ROUND UP Readers’ favourite fishing spots
BILLINGFORD LAKES, EAST DEREHAM, NORFOLK
Recommended by Jason Cullum: “This scaly 22lb carp was caught from Billingford Lakes on a trip with my son. It’s the first proper carp he’s seen, and it came on a Ronnie rig fished snowman-style.”
Contact: 01362 788111
Postcode: NR20 4RF
ORCHARD FARM FISHING LAKES, PADDOCK WOOD, KENT
Recommended by Danny Maunders:
“I managed this 24lb catfish on two Robin Red Pellets at Orchard Farm Fishing Lakes. I went on Lake 7, the largest on the complex. Make sure to book a peg before arriving.”
Contact: 01892 838579/07860 608218 Postcode: TN12 6NY
BURTON SPRINGS FISHERY, BRIDGWATER, SOMERSET
Recommended by Steve Green: “The boyhood joy of catching perch never left me, and I had this one on a cube of luncheon meat from Burton Springs Fishery.”
Contact: 01278 732135
Postcode: TA5 1QB
TWO COUNTIES FARM, MERE, WILTSHIRE
Recommended by Kristian Corfield: “This common carp with a hint of ghostie was caught off the top, using simple old bread crust. I had other good fish on the same trip using dog biscuits.”
Contact: 07936 506556
Postcode: BA12 6BJ
RIVER SOW, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE
Recommended by Josh Scrase: “I had this 5lb chub out of my local River Sow on a spinner! It had a swipe at the lure over on the far bank where it had been hiding in a reed bed in the fast water. It followed the spinner all the way in until it snatched it off my toes!”
Contact: Izaak Walton Stafford Anglers Association, 01785 226720
Price: £35 membership, Izaak Walton Stafford AA