Fishing on the Thames

The Thames is the reason most of this map exists. Long stretches of it are genuinely free to fish and almost nobody can tell you which — the bank changes hands every few hundred metres, and no sign says so.

We hold nineteen waters here: nineteen river stretches.

By permission: fifteen reported as club membership water, three as free fishing and one as club day ticket water. The three free waters are the hardest of these to establish and the most worth knowing.

All of these are reported to carry the river close season, 15 March to 15 June, and are reported closed for it.

Species reported most often: chub at two, perch at two and roach at one. Reported by anglers, not surveyed.

These were last checked between 4 September 2026 and 2 October 2026.

Every line below is a report with a date on it, not permission to fish. Read the disclaimer.

19 waters

These are reports, not permission. Verify locally before fishing. This site grants no permission to fish.

See these on the map Add one we are missing

Below 3 waters a page like this does not publish at all.