hiya mate what yer movin to sunderland for, i spent 25 years trying to get out of the place. seriously though have you tried silksworth lake up by the dry ski slope. i used to fish it as a youngster many moons ago, and read somewhere about two years ago that the origional carp were pushing the 20lb mark.it was always on day tickets but you could join the club for buttons.
good luck
mark