Effort equals reward at old hough

Whether you fancy catching a few big bream, a personal best perch or your first-ever canal carp, these venues can provide the goods

Take a newcomer or youngster to one of these waters during the school holidays and you’ll get their angling career off to a brilliant bite-filled start!

Nets to over 100lb are commonplace at the stunning Foulridge Reservoir

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THE BIG WIN

As their name implies, writes Fin Wilson, the Sweethope Loughs in Northumberland fill trout-fishers with anticipation