Fishing in Sheffield: 295 Waters, Nearest 1.2km

Looking for somewhere to fish near Sheffield? Sheffield is rivers country: 57% of the 295 named waters within 20km are rivers, with lakes the next most common. The closest is Sheffield & Tinsley Canal, 1.2km out — and 23 more sit inside 5km.

What you can expect to catch near Sheffield

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

Rivers (167, closest 1.4km) — 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 (88, closest 1.3km) — Carp, tench, bream and roach dominate most stillwaters, with perch and pike where there's baitfish to support them.
Reservoirs (32, closest 5.0km) — Many reservoirs are stocked with trout and run a permit season; the coarse ones tend towards big bream, roach and pike.
Canals (8, closest 1.2km) — 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 Sheffield

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

295 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 Sheffield

River Don · river · 1.4km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Sheaf · river · 1.8km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Mill Stream · river · 2.0km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Porter Brook · river · 2.3km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Meers Brook · river · 2.9km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Loxley · river · 3.0km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Oak Brook · river · 3.3km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Bagley Brook · river · 3.6km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Bagley Dike · river · 3.6km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Toad Hole Dyke · river · 3.7km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Car Brook · river · 4.0km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Rivelin · river · 4.2km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Car Brook · river · 4.7km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Tongue Gutter · river · 5.2km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Sheffield Lane Dike · river · 5.4km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Abbey Brook · river · 5.7km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Blackburn Brook · river · 6.0km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Hartley Brook Dike · river · 6.2km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Chapel Flat Dike · river · 6.3km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Limb Brook · river · 6.5km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Blackburn Brook · river · 6.7km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Shire Brook · river · 6.9km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Whitley Brook · river · 7.0km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
The Moss · river · 7.1km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Holmes Goit · river · 7.3km from Sheffield centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.

+142 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Lakes near Sheffield

Crookes Valley Park Lake · lake · 1.3km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Mill Leat · lake · 2.1km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Moonshine Tank · lake · 3.7km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Oxspring Dam · lake · 3.9km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Mill Dam · lake · 3.9km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Wire Mill Dam Fishery · lake · 4.6km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Mill Dam Fishery · lake · 4.7km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Wire Mill Dam · lake · 4.9km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Forge Dam · lake · 5.6km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Mill Pond · lake · 6.1km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Carter Hall Fisheries · lake · 6.3km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Carr Forge Dam · lake · 6.7km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Loxley Fishery · lake · 7.1km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Ecclesfield Pond · lake · 7.2km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Cow Gap Farm Fishery · lake · 7.8km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Treeton Dyke · lake · 7.9km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Rivelin Dams · lake · 7.9km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Bradleys Fishing Ponds · lake · 8.0km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
New Cut · lake · 8.5km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Holmes Tail Goit · lake · 8.5km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Mill Ponds · lake · 8.5km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Brown's Cut · lake · 9.1km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Redmires Reservoirs · lake · 9.2km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Beighton Mill Tail Goit · lake · 9.5km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Wingfield Pond · lake · 9.5km from Sheffield centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.

+63 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Reservoirs near Sheffield

Mill Dam Fishing · reservoir · 5.0km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Damflask Reservoir · reservoir · 8.4km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Ulley Reservoir · reservoir · 10.2km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Howbrook Reservoir · reservoir · 10.6km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Agden Reservoir · reservoir · 10.7km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
More Hall Reservoir · reservoir · 11.0km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Howbrook Pond · reservoir · 11.1km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Wharncliffe Fly Fishery · reservoir · 11.4km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Wharncliffe Reservoir · reservoir · 11.4km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Dale Dike Reservoir · reservoir · 12.1km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Broomhead Reservoir · reservoir · 12.1km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Elsecar Reservoir · reservoir · 12.4km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Barbrook Reservoir · reservoir · 12.6km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Strines Reservoir · reservoir · 12.8km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Crowhole Reservoir · reservoir · 13.0km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Little Barbrook Reservoir · reservoir · 13.5km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Moorhall Reservoir · reservoir · 14.0km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Ramsley Reservoir · reservoir · 14.3km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Upper Linacre Reservoir · reservoir · 14.8km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Lower Linacre Reservoir · reservoir · 14.9km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Middle Linacre Reservoir · reservoir · 14.9km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Harthill Reservoir · reservoir · 15.1km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Harthill Reservoir (Old) · reservoir · 15.1km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Clubmill Reservoir · reservoir · 15.6km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.
Underbank Reservoir · reservoir · 15.7km from Sheffield centre
Often stocked trout on a permit season; the coarse ones hold big bream, roach and pike.

+7 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Canals near Sheffield

Sheffield & Tinsley Canal · canal · 1.2km from Sheffield centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Tinsley Wire Canal Basin · canal · 3.4km from Sheffield centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Sheffield and Tinsley Canal · canal · 4.7km from Sheffield centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Sheffield & South Yorkshire Nav · canal · 6.7km from Sheffield centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation · canal · 6.9km from Sheffield centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Chesterfield Canal · canal · 12.6km from Sheffield centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Dearne and Dove Canal · canal · 12.8km from Sheffield centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.
Dearne & Dove Canal · canal · 16.1km from Sheffield centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.

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