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At Baywater Anglers, although we are primarily a sea fishing club, we believe that any angler's skills will increase if they try different types of fishing. Consequently we sometimes arrange visits to different locations, such as Town Parks in Paignton. With a match and a specimen pool, Town Parks has a lot to offer the visiting angler. There is a small tackle shop on site, selling all the bait you need for a good day's fishing, a clean and tidy loo and plenty of fish to catch. Big carp and catfish cruise in the lower lake, where you can bivvy up if you want to, while the top lake has an abundance of silver fish and numerous carp to keep the 'big fish' angler entertained. Events for larger groups are easy to organise - just contact Jerry on 01803 523133 or 07771795558 and he will gladly sort something out for you.

I have taken children from Highweek C P & N School there on several occasions. (We run a club at the school.) Usually we fish on the pole for silver fish or on leger for carp and find that the children thoroughly enjoy themselves. Sometimes, as in these photos, we have a go on the fly, where one of the year six pupils, shown above, proves that even this technique can be child's play! (She went on to land the carp, which was just over seven pounds.)

Personally, I find fly fishing for carp hugely enjoyable, with the fish scrapping brilliantly on the seven weight rod that I like to use. My best session - one afternoon in the summer holidays - saw me net seven to well into double figures but I have often taken four or five. If you haven't tried fly fishing for carp, I would thoroughly recommend it. Start by throwing in some floating dog biscuits, to get them on the go, and then, when they are in the swim, pop out a deer hair fly tied to imitate the biscuits upon which they are feeding. The resulting fights can be awesome!