River tactics are more demanding.

The confines are tighter through more tricky casting, and there is a greater chance of the fish being spooked.

The greater challenge is often more of an appeal to an angler who has already fished for several successful seasons on the lakes.

Basically, you should be looking to watch the water more, and to fish less, although more decisively.

You may take 20 minutes watching fish behaviour within a pool before you have a first cast, as one cast is the only opportunity you might get at a particular fish.

A lot of recent bank work to improve this facet of our fisheries is now bearing real fruit, with some lovely pools having been created.

Removing wide silted areas from the river stretches by narrowing the river profile is vastly improving habitat.

There is some excellent river sport to be had on day-ticket, chiefly at Vale End, where the river Tillingbourne runs the length of the fishery. There is also Office Beat running alongside the lower lake at Weston - Millhouse.

Meanwhile at Powdermills fishery, then river passes down both sides of the lake, offering river anglers varied opportunities. The carpark area is particularly productive.

All fishing on day ticket is catch and kill, with the takeable size limit at 12"

The very best river sport at Albury is on the Albury Park Syndicate, where membership is by season arrangement only, and currently running a waiting list of some 20 names. This fishery does operate a catch-and-release option.

A small number of 'taster day tickets' are issued on Park Fishery by prior arrangement only.