10 GREAT POLE SHALLOW WATERS
BRAFFERTON FISHERIES, BOROUGHBRIDGE, N YORKS
Head for Spring or Ghost Lake and use pellets. There are loads of F1s and ghost F1s plus some decent carp, so use strong elastic. Price: £7
Contact: 07735 240599
WOODHOUSE GRANGE, DONCASTER, S YORKS
Excellent F1 shallow fishing is available. Try Kennel or Kingfisher and feed 4mm pellets on the long pole 12ins deep. Price: £7
Contact: 07936 647588
THE CUNNERIES, CHORLEY, LANCS
If they don’t have matches on then set up on the S Canal or Old Canal Lakes. Both have stocks of good size F1s which can be caught shallow close to the reed cover, especially on the end pegs. Price: £8
Contact: 01257 451461
BRADSHAW HALL, BOLTON, LANCS
Lakes 8 and 9 throw up lots of fish shallow, mainly F1s and ide to casters and maggots. Lake 4 produces big catches of F1s on 4mm pellet shallow to the island. Price: £9
Contact: 01204 307197
GOLD VALLEY, ALDERSHOT, HANTS
Middle Lake is full of F1s and, you can catch feeding maggots, casters or groundbait slop short. Big carp on the other lakes respond to 6mm or 8mm pellets. Price: £12
Contact: 07786 827333
JANSONS FISHERY, ELTON, NOTTS
All lakes are well stocked, but to bag up on small carp, try Aubreys. Fish maggots on the short pole shallow or down the edge adjacent to cover.
Price: £6
Contact: 07555 892127
BIGGIN LAKE, OUNDLE, NORTHANTS
If you want big carp, this is the place to head to. Slap an 8mm pellet on the long pole and tackle up accordingly with strong gear. Price: £5
Contact: 07759 737212
HILLVIEW FISHERY, TEWKESBURY, GLOS
Lots of small carp and F1s, especially on Heron and Moorhen to pellet. On the canal lakes you can catch F1s shallow down the central track using casters.
Price: £10
Contact: 078405 79087
TODBER MANOR, STURMINSTER, DORSET
Try Homeground Lake for the biggest catches, either long in front of you shallow or down the marginal cover.
Price: £8
Contact: 01258 820384
ORCHARD PLACE FARM, PADDOCK WOOD, KENT
The Match-style Lakes 5 and 6 are absolutely solid with F1 carp, and 200lb-plus is possible. Fish maggots short or a bit longer with casters or pellets, feeding all the time to bring the fish right up. Price: £15
Contact: 01892 838576