Messingham Sands Fishery
The North's Premier Coarse Fishery
Covering an extensive 66 acres, the superb fishing is set in beautiful surroundings and caters for all types of angler from top flight match men to the dedicated club match angler, pleasure anglers of all abilities and specimen anglers alike who can target a variety of species.
Our Lakes
DAY TICKET LAKES
Day tickets are available on three separate lakes. All day tickets lakes are reserved solely for the pleasure angler, guaranteeing available pegs at all times.
For more information on day ticket fishing please see our Day Ticket Fishing page.
Oak Tree (DT)
The Oak Tree pond, along with the North and South lakes is a day ticket only pond that is solely for the pleasure angler.
Read moreNorth & South Lake (DT)
Messingham's North and South Lakes are rapidly becoming one of the most popular catfish waters in the country...
Read moreMATCH LAKES
Match bookings are available on 5 separate lakes, each full of fish and all have something different to offer. All of our match lakes can only be fished in pre-booked and open matches.
No practise or pleasure fishing is allowed. We feel that by restricting these lakes to matches only, the use of the lakes are preserved, generating larger weights for our match anglers all year round.
If you wish to book a match with us please get in contact with us and we will do our upmost to accommodate you for the dates you require. For more information on match bookings please see our Match Bookings page.
Swan Pond (M)
The Swan Pond and Little Swan, formally one lake, both have plenty of water for the match angler to work with.
Read moreJohnson's Fishery (M)
These 3 Lakes are situated within a secluded woodland area located to the North of the main Messingham Sands Fishery complex.
Read moreSYNDICATE LAKES
Our 2 syndicate lakes are renowned for their picturesque settings and the diverse fishing experience that they provide to our syndicate members. With carp over 30lb, catfish over 60lb and a large stock of roach and bream, our syndicate lakes cater for anglers of all abilities.
Our Membership runs from 1st April to 15th March each year and we offer all existing members the opportunity to renew their membership for the following season before opening it up to new members.
Membership numbers are tailored to ensure that both of our lakes are never overly busy, but equally never empty.
For more information on the syndicate membership we offer, please see our Syndicate Membership page.
Lenny's Lake (S)
Dedicated to the specialist angler... Lenny’s Lake is the largest of our 2 syndicate lakes that are renowned for their picturesque settings …
Read moreRalph's Lake (S)
Ralph’s Lake, the smaller of our 2 syndicate lakes and is commonly known by our syndicate members as a ‘runs’ water, due to its fantastic …
Read moreOPENING TIMES
- Mon
- 07:30-17:00
- Tue
- 07:30-17:00
- Wed
- 07:30-17:00
- Thu
- 07:30-17:00
- Fri
- 07:30-17:00
- Sat
- 07:30-17:00
- Sun
- 07:30-17:00