I think the free stretch is the town frontage on the right bank. Ask in the tackle shop (Stan Lewis?) which is just below the bridge on the right bank. There's good day ticket water (Kidderminster AA and another club whose name I can't remember) just upstream and downstream of the town which can produce big bags of medium sized barbel Peg numbers in the 90's are good on the Kidderminster stretch if I rember rightly. Again you can get tickets and advice in the tackle shop. A lot of stretches are matched up at weekends, particulary the BAA ones so mid-week is best for a visit if you can. If you want to buy a club book then you can't go wrong with Kidderminster and/or BAA. Most of the BAA stretches are upstream of Bewdley. You're looking for the faster, shallower water during the Summer months so choose your stretch carefully as some are slower and deeper. Don't know anything about night fishing.