Fishing lakes in Hertfordshire
Nazeing Meads
Three large settlement lagoons for the Lee Flood Relief system totalling 125 acres plus Brackens Pool, a small enclosed gravel pit of 2.5 acres. Both the main lagoons and Brackens Pool are typical gravel pits containing numerous underwater features.
The main lagoons hold specimen Carp to over 46lbs, specimen Bream over 17lbs, plus large Tench, Chub, Eels and double figure Pike. Brackens Pool is well stocked with Carp ranging from low doubles to 38lbs. A good percentage o...
Meadgate Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2, Essex, United Kingdom
Carp To Over 46lbs Holwell Court Lake
Holwell Court is a well established coarse fishery with a good selection of mixed stocks. Welwyn Garden City Angling Club members only - no day tickets. Parking access through a combination locked gate.Situated on the outskirts of Welwyn Garden City Town Centre, just off the A414 Hertford Road. Stocked with carp to 26lb, Catfish to 45lb, Bream to 10lb, Roach, Rudd, Tench and Perch.
Holwell Hyde Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4, Herts, United Kingdom
Carp To 26lb Catfish To 45lb Chub To 7lbs Barbel To 13lb Bowyers Lake
This 35 acre mature water is the oldest gravel pit in the Lee Valley Park. The venue has uncluttered banks and a limited number of swims present. Bowyers Water is full of features i.e. gravel bars, plateaus, islands and big beds of lily pads.The water contains Specimen Carp, Tench, Bream, Rudd and Pike. Bowyers Water is predominantly fished for its good looking Carp where the majority of the fish are over 30lb including some cracking Commons.
Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, EN8 7, Herts, United Kingdom
Carp Up To 40lb Turnford Complex Railway Pit
Around five acres in size, this is predominantly the Carp lake. Specimens grow to over 40lbs with a good number of 20lb and 30lb fish as back up.An on-going stocking program started several years ago has seen the improvement of fishing year on year and the weights rise.There are 19 purpose built bivvy swims surrounding the lake giving plenty of room and comfort on the bank and plenty of water to fish.A bit of time spent talking to the regulars or some exploring with a marker float is time well s...
Slipe Lane, Wormley, EN10 6, Herts, United Kingdom
Carp To 40lb Turnford Complex - Marsh Pit
This is the pit for the true nature lover. Most of this pit is under SSSI rules (Site of Special Scientific Interest), which means that we cannot do much work to the banks and the surroundings. One end is overgrown with platforms pushing out to fishable positions; the other sides have swims cut in to the bank side growth.Generally shallow, with a labyrinth of islands, arms and reed lined bays, there is something to please everyone.The pit holds Carp to 40lbs plus it is densely populated with Rud...
Slipe Lane, Wormley, EN10 6, Herts, United Kingdom
Carp To 40lb Pike To 31lb Amwell Lakes
In Lake Two, a lot of the younger fish are piling on the weight and are beginning to push the more headline fish down the ranks. The Silver Common 37lbs 2oz, plus a good number of back-up fish of over 30lbs, makes this a venue to watch.
High Street, Stanstead Abbotts, SG12 8AT, Herts, United Kingdom
Carp To 40lb Brooke Lane Carthagena Fishery
Possibly one of the oldest gravel pits in Hertfordshire, formerly known as Heartbreak Pit. Brooke Lake is around five acres in size, it's features and make up make this a carp anglers dream. With reedy fringes, lily pads, gravel bars, silt channels and depths between 8 to 13 feet, there are endless possibilities to fish to and features to find.The lake is a great place for you to fine tune your skills and learn all the techniques needed to be a successful carp angler. It responds very well to su...
Carthagena Lock, Broxbourne, EN11 6TA, Herts, United Kingdom
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Carp To 40lb Tench To Over 12lb Chub To 8lb Brakens Pool
Three large settlement lagoons for the Lee Flood Relief system totalling 125 acres plus Brackens Pool, a small enclosed gravel pit of 2.5 acres. Both the main lagoons and Brackens Pool are typical gravel pits containing numerous underwater features.Brackens Pool is well stocked with Carp ranging from low doubles to 38lbs. A good percentage of the specimens are over 20lb.The carp tend to hang around features such as bars, plateaus, holes in weed beds and gullies. A subtle approach in the edge sco...
Meadgate Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2, Essex, United Kingdom
Carp To 38lb
Fairlands Valley Centre
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Fishing at Fairlands Valley in Hertfordshire was taken over by the Welwyn Garden City Angling Club in 2010. The carp are currently reaching over 35lb other species consist of Barbel, Crucians to 4lb, Rudd, Perch, and Chub.Day tickets cost £8 for the first rod and £5 for the second. Night fishing is permitted with it costing £20 per 24 hours or £16 for a members ticket.
Six Hills Way, Stevenage SG2 0BL
Carp To 35lb
Stanborough Park
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Good coarse fishery with carp to 33 lb 14 oz with a good head of 20 lb-plus fish, bream to 7 lb, tench 6 lb and perch, roach, rudd and crucians to 1 lb 8 oz. There are a few pole only and disabled-friendly pegs by the shop. On the same ticket there's a stretch of the River Lee that has barbel, chub, carp, roach and bream.
Stanborough Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7, Herts, United Kingdom
Carp To 33 Aldenham Country Park Reservoir
An indoor and outdoor multi-sensory play and education centre for children and young people with special needs and disability with some integrated play.
Dagger Lane, Elstree, WD6 3AT, Herts, United Kingdom
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Carp Up To 30lb
Turnford Complex - Lea Pit
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A gin clear 6 acre Lake with one island and 14 swims mostly built to easily take bivvies is the water for the true specimen hunter.Not as heavily stocked as Railway with Carp, but those that are there are very large to over 40lbs.February 2008 saw a further 15 absolutely beautiful large scaled Mirrors introduced as part of our stocking program.The lake also contains an abundance of Bream, 100lb+ catches are quite possible with individual fish exceeding 10lbs. Large beds of ground bait are the or...
Slipe Lane, Wormley, EN10 6, Herts, United Kingdom
Pike Over 30lb
Turnford Complex - Boot Pit
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Lee Valley Regional Park is home to award winning open spaces and sports venues along the 26 mile long, 10,000 acre park.
Slipe Lane, Wormley, EN10 6, Herts, United Kingdom
Carp Up To 30lb Pike To 30lb Smallford Pit
It has some deep water, over 30ft in some places though there are some shallow banks. This depth provides for stable water temperatures and good carp and other species can be caught on the coldest of days.Well established, this fishery has fished particularly well over recent seasons. It contains many big carp with numerous upper double and low twenty specimens up to 30lb+ and pike with specimens topping 20lb regularly. Tench too figure with plenty of fish to over 11lb being taken as well as bag...
Hatfield road, St Albans, AL4 0, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Carp Up To 30lb
Willows lakes
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The lake is approximately 22 acres in size with depths ranging between 3ft and 12ft. willows is the carp runs water of the venue with a stock of 7,000 plus carp between 3lb and 30lb plus with an average size of around 12lb. there are many features on this lake including an island, margins, gravel bars, silt spots and deep channels. The lake has been known to do big weights of carp over 48hr sessions of up to 700lb plus. Willows also offers a good head of silver fish and can produce good weights ...
Ridge, St Albans AL4 0RY
Carp To 30lb
Stanstead Abbots
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Amwell comprises two of the most intimate and picturesque waters in the entire Lea Valley. With its mature and idyllic surroundings this peaceful venue offers immaculate big fish, all in top fighting trim. Lake One This lake has stacks of carp to well over 25lbs. These are a hand-picked mix of Sutton strain and Fishers Pond combined with the originals, making this lake the slightly easier fishing of the two. This year has seen the introduction of a further 3 common carp to 27.08lb ...
High Street, Stanstead Abbotts, SG12 8AT, Herts, United Kingdom
Carp Over 27lb Shepherds Way
Brookmans park is owned by the Barnet District Angling Club has two fishing lakes on the complex. There is a very large head of carp which are ranging between 2lb to 25lb. The roach in the lakes averages around 12oz, however, a 1lb roach is not uncommon. In total there are roughly 40 pegs between both lakes that are fishable.
Shepherds Way, Brookmans Park, AL9 6, Herts, United Kingdom
Carp To 25lb Admirals Walk
Admirals Walk is a 25 acre open gravel pit with natural banks and informal swims. There are numerous underwater features including gravel bars, and gullies and dense submerged weed beds.Main species are Pike. The water also contains a number of specimen Carp, Tench, Bream and Eels.
Admirals Walk Lane, Hoddesdon, EN11 8, Herts, United Kingdom
Carp To 23lb Kings Weir Fishery
Kings Weir Fishery is located near Wormley and Broxbourne in Herts.Kings Weir is generally known for its Barbel which in recent times are caught at weights up to and exceeding 15lbs. The chub fishing is also excellent with specimen chub in excess of 6lbs and bigger a realistic target, fish over 7lbs are regularly caught with the fishery record in excess of 9lbs.The weir pool itself also has some large bream close to double figures, Perch in excess of 3lbs and Pike to uppe...
Slipe Lane, Wormley, EN10 6EX, Herts, United Kingdom
Pike To 20lb Chub To 9lb Barbel Approaching 16lb Batchworth Lake
Batchworth Lake is without a doubt one of the finest specimen lakes in the Colne Valley, Carp to just under 40 pounds are caught on a fairly regular basis with Bream to 15 pounds and Tench to over 10 pounds being caught on a variety of methods. There are around 35 swims and additional areas which enable margin and stalking tactics to be used by the mobile angler. The lake also has a good head of Pike along with specimen Perch which can be seen hunting near the inlets and...
Frogmoor Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 1NB, Herts, United Kingdom
Pike To 20lb Chub To 8lb Barbel To 17lb Marford Farm - River Lee
Marford Farm is located outside Wheathampstead on the upper River Lea offering approximately one mile of bank.This stretch of River Lea, controlled by Verulam Angling Club, contains a good namber of quality Roach and Barbel to 10lb, Carp to 15lb, chub to 5lb, perch, gudgeon and dace. There are two section of the stretch, the shorter upstream section can be very busy whereas the downstream 'Long Walk' is often deserted and, in recent years, has produced a number of excell...
Sheepcote Lane, Wheathampstead, AL4 8, Herts, United Kingdom
Carp To 15lb Chub To 5lb Barbel To 10lb Moor Mill Pits
Moor Mill Pits fishery is a coarse fishing venue located near Frogmore in Hertfordshire. This complex comprises five lakes with four lake available for fishing.
The first lake on the right is known as the “Island Pit”, named for the dozens of islands. This is by far the biggest of the lakes, and offers good mixed fishing. There are large numbers of tench and bream resident in this lake, and a good head of silver fish. Some nice carp to 36lb ar...
Park Street, Frogmore, AL2 2, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Tench To Over 13lbs Frogmore Lake
Frogmore Fishery is a coarse fishing venue located near St. Albans in Hertfordshire. Some construction work had been made because of the low water levels and not the fishery comprises three coarse fishing lakes containing a good head of Carp, Tench, Roach, Bream, Rudd, Chub and Perch.The match pool is very popular in the summer when visiting anglers can expect up to a dozen or more carp averaging around 5lb.
A number of the...
Beningfield Drive, St. Albans, AL2 2, Herts, United Kingdom
Tench To 4lb Grand Union Canal
Parking is available along the street, away from the bridge, at the Horse and Barge public house. The canal is crossed by power lines, and "no fishing zones" are plainly marked. Day tickets are available from the bailiff at the bank. There are bream, tench, roach, perch, carp, chub, and pike can be found. This fishery is open throughout the year.
Moorhall Road, South Harefield, UB9 6PE, Herts, United Kingdom
Tring Reservoirs
We are a local charity supported by people who care about protecting wildlife, including over 21,000 members. With volunteers, we manage a network of more than 40 nature reserves, covering nearly 2,000 acres.
Tring Rural, Tring HP23 4LH
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North Met Pit
For many anglers Lee Valley Regional Park needs no introduction. The North Met Pit, Nazeing Meads and Walton's Walk are just three examples of the 29 gravel pits and 17 stretches of river offering carp and coarse fishing run by the Lee Valley Park Fisheries. Directly managing 12, jointly managing one and operating a further 12 licenced venues, the Lee Valley Park can offer you more than 600 acres of water in some of the regions most beautiful countryside. The opportuniti...
Holyfield Hall Farm, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2EG, Essex, United Kingdom
Springwell Lake
Parking is in the Coy Carp public house car park, away from the pub.
There are power lines crossing the canal and “no fishing areas” are clearly signed.
This fishery is for members only, or annual permit holders.
Fishing on mooring bollards or within fifteen metres of the bridge is not allowed.
Species to be found are bream, carp, perch, chub and roach. This fishery is open all year round.
Park Lane, Harefield, UB9 6HZ, Herts, United Kingdom
Tring Reservoirs Nature Reserve
Tring Reservoirs provide excellent fishing and are well stocked with tench, bream, carp, roach, perch, pike and catfish. Fishing is available by day and season tickets for all the reservoirs including Tringford which is managed as a trout fishery. For further information contact head bailiff Dick Pilkinton.
Tringford Road, Tring, HP23 4LH, Herts, United Kingdom
Stillwater Lake
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Rib Valley Fishing Lakes is a mixed fly and coarse fishery located near Ware, adjacent to the river Rib in Hertfordshire. The Fishery comprises three still-water lakes; Rib Lake, Millennium Lake, and Westmill Lake.
Westmill and Rib Lake are open all year.
Millennium Lake, normally the trout lake, contains loads of small mixed siver fish in this lake, but expect to find some larger specimens as well, and ideal for junior fishermen and novices. You may also ca...
Westmill Farm, Ware, SG12 0ES, Herts, United Kingdom
Rib Valley
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Rib Valley Fishing Lakes is a mixed fly and coarse fishery located near Ware, adjacent to the river Rib in Hertfordshire. The Fishery comprises three still-water lakes; Rib Lake, Millennium Lake, and Westmill Lake.
Westmill and Rib Lake are open all year.
Millennium Lake, normally the trout lake, contains loads of small mixed siver fish in this lake, but expect to find some larger specimens as well, and ideal for junior fishermen and novices. You may also ca...
Westmill Farm, Ware, SG12 0ES, Herts, United Kingdom