Rookery Waters
Aerial view of Rookery Waters lakes
Before you fish

Fishery Rules & Prices

Everything you need to know before casting a line at Rookery Waters.

Day tickets

Day ticket prices & opening times

Opening Times

The complex opens at 7am every morning, excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. Fishing is permitted from 7am-7pm (dawn-dusk in winter).

Day tickets are sold from 7am-3pm. Overnight guests may fish for the extended hours of 7am-10pm. No day tickets to be sold past 3pm.

No reservations.

Day Ticket Prices

17 years and over£11
Over 65 years£9
16 years and under£9
2nd Rod£2

Day tickets are sold from the on-site tackle shop on a first come first served basis. No concession rate for matches, excluding the over 60's open match on Wednesdays.

Open Matches

Wednesday's Over 60's Open Match

£15 all in, includes day ticket and pools money. Rolling draw from 7am. Fishing 10am-4pm (3pm winter).

Saturdays Open Match

£30 all in, includes day ticket and pools money. Draw at 8am. Fishing 10am-4pm (3pm winter).

Bank Holiday Open Matches

£30 all in, includes day ticket and pools money. Draw at 8am. Fishing 10am-4pm (3pm winter).

On the bank

Fishery rules

  • No barbecues or fires
  • All fish to be returned immediately
  • Vehicles left at owners' own risk
  • Fish from designated platforms only
  • No braided main lines or hook lengths
  • No leadcore
  • No floating baits
  • No fixed or bolt rigs
  • No feeding with a pole whilst the feeder is out
  • No unwanted bait to be discarded into the lakes after fishing
  • In-line method feeders allowed (GURU X safe feeders allowed)
  • Strictly barbless hooks only, maximum size 10
  • 2kg ground bait only
  • 16m pole limit
  • Boilies for hook bait only
  • No keep nets (except in matches)
  • All litter to be taken home
  • No night fishing
  • No day tickets sold past 3pm
  • Dogs are permitted but MUST be under control at all times (on a lead) and you MUST clean up after them
  • No digging or cutting trees down
Match anglers

Match keepnet rules

  • Minimum of 3 or 4 keep nets for all matches from April-October and 2 from November to end of March
  • Please ensure all nets are dry before fishing our lakes
  • All nets dipped and laid out behind your peg to dry. DO NOT place into lakes directly after dipping
  • All nets can be placed into the lake 15 minutes before a match starts
  • Anglers must rotate all fish between the 3 nets to achieve an even weight