canal – Preston Stretch

Preston · 2 lakes on site

A proper linear canal venue running from Preston north to Bridge 118 at Hest Bank, with the Glasson Branch included too. Roach, perch, bream, tench, carp and pike give it a decent spread of canal targets, but you’ll need the right permit sorted before you drop in.

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.

Leeds and Liverpool Canal – Leeds Stretch

Leeds · 1 lakes on site

A proper private canal stretch on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, running roughly 13 km from bridge 107 to bridge 119A. Access is through Adventure Fishing UK annual membership, with catch and release and member-patrolled water.

Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal – Wolverhampton Stretch

Wolverhampton · 6 lakes on site

A proper mixed-coarse canal venue with Wolverhampton Angling Association waters running from Otherton Marina towards the A5 near Gailey, plus several nearby sections. Day tickets are just £2.50, with roach, bream, chub, carp, perch and other canal fare reported.

Calder and Hebble Navigation – Wakefield Stretch

Wakefield · 1 lakes on site

A club-controlled 800-yard canal stretch on the Calder and Hebble Navigation, running from below Doncaster Road bridge to the lock behind Howarth Timber. It holds good stocks of roach, bream, perch, chub and pike, with access through Wakefield Angling Club membership.

Swansea Canal – Swansea Stretch

Swansea · 1 lakes on site

A club-controlled Swansea Canal stretch running from Clydach towards Godre’r Graig, with fishing tied to PASAS membership and online day permits. Proper canal angling rather than a commercial lake setup, so check the booking calendar, season and access before setting off.

Erewash Canal – Ilkeston Stretch

Ilkeston · 2 lakes on site

A proper 4.2-mile canal run from Sandiacre Bridge to Station Road Bridge, with roach, bream, chub and perch throughout. Day tickets are available, and Sandy Bottoms is the cheeky skimmer area below Pasture Lock.

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.

Caledonian Canal – Inverness Stretch

Inverness · 1 lakes on site

A long, atmospheric canal stretch around Inverness, with brown trout and other non-migratory freshwater fish in the man-made sections. No fishing permit is required for those species, but check the rules, methods and canal operations before setting up.

Crinan Canal – Argyll Stretch

Crinan · 1 lakes on site

A proper Argyll canal trout venue, stretching roughly 9 miles between Crinan and Ardrishaig. Fly fishing only, with the strongest fishing areas reported towards Crinan between locks 9 and 13.

Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal – Newport Stretch

Newport · 1 lakes on site

The Newport/Gwent stretch of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is permit-controlled coarse water run by Newport Angling Association. It offers a broad urban canal venue with reported roach, rudd, tench, bream, carp and perch.

Basingstoke Canal – Woking Stretch

Woking · 1 lakes on site

A proper urban-and-rural canal stretch around Woking and Horsell, with towpath access and a healthy self-stocked coarse-fish population. Day permits start at £3, but you’ll need both the canal permit and an Environment Agency rod licence before wetting a line.

Kennet and Avon Canal – Bath Stretch

Bath · 1 lakes on site

A proper eight-mile stretch of the Kennet and Avon Canal, running from Bath to Avoncliffe Aqueduct. Expect roach, bream, tench, perch, chub, carp and pike, with quieter bits available if you’re happy to put the miles in.

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.

Ashby Canal – Hinckley Stretch

Hinckley · 1 lakes on site

A proper six-mile canal stretch from Bridge 1 at Marston Junction to Bridge 19 at Hinckley, with zander, perch, pike, plenty of silverfish and carp around the Hinckley area. Day membership is listed at £5, but check the exact access arrangements with Tusses before setting off.

Leeds and Liverpool Canal – Burnley Stretch

Burnley · 2 lakes on site

A long, club-controlled canal run from Salterforth to Hapton, taking in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal through Burnley and the famous Straight Mile. Mixed coarse fish, sensible membership options and pre-booked guest tickets make it a proper canal option, but check the club rules before planning a night session.

Macclesfield Canal – Macclesfield Stretch

Macclesfield · 1 lakes on site

A proper rural canal stretch running from Bridge 37 to Bridge 61, with roach shoals, mixed coarse fish and the chance of a cheeky double-figure carp. Day tickets are £6 for over-16s and £4 for under-16s.

Bridgewater Canal – Runcorn Stretch

Runcorn · 1 lakes on site

A cracking canal stretch running just over 4 miles from Waterloo Bridge to Preston Brook Marina. Expect a proper mixed fishery with reported big carp, pike, bream, tench, roach and perch, controlled through LDAA in partnership with Lymm AC.

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.