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RIVER WEAR, DURHAM CITY, COUNTY DURHAM

DESCRIPTION. Durham City AC control the fishing, in between the boundary markers, on the banks as listed on the diagram. The river holds some very decent sized species including barbel to 10 lb, chub to 6 lb 8 oz, bream to 6 lb, some roach to 2 lb 8 oz, dace to 1 lb plus the occasional but very large

BARTON COURT LAKE, KINTBURY, BERKSHIRE

DESCRIPTION. Day ticket fishing is available at this mature three-acre lake, set on an estate. It averages around 6 ft deep and has a couple of feature islands. Very much a mixed fishery, the carp here go to 38 lb. Also available are bream and tench to 10 lb, perch to 3 lb 8 oz, roach to 2 lb, rudd

STAFFS-WORCS CANAL, TEDDESLEY, PENKRIDGE, STAFFORDSHIRE

DESCRIPTION. Wolverhampton AA control the fishing, either side of Teddesley Lock on this lengthy and popular stretch of the Staffs-Worcs Canal. It is your typical narrow Midlands canal with an amazing difference in that it has and can produce the odd ‘commercial’ type weight of fish. The main species are roach to at least 1 lb 8 oz, chub to

RIVER FROME, WAREHAM, DORSET

DESCRIPTION. This popular, free fishing stretch of the lower part of the River Frome is in Wareham town centre. Free fishing is available from the town bridge downstream to the Marina, with the majority of the fishing on the south bank. Free fishing is also from the car park area on the north bank, by the bridge. The length is

LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL, KILDWICK, NORTH YORKSHIRE

DESCRIPTION. Keighley AC control this half-mile length of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, just part of a nine-mile section. It’s about 5 ft deep in the track and is a very good length for roach to 1 lb 12 oz. Also bream to 6 lb, perch to 3 lb, and gudgeon, the occasional carp to 30 lb and maybe a

TYLERS COMMON FISHERY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX

DESCRIPTION. This commercial fishery boast four excellent lakes. Ash Lake has carp to 14 lb, tench to 8 lb 8 oz plus a few roach and rudd. Willow has carp that may nudge 20 lb and average 6–10 lb, tench to 8 lb plus a few roach and rudd. Wagtail is the specimen biased lake, with carp to 31 lb

SHERWOOD FOREST FARM LAKES, EDWINSTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

DESCRIPTION. This privately owned fishery, set alongside the River Maun, offers fishing to suit all on five lakes. Cavendish has lots of silver fish with bream to 4 lb plus a huge head of skimmers, roach to 1 lb 8 oz and some carp to 12 lb. Maunside has carp to 12 lb, barbel to 4 lb plus chub, orfe

KINGSLAND RESERVOIR, COATES, CAMBRIDGESHIRE

DESCRIPTION. Two established privately owned ‘carp’ reservoirs and a highly successful Silver Fish Reservoir which is popular all through the year make up this well respected fishery. The Carp Reservoirs contain carp of all sizes to 25 lb, they average 7 to 14 lb, also present is a smattering of roach and rudd. The Silver Fish Reservoir houses tench to

RIVER DON, SPROTBROUGH, SOUTH YORKSHIRE

DESCRIPTION. Every peg offers something different on this half mile long plus stretch of the River Don controlled by Doncaster DAA, established 1911. The section varies in flow and depths, superb sport is possible from barbel to 12 lb and averaging 6-7 lb. Add to these perch to 4 lb, chub to 3 lb with loads of chublets, odd bream

STANBOROUGH LAKES, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE

DESCRIPTION. Controlled by Welwyn Garden City AC, 16-acre South Lake has fishing all round except for the area marked. It has carp to 33 lb 14 oz with a good head of 20 lb-plus fish, bream to 7 lb, tench 6 lb and perch, roach, rudd and crucians to 1 lb 8 oz. There are a few pole only and