Fishing in Coventry: 188 Waters, Nearest 0.6km

Looking for somewhere to fish near Coventry? Coventry is lakes country: 56% of the 188 named waters within 20km are lakes, with rivers the next most common. The closest is Seven Meadows and Stannells, 0.6km out — and 10 more sit inside 5km.

What you can expect to catch near Coventry

What's realistic here follows the water you've actually got in range, and it varies by type:

Lakes (106, closest 0.6km) — Carp, tench, bream and roach dominate most stillwaters, with perch and pike where there's baitfish to support them.
Rivers (61, closest 2.0km) — Expect chub, roach, dace and perch through most English rivers, with barbel in the faster, gravelly stretches and pike in the slower ones. Upper reaches may hold trout and grayling.
Canals (15, closest 1.2km) — Roach, perch, bream, gudgeon and skimmers make up most canal catches, with pike and increasingly carp for anyone targeting something bigger.
Reservoirs (6, closest 15.7km) — Many reservoirs are stocked with trout and run a permit season; the coarse ones tend towards big bream, roach and pike.

Fishing the water around Coventry

On stillwaters, features do the work: margins, islands, weed edges, drop-offs and any wind-blown bank. Plumb the depth before committing to a spot, and remember the uncomfortable windward bank is usually where the food ends up.

On rivers, read the flow before you cast. Fish hold on the seam where fast water meets slow, in the crease behind obstructions, and under undercut banks. Approach from downstream where you can — fish face into the current, so you'll be behind them.

Before you go

You'll need an Environment Agency rod licence to fish for freshwater species in England, and that's separate from permission to fish the water itself — most venues also need a day ticket or club membership. Check both before you travel, along with any close season on rivers.

Every named water within 20km

188 in total, closest first — a live slice of the 500,000+ waters in CastLog. Photograph a catch on any of them and the app names the species, estimates its size, and logs the spot and conditions automatically.

Rivers near Coventry

River Sherbourne · river · 2.0km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Canley Brook · river · 2.3km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Brookstray · river · 2.5km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Pickford Brook · river · 3.5km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Sowe · river · 3.7km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Finham Brook · river · 4.8km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Smite Brook · river · 5.4km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Avon · river · 6.1km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Mill Stream · river · 6.1km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Withy Brook · river · 6.2km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Breach Brook · river · 6.5km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Bedworth Sloughs Brook · river · 8.4km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Wem Brook · river · 9.0km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Wolston Brook · river · 9.2km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Cattle Brook · river · 9.8km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Inchford Brook · river · 10.1km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Didgley Brook · river · 10.2km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Blythe · river · 11.1km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Leam · river · 11.3km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Griff Brook · river · 11.6km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Bourne Brook · river · 12.0km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Marton · river · 12.4km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Hollywell Brook · river · 12.8km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Bourne · river · 12.9km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Anker · river · 13.4km from Coventry centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.

+36 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Lakes near Coventry

Seven Meadows and Stannells · lake · 0.6km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Swanswell Pool · lake · 1.2km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Quinton Pool · lake · 1.8km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Hawkesbury Fishery · lake · 5.0km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Wyken Pool · lake · 5.6km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Coombe Pool · lake · 6.1km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Ryton Pools Country Park · lake · 7.4km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Coombe Abbey Park Fishery · lake · 7.5km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Coombe Country Park · lake · 7.5km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Top Pool · lake · 7.6km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Hawkesbury Farm Fishery Lake · lake · 7.6km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Ryton Pool · lake · 7.7km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Meadowlands Fishery · lake · 7.9km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Oxpen Meadow Lake · lake · 7.9km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Hawkesbury Farm Fishery · lake · 8.1km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Mineral Lakes Fishery · lake · 8.1km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Hollyhurst Lakes · lake · 8.3km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Plough Angling Society · lake · 8.5km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Bedworth Sloughs · lake · 8.5km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Lavender Hall Fishery · lake · 8.8km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Heart Park Fishing · lake · 8.9km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Park Pool · lake · 9.0km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Weston Lawns Fisheries · lake · 9.2km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Weston Pond · lake · 9.2km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Weston Lawns Fishery · lake · 9.4km from Coventry centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.

+81 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Reservoirs near Coventry

Draycote Water · reservoir · 15.7km from Coventry centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Shustoke Reservoir · reservoir · 15.9km from Coventry centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Hartshill Reservoir · reservoir · 15.9km from Coventry centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Stockton Reservoir · reservoir · 17.3km from Coventry centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Babbs Mill Lake · reservoir · 18.5km from Coventry centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Olton Reservoir · reservoir · 19.5km from Coventry centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.

Canals near Coventry

Coventry Canal · canal · 1.2km from Coventry centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Oxford Canal · canal · 6.8km from Coventry centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Ashby Canal · canal · 10.5km from Coventry centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal · canal · 11.1km from Coventry centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Brinklow Arm (Oxford Canal) · canal · 11.3km from Coventry centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Stretton Arm (Oxford Canal) · canal · 11.5km from Coventry centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Grand Union Canal · canal · 14.0km from Coventry centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Saltisford Arm (Grand Union Canal) · canal · 14.3km from Coventry centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Newbold Arm (Oxford Canal) · canal · 15.3km from Coventry centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Kingswood Arm (N Stratford Canal) · canal · 16.2km from Coventry centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
South Stratford Canal · canal · 16.4km from Coventry centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Stratford-upon-Avon Canal · canal · 17.1km from Coventry centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Rugby Arm (Oxford Canal) · canal · 17.5km from Coventry centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Brownsover Arm (Oxford Canal) · canal · 17.9km from Coventry centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Clifton Arm (Oxford Canal) · canal · 19.5km from Coventry centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.

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