Note. Rod licences are required to fish for non-migratory freshwater fish in the UK, cost £22.00 per annum and another for salmon and sea-trout, cost £61.00 per annum. Both are available from the Environment Agency online, post offices and some fisheries, running from 1st April. A one day and eight day licence can also be obtained and there are concessionary licences for pensioners and children. To purchase your licence online click here: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/fish/399730/ Add 25 pence to cost.

To convert acres to hectares, multiply by.40. Example: (770 acres x .40 = 308 hectares).                         

Prices date from 2000

Major Reservoirs in England and Wales

• Rutland Reservoir, Normanton, nr Oakham, Rutland. Tel: (01480) 810531. 3000 acres. Open April 1 - Dec31. Tickets: £16.00. ( 8 trout) Boat: £20.00.

• Grafham Water, West Perry, nr Buckden, Huntingdon. Tel: (01780) 686441. 1500 acres. Open April 1 - Dec 31. Tickets: £12.00 (N/A trout) for single manned boat.

• Ravensthorpe Reservoir, The Fishing Lodge, Teeton, Northamptonshire. NN6 8LA. Tel: 01604 770875. 100 acre Victorian fishery. Open 1 March - Dec 31. Bank fishing, plus boats and float tubes for hire. Excellent fly life and good for nymph and dry fly. Well stocked with higher than average size fish.

• Pitsford Reservoir, Brixworth, nr Northampton. Tel: (01604) 781350. 750 acres. Open March 17 - Dec 31. Tickets: £14.00. (6 trout). Boat £16.00.

• Draycote Reservoir, Kite's Hardwick, nr Dunchurch, Warwickshire. Tel: (01788) 812018. Open March 29 - Oct 29. Tickets: £15.00. (8 trout). Motor boat £20.50, Row boat £12.00.

• Chew Valley, Chew Stoke, nr Bristol. (01275) 332339. 1200 acres. Open April 6 - Oct 29 (boats). Nov 26 (bank). Tickets: £12.00 (8 trout) Boat: £15.00.

• Blagdon Reservoir, Blagdon, nr Bristol. (01275) 332339. 440 acres. Open March 23rd to December. Tickets: £14.00 bank fishing only.  £42.00 row boat with two anglers.

• Bewl Water, Lamberhurst, Kent. (01892) 890352. 770 acres. Open March 21 - Nov 17. Tickets: £14.30 (8 trout) or £9.00 (2 trout). Boat: £19.80.

• Darwell Reservoir, Mountfield, Robertsbridge, Sussex. (01580) 880407. 180 acres. Open mid-March to December 31st. Tickets: £15.00. Boat: £10.00.

• Wimbleball, Brompton Regis, nr Dulverton, Devon. (01398) 371372. 374 acres. Open March 28 - Oct 31. Tickets: £15.00 (6 trout). Boat: £12.00.

• Hanningfield Reservoir, South Hanningfield, Essex. (01268) 710101. 600 acres. Open March 25 - Dec 10. Tickets: £16.00 (6 trout) or £11.00 (3 trout). Motor boat: £19.00.  Row boat: £11:50.

• Keilder Water, Falstone, nr Bellingham, Northumberland. (01434) 250312. 2700 acres. Open May 1 - Oct 31. Tickets: £11.00 (6 trout). Boat: £22.00 (weekend), £15.00 (weekday).

• Scar House Reservoir, Upper Nidderdale, nr Ripon, Yorkshire. (01423) 711633 or 711960. 180 acre wild brown trout water in remote moorland. Open Ist April - 30th September. Tickets: £6.00(2 fish).

• Stocks Fly Fishery, Staidburn, nr Clitheroe, Lancashire. (01200) 446602. 340 acres. Tickets £18.00 (4 fish) or £11.00 sporting ticket. Boats: £16.00.

• Carsington Water, nr Winksworth, Derbyshire. (01629) 540769. 750 acres. Open March 27 - Oct 6. Tickets: £12.50 (6 trout). Motor boat: £19.00, Row boat: £9.50. Brown trout only.

• Llandegfedd, Pontypool, Gwent, Wales. (01495) 755122. 430 acres. Open March 1 - Oct 17. Tickets: £12.50 (6 trout). Motor boat: £17.00 (weekend), £13.00 (weekday). Row boat: £12.50 and £11.00.

• Llyn Brenig, nr Corwen, Ceredigion, Wales. (01490) 420463. 920 acres. Open March 18 - Oct 31. Tickets: £12.50 (6 trout). Boat: £18 (weekend), £16.00 (weekday).