Looking for somewhere to go fishing in south-east England? Search our online directory or download a local guide for your area.
Our online directory, hosted by the Canal and River Trust, has details of over 6,000 fisheries in England and Wales:
Local area guides
You can download copies of the local area guides that we published in 2009. Please bear in mind that the most up-to-date information is online.
- Thames West (PDF, 5.4MB)
This area reaches from the source of the Thames in the Cotswolds to Reading in the south, and includes a fine mixture of chalk rivers, canals and numerous stillwater fishing opportunities.
- Thames North East (PDF, 5.6MB)
From Luton and Stevenage in the north, to London in the south, this area hosts some fine and varied fishing in rivers, streams, canals and stillwaters.
- Thames South East (PDF, 5.7MB)
This area reaches from the River Thames at Hurley to the sea, and includes the rivers, canals and stillwaters of south London, Surrey, north east Hampshire, west Sussex and east Berkshire.
- Kent and East Sussex (PDF, 4.8MB)
- Solent and South Downs (PDF, 4.3MB)
You can order a printed copy from our online publications catalogue - just search for the guide you want:
Fishing permits for locks and weirs
The River Thames lock and weir fishing permit gives rod licence-holders access to 18 sites with fast-flowing water, for an exciting fishing experience:
South East angling news
Find out about the fisheries work we are doing near you: