CHURCHGATE LAKES, BATTLESBRIDGE, ESSEX

The Bottom Lake holds most of the specimen-sized fish, with bream and tench to 7lb, carp to 20lb and crucians ‘bigger than your hand’ still feeding in the warm weather. The feeder fished up to the island or in open water with pellet and corn hookbaits will score bites, while the pole with maggot and caster on the hook will take everything else down the edge, including the silverfish and crucians. Contact: 01245 325289 Postcode: SS11 7QR