Fishing in Nottingham: 194 Waters, Nearest 0.9km

Looking for somewhere to fish near Nottingham? The water around Nottingham is mixed — 100 lakes and 78 rivers among 194 named waters within 20km. The closest is Nottingham Canal, 0.9km out — and 20 more sit inside 5km.

What you can expect to catch near Nottingham

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

Lakes (100, closest 1.7km) — Carp, tench, bream and roach dominate most stillwaters, with perch and pike where there's baitfish to support them.
Rivers (78, closest 1.2km) — 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 (10, closest 0.9km) — Roach, perch, bream, gudgeon and skimmers make up most canal catches, with pike and increasingly carp for anyone targeting something bigger.
Reservoirs (6, closest 12.3km) — 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 Nottingham

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

194 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 Nottingham

Tinker's Leen · river · 1.2km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Leen · river · 1.7km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Trent · river · 2.2km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Tottle Brook · river · 2.5km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Greythorne Dyke · river · 3.0km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Day Brook · river · 3.5km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Fairham Brook · river · 4.9km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Polser Brook · river · 6.7km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Thurlbeck Dyke · river · 7.1km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Boundary Brook · river · 7.2km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Lambley Dumble · river · 7.8km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Baker Lane Brook · river · 8.6km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Erewash · river · 8.6km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Crock Dumble · river · 8.8km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Golden Brook · river · 9.4km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Nut Brook · river · 9.5km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Gilt Brook · river · 9.7km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
The Dam · river · 10.0km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
New Sawley Brook · river · 10.1km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Harrington Drain · river · 10.2km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Cocker Beck · river · 10.7km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Woodborough Brook · river · 10.9km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Sow Brook · river · 11.4km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Dover Beck · river · 11.5km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Stanley Brook · river · 11.8km from Nottingham centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.

+53 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Lakes near Nottingham

Stibbington Refuge · lake · 1.7km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Iremongers Pond · lake · 1.7km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Iremongers Pond Association · lake · 2.3km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Raleigh Pond · lake · 3.5km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Colwick Country Park Trout Fishery · lake · 3.7km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Colwick Country Park · lake · 3.7km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
The Lake · lake · 4.0km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Martin's Pond · lake · 4.1km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Old Trout Lake · lake · 4.4km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Holme Cut · lake · 4.9km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre · lake · 4.9km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Hackett Lakes · lake · 6.1km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Backwater · lake · 6.1km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Holme Pierrepont · lake · 6.2km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Holme Pit · lake · 6.3km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Moorbridge Pond · lake · 6.8km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Woodside lakes · lake · 7.0km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Oldmoor Pond · lake · 7.1km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Bulwell Hall Park Lakes · lake · 7.3km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Bestwood Duck Pond · lake · 7.7km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Attenborough North · lake · 8.0km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Stoke Bardolph (Road Stretch) · lake · 8.6km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Grange Pond · lake · 9.0km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
The Duck Ponds · lake · 9.8km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Stanton Fishing Club · lake · 10.0km from Nottingham centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.

+75 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Reservoirs near Nottingham

Moorgreen Reservoir · reservoir · 12.3km from Nottingham centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Church Wilne Reservoir · reservoir · 13.0km from Nottingham centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Mapperley Reservoir · reservoir · 13.7km from Nottingham centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Codnor Park Reservoir · reservoir · 17.7km from Nottingham centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Codnorpark Reservoir · reservoir · 17.7km from Nottingham centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Elton Reservoir · reservoir · 18.0km from Nottingham centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.

Canals near Nottingham

Nottingham Canal · canal · 0.9km from Nottingham centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Grantham Canal · canal · 2.2km from Nottingham centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Beeston Canal · canal · 2.5km from Nottingham centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Nottingham & Beeston Canal · canal · 5.3km from Nottingham centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Erewash Canal · canal · 8.5km from Nottingham centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Nutbrook Canal · canal · 8.6km from Nottingham centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Trent and Mersey Canal · canal · 14.3km from Nottingham centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Upper Trent · canal · 15.8km from Nottingham centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Cromford Canal · canal · 17.8km from Nottingham centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Grand Union Canal · canal · 19.0km from Nottingham centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.

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