Amwell Magna Fishery is located on the

River Lea The River Lea ( ) is in South East England. It originates in Bedfordshire, in the Chiltern Hills, and flows southeast through Hertfordshire, along the Essex border and into Greater London, to meet the River Thames at Bow Creek. It is one of t ...

at Great Amwell which is south of Ware in

Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...

, southern England.

History

The fishery was established in 1831 and is the oldest

fly fishing Fly fishing is an angling method that uses a light-weight lure—called an artificial fly—to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. The light weight requires casting techniques significantly diffe ...

club in the United Kingdom still fishing the same water. The river was fished by

Izaak Walton Izaak Walton (baptised 21 September 1593 – 15 December 1683) was an English writer. Best known as the author of ''The Compleat Angler'', he also wrote a number of short biographies including one of his friend John Donne. They have been colle ...

author of '' The Compleat Angler'' in the 17th century. The fishery has faced many problems over the years including gravel extraction, flood alleviation schemes and a major pollution in 1965.

Present day

The fishery is the one of the closest rivers to

Central London Central London is the innermost part of London, in England, spanning several boroughs. Over time, a number of definitions have been used to define the scope of Central London for statistics, urban planning and local government. Its characteris ...

where wild trout can be caught and was featured in the BBC series ''Rivers'' which was broadcast in 2009.BBC series ''Rivers''
August, 2009

References

External links

* River Lea Geography of Hertfordshire Fly fishing Sport in Hertfordshire 1831 establishments in England Great Amwell {{England-org-stub