Fishing

There are some excellent fishing opportunities available at the borough’s rivers, lakes and ponds.

The council subleases its fishing rights to local angling clubs. Thames Water and Bracknell Town Council also provide fishing on a number of sites in the area.

Licences and rules

You must follow national and local rules (byelaws) when freshwater fishing (includes salmon, trout, coarse fish and eels) with a rod and line in England and Wales. These rules are aimed at protecting fish stocks and making fisheries sustainable.

Information about buying a rod licence and freshwater rod fishing rules is on GOV.UK:

• buy a fishing rod licence
• freshwater rod fishing rules

Bracknell Herons Angling Club

You can buy day tickets from Bracknell Herons Angling Club for:

• Mill Pond
• South Hill Park balancing pond
• Westmorland Park balancing pond 
• Farley Moor balancing pond

You can buy tickets from:

Birch Hill Morrisons
94/95 Liscombe
Birch Hill
Bracknell
RG12 7DE
Phone: 01344 420510

Crowthorne Angling Centre
91-95 Church Street
Crowthorne
RG45 7AW
Phone: 01344 777411

Hartley Wintney Angling Society

River Blackwater

The 2 sections of the River Blackwater, which runs through council land at Shepherd Meadows and Horseshoe Lake, have the fishing rights leased to Hartley Wintney Angling Society (HWAS).