Venue directory

Wansbeck Angling Association (est. 1907) brown trout fishing on miles of the River Wansbeck in Northumberland.

Bishop Auckland and District Angling Club controls over 17 miles of Wear fishing with named pools from Witton and Escomb through Newfield/Hunwick to Page Bank and Croxdale.

Durham City Angling Club river beats on the Wear in and around Durham for salmon, sea trout and specialist coarse fishing.

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 based in Hetton-le-Hole. Day tickets available and yearly memberships. (Memberships are currently closed for 2026) (Back open end of Feb 2027) No night fishing allowed here. Carp (Mirror/Common), Tench, Skimmers/Bream, Crucian, Perch, Roach, Rudd and Eel. Fishing from 8am to dusk.

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.