Tench fishing in the UK

Low-density North Wales carp water with mature common, mirror and ghost carp plus tench, bream, roach and crucians.

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.

Three-water North Yorkshire fishery combining mixed day-ticket coarse ponds with a limited-access specimen-carp lake.

Long-established 130-acre Essex fishery combining specimen carp and catfish, mixed coarse fishing and separate trout waters.

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

Council-managed fishing on the 35-acre Grebe Lake, smaller Kingfisher Lake and a permitted stretch of the River Great Ouse.

Six-lake Vale of Glamorgan coarse complex catering for pleasure anglers and specialist carp and catfish sessions.

Private 35-acre Waveney Valley specimen lake in 70 acres, noted for very large carp and Wels catfish alongside specimen roach, tench, bream and perch.

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

Large Cheshire match and pleasure complex with canal-style waters, mixed day-ticket lakes, the Holbar carp water and a members-only lake.

Members-only five-water complex: Float Pond, Match Lake, Doughnut Lake, S Lake and Barrow Lake, covering pleasure, match and specimen fishing.

BARDAG-managed urban country-park complex with mixed coarse and predator fishing on two principal visitor lakes.

One guide record for Highgate Men’s, Model Boating, Hampstead No. 2, Viaduct and Vale of Health ponds.

Large Epping Forest pond open to licensed coarse fishing under the City of London’s forest-wide rules.

Large Bedford country park with restricted coarse fishing on designated waters and banks; some waters, including the Finger Lakes, are not fishable.

Club-managed Great Ouse reach through the Wyboston Lakes complex, distinct from South Lagoon and members-only North House Lake.

Council-run urban lake with day and season coarse-fishing permits alongside sailing and general park use.

Five-lake fishery on 20 acres with three coarse waters and two fly-only trout lakes, plus fishing lodge, café and tackle facilities.

Three-lake County Durham pleasure fishery with varied coarse stock and tickets sold from reception.

Large commercial fishery with seven lakes, more than 220 pegs, regular open matches, pleasure fishing, an on-site tackle shop and café.

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

Two-water coarse fishery with specimen carp and mixed coarse fishing.

Natural-feeling Suffolk estate lake with a broad mixed coarse stock and carp over 25lb.

Large Staffordshire fishery with pleasure, match and specimen carp waters and an on-site tackle shop.

Canal & River Trust commercial fishery near Knowle with day and night permit options across mixed coarse waters.

Visitor listing for Docklow’s Mickey Mouse, Moby Dick and Figure of Eight day-ticket pools; other lakes/river beats may be restricted.

Six-lake commercial coarse fishery with carp, chub, bream, tench and rudd.

Three established estate lakes offering pleasure and match fishing between Grendon and Castle Ashby.

Large holiday estate with numerous stocked coarse lakes; fishing is reserved for staying guests.

Two purpose-built, heavily stocked coarse and carp lakes close to Nottingham.

Family-run five-lake complex plus canal fishing, with more than 100 fishing platforms, parking close to many pegs and toilets across the site.

Well-stocked match and pleasure fishery with carp, bream, tench and silver fish across multiple pools.

Six-pool coarse and match fishery near Bridgnorth with carp, F1s, barbel, ide, tench and crucians.