Fishing in Doncaster: 308 Waters, Nearest 0.9km

Looking for somewhere to fish near Doncaster? Doncaster is rivers country: 58% of the 308 named waters within 20km are rivers, with lakes the next most common. The closest is River Cheswold, 0.9km out — and 35 more sit inside 5km.

What you can expect to catch near Doncaster

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

Rivers (179, closest 0.9km) — 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.
Lakes (117, closest 1.2km) — Carp, tench, bream and roach dominate most stillwaters, with perch and pike where there's baitfish to support them.
Canals (9, closest 2.2km) — Roach, perch, bream, gudgeon and skimmers make up most canal catches, with pike and increasingly carp for anyone targeting something bigger.
Reservoirs (3, closest 11.2km) — 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 Doncaster

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.

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.

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

308 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 Doncaster

River Cheswold · river · 0.9km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Don · river · 1.1km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation · river · 1.2km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
North Swaithe Dyke · river · 2.0km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
New Cut · river · 2.2km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Bentley Mill Goit · river · 2.5km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Mill Dike · river · 2.9km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Dam Hill Drain · river · 3.0km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Bentley Mill Goit Drain · river · 3.5km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Warmsworth Beck · river · 4.2km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Langthwaite Dike · river · 4.3km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Huxter Well Drain · river · 4.4km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Fur Water Drain · river · 4.4km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Bentley and Arksey Commons Drain · river · 4.6km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
St Catherine's Well Stream · river · 4.6km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Washing Dike · river · 5.1km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Salter Dike · river · 5.4km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Fore's Drain · river · 5.4km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Torne · river · 5.4km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Hurst pit Drain · river · 5.5km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Cow Pasture Drain · river · 5.6km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Goosepool Drain · river · 5.6km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Underhills Drain · river · 5.7km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Mother Drain · river · 5.7km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Norwood and Sandall Nooking Drain · river · 5.8km from Doncaster centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.

+154 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Lakes near Doncaster

Mile Thorn Bight · lake · 1.2km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Black Pond · lake · 1.6km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Flood Drain · lake · 2.2km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Carcroft Pond · lake · 2.3km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Hexthorpe Reach · lake · 2.4km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Wheatley Cut · lake · 2.6km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Basin Pond · lake · 2.7km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Lower Fish Pond · lake · 2.7km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Cusworth Hall Lakes · lake · 2.8km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Middle Fish Pond · lake · 2.9km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Upper Fish Pond · lake · 3.0km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Lily Pond · lake · 3.2km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Willow Garth Fishery · lake · 3.9km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Round About Moat · lake · 3.9km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Willowgarth Fishery · lake · 4.1km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Loversall Lakes · lake · 4.2km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Willow Garth Fishing Pond · lake · 4.2km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Radcliffe Moat · lake · 4.3km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Sprotbrough Cut · lake · 4.3km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Highfields Lake · lake · 5.3km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Thorpemere Pond · lake · 6.3km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Ingleby Road Fishery · lake · 6.3km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Railway Pond · lake · 6.5km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Hayfield Lakes · lake · 6.6km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Applehurst Pond · lake · 6.6km from Doncaster centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.

+92 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Reservoirs near Doncaster

Firsby Reservoir · reservoir · 11.2km from Doncaster centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Elsecar Reservoir · reservoir · 19.6km from Doncaster centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Ulley Reservoir · reservoir · 19.9km from Doncaster centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.

Canals near Doncaster

Wheatley Hall Cut · canal · 2.2km from Doncaster centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
River Dun Navigation · canal · 4.2km from Doncaster centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Stainforth & Keadby Canal · canal · 8.7km from Doncaster centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
New Junction Canal · canal · 8.8km from Doncaster centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Dearne and Dove Canal · canal · 12.3km from Doncaster centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Dearne & Dove Canal · canal · 12.3km from Doncaster centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Collier Brook · canal · 13.1km from Doncaster centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Holmes Goit · canal · 18.4km from Doncaster centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Chesterfield Canal · canal · 19.3km from Doncaster centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.

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