Mill Green section is accessed through a combination locked gate, members only no day tickets. Ware Angling Club has waters in the Lea catchment area, both rivers and lakes offering a wide choice of venues to suit all types of coarse fishing. As the waters covered by the Consortium are in an open park, non-fishing people can access the park free. Kings Weir Fishery is a blue-chip mixed coarse fishery on the River Lea, renowned for its specimen sized Barbel, Chub and Bream. The club was established in 1841 and is thought to be the oldest fishing club in the world with a continuous tenure on the same section of water. Welcome to the Welwyn Garden City Angling Club website, formed in 1946. Above: Scale perfect – Chub Fishing on the River Lea. The Upper Lea and the Lower Lea are like two different rivers. There is a joining fee for all new memberships. Fishers Green and Kings Weir throw up monster chub every year. Rye House railway station. At Hertford there are boats on the Navigation but not on the old course of the river which flows through Hartham Park; the Beane joins it in the park itelf. Above: A nice barbel taken whilst fishing the Upper Lea in 2017. Angling in the weir pool is controlled by the Ware Angling Club and the River Lea Angling Club. If you would like to fish this lake join the Palmers green angling society, it is a great club that offers some superb fishing lakes and rivers and is available for a very competitive members ticket price. Izaak Walton fished the River Lea near Amwell Hill in the seventeenth century and he gives a vivid account of the time he spent here in The Compleat Angler. A lot of the Lea below Welwyn is in private hands. The Verulam angling club has a stretch near Essendon which has some good barbel fishing, although no monsters. Over the years the club has flourished and grown, to the extent that it now caters for over 2000 members, offering a diverse portfolio of fisheries.. ... River Lea Anglers Club. The club was historically run as mixed fishery, where the members could catch coarse fish as THE VERULAM AC was formed in 1934 by some 14-20 local businessmen and has been providing quality fisheries and sport for its members ever since. River Lea - Fishers Green. Magna Fishery, a loop in the River Lea system, downstream of Ware in Hertfordshire (map 1). From Hoddesdon via A10 road, A1170 road to Dinant Link Road to Rattys Lane. We know little about the river and its fishing during the 1700s, but by the early nineteenth century records show that Amwell Magna was a mixed fishery of some renown, considered … From Nazeing via Dobbs Weir Road. The fish community also includes populations of Dace, Roach, Pike, European Eel and Gudgeon, and anglers are drawn nationally and internationally to … Welcome to Verulam Angling Club. The Upper Lea, particularly for barbel, is much more prolific with many more fish, however what the Lower Lea lacked in quantity it certainly made up for in terms of quality – throwing up the odd monster (16lb+ barbel and 8lb+ chub are caught pretty much each year). Rail. Other. I will put some more information on my blog. A mwell Magna Fishery has a long and fascinating history. Our membership cost are excellent value for the angling that is available to members . Access Road. A number of FGC cards have been purchased by the Club, and these will be available to 2017/18 members on payment of £10 per person in addition to their normal subscription. Above: A very clean chub from the river lea. It’s without doubt that the big chub reside in the Lower Lea. I feel that a 5lb chub is a specimen. Angling. Pedestrian and cycling access via Lea Valley Walk. Fishing Nature and wildlife ... From reservoirs to club-managed canals and river stretches - find your nearest place to fish. Back; Nature and wildlife . Stanborough Lakes River (River Lea) From Stanborough to Mill Green stocked with Barbel to 13lb, Carp to 22lb, Chub, Roach, Perch.