Fly Fishing at Carsington

We will re open on Saturday 15th March 2025 for Fly Fishing

Online bookings are open for the 2025 season

Carsington Water offers boat fly fishing at its best! Carsington Water is a stunning trout fishery situated in the heart of the stunning Derbyshire countryside. It's natural beauty, tranquil atmosphere, crystal clear waters and stunning fish combine to make Carsington Water addictive to anglers. It's gin clear waters stock fish up to 8lb+, it is stocked regularly with top quality brown and rainbow trout from our local suppliers. We offer some of the best boat fishing in Derbyshire. Fishing from a boat is the best way to explore the water and hunt out those fantastic trout. There are 20 well maintained boats available for hire all supplied with engines, oars and an anchor.

(Please note that it is fly fishing from a boat only at Carsington and NO coarse fishing or any bank finishing is permitted)

• Exceptionally well-stocked trout fishery
• Rainbow and Brown Trout
• Weekly stocking throughout the season
• 750 acres of crystal clear water
• 18 standard Boats available for hire + 3 Wheelie Boats

Carsington Water offers some of the best boat fishing in Derbyshire. Fishing from a boat is the best way to explore the water and hunt out those fantastic trout. There are 20 boats available for hire all supplied with engines, oars and an anchor. Boats can go out from 8.30am.
It is recommended that boats should be booked in advance to avoid disappointment. You must book a boat as well as selecting which permit you wish to fish on, either sporting permit (catch and release) or 4 fish permit (catch and keep 4 fish). If you have a multi permit pass you just need to just book your boat.

We also allow children 14 years and under are allowed to fish for free with a paying adult. 15% discount may be available for bookings of 5 or more boats on a set day, for full details please email flyfishing@carsingtonwater.com 

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Price List & info leaflet - Click here

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Wheelie Boat

For those anglers who are wheelchair bound or have disabilities which do not allow them to fish from our standard boats we have 2 wheelchair accessible boats. Our fishery staff are on hand to help you on and off the boat. We strongly advise that these boats are booked in advance. 

Bookings can be made on 01629 540478 or email enquiries to flyfishing@carsingtonwater.com

Derbyshire County Angling Club members

DCAC members have the opportunity to fly fish on Carsington Water with a free permit included in their membership. There are 4 permits available each day with a bag limit of 2 fish each. You will need to book and pay for a boat and also give your club number so we can allocate you one of the permits. Check your club information and rules.

Later Fishing Days

We are able to offer a few days where fishing will be available until 8pm. 

You can either book for the whole day or we have a half day / afternoon option 2pm - 8pm. 

All of these must be booked online in advance. 

The days currently available are:

Wed 8th May 2024

Thurs 16th May 2024

Wed 29th May 2024

Thurs 6th June 2024

Wed 12th June 2024

Thurs 20th June 2024

Wed 26th June 2024

Thurs 4th July 2024

Wed 10th July 2024

Thurs 18th July 2024 

Advance booking is essential. 

Stocking information

Stocking will commence from late February to prepare for the start of the season on Sat 16th March 2025. 

Our stocking policy has remained the same throughout the past 8 seasons with high levels of preseason stocking and fortnightly stocking through April, May and June. This will be from a number of suppliers with a mixture of rainbows and a small amount of brown to maintain their presence in our beautiful water. We are aware that our units of fish our lower than other waters, however we do endeavour to stock larger fish of 1.5lbs plus browns and 2lbs plus rainbows. We pride ourselves in the quality of the fish stocked and the decision to stock larger fish has also helped combat damage to fish from the cormorant presence across the water. 

Stocking will reduce though late July & August due to water temperature however this will be adjusted if weather conditions remain cooler and angler numbers increase above average for this time of year. Stocking always resumes with fortnightly deliveries during mid-September and October. 

As you will all be aware the price of fish from the fish farms has increased once again this season. Farms and fisheries have had no choice but to increase their prices to contend with ever increasing running costs and wages. We have increased our stocking budget in line with angler numbers and fish price increases. This means that the levels of fish stocked throughout this season will match that of previous years. 

Following the drought conditions during the Summer of 2022 it has been great to see the water maintain stable for over 12 months. The reservoir only dropped by 15% during the whole of the 2023 season and we open for the  2024 with levels of 100%. We are hoping that these stable levels will have maintained habitat and food levels seeing fantastic over wintered fish and stocked fish maintaining their weight over the early part of the season. 

Facilities

A small selection of fishing tackle is available from the fishery office, along with light refreshments at the watersports centre and visitors centre restaurant. The restaurant is open at the visitor centre with a full menu, while other members of the family would also enjoy the exhibition, shopping, adventure playground, footpaths, cycle hire and watersports that are all available at Carsington.