Fishing lakes in Bedfordshire

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Stewartby Water Sports Club  

Established in 1972, SWSC Angling Section has access to one of the largest lakes in the Herts, Beds & Bucks area. We share the lake with our Sailing, Water-skiing and Powerboat racing colleagues with ample room for all. Details of these activities can be found on the club’s Main web site.The lake contains roach, roach/rudd hybrids, rudd, bream, tench, perch, pike and zander. There are also a few carp and eels, but these are caught rarely. The lake is open all year round with no closed seas...

The Clubhouse, Green Ln, Bedford MK43 9LYv

Great Ouse  

The right (south) bank downstream from the first fence below the northern railway viaduct near Clapham Folly to the next railway viaduct at the south end. 2,000+ metres of a non-navigable part of the river that runs south-easterly and then southerly. The water is medium paced. The village of Clapham is opposite in the top half of the water but thereafter the opposite bank is mainly fields and woods. There is no official fishing on the opposite bank. This water tends to ...

Lower Farm Road, Clapham, MK41 6, Beds, United Kingdom

Church Farm Fishery  
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The left (east) bank downstream from the first hedge below Bromham Bridge to the willows at the end of the field. Just over 2,000 metres of a non-navigable part of the river that from the Bromham Bridge runs south south-easterly. The water is fairly fast moving at the top end and medium paced thereafter. There does not appear to be any fishing from the opposite bank. Main species are barbel (to mid teens), chub (to 7+ lbs), dace, perch, pike (to upper teens) and roach....

Bromham Road, Biddenham, MK40 4, Beds, United Kingdom

Wilden reservoir  

Wilden Reservoir is located near Bedford in Beds. This is a memeber-only water, therefore, no day tickets available nor night fishing. Parking is next to the dam end of the reservoir. This venue produces good bags of bream and carp in the warmer months. There are also 2lb+ roach present. It averages 12-14 feet at the dam end.Juniors must be accompanied by an adult.

Colesden Road, Wilden, MK44 2, Beds, United Kingdom

Felmersham Gravel Pits  

During the Second World War, gravel was extracted from these pits for the construction of local wartime air fields. With time, the pits flooded and the reserve is now a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its many species of flora and fauna. The lakes are one of the best places for dragonflies and damselflies in Bedfordshire, with no fewer than 18 species known to have bred here. The nearby River Great Ouse brings in even more species, with adults hunting over the water and grassland.Wildfow...

Causeway, Bedford MK44 1JW

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The River Great Ouse  

The left (south) bank downstream from Stafford Bridge to the spinney at the end of the second field. Approximately 1,500 metres of a non-navigable part of the river that runs north-westerly from Stafford Bridge and then south-westerly. The water is fast or medium paced with shallows at the top end and alongside the first and third islands and slow otherwise. During summer weed can be a problem downstream of the first island. The opposite bank, most of which is also fish...

Pavenham Road, Oakley, MK43 7, Beds, United Kingdom

North House Lake  

Although referred to by the owners as Brawns Farm Lake, the club has always called it North House Lake, the Club has had fishing rights on North House since 1972. The Lake is Four Acres and is Triangular in shape and aligns North to South. It has good marginal weed growth and many willows separate approximately 25 individual swims. the depth of North House Lake varies from 1 - 3 metres. At one time the lake was one of the finest Crucian carp lakes in the area but by the...

Wyboston, MK44 3, Beds, United Kingdom

Houghton Regis Quarry  

The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire works to make our three counties a place where nature matters.

Fieldstone, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5FB

Fingers Lake  

The fingers lake is a day ticket water and it is part of the conservation area. Fishing is mainly on the eastern lake, with some swims accessed via a steep bank and others are on a spit of land, making them a quiet place to fish. There is also a narrow grass area between this lake and the river, which is frequented by dog walkers as it links to one of the meadows - this may be best avoided if you do not like dogs! If you catch a Zander in this lake please return it to...

Barkers Lane, Priory Country Park, Bedford, MK41 9DJ, Beds, United Kingdom

Fancott Fishery  
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There have been lakes at Fancott for hundreds of years. The natural layers of clay and sand created ponds - the earliest record we have found (1581) shows two small lakes in the position of our fishery. Today the water extends to two and a half acres. Originally stocked in 1997, the spring-fed lake has five islands. Every swim has cover and/or features to fish to, with depths from two to six feet.

Stockwell Farm, Fancott, Nr Toddington, LU5 6HT, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Bedford - Fenlake  

The right (south) bank downstream from the old railway bridge near Longholme Way in Bedford to the end of the field being a point opposite Fenlake Anchor. Nearly 1,000 metres of a navigable part of the river that runs from the railway bridge south-easterly, then easterly and then again south-easterly. On the whole wide for the upper Ouse and slow moving. The margins can suffer from weed growth during the summer so be prepared to fish from an existing cleared swim or tak...

Longholme Way, Bedford, MK42 0, Beds, United Kingdom

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