Shropshire is blessed with many of the UK’s top rivers passing through it including the Severn and many of its tributaries. It is a great place for fishing for barbel, chub and even river pike.
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Rivers You Can Fish In Shropshire
River Severn, Shrewsbury
- Castlefields, Shrewsbury – Excellent chub, barbel, dace and trout fishing from the banks and by boat below the weir. Day tickets available.
- Cressage, Cressage – Rural stretches flowing past fields and woodland containing barbel, chub, dace and brown trout. Some private fishing rights.
- Bridgnorth, Bridgnorth – Good barbel, chub, perch and pike fishing from the banks in the town. Day tickets available.
- Major river with mixed coarse fish and trout stocks. Access and conditions vary along its length through Shropshire.
River Teme, Ludlow
- Ludford Bridge, Ludlow – Trout and grayling fishing in the town section. Day permits available.
- Ashford Carbonel, Ashford Carbonel – Rural trout fishing through farmland and woods. Some private fishing rights.
- Tenbury Wells, Tenbury Wells – Stretches below the town hold grayling as well as trout, dace and chub.
- Picturesque river flowing through varied countryside. Known for its trout and grayling fishing.
River Clun, Clun
- Clun Bridge, Clun – Excellent trout and grayling fishing on this rural stretch near the village. Day permits available.
- Purslow, Purslow – More remote section flowing through farmland, good for wild brown trout.
- Small tributary of the Teme containing wild brown trout and grayling. Flows through countryside.
River Rea, Shifnal
- Shifnal, Shifnal – Chub, dace and resident brown trout near the town park. Day tickets available.
- Upton Magna, Upton Magna – More remote dace and trout fishing through rural farmland.
- Small lowland river with trout and coarse fish populations. Flows through villages and farmland.
River Tern, Market Drayton
- Norbury, Norbury – Rural dace, chub and brown trout fishing through farmland near the village. Some private fishing rights.
- Market Drayton, Market Drayton – Good chub, perch and pike fishing available on town stretches. Day tickets available.
- Small tributary of the Severn containing both trout and coarse fish. Flows through villages and countryside.
River Perry, Chirbury
- Melverley, Melverley – Excellent wild brown trout and grayling fishing along rural stretches near the village. Permits required.
- Chirbury, Chirbury – Good trout and grayling sport in scenic countryside near Chirbury. Day tickets available.
- Pentre, Pentre – More remote trout fishing in Pentre section flowing through farmland.
- Small tributary of the Vyrnwy known for its wild brown trout and grayling populations. Flows through rural Shropshire.
Canals You Can Fish In Shropshire
Shropshire Union Canal
- Adderley, Adderley – Good bream, roach and perch fishing. Day tickets available.
- Norbury Junction, Norbury – Popular match fishing venue with big bream and roach. Permits required.
- Audlem, Audlem – Excellent fishing for roach, bream and hybrids. Day tickets available.
- Major canal crossing Shropshire. Known for its bream, roach and perch fishing.
Llangollen Canal
- Chirk, Chirk – Decent bream, roach and perch fishing below the aqueduct. Permits required.
- Ellesmere, Ellesmere – Good bream, roach and rudd sport. Popular match canal. Day tickets available.
- Frankton Junction, Frankton – Roach, bream and perch fishing below the locks. Permit required.
- Scenic canal with good stocks of bream, roach and perch throughout its Shropshire sections.
Birmingham Main Line Canal
- Brewood, Brewood – Stretches by the village contain bream, roach and carp. Day tickets available.
- Wheaton Aston, Wheaton Aston – Roach, bream and perch fishing. Occasional matches held. Permits required.
- Narrow canal with resident coarse fish populations. Crosses rural Shropshire.