Venue directory

Felling Fly Fishing Club stillwater in Northumberland, regularly stocked with rainbow trout.

Willington & District Angling Club coarse ponds near Newfield and Byers Green, complementing the club’s River Wear game fishing.

Reclaimed Silksworth Pit parkland lakes run by Sunderland Freshwater Angling Club. Mixed coarse fishing with match and pleasure pegs; day tickets available — check which waters are open.

Ryton and District AC pond at Blaydon Burn — 2 acres, 6–10ft deep with carp to 25lb+, tench to 9lb+ and pike to 19lb. Disabled peg near the car park.

Hetton Lyons Angling Club match lake in Hetton-le-Hole. Day tickets and members; no night fishing. Carp, tench, bream, crucians and silvers.

Large commercial match and pleasure complex at Sessay, near Thirsk — 10 lakes and 400+ pegs with café, tackle shop and a small caravan/camping park. Opened in 1994 with Willows and steadily expanded. Lakes include Ash, Beech, Sycamore, Alders, Cedar, Maple, Poplars, Firs, Oaks and specimen Willows.

Ferryhill and District Angling Club stillwater with strict hook and bait rules for fish conservation.

Corbridge-area stillwater associated with Four in One Angling Club — junior-friendly coarse fishing in the Tyne Valley.

Small TAA pond in Tyne Riverside Country Park, a short walk from Blayney Row. Eight pegs holding perch, roach, rudd, tench, bream and carp.

Ryton and District Angling Club ponds alongside Stargate, with further access via Tyne Anglers Alliance membership.

66-acre upland reservoir on Waskerley Beck near Wolsingham. Fly-only trout fishery for Tunstall Fly Fishers club members — wild brown trout and stocked rainbows.

Specialist day- and 24-hour ticket carp/coarse lake near Murton / Seaham, County Durham — about 3 acres with 10 purpose-built platforms. Carp into the mid-twenties plus bream, roach, tench, chub, perch and rudd. Book pegs online in advance (no cash on the bank).