STILLWATERS BODDINGTON RESERVOIR, BYFIELD, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE BELVOIR LAKES, GRANTHAM, LINCOLNSHIRE

Chuck a Method feeder as far as you can and expect to find carp to 15lb. Rotate between groundbait and dampened micro pellets around the frame for the best chance of catching. Excellent nets of roach can also be taken close in. Fish single maggot over a bed of hemp and micro pellets at 8m to catch fish of around 10oz every chuck. Contact: 07740 534891 Postcode: NN11 6UD The two larger lakes are both 12 acres and offer exceptional sport with carp to 30lb, bream to 14lb and tench to 8lb. Contact: 01476 870647 Postcode: NG32 1PE

CHEQUERED LAKE, WHITCHURCH, SHROPSHIRE

This old lake holds a number of pristine carp well over 20lb, as well as perch and bream to 3lb, crucians, rudd and roach. Use pellets shallow in open water for the carp and crucians, but maggot and worm will score with everything else. Contact: 01948 871282 Postcode: SY13 4EH

HAWKSBURY FISHERY, COVENTRY, WARKS

Feed pellet and corn on the deck at about 12m for carp to double figures. Fish a single grain of corn or a 6mm soft pellet, feeding three or four freebies after every fish. Contact: 01203 491144 Postcode: CV2 1NQ

JUBILEE POOLS, COVENTRY, WARKS

The Island pool is producing lots of carp to upper doubles and a few low twenties from all over, including the area ironically known as No Fish Bay. The recently restocked Horseshoe Pool is throwing up fantastic tench bags weighing 40lb-50lb or more on maggot and corn. Contact: 02476 307898 Leamington AA Postcode: CV8 3ER

PIPEHILL FISHERIES, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE

If you’ve never caught a crucian over 2lb you may want to visit Alders Lake, where fish to 3lb can be caught fishing shallow with maggots. Contact: 07976 528979 Postcode: WS13 8JT

PACKINGTON SOMERS, MERIDEN, WARWICKSHIRE

Start off by fishing the pellet waggler over towards the island on Little Gearys Pool for F1s to 3lb. While fishing this line, feed pellets with a catapult at 13m out, then switch to fishing here after a couple of hours spent on the feeder. Expect to catch over 70lb in a session.

Contact: 01676 523855 Postcode: CV7 7HF

LONGFORD FISHERY, LONGFORD, DERBYSHIRE

The Big Lake is the venue’s pleasure fishing-only specimen lake and contains big carp well into double figures, as well as specimen tench. There are also five other coarse pools, including a canal water holding plenty of carp and bream. Fish down the track with casters over micros to put together a mixed bag. Contact: 07917 824188 Postcode: DE6 3DF

REDHILL FISHERY, MONMOUTH, MONMOUTHSHIRE

Big weights of carp can be caught by fishing the pole at 7m and down the margins with pellet. Fish a 6mm pellet on the hook and feed freebies using a small pole pot to land carp to 8lb. Contact: 07816 854301 Postcode: NP25 4DQ

SPRINGSIDE LAKE, KING’S LYNN, NORFOLK

This lake has again been very rewarding, with tench to 6lb being reported on all methods. The best baits are pellets, corn and boilies, and they produce the best results when fished next to the marginal reedbeds. Contact: 01553 679412 Postcode: PE31 6NW

SPRINGWOOD FISHERY, MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE

Pellet is catching carp to 4lb shallow on the Bottom Lake. You can also catch tench and carp to 8lb by fishing with luncheon meat in the margins or up to the islands from the pegs outside the café. There are a few barbel in here as well which could fall to luncheon meat on the hook. Contact: 01332 864331 Postcode: DE73 8BJ

WESTWOOD LAKES, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE

Westwood is the perfect place for an angling break, with plenty of lodges on offer as well as seven well-stocked lakes to help catch a net of fish. Swallow Lake is well worth a visit, with carp to 14lb, tench, bream, roach and skimmers all on offer. The feeder to the island with maggot, caster or worm on the hook will take some excellent mixed nets. Contact: 01205 724162 Postcode: PE21 7JA