Fishing in Somerset (and Avon)

	Avalon Fisheries The complex consists of two lakes - one match lake and one specimen lake plus a conservation area - set in approx. 25 acres of countryside. The lakes contain a wide variety of course fish including roach, rudd, bream, carp, ghost carp, crucian carp, tench, perch and pike.	Nr Glastonbury
	Sutton Bingham Reservoir Fly fishing for rainbow and brown trout on a Wessex Water, 142-acre reservoir by boat and bank.	Yeovil
	Clatworthy Reservoir Flyfishing for trout. Anglers can enjoy fishing for rainbow and brown trout from the banks of this 130-acre reservoir or from a boat. Fishing boats may be hired for rowing or you may use your own motor (electric outboard only).	Exmoor
	Emerald Pool Lakes Four pools set in eight acres of grounds located within the scenic Somerset levels. Carp, including mirrors, commons, ghost, leathers and koi. There are also tench to 5lb, a good head of barbell plus bream, rudd and roach.easy access for disabled and able bodied alike. The majority of swims & areas are disabled friendly. Toilet facilities are also available. Hot and cold refreshments are available on site at the kiosk.	Nr Bridgewater
	South West Lakes Trust Fly Fishing for trout: Wimbleball Lake, Dulverton, 374 acres, Map ref: LR 181 960300, This nationally renowned lake is regularly stocked with Rainbows up to 8lb to ensure excellent sport. There is a good mayfly hatch in late June/early July. Boats are available, including a Wheelyboat for disabled anglers and can be booked 48 hours in advance via the angling and watersports centre. Catch and Release option available barbless hooks must be used.	SW
	Bristol Water Fly fishing for trout on Reservoirs such as Chew, Blagdon, The Barrows and Litton	Nr Bristol
	Amalgamated Fisheries Ltd A non profit making organisation dedicated to protecting and enhancing your fishing opportunities in the Bath, Bristol, Somerset and Wiltshire areas. Awesome collection of venues including Rivers Chew, Bristol Frome, Avon and Brue, Cam Brook, Wellow Brook as well as the stillwaters Tockenham Lake, Burton Hill Lake, Pawlett Ponds, Shackells Lake, Sabre Lake, Old Cut R. Axe.	Bristol, Bath, Somerset , Wiltshire
	Alcove Angling Club A family friendly club, with a mixture of pleasure and match fishing. The Lido at Fishponds Bristol is a mixed fishery lake, with carp, roach, tench, rudd and pike etc. The Clamp at Coalpit Heath, features four platform swims suitable for wheel chair users. George's lake is an established lake stocked with roach, rudd, bream, perch, tench and carp etc. Margret's lake is a mixed fishery. Members only.	Bristol
	Boyd Valley Lake A mixed coarse fishery situated at the southern edge of the Cotswolds in an area known as Golden Valley, near Bitton.. The water accommodates 12 anglers on an advance day ticket basis and is open all year round, 7 days a week from 7 o'clock in the morning until dark. The one-and-a-half-acre lake is stocked with over 10,000 fish, including Mirror & Common Carp to double figures, Bream, Tench, Chub, Barbel and Roach.	Bristol
	Keynsham Angling Association Founded in 1903 and currently offers fishing to over 500 members at Century ponds, on 4 miles of the River Chew and over 5 miles of the Bristol Avon.	Bristol
	The Clevedon Pier Relax whilst fishing from the only Grade 1 listed pier in the UK, with stunning views of the Bristol Channel and across to Wales. Clevedon has the second highest tidal range in the world! Please consult the tide tables before planning your fishing trip. Whiting, Bass, Dabs, Dover Sole, Conger, Plaice, Cod, Smooth hound, Thornback.	Clevedon
	Carps Angling Club A match fishing club fishing lakes all over the south west.	South West England
	Bagwood Lake Bagwood lake at Woodlands Golf and country Club. It is roughly 4 acres in size and is stocked with approximately 250 Carp,which can be up to 35lbs in wieght. Anglers must have a ticket before fishing.	Bristol
	Clevedon & District Freshwater Angling Club Founded in 1956, and a Founder Member of the North Somerset Angling Association (NSAA), which currently consists of Clevedon & District Freshwater Angling Club & Highbridge Angling Association. River Kenn (Blind Yeo), Tickenham Boundary Rhyne, Old River Kenn. Bream to 7lb, Carp to 20lb+, Tench to 7lb, Roach to 2lb, Pike to 15lb, Skimmers, Perch, Rudd and Eels.	Clevedon
	Wall Eden Farm Half acre pond with a footpath around its offers good wheelchair access for trout fishing. Angling for Chub Roach Bream and Pike is also available on the River Brue.	Highbridge
	Thorney Lakes The Lakes are two acres each, stocked with a selection of course fish including large carp up to 25lbs. A family run business established in 1993, the setting attracts a host of wildlife and regularly visited by otters, badgers, rabbits, deer and 70 species of birdlife (RSPB survey), including kingfishers nesting on site. Just a short level walk, from the caravan park, the two miles of nature trails.	Nr Langport
	The Sedges Fishery A family run three-lake fishery with nine static holiday caravans to the east of Bridgwater. The lakes all contain a good mixture of carp and silvers. Carp up to 20lb, bream and tench up to 5lb, roach, rudd and perch up to 1lb.	Bridgewater
	Summerhayes Fisheries 6 well maintained ponds with up to 105 swims all ponds are well stock with carp, tench, perch, bream, roach, rudd and chub. Hot and cold drinks, Toilets, Wheel chair access to platforms, Family swims available, 5 minutes drive from M5 J24.	Bridgwater
	Langford Lakes Four lakes (Carp, Mixed, Roach & Perch and Syndicate) are set in 30 acres of Nordman Fir Plantation were established in 1980 and are stocked with a variety of different species from Roach & Rudd of only few ounces up to Carp hitting the twenty-pound mark and over, something for every angler.	Langford Budville
	Knowle (Bristol) Angling Association Ltd Fishing on 3 stillwaters and 5 miles on the rivers Upper Chew, the Lower Chew, the Wellow and the Yeo.	Bristol
	Bullock Farm Fishing Lakes A well established coarse fishing lake complex in North Somerset, 4.5 miles from Junction 20 of the M5. We have been featured in the Angling Times, Angler's Mail, Bob Nudd's Match Angling, Get Hooked, Improve Your Coarse Fishing, The Green 'Un (Bristol based sports newspaper), local press and on BBC TV and radio.	Clevedon
	Bathampton Angling Association Coarse and trout fishing offered on the: River Avon, River Chew, Box Brook (Fly Only), Hunstrete Lakes, Newton Park, Lydes Farm and Kennet and Avon Canal.	Bath
	Taunton Angling Association The TAA offers its members a wide variety of fishing on the fast shallow waters of the upper River Tone to its slower flowing canal, rivers, and stillwaters including: West Sedgemoor Drain, Taunton to Bridgwater Canal, Rough Moor, Maunsell Pond, Curry Moor Drain, King Stanley Pond, Wych Lodge Lake and Stanley Durston Ponds.

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