RIVERS TO FISH A FLOAT ON
NORTH RIVER WEAVER, NANTWICH, CHESHIRE
Trot a stick float for chub, fishing maggot, hemp and caster. Contact: Nantwich Angling Society, 07733 429886
Price: £20 a year, Nantwich AS
RIVER MERSEY, WARRINGTON, LANCS
This suits the long rod and stick float for roach, bream and perch Contact: Warrington AA, 01925 637525
Price: £50 + £50 joining fee
RIVER WHARFE, COLLINGHAM, W YORKS
On this Warrington AA stretch you’ll catch chub, dace and grayling on the floats. Day tickets from Collingham Post Office. Contact: Wetherby Angling Club, 07742 942990
Postcode: LS22 5AS
MIDS CASTOR BACKWATER, PETERBOROUGH, CAMBS
Monster barbel, big roach, dace and chub all wait to be caught. Contact: 07702 440892
Price: £5 day ticket
RIVER YARE, LANGLEY AND ROCKLAND ST MARY, NORFOLK
Here you can catch lots of quality roach on the stick float or pole. A call before arriving is advised. Contact: 07990 572729
Price: £5 day ticket on the bank
LADY PITT FARM, RIVER TRENT, NEWARK, NOTTS
This mile-long stretch is perfect for chub, barbel and the odd grayling on the float, trotting cubes of meat or pellets. Contact: 07851784546
Prices: £45 a season
RIVER DERWENT, MATLOCK BATH, DERBYS
Try trotting a float on the Lovers Walk stretch in the town, where maggots and bread will catch mixed nets of chub, dace, roach and grayling.
Contact: Alfreton Angling Centre 01773 832611
Prices: £45 a year, Matlock AC
RIVER SOAR, KEGWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE
The five Weir Island swims downstream of Kegworth hold chub to 5lb, dace, roach and bleak. Fish maggots or casters down the main channel. Contact: davidkent1711 @gmail.com
Prices: £30 a season, LEVAS
SOUTH RIVER CHEW, KEYNSHAM TOWN CENTRE, GLOS
Catch grayling and the occasional chub from the free town stretch.
Contact: Keynsham Angling Centre, 01179 867507
Prices: Free fishing
RIVER ITCHEN, WINCHESTER, HANTS
Stick and maggot tactics account for dace, roach to over 2lb and hard-fighting grayling.
Contact: Poingdestres Angling Centre, 02380 772958
Prices: Free fishing
RIVER LEA, DOBBS WEIR, HODDESDON, HERTS
Chub to 8lb 13oz respond to maggot or pellet sprayed over the top of your float. Contact: colinbailiff@ outlook.com
Prices: £4 a day on the bank, Towpath Fishery