Wrexham offers 9 mapped fishing waters on PiscaMaps, including 7 rivers, 2 stillwaters. Species found across Wrexham's waters include Brown trout, Grayling, Dace, Chub, Roach, Trout, Eel, Sea trout.
Fishing in Wrexham is regulated by Natural Resources Wales (NRW). An EA/NRW rod licence is required for all game and coarse fishing in Wales. NRW manages water quality, fish stocks and fish passes across Welsh rivers.
A valid Environment Agency (EA) rod licence is required to fish all rivers, canals and most stillwaters in Wrexham. Licences are available from gov.uk. Club membership or a day ticket is required on most waters in addition to the rod licence.
Click a river for species information, close season dates, access notes and a location map.
20 species recorded across Wrexham's rivers, lakes:
| Brown trout | 4 waters |
| Grayling | 2 waters |
| Dace | 2 waters |
| Chub | 2 waters |
| Roach | 2 waters |
| Trout | 2 waters |
| Eel | 2 waters |
| Sea trout | 2 waters |
| Rainbow trout | 1 water |
| Brook trout | 1 water |
| Minnows | 1 water |
| brown trout | 1 water |
Brown trout are present in Wrexham's rivers — many are catch-and-release only and may be subject to game fishing close seasons (typically 1 October to 14 March).
View all rivers, stillwaters and canals across Wrexham on the interactive map. Filter by species, water type and access.