Fishing in Lincoln: 130 Waters, Nearest 0.4km

Looking for somewhere to fish near Lincoln? Lincoln is rivers country: 55% of the 130 named waters within 20km are rivers, with lakes the next most common. The closest is Brayford Pool, 0.4km out — and 13 more sit inside 5km.

What you can expect to catch near Lincoln

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

Rivers (71, closest 1.3km) — 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 (45, closest 0.4km) — Carp, tench, bream and roach dominate most stillwaters, with perch and pike where there's baitfish to support them.
Sea & coastal (7, closest 15.7km) — Bass and mackerel through the warmer months, flatfish year-round, and codling more likely once the water cools.
Canals (5, closest 0.6km) — Roach, perch, bream, gudgeon and skimmers make up most canal catches, with pike and increasingly carp for anyone targeting something bigger.
Reservoirs (2, closest 14.9km) — 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 Lincoln

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

130 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 Lincoln

Main Drain · river · 1.3km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Catchwater Drain · river · 2.3km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
South Delph · river · 2.4km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Pike Drain · river · 2.4km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Prial Drain · river · 5.8km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
North Hykeham Pump Drain · river · 5.8km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Longstongs Delph · river · 5.9km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
North Delph · river · 6.3km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Sandhill Beck · river · 6.7km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Burton Catchwater · river · 6.9km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Nettleham Beck · river · 7.5km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
The Beck · river · 7.7km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Brant · river · 8.0km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Silkholmes Drain · river · 9.0km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Scothern North Drain · river · 9.4km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Scothern Fen Drain · river · 9.5km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Ox Pasture Drain · river · 9.6km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Cricket Till · river · 9.9km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Reepham Brook · river · 10.3km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Barlings Eau · river · 10.3km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Wigsley Drain · river · 10.3km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Dunholme Beck · river · 10.4km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Engine Dike · river · 10.6km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Stainfield Beck · river · 11.9km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Mill Dam Dyke · river · 12.0km from Lincoln centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.

+46 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Lakes near Lincoln

Brayford Pool · lake · 0.4km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Ballast Holes · lake · 1.8km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Swan Pool · lake · 1.9km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Boultham Park · lake · 2.6km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
The Lake · lake · 2.8km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Hartsholme Lake · lake · 3.6km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Burton Waters · lake · 4.1km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Swanholme Lakes · lake · 4.2km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Richmond Lakes · lake · 5.1km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Richmond Lake · lake · 5.6km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
South Cliff Farm Fishery · lake · 6.2km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
The Mere · lake · 7.1km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Langdale Lakes · lake · 9.5km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Strawberry Field Fishing Lake · lake · 9.7km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Thorney Fishing Lakes · lake · 10.7km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Lowfields Country Holiday Fishing Retreat · lake · 11.9km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Green and Blue Lagoon · lake · 12.4km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Horsley Deeps · lake · 13.0km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Bullington Fisheries · lake · 13.0km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Fent Lakes · lake · 13.2km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Ancholme Head · lake · 13.6km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Fenlake Fishery · lake · 13.7km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Red House Lake · lake · 13.7km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Thrapston Gravel Pit · lake · 13.7km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Red House Farm Fishing Holidays · lake · 13.7km from Lincoln centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.

+20 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Reservoirs near Lincoln

Hall Water Reservoir · reservoir · 14.9km from Lincoln centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Toft Newton Reservoir · reservoir · 16.9km from Lincoln centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.

Canals near Lincoln

River Witham · canal · 0.6km from Lincoln centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Fossdyke Navigation · canal · 1.4km from Lincoln centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
River Till · canal · 6.7km from Lincoln centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Car Dyke · canal · 8.1km from Lincoln centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Fossdyke Canal · canal · 15.1km from Lincoln centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.

Sea & coastal near Lincoln

Dunham Rack · coastal mark · 15.7km from Lincoln centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Dunham Dubs · coastal mark · 15.8km from Lincoln centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Scotchman's Hole · coastal mark · 15.9km from Lincoln centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Lower Girton Stakes · coastal mark · 16.5km from Lincoln centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Upper Girton Stakes · coastal mark · 17.1km from Lincoln centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Marton Rack · coastal mark · 17.7km from Lincoln centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Carlton Rack · coastal mark · 18.0km from Lincoln centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.

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