A guide to Oxford fishing | Allaboutangling.net

A practical guide to fishing in Oxford

Information about angling in Oxford, including fishing venues, tackle shops, supermarkets, and local weather. Part of a guide to angling in Oxfordshire.

Location

Oxford is the major conurbation of the county of Oxfordshire, and sits in the centre of the county. The city is accessed via the A40 and A44 and A34, with the M40 just to the east. OX1 1ND.

Angler amenities

Oxford fishing is dominated by river angling with the presence of the River Thames, and the River Cherwell. The Cherwell in the area is controlled by fishing societies with one stretch offering day and season ticket fishing, and another on season ticket only. Species present include dace, roach, chub and tench.

Several Thames venues are on offer and these hold barbel, chub, bream, roach, perch, and tench among others. Fishing is via local clubs on a season ticket.

Match and pleasure angling is available on the Oxford Canal which runs northward out of the city. Angling is on a season ticket basis and the venue holds dace, roach, perch, chub, pike, tench and bream.

The local council supplies angling on the south side of the city at Hinksey lake; angling is via season ticket and provides fishing for roach, rudd and tench.

Angling clubs who operate venues in the Oxford area include:

Abingdon & Oxford Anglers Alliance
North Oxford Angling Society
Oxford & District Anglers Association

Oxford has a fishing tackle shop at Top Tackle, 334-336 Abingdon Rd, Oxford OX1 4TQ.

Oxford has several supermarkets to stock up for fishing trips. There is a Sainsbury’s in the town centre at 21 Westgate, Oxford OX1 1PA. In the south east of Oxford, near Cowley and Iffley, there is a large Sainsbury’s at Unit 1, The John Allen Centre, Between Towns Rd, Oxford, OX4 3JP, and also a Tesco Extra at 7 Oxford Retail Park, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 6XJ.

Information:

Use our species pages to find the fisheries that suit you: CARP, PIKE, TENCH, TROUT, CATFISH, BARBEL. Use search options for different categories such as day ticket, night fishing and season ticket.

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