STILLWATERS
BITTERWELL FISHERY, BRISTOL, GLOS
The pellet waggler is still catching plenty of carp to double figures here. Cast around 20 yards out and ping 4mm pellets over the top. Use a hooklink of around 2ft to start, then shallow up if you see signs of swirling fish. Use an 8mm pellet on the band to take carp to 20lb. Contact: 07901 074158 Postcode: BS36 2UF
BURY HILL FISHERIES, DORKING, SURREY
Bury Hill’s Old Lake’s bream and tench have been in feeding mood, with anglers catching fish to over 7lb in 100lb nets. You can catch them on the feeder with chopped worm or on the pole with expander pellets over micros. Contact: 01306 883621 Postcode: RH4 3JU
CHIGBORO FISHERIES, MALDON, ESSEX
Catfish to nearly 80lb have been showing on Scarley Mere. Anglers are catching them on popped-up squid boilies and big halibut pellets fished over PVA bags of pellets. Use a smelly liquid flavouring to smear over your hookbait to make it stand out to the big cats. Contact: 01621 857368 Postcode: CM9 4RE
CREEDY LAKES, CREDITON, DEVON
The Main Lake is producing tench to over 5lb on pellets, while pop-ups or surface fishing is accounting for plenty of carp averaging 15lb. For the tench, run hemp and micro pellets through the feeder to help draw them in. Spodding bait out prior to your session another popular tactic for the tincas here. Contact: 01363 772684 Postcode: EX17 4AB
EMERALD POOL, HIGHBRIDGE, SOMERSET
Silverfish nets to over 70lb are being recorded on Emerald Pool, with roach to 2lb and skimmers averaging 8oz falling to maggot, caster or worm fished over a bed of pellets. Switch to corn for a run of carp late on. Contact: 01278 794707 Postcode: TA9 3NL
GOWERTON GOLF CLUB LAKE, SWANSEA, S WALES
There are plenty of specimen fish to go at on this natural style pool including perch to 4lb and carp to 27lb. Chods have been working well for the carp in recent weeks while meat and corn work for the smaller carp. Contact: 01792 875188 Postcode: SA4 3RB
HOW END FISHERIES, HOUGHTON CONQUEST, BEDFORD
On Yasi’s Lake, fish to the island shelf with corn over micro pellets for carp and barbel. Switch to maggot or caster for the ide, roach and bream. Shallow up for more positive bites and indications. Contact: 07711 637338 Postcode: MK45 3JT
PONDWOOD FISHERIES, WHITE WALTHAM, BERKS
The older Island Lake is
a great water for specimen anglers with big tench, carp, bream and catfish to 40lb in abundance. Mini boilies will catch all these fish but you can’t beat luncheon meat, especially when it’s fished along the marginal shelf. Nick a PVA bag of groundbait, pellets and diced luncheon meat on to your hook and wait for the alarm to sound! Contact: 01189 345299 Postcode: SL6 3SS