Best Fishing Spots in England

England fishes on a mix of natural lakes and Victorian water-supply reservoirs, with the northern uplands holding the larger natural waters and reservoirs carrying much of the fishing elsewhere. Elevation is low, from 6 metres below sea level to 377 metres with a median of 57 metres, the lowest range of the four UK nations, so the maritime climate rather than altitude sets the calendar. Waters almost never freeze and the season runs long. What closes it is law rather than weather: statutory close seasons apply to coarse fish on rivers, and game fishing runs to separate dates. Every freshwater angler aged 13 or over needs an Environment Agency rod licence, and that is separate from permission to fish the water itself. Across 39 counties of England we hold 152 waters. By type it is mostly natural lakes, with reservoirs next. Top of the list for area is Windermere, around 3,106 acres. Of the surveyed waters, Rutland Water runs to about 112 feet. Between 39°F and 62°F is the working range here. Public records return perch, roach, European eel and brown trout more than anything else here....