Fishing in York: 294 Waters, Nearest 0.5km

Looking for somewhere to fish near York? York is rivers country: 61% of the 294 named waters within 20km are rivers, with lakes the next most common. The closest is River Ouse, 0.5km out — and 29 more sit inside 5km.

What you can expect to catch near York

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

Rivers (178, closest 0.5km) — 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 (96, closest 0.9km) — Carp, tench, bream and roach dominate most stillwaters, with perch and pike where there's baitfish to support them.
Sea & coastal (19, closest 7.6km) — Bass and mackerel through the warmer months, flatfish year-round, and codling more likely once the water cools.
Canals (1, closest 13.6km) — 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 York

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

294 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 York

River Ouse · river · 0.5km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
River Foss · river · 0.6km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Wormald's Cut · river · 0.8km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Tang Hall Beck · river · 1.3km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Holgate Beck · river · 1.3km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Blue Beck · river · 2.3km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Germany Beck · river · 3.4km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Osbaldwick Beck · river · 3.4km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Old Foss Beck · river · 4.3km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Burtree Dam · river · 4.3km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Burtree Drain · river · 4.6km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
White Sike Drain · river · 4.8km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Moor Lane Drain · river · 4.9km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Sow Dike · river · 5.3km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Town Ings Drain · river · 5.3km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Foss Dike · river · 5.5km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Low Moor Drain · river · 5.9km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Tillmire Drain · river · 5.9km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Huntington and Stockton Drain · river · 6.0km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Rodell Hold · river · 6.0km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Howden Dike · river · 6.0km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Howden Jury Drain · river · 6.2km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Hurns Gutter · river · 6.2km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
The Foss · river · 6.4km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.
Dimple Ditch · river · 6.5km from York centre
Typically chub, roach, dace and perch, with barbel in faster water and pike in slower stretches.

+153 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Lakes near York

Clifton Long Reach · lake · 0.9km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Brownie Dyke · lake · 1.0km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Clifton Short Reach · lake · 1.6km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Rawcliffe Lake · lake · 2.4km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
York Railway Pond · lake · 2.5km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Fulford Reach · lake · 2.7km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Clifton Ings Reach · lake · 2.8km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Hogg's Pond · lake · 3.3km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Fulford Bight · lake · 3.5km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Chapmans Pond · lake · 3.6km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Wall Ridge Reach · lake · 3.6km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Chapman's Pond · lake · 3.7km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Chapmans Well Fishery · lake · 3.7km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
York Lakeside Lodges · lake · 3.7km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Warren Pond · lake · 3.8km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Bishopthorpe Reach · lake · 4.1km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Poppleton Reach · lake · 4.9km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Kettlewell Ings Reach · lake · 5.3km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Bream Hole · lake · 5.3km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Wyre Pond · lake · 6.5km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Langwith Lakes · lake · 6.5km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Weir Dike · lake · 6.5km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Naburn Reach · lake · 6.6km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Poppleton Lakes · lake · 6.7km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.
Acaster Reach · lake · 7.0km from York centre
Typically carp, tench, bream and roach, with perch and pike where there is baitfish.

+71 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Canals near York

Pocklington Canal · canal · 13.6km from York centre
Typically roach, perch, bream and gudgeon, with pike and carp for anyone going bigger.

Sea & coastal near York

Lock Reach · coastal mark · 7.6km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Halfpenny Hill Reach · coastal mark · 8.0km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Thomas Dike Reach · coastal mark · 8.3km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Moreby Reach · coastal mark · 8.7km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Crabtree Reach · coastal mark · 9.0km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Allen Reach · coastal mark · 9.3km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Acaster Marshes Reach · coastal mark · 10.0km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Low Acaster Reach · coastal mark · 11.5km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Willow Hole Reach · coastal mark · 12.4km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Wharfe's Mouth · coastal mark · 13.2km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Wharfe's Mouth Ness · coastal mark · 13.5km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Fareswell Reach · coastal mark · 13.9km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Kelfield Shallows · coastal mark · 14.1km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Cawood Ness · coastal mark · 14.3km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Wheel Hall Reach · coastal mark · 14.4km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Tinkler Roads · coastal mark · 15.8km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Turnhead Reach · coastal mark · 16.6km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Barlby Reach · coastal mark · 17.1km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.
Duffield Carrs Clough · coastal mark · 17.9km from York centre
Bass and mackerel in the warmer months, flatfish year-round, codling once it cools.

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