Small spring-fed trout lakes at Bransford and Hanley Castle, and wild trout on the Leigh Brook for club members

Fly Fishing in Worcestershire

The Leigh Brook and the Cradley Brook. 6 bookable beats between them, with prices, seasons and who to book through in one place.

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Four ways into Worcestershire

Most people arrive here with one of these four questions. Pick the one that sounds like yours.

What a day costs Compare prices Month-by-month day-ticket rates across every river we hold pricing for.

Where to fly fish in Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire

Every river we list in Worcestershire, busiest first.

Worcestershire

Leigh Brook

2 beats

Worcestershire

Cradley Brook

1 beat

Day ticket fly fishing in Worcestershire

6 beats in Worcestershire

Day tickets and permits on Worcestershire's rivers. Each listing includes pricing, species, and booking details.

Brown Trout 6 Wild Only 3 Rainbow Trout 3 Stillwaters 3 Grayling 2

Bransford Game Fisheries

Island, Lodge and Walton Pools

£15 per rod

Broad Oak Trout Lakes

Oak Tree and Acorn Lakes

£35 for 2 fish

Cradley Brook

On enquiry

Leigh Brook

Leigh Brook at Batchelors Bridge

On enquiry

Leigh Brook

Leigh Brook near Leigh Sinton

On enquiry

Mathon Lodge Lake

On enquiry

All 2 on the Leigh Brook All 1 on the Cradley Brook Every beat we list

Fish species in Worcestershire

What the beats above hold, and where else in England you can fish for the same species.

Brown Trout

Grayling

Rainbow Trout

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.

Clubs and syndicates in Worcestershire

Membership bodies holding water in Worcestershire. Some sell day tickets alongside membership, others are members-only, and a few run a waiting list.

Club · Worcestershire

The Gamefishers Club

£145/yr 4 stretches

Worcestershire’s fly fishing on FishingBeats is small-scale and mostly stillwater. Bransford Game Fisheries has three pools, Island, Lodge and Walton. Island Pool is catch and release, and the other two are fed from Malvern spring water. Stocked rainbows are the main fish, brown trout are present and must be returned, and catch and release tickets start at £15. Tickets that let you take fish run from £35 for two to £45 for four, with a free session of catch and release after the fourth.

Broad Oak Trout Lakes, at Hanley Castle, has two spring-fed lakes: Oak Tree at 3 acres and Acorn at 1 acre. Tickets start at £35 for two fish over four hours, and the fishery takes cash only. All rainbows must be killed. Brown and tiger trout go back.

The only river water is the Leigh Brook near Leigh Sinton, held by The Gamefishers Club. It has wild brown trout and grayling, in just under a mile of single-bank fishing plus a short extra beat at Batchelors Bridge. It is members only, with membership capped at 100 and no day tickets.

It suits a short day on a small lake, or a lesson at Bransford, where tuition can be arranged by email.

Finding fly fishing near you in Worcestershire

The map above plots Worcestershire'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 Leigh Brook rises near Cradley and Storridge parish, Herefordshire, and the Cradley Brook rises near Colwall parish, Herefordshire. 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

Worcestershire fly fishing FAQs

The questions people ask before booking a day in Worcestershire, answered from what we actually list.

01Is all the fly fishing in Worcestershire private?

No. Most of the water is privately owned, but a great deal of it is let by the day. We list 2 beats in Worcestershire you can book a day rod on without being a member of anything. Beyond that there are syndicates and clubs, which take a season ticket or a membership rather than a day ticket, and some of those run waiting lists.

02Which Worcestershire river should I fish first?

The Leigh Brook has the most beats to choose from, which makes it the easiest to find a day on at short notice. Booking a ghillie for a first outing is worth the money on any of them.

03Do I need a rod licence to fish in Worcestershire?

Yes. Anyone aged 13 or over fishing for trout, grayling, salmon or coarse fish in England needs an Environment Agency rod licence, and it is separate from whatever the beat charges you. Buy it online before you go. The beat ticket gives you the right to fish that water; the licence gives you the right to fish at all.