East Suffolk Council
Fishing
Where can I go fishing?
The council owns and maintains waters where angling is permitted:
- Nicholas Everitt Park (adjacent to Oulton Broad)
- Kirkley Fen Park
- Other fisheries can be found through the Environment Agency.
We remind all anglers that the closed season is 15 March to 15 June inclusive and applies to all council owned waters.
Legal Considerations
Anyone aged 12 years or over who fishes for salmon, trout, freshwater fish or eels in England and Wales is required by law to have an Environment Agency Rod Fishing Licence. This entitles the licensee to use a rod and line to fish. Rod licences differ from permits (often referred to as tickets or day tickets), which give permission to fish a particular water or waters and are issued by fishery owners, angling clubs etc.