County guide · Chalk streams
Fly Fishing in Lincolnshire
5 bookable beats 2 rivers 3 fisheries
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4 beats sell day tickets
You can book a day rod without joining a club or syndicate.
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1 chalk stream
Clear, spring-fed water with a stable flow through the season.
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1 club or syndicate
Membership water in Lincolnshire, some with day tickets alongside.
About fly fishing in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire’s fly fishing on FishingBeats is mostly day ticket lakes, with one members’ section on the upper Witham for anglers who want wild fish.
Withern Mill Trout Farm, on the edge of the Wolds, has five fly lakes stocked with rainbow and blue trout from 2lb to 10lb. It also has half a mile of the Great Eau, a Wolds chalk stream, which holds grayling and wild brown trout and is fished on the same day ticket as the lakes. In 2026 the day tickets are £22 for catch and release, and £25, £30, £35 and £45 for one, two, four and six fish. Fishing is fly only on single barbless hooks, all brown trout must be returned, and wading is not allowed anywhere on the fishery.
Cleatham Trout Fishery is a four acre lake near Kirton in Lindsey, up to 17ft deep. Tickets are £25, £33 and £41 for one, two or three fish to keep in 2026, and after that you can carry on catch and release up to 20 fish. Wild fish and stocked fish of 3lb and over are released. Tickets are bought on arrival and paid for in cash. Otby Lake is a six acre stream fed lake at Walesby, near Market Rasen, with bank fishing and a small boat that can be hired. Fishing is fly only on barbless hooks, only rainbows over 14 inches may be taken, and you pre book through Go Catch.
The Grantham Angling Association Fly Fishing Section fishes the upper Witham north and south of Grantham for wild brown trout and grayling. The water is no longer stocked. Fishing is fly only, catch and release is obligatory on barbless hooks, and the trout season runs from 1 April to 29 October. Members must also belong to Grantham Angling Association. Membership is limited by the water available, and you apply through the form on the section’s website.
Four ways into Lincolnshire
Most people arrive here with one of these four questions. Pick the one that sounds like yours.
Where to fly fish in Lincolnshire
Every beat and fishery we list in the county, plotted against the boundary. Click a river to read what that stretch is like.
Fly fishing rivers in Lincolnshire
Every river we list in Lincolnshire, busiest first.
Day ticket fly fishing in Lincolnshire
Browse all 5 beatsDay tickets and permits on Lincolnshire's rivers. Each listing includes pricing, species, and booking details.
Fish species in Lincolnshire
What the beats above hold, and where else in England you can fish for the same species.
Three different kinds of operator, and most visitors want the first. A fishery or estate owns the water and sells you a day on it. A club or syndicate holds water for its members, sometimes with day tickets alongside. A guide or agent sells days on water somebody else owns, and often comes with you.
Fisheries and estate waters in Lincolnshire
Fishery operators taking bookings on Lincolnshire's rivers. Each listing covers tickets, accommodation, and equipment hire where available.
Clubs and syndicates in Lincolnshire
Membership bodies holding water in Lincolnshire. Some sell day tickets alongside membership, others are members-only, and a few run a waiting list.
Finding fly fishing near you in Lincolnshire
The map above plots Lincolnshire's beats and fisheries against the county boundary, so you can see roughly how far a stretch is rather than just its name on a list. Tap a marker for a quick read on price and species before you go further. If you're weighing this county against somewhere else, or want to see every day-ticket beat in the country at once, the full beat map covers all of them.
A day ticket is usually a half day or a full day on the water, so it's worth weighing the drive against how much fishing you'll actually get out of it. A longer trip makes more sense for a full day than for two or three hours in the afternoon.
For scale, the Great Eau rises near Springs in the Lincolnshire Wolds, and the River Witham rises near Near South Witham, Lincolnshire. Beats sit further downstream from there, not at the source itself. The map above is the more exact guide to which stretch is closest to you.
FAQ
Lincolnshire fly fishing FAQs
The questions people ask before booking a day in Lincolnshire, answered from what we actually list.
01Is all the fly fishing in Lincolnshire private?
02Which Lincolnshire river should I fish first?
03Do I need a rod licence to fish in Lincolnshire?
Worth a read
Fly fishing in other counties
Nearest first, measured from where Lincolnshire's fishing actually is rather than from the county town.
5 bookable beats
Across 2 rivers
