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R. Ouse, Bradwell

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members

A tidy 400-yard run of the River Great Ouse, wrapped around Bradwell Lake and run by Milton Keynes Angling Association. It’s a silver-fish venue with proper bonus chub, perch and pike in the mix.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

River Welland at Ketton

River Welland · Members only or properly arranged guest

A proper little wild-trout gem at Ketton, run by GAAFFS as dedicated fly-fishing water. Natural, unspoilt and generally uncrowded, with brown trout doing their thing and the odd cheeky chub showing on the fly.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Ten Mile Bank, River Great Ouse

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members

Ten Mile Bank is a proper mature, attractive Great Ouse stretch run by Kings Lynn Angling Association. It’s deep and slow, with water running from roughly 9 to 20 feet and access on both banks around Denver, Wissey Mouth, Railway Bridge, Modney Bridge and Danby Drove.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Great Ouse Relief Channel — Denver Sluice to Saddlebow

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members

A proper big, open fenland run from Denver Sluice to Saddlebow, with roughly 10 miles of Relief Channel to explore. It’s known for big bream, plus roach, predators and plenty of changing water to keep you thinking.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Riverside Caravan and Camping Park, Littleport — River Great Ouse

River Great Ouse · Members only

A proper Fenland river stretch beside Riverside Caravan and Camping Park in Littleport, run by the London Anglers’ Association. It’s wide, straight, slow and deep, with big bream bags on offer plus quality roach, pike, zander and perch.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

River Great Ouse, Iron Bridge to Sandall Bridge, Littleport

River Great Ouse · Day ticket, club members or night ticket

A huge LAA-controlled slice of the Great Ouse around Littleport and Ten Mile Bank, running for over 14 miles. It’s mostly fishable, with good bream bags, quality roach fishing and plenty of room for a proper wander.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Relief Channel, River Great Ouse

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or club members

The Relief Channel is a long, broad engineered flood-relief and drainage waterway between the Denver area and King’s Lynn. King’s Lynn Angling Association runs sections of it, with access points around Downham Market, Denver Sluice and Magdalen Bridge.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

River Great Ouse — Downham Market / Downham Bridge stretch

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or club members

A broad, tidal Great Ouse stretch around Downham Bridge and the riverbanks west of Downham Market. Proper open fenland fishing, with raised banks, public foot access and plenty of room to work the flow.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Corbridge Riverside Sports Club River Tyne South Bank and Dilston Beats

River Tyne · Members only

A cracking three-mile slice of south-bank Tyne, run by Corbridge Riverside Sports Club and taking in the famous Dilston Beats. It’s mainly salmon and sea-trout water, with plenty of varied river character and no public day tickets.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Splashpole

River Great Ouse · Day ticket

Splashpole is a cracking bit of newly acquired Great Ouse water south of Olney, with a weir, fast water, a big upper section and a shallow backwater. It’s had minimal angling pressure historically, so there’s plenty to have a proper look at.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

St Neots Camping and Caravanning Club Site fishing stretch, River Great Ouse

River Great Ouse · Day ticket

A handy Club-owned fishing stretch on the Great Ouse at St Neots Camping and Caravanning Club Site. It’s a quiet, rural spot about a mile from St Neots town centre, with fishing available from 16 June until the site closes.

Species not listed by the club.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

St Ives River Great Ouse

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or club members

A proper club-run slice of the Great Ouse around St Ives and Hemingford Grey, with five named sections, platforms and pegs. Membership and day-ticket anglers can fish it, with roach and bream a big part of the attraction.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

River Great Ouse at Denver Sluice

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members

A proper open fenland stretch of the main River Great Ouse at Denver Sluice, run by King’s Lynn Angling Association. It’s not the Relief Channel, and day-ticket river fishing is available here.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Stafford Bridge, Pavenham

River Great Ouse · Members only

Stafford Bridge at Pavenham is a cracking, varied Great Ouse stretch run by Phoenix Angling Club. It runs for just under a mile immediately downstream of the bridge, with quicker water up top, a wooded meander through the middle and slower, deeper stuff towards the bottom.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Stony Stratford Ouse / Passenham Meadow (Stony Stratford–Old Stratford)

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members

A proper mixed Upper Great Ouse venue run by Milton Keynes Angling Association, with meadow banks, faster glides, deeper water, a weir and a flood-prone backwater. Stony Stratford Ouse and Passenham Meadow offer plenty to go at, from quality roach and big perch to hefty bream and chub.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Stony Ouse / Passenham Meadow (Long Meadow)

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members

A cracking pair of MKAA sections around Stony Stratford: the Stony Ouse runs from Old Stratford up to the weir, while Passenham Meadow adds just under a mile of Upper Great Ouse. Expect proper meadow fishing, with bends, deeper bits, shallow runs and plenty of overhanging willow cover.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Tempsford Estate (Anchor Meadow, Pylon Meadows, The Jungle and School Meadow)

River Great Ouse · Members only

A cracking run of River Great Ouse water around Tempsford, with four named sections: School Meadow, Anchor Meadow, Pylon Meadows and The Jungle. It’s membership water controlled by Biggleswade & Hitchin Angling Association, with roughly 2,650 yards of bank space in total.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Hesleyside Eals Beat

River Tyne · Day ticket

Hesleyside Eals is a cracking 2-kilometre, right-bank-only beat on the North Tyne, with beautiful countryside downstream from Kielder dam. It’s fly fishing only, day-ticket water, and limited to two anglers.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

The Rec

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members

The Rec is one of Olney & Clifton Fishing Association’s best-known waters on the Great Ouse at Olney. It’s a proper mixed stretch, with deep carp water, gravel beds, Chub Alley and some lovely-looking river features.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

The Quay, St Ives

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or members

The Quay is a proper town-centre Great Ouse spot, with a paved riverside promenade beside historic St Ives. Passing boats and tourist riverboats are part of the scene, so it’s a lively bit of water rather than a quiet, hidden-away swim.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

The Roxtons / Roxton Fisheries A–D

River Great Ouse · Members only

The Roxtons are a cracking set of LAA stretches on the Great Ouse near Roxton and Tempsford. You get varied river, slower water, bridge swims and a proper weir pool in Roxton D, with barbel, chub, bream and roach all in the mix.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

The Twins

River Great Ouse · Day ticket or club members

The Twins is the Buckingham & District Angling Association’s Maids Moreton Poor Charity Field venue on the Great Ouse. Day tickets are available, but you’ll need to sort one in advance and parking close to the field is still being worked on.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Chesters Trout Beat

River Tyne · Day ticket

Chesters is a cracking little brown trout beat on the River North Tyne, sitting below Chollerford Weir and running towards Walwick Grange. It’s day-ticket water through the Tyne Angling Passport, with both banks included and 1.2 km of proper scenic fishing.

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Finchale Abbey River Wear fishing stretch

River Wear · Day ticket

A cracking two-mile River Wear stretch near Durham City, with a mile of fishing either side of Finchale Abbey. It’s Abbey-bank only, with day tickets available and a proper mix of streamy runs, glides and deeper holes.

Checked 10 Oct 2026