Preston park is on the Tees, the grounds of Preston Hall museum near Eaglescliffe. Albert Park in Middlesbrough is closed down, and the lake is going through a major overhaul, but even though there were stories of pike in that lake, there were none taken out when the lake was drained.
Have you tried Stockton Bricky, opposite Ropner Park? there are pike in there, I think it's ?2 a day if anyone bothers coming round to collect it. However the club who now own it have a kill all pike policy, and I'm told now the place is over run with tiny jacks, well what a surprise!!!