VERIFIED FISHERY GUIDE
Forest Lane Fishery in Alne, North Yorkshire
Fishery guide · Alne, North Yorkshire
A five-lake fishery near York where The Don, The Oaklands and The Furlong are open for public pleasure fishing. The Vale and The Arena are match-booking-only and are therefore excluded from this listing.
Facilities
A café on match days, small tackle shop, toilets and parking are available.
Rules and planning
One rod, barbless hooks to size 12 and platform fishing only. Fish must not be weighed or photographed, and anglers under 14 cannot fish The Don.
LAKES AND WATERS
Lakes and fishing waters at Forest Lane Fishery
The Don Lake
Anglers must be 14 or over on The Don. Feeder, bomb, waggler and pole approaches are all recommended by the fishery.
- Water
- 24 pegs
- Depth
- Mostly 4–5ft · margins around 18in–3ft
- Species
- Mirror, ghost and common carp, chub, tench, skimmers, roach, perch and goldfish
- Stock
- The biggest carp water on the complex, with mirror and common carp to 20lb and a broad mixed-coarse stock.
- Published record
- Carp to 20lb+ · Perch to 4lb
- Access
- Public pleasure and match fishing. Check the current ticket price and availability before travelling.
The Oaklands Lake
A rectangular water with a sloping near shelf. Feeder, bomb, waggler, shallow and pole tactics are all used.
- Water
- 24 pegs
- Depth
- Margins 1–2ft · up to around 6ft
- Species
- Mirror, common and ghost carp, barbel, tench, chub, skimmers, roach, perch and goldfish
- Stock
- A varied mixed water with common and mirror carp to 15lb, ghost carp to 10lb and barbel to 6lb.
- Published record
- Carp to 15lb · Barbel to 6lb
- Access
- Public pleasure and match fishing. Check the current ticket price and availability before travelling.
The Furlong Lake
The water runs for roughly a furlong, with sloping near and far shelves. Match bookings can affect public access.
- Water
- 35 pegs · roughly 13m wide
- Depth
- Up to around 6ft
- Species
- Mirror and common carp, F1s, barbel, tench, skimmers, roach, perch and goldfish
- Stock
- A canal-style mixed water with common and mirror carp to 10lb, F1s and quality coarse fish.
- Published record
- Carp to 10lb · Barbel to 4lb
- Access
- Public pleasure and match fishing. Check the current ticket price and availability before travelling.
Tickets and booking information
Day-ticket pleasure fishing. Booking information: Pay at the fishery. Check current prices. Confirm current availability and arrangements with the fishery before travelling.
Check current details with Forest Lane Fishery ↗Checked September 2026. Always confirm current information with the fishery before travelling.