Fishing near Birmingham, England

Birmingham sits at the heart of the West Midlands, surrounded by a dense network of canals, park lakes, reservoirs and rivers. The city's more than 35 miles of canals — including the Grand Union, Birmingham and Fazeley, Tame Valley and Worcester and Birmingham — have recovered from industrial pollution and now hold fish in the city centre itself. Beyond the urban waterways, rivers such as the Tame, Anker, Rea and Cole support growing coarse fish populations, while stillwaters ranging from Edgbaston Reservoir to the pools of Sutton Park National Nature Reserve give anglers a wide choice without leaving the city boundary.