Ideal places to cast your line: Andrew Brown offers tips on the best spots for trout

Dartmoor. River Dart and small rivers on Duchy of Cornwall ground. Contact the Land Steward, Duchy of Cornwall, Liskeard, Cornwall.

Appleby-in-Westmoreland: River Eden. John Pape, Appleby Shoe and Sports Supplies, Market Place, Appleby

Asht chalk streams The Rod Box, Winchester, 0962 883600.( Expensive.)

Yorkshire: Wharfe, Bolton Abbey. Estate Office, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire.

Yorkshire: Swale, Richmond and District A. Contact W Metcalf, Market Place, Richmond.

Yorkshire: Ribble, Settle AA water. Tickets from Royal Oak Hotel, Settle.

Lancashire: Hodder. The Inn at Whitewell has day tickets available for a very beautiful stretch of water. 02008 222. (Nice hotel, too.)

Devon: Teign. Upper Teign Fishing Association, J Bowden and sons, Chagford.

Hampshire: Test. Greyhound Hotel at Stockbridge ( pounds 40 a day in 1990).

Gloucester: Coln, near Fairford. Bull Hotel, Market Place, Fairford.

Llangurig, Powys: Wye. Black Lion Hotel has eight miles of water.

Llandrindod Wells, Powys: Ithon. A Selwyn and Sons, Llandrindod Wells 2397.

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