Withern Mill Trout Farm

Withern Mill Trout Farm TROUT FISHERY IN LINCOLN Our five lakes are stocked regularly with Rainbows raised from egg on site. Brown Trout can also be caught in all lakes.

We keep our minimum weight to a Pound and a half but also stock fish from Five to Ten pounds on a monthly basis. A Half a mile of the Great River Eau is available to fish at no extra cost which has wild Brownies and Grayling living in its depths. We have ample parking available as you arrive just over the bridge. It is important to book in before fishing to purchase your Permit. We have some parki

ng spaces available beside lake one for any angler who may be slightly less mobile, please ask when booking in. PERMIT INFORMATION

Day Permit 6 Fish £45

Day Permit 4 Fish £35

Day Permit 2 Fish £30

Day Permit 1 Fish £25

Catch & Release £22

Under 13 years old fish free with an adult on a 4 or 6 fish Permit and the bag limit is shared. All fish must be shown before leaving and all catch reports must also be handed in to enable us to keep the lakes accurately stocked to improve your enjoyment. If you need to hire a rod we have equipment on site, packages start at £40

27/07/2026

The weather ahead again looks a little mixed this week and I have been monitoring the lake temps and the last couple of days lakes 3 and 4 have increased significantly, so this week we shall close both for fishing. The other three lakes that have direct river feeds are several degrees lower so they will remain open, I do expect though by the end of the week to be able to reopen all five. We also would like to remind all fishermen returning fish to please allow a little longer time with the fish in the net for them to recover.
Diawl bachs have again attracted the most interest this week although a damsel nymph deep and slow has temped a few of the better fish that are holding the bottom. The evening rise is still the best time for top action and as the nights slowly start to draw in temps drop earlier and fish start hunting earlier as we begin to see daddy long legs in numbers around the lakes.
Don’t forget to check out the shop for some summer bargains, I have a few Floating lines available at a steal.

14/07/2026

The weather continues to be hot over Lincolnshire but the east coast has provided some rest bite recently with plenty of cloud cover and a north eastly breeze, consequently we have good water temperatures back and we remain open.
Small black gnats on the top have rewarded fishermen with some active Rainbows and sub surface Dial bachs are taking the better fish when fished slow in the drift. As always, we close one hour before dusk and walking round I have witnessed plenty of feeding fish gulping up a daddy longlegs or two, defiantly a good pattern to try in the evening.
All in all we have been pleasantly surprised with the weather conditions and as water temps remain constant, we shall continue to keep the stock levels topped up for your continued enjoyment.

11/07/2026

Great day for fishing today overcast and cooler

16/06/2026

A much better week weather wise and the first sign of some Daddy longlegs last night around the lakes,
The fishing has been on and off and coping with the strong wind gusts seems to have been the biggest conundrum. The best flies this week have been Diawl Bachs by a country mile fished using the drift to maximize the area covered.
I think this coming we will see more top action as wind levels drop away finally, especially if the evening brings more Daddies out on to the lakes.
We have topped up stock with another batch of good fit fighting rainbows and will continue to do.

01/06/2026

The last few days have been very tough to fish but amazing to watch, early evening especially, in the seventeen years here at the fishery I have never witnessed such large Mayfly hatch's on the lakes and river, but the fishing has been difficult to say the least, it seemed like the Trout could sense the imitations and nail the true Mayfly as it landed on the water.
The hot temps through the day also made it difficult for some fishermen but for the luckier fishermen Diawl Bachs and damsel nymphs fished slow and deep have produced results . Before the few really hot days we saw a big increase in surface takes to small Black gnats and I would expect tactics to remain the same through June as temperatures drop back to normal, we also have a little rain early this week which always brings new life back into the lakes.
We have another batch of Rainbows ready to go in and will continue to monitor returns to keep the stocking levels high through the month.
We also have a few items in the shop on sale this month so please ask when booking in if you are after anything.

20/04/2026

The improving weather conditions have really help fishing numbers to the net. We are seeing large numbers of Hawthorn flies in the willow trees around the lakes which intern blow onto the lakes throughout the day, and a well placed fly will be rewarded with some good hard fighting sport.
Buzzers fished slow in the drift have also taken good numbers of trout, the water temperatures rising will also help with more hatches and put more rainbows on the feed.
We publish daily in the Mill our closing times and as the evening draw out we are seeing more and more evening rise fishing which is great after a long winter.

13/04/2026

Towards the end of last week we started to see some Hawthorn activity on the lakes and this weekend it really kicked off, and with the lighter winds and sunshine this coming week I would expect to see some more prolonged periods of good top action fishing.
Buzzer fishing also produced some good numbers this weekend fished slightly into the breeze and allowed to drift across the lake proved a great tactic.
As the water temps continue to rise so does the activity in the lakes and river, finally we are leaving the winter behind us so it would seem.

Address

Alford
LN130NG

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 10pm
Tuesday 8am - 10pm
Wednesday 8am - 10pm
Thursday 8am - 10pm
Friday 8am - 10pm
Saturday 8am - 10pm
Sunday 8am - 10pm

Telephone

+441507450356

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