Eel fishing in the UK

100-acre Central Bedfordshire fishery with seven named lakes—Anne’s, Becks, Blunham, Booneys, Carp, Damsel and Winters—plus access to one mile of the River Ivel. The complex supports pleasure, match, specimen-carp and seasonal predator fishing.

Managed mixed coarse tarn with islands and hard-access paths; carp exceed 18 lb and the stock also includes tench, bream, silverfish and occasional barbel.

Accessible mixed coarse fishery with carp, tench, bream, roach, perch and eels, including purpose-built accessible pegs.

Popular otter-fenced mixed coarse water with carp to the mid-20s plus tench, bream and silverfish; several accessible pegs.

Long-established Norfolk border fishery offering mixed coarse, specimen carp and very large Wels catfish fishing.

Two-water Merseyside complex with a heavily stocked match lake and a lower-density pleasure/specimen lake.

Two-water WADAA fishery combining a mixed coarse lake with a larger stocked trout water.

Quiet deep lake focused on quality carp with mixed silver fish.

Famous Hereford city match stretch with deep steady water and large shoals of roach, dace, perch and predators.

H&DAA River Wye beat with riffles, runs and Belmont Hole; strong chub/barbel fishing and broad mixed species.

Varied H&DAA Wye fishing downstream of Lower Breinton, with fast riffles, runs and deeper holding water.

Accessible urban Wye stretch at the upper end of Hereford’s noted match water, holding roach, dace, perch, chub, barbel and carp.

Rural H&DAA River Wye beat with riffles, steady runs and an island, strongly associated with barbel and chub.

Short but productive urban Wye stretch opposite the Pump House with deep steady water and mixed coarse species.

Major Midlands fishery with three lakes plus River Severn angling, catering for match, pleasure and specimen anglers.

Bank and boat trout fishery with rainbow and brown trout plus bream, roach, dace, eels, perch and notable pike.

Two historic parkland lakes offering bookable daytime fishing for visitors and holiday-park guests.

Secluded mixed coarse tarn holding carp, tench, bream, roach, rudd, perch, eels and crucians.

Natural Lake District water with pike, perch, roach, eels and brown trout, plus migratory fish passing through the system.

Yorkshire's largest natural freshwater lake, with visitor fishing alongside its important wildlife and recreation uses.

Historic Wensum valley fishery with lakes and river fishing under different permit arrangements.

Large, highly stocked coarse reservoir on the Cornwall–Devon border with strong carp, perch and silver-fish stocks.

Smaller companion loch to St Mary’s in the Yarrow Valley, covered by the same angling-club permit and holding brown trout, pike and perch.

Large Borders loch with year-round angling for brown trout, pike and perch, managed together with neighbouring Loch o’ the Lowes.

Established Cornish reservoir fishery known for specimen carp, bream and winter pike.

Syndicate fishery comprising major gravel pits, smaller waters and stretches of river fishing.

Large Norfolk fishery complex with multiple coarse lakes and associated River Wensum fishing.

Forty-acre coarse reservoir with carp, bream and quality predator fishing close to Newquay.

Major North Devon coarse complex with pleasure, match and specimen carp waters.

Natural lake with pike, perch, roach, eels and brown trout, linked to the Rothay catchment.

Large natural lake with varied coarse and game species including perch, roach, pike, brown trout, grayling and eels.

Large natural lake with pike, perch, roach, tench, bream and eels.

Large natural lake with wild brown trout, perch and eels and extensive shore/boat angling tradition.