Fishing at Himley Hall & Park

The Great Pool is open from 12th June 2011 to 11th March 2012 and is followed by a 3 Month closed season.  The new fishing season will commence on Sunday 16th June 2012 until Sunday 17th March 2013

Fishing times

• June-July 7.00am - 9.00 pm

• August 7.00am  - 9.00 pm
  (Time changes to 8.30pm mid August)

• September 7.00am - 8.00 pm
  (Time changes to 7.30 pm mid September)

• October 7.00 am - 6.30 pm
  (Time changes to 6.00 pm mid October)

• November - March  7.30 am - 5.00pm

Please contact the Park Warden on 01384 817825 for exact closing times

Fish species 

• Tench

• Carp

• Roach

• Perch

• Bream

• Pike

Prices

The cost of a day's fishing is £5.10 for adults. 

Concessions of £2.55 apply from Monday to Friday and apply to:-

• Juniors

• blue badge holders

• Senior citizens

• Unwaged persons.

• All fishing during the winter season, which runs from the 1st December through to the close of the season.

Closed Season

There is a 3 month closed season each year running from the middle of March each year to the middle of June.

Disabled Access

Some fishing platforms are designed for disabled persons. For details of access through the barrier to the Great Pool contact the Park Warden.

The Night Syndicate

Himley Park operates a night time fishing syndicate. Membership is restricted to people who are over the age of 18 and who live locally. At the present time there is a two year waiting list for membership. Fishing is from a series of numbered pegs at a cost of £175.00 for the year.

To become a member please contact the Park Warden for an application form. 

Guidelines

• An Environment Agency Licence must be produced

• One person per peg only
• A maximum of two rods per person

• No groundbait

• No keepnets

• Barbless hooks only

• No bait in tins

• No bait boats (a remote controlled boat for delivering free offerings to a chosen fishing location)

Environment Agency Licence Rod Licence

Any angler aged 12 years or over, fishing for salmon, trout, freshwater fish or eels in England (except the River Tweed), Wales or the Border Esk and its tributaries in Scotland must have an Environment Agency Rod Licence. These can be purchase online at the Environment Agency web site. Money from the sale of licences helps to fund their work managing fisheries. Please note that if you are caught fishing without a licence, you could result in prosecution, with a maximum fine of £2,500.