GRAND UNION CANAL, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICS
Head to the Quorn AC-controlled swims off Belton Road for plenty of small roach on bread. Close to the T-junction at Canal Bank Lane can be home to some enormous perch, worms taking fish to over 3lb.
Tel: 0116 2376542
STOWE POOL, LICHFIELD, STAFFS
Within sight of the three-spired cathedral you can catch 30lb nets of bream on a cage feeder packed with groundbait, chopped worms and casters.
Tel: 01543 308867
ALEXANDRA PARK, OLDHAM, LANCS
Waggler and maggot work a treat for roach and skimmers. Switch to hard pellets or corn if you want to concentrate on the carp and tench.
Tel: 07802 57580
GALLIONS PARK LAKE, THAMESMEAD, LONDON
This shallow lake holds a big head of bream in the 3lb-6lb bracket. Fish a cage or Method feeder, rotate your hookbaits and cast every 10 minutes to keep the bed of bait topped up.
Tel: 07398 509965
FURZTON LAKE, MILTON KEYNES, BUCKS
The bream have plenty of room to roam around this extensive lake so you need to put down a big bed of groundbait and particles at the start to draw them in. Fish 50m-60m out with a cage feeder and use worms, maggots or corn on the hook.
Tel: 07759 129800
MOTE PARK, MAIDSTONE, KENT
Fish the long pole or a light waggler with maggots for plenty of roach to 1lb. Switch to a Method or cage feeder packed with a mixture of micro pellets and groundbait for bream to 6lb.
Tel: 01622 200000
GLOUCESTER CANAL, GLOUCESTER
Hempsted Bend holds skimmers and b
