Fishing in Leicester: 142 Waters, Nearest 0.3km

Looking for somewhere to fish near Leicester? The water around Leicester is mixed — 73 lakes and 56 rivers among 142 named waters within 20km. The closest is River Soar, 0.3km out — and 15 more sit inside 5km.

What you can expect to catch near Leicester

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

Lakes (73, closest 0.5km) — Carp, tench, bream and roach dominate most stillwaters, with perch and pike where there's baitfish to support them.
Rivers (56, closest 0.6km) — 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.
Reservoirs (9, closest 7.3km) — Many reservoirs are stocked with trout and run a permit season; the coarse ones tend towards big bream, roach and pike.
Canals (4, closest 0.3km) — Roach, perch, bream, gudgeon and skimmers make up most canal catches, with pike and increasingly carp for anyone targeting something bigger.

Fishing the water around Leicester

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

142 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 Leicester

Old Mill Stream · river · 0.6km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Braunstone Brook · river · 1.5km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Willow Brook · river · 2.2km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Biam · river · 2.5km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Evington Brook · river · 3.6km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Saffron Brook · river · 4.0km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Melton Overflow Channel · river · 4.1km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Lubbesthorpe Brook · river · 4.5km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Rothley Brook · river · 4.6km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Melton Brook · river · 5.2km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Wash Brook · river · 6.0km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Bushby Brook · river · 6.0km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Sence · river · 6.7km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Mill Stream · river · 7.0km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Slate Brook · river · 7.7km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Wreake · river · 7.9km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Barkby Brook · river · 8.1km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Cosby Brook · river · 9.2km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Queniborough Brook · river · 9.5km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Whetstone Brook · river · 9.7km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Feeding Brook · river · 9.8km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Kilby Brook · river · 9.8km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Thurlaston Brook · river · 10.2km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Burton Brook · river · 11.2km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Quorn Brook · river · 11.2km from Leicester centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.

+31 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Lakes near Leicester

Old Mill Race · lake · 0.5km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
The Pool · lake · 3.1km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Bennion Pools · lake · 4.5km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Bennion Pools Fishing Lakes · lake · 4.5km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Bennion Pools Fishery · lake · 4.5km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Murphys Lake · lake · 6.1km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
King Lears Lake · lake · 6.1km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Birstall Carp Pool · lake · 6.5km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Groby Quarries · lake · 6.7km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Manley Old Hall Fishery · lake · 6.7km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
John Merricks' Lake · lake · 6.8km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Willow Farm Carp Pool · lake · 7.0km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Willow’s Farm Fishing · lake · 7.1km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Groby Fishing Lakes · lake · 7.1km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Groby Pool · lake · 7.1km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Cropston Angling · lake · 7.3km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
The Lane Fishery · lake · 7.8km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Cropston Angling (Trout & Pike) · lake · 7.8km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Grange · lake · 9.5km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Purple Badger Fishng Lakes · lake · 9.5km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Whetstone Gorse · lake · 9.7km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Purple Badger Camping & Fishing Lakes · lake · 9.8km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
J and S Fishing · lake · 10.1km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Black Pool · lake · 10.4km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Beedles Lake · lake · 10.7km from Leicester centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.

+48 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Reservoirs near Leicester

Cropston Reservoir · reservoir · 7.3km from Leicester centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Swithland Reservoir · reservoir · 9.6km from Leicester centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Thornton Reservoir · reservoir · 11.4km from Leicester centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Nanpanton Reservoir · reservoir · 14.5km from Leicester centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Nanpantan Reservoir · reservoir · 14.5km from Leicester centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
The Reservoir · reservoir · 14.6km from Leicester centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Saddington Reservoir · reservoir · 15.8km from Leicester centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Colony Reservoir · reservoir · 15.8km from Leicester centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Blackbrook Reservoir · reservoir · 17.8km from Leicester centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.

Canals near Leicester

River Soar · canal · 0.3km from Leicester centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Grand Union Canal · canal · 1.6km from Leicester centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Market Harborough Arm (GU Cnl) · canal · 18.5km from Leicester centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Foxton Incline Arm · canal · 18.7km from Leicester centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.

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