Where to go fishing in Derbyshire

Lime Tree Holiday Park is beautifully sited and surrounded by a host of fishing locations offering stunning views and excellent fishing days. There are several day-ticket coarse fishing options in the area with prices generally ranging from £4-£8 a day:

Lime Tree Holiday Park Fishing on the River Dove

River fishing in Derbyshire

  • River Wye (14 mins, 8 miles)
  • River Derwent (37 mins, 24 miles)
  • River Dove (29 mins, 20 miles)
  • River Manifold (25 mins, 12 miles)
  • River Noe (27 mins, 12 miles)

Still water fishing in Derbyshire

  • Press Manor, Ashover www.pressmanorfishinglakes.com
    • S45 0LQ, Trout lake, 43 mins or 26 miles, 07976 306073
    • S42 6AZ, Coarse lake, 43 mins or 26 miles
  • Ladybower Reservoir, Bamford www.ladybowerfisheries.co.uk
    • S33 0AZ, 32 mins or 17 miles, 01433 659712
    • 13 miles of trout fly fishing banks and 15 boats for hire
  • Carrsington Reservoir, Ashbourne – www.carsingtonwater.com
    • DE6 1ST, 36 mins or 23 miles, 01629 540478
    • Rainbow and brown trout fishing
    • 750 acres of crystal clear water
  • Foremark Reservoir www.flyfishforemark.co.uk
    • DE65 6EG, 1 hr or 43 miles, 01283 703202
    • 230 acres & 20 boats
  • Barlow Fishery www.barlowlakes.co.uk
    • S18 7TJ (35 mins or 21 miles) for the farm and trout lakes
    • S18 7SX (37 mins or 23 miles) for the Keepers Lane car park near the snack bar and coarse lakes
    • 4 trout lakes, 4 coarse lakes, 0114 289 0543
  • Blithfield Reservoir www.blithfield.com
    • S33 0AZ, 1 hour or 41 miles, 01283 840284
    • 11 miles of fishing banks and 42 boats for hire
    • 790-acre lake, trout fly fishing and pike fishing
  • Errwood Reservoir www.effc.org.uk
    • Based in the spectacular Goyt Valley, a couple of miles out of Buxton.
    • SK17 6SX, 13 mins or 5 miles
    • The reservoir occupies 85 acres between Buxton, Whaley Bridge and Macclesfield
  • Alton Manor Fishery, Belper www.altonmanorfishery.co.uk
    • 2 acre lake, 01629 823723
    • DE56 2SH, 35 mins or 22 mins

Where can I get day tickets?

Clubs

Orvis retail store

Bakewell, DE45 1DZ, 12 miles or 18 mins, 01629 810226 www.orvis.co.uk

Stockport Fly

Shaw Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport, SK4 4AG, 22 mins or 45 mins, 0161 431 7474 www.flyshop-online.co.uk

Further information and links

River and Canal Trust – www.canalrivertrust.org.uk
Angling Trust – www.anglingtrust.net – organisation representing all game, coarse and sea anglers and angling in England
Environment Agency – www.environment-agency.gov.uk – for further information on fishing and distributors of rod licences
List of Derbyshire fishing venues

Don’t forget – you need a rod licence

You need a fishing rod licence to fish for salmon, trout, freshwater fish, smelt and eel with a rod and line in England. You can choose what kind of licence you want, eg 1 day or 1 year. Find out more about rod licence here.

See also, Buxton and the Peak District.

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