10 TOP MIXED WATERS

1 Wold Farm Fisheries, Podington, Northants – Fish the short pole on The Oaks for huge nets of roach, bream, carp and barbel. Tel: 07974 000230

2 Sumners Ponds, Horsham, West Sussex – The Match Lake is heavily stocked with roach, carp, bream and barbel. Tel: 01403 732539

3 Partridge Lakes, Warrington, Cheshire – Piper and Willow regularly produce 60lb mixed hauls of F1s, skimmers, roach and chub. Tel: 07950 057613

4 Messingham Sands, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire – Roach, bream, tench and carp respond well to maggots on the North and South day-ticket lakes. Tel: 01724 763647

5 How End Fisheries, Bedford – Fish either at 5m or close to the island on Yasi’s with casters for ide, barbel, bream and carp. Tel: 07711 637338

6 Stafford Moor, Dolton, Devon – Set your stall out on Pines Lake and expect silverfish to dominate, with roach, tench, skimmers and crucians galore on offer. Tel: 01805 804360

7 Alvechurch Fisheries, Birmingham, West Midlands – Fish maggots and casters in the margins on the Colmic Canal for ide, barbel and carp. Tel: 0121 445 4274.

8 Dents Fishery, Hilgay, Norfolk – Long pole and pellet will produce crucians, tench, skimmers and the odd carp on Farm Shop Lake. Tel: 01366 385661

9 Elphicks Fisheries Tonbridge, Kent – A popular specimen carp complex but fish the float on Sandwich Lake and you’ll bag big roach, perch, skimmers and carp. Tel: 01580 212512

10 Blake Hall Fisheries, Cheadle, Staffordshire – Fish the Method to the island of Capricious for carp, switching to short pole and maggot for roach, skimmers and tench. Tel: 01538 753908