STILLWATERS
A12 CUTON LAKES, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX
Fish towards the island on the match lake. If bites are slow cast 1m away from the island with 6mm banded pellets for carp to 5lb. Contact: 01245 461651 Postcode: CM2 6NX
ALDERWOOD PONDS, STEYNING, W SUSSEX
Perch to 4lb are coming out of the Island Pond to prawns, lobworms and casters. Try casting tight to the island with a maggot feeder and hair-rigged prawn segments on the hook. Contact: 01903 816377 Postcode: BN44 3AA
BROADLANDS LAKES, SOUTHAMPTON, HANTS
Head to pegs 60-65 on the Main Lake for a chance of a 25lb pike on mackerel or trout deadbaits. Try a stinky groundbait laced with tuna to draw in pike and silverfish. Contact: 07967 076049 Postcode: SO40 2RX
DIGGER LAKES, CULLOMPTON, DEVON
On Perseys Pool and Snails Lake carp to 30lb are taking pop-ups and wafters. Scale down your tackle and bait and use small PVA bags of pellets with highly visible hookbaits. Contact: 07733 223417 Postcode: EX15 2PE
DOGGETS FISHERY, ROCHFORD, ESSEX
Tench to 7lb can still be caught from the north bank on single grains of corn, pole fished over a small amount of hemp groundbait. Contact: 07958 204002 Postcode: SS4 1ED
LAKE JOHN, WALTHAM ABBEY, ESSEX
The 2.5-acre Top Lake has 42 pegs where you can sack up on skimmers, rudd, roach to 2lb 8oz, perch to 3lb 8oz, carp to 30lb and tench. Casters and chopped worm are producing the bigger stamp of fish especially when fished down the edge. Contact: 07958 938152 or 07958 938153 Postcode: EN9 2BJ
MONK LAKES, MARDEN, KENT
Match Lake 2 is also known as the Barbel Pool, where a 50lb net is possible on worm and maggot. Fish in open water 11m out, feeding micros and maggots. Contact: 01622 833332 Postcode: TN12 9BS
MANOR FISHERIES, ASHFORD, KENT
Specimen Lake 2 holds carp to over 35lb and catfish over 50lb. Try the pegs nearer the top end or around the sides of the islands and fish large halibut pellets or cubes of meat. Contact: 01622 890990 Postcode: TN27 9HJ
MILL BARN FISHERY, GREAT WAKERING, ESSEX
The Reservoir Pond has produced specimen perch to over 5lb on worms and maggots. Try the Back Arm section where fish shoal up. Contact: 01702 216170 Postcode: SS3 0BX
PETERSTONE LAKES, NEWPORT, GWENT
Head to Pencil Lake for a mixed bag. Roach, skimmers, rudd, perch, barbel and ide in nets to 30lb are being banked. Try the pole and pellet approach. Contact: 07974 053322 Postcode: NP10 8SQ
THE SEDGES FISHERY, BRIDGWATER, SOMERSET
Crucians to over 3lb in Brick and Tile lakes are still taking maggots. Fish the long pole down the track, dotting the float right down. Contact: 01278 445221 Postcode: TA7 OAA
WITHINGTON FARM FISHERY, SALISBURY, WILTS
The lakes are producing cracking mixed bags of tench, skimmers and small carp. Most of the best catches are falling to pole with soft pellets on the hook. Contact: 01722 711616 Postcode: SP5 3QT