Amwell Magna Fishery

The oldest angling club in England still fishing the same water

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  • Engraving showing Amwell Magna Fishery by Edmund Hort New

    Welcome to Amwell Magna Fishery

    Fished by Izaak Walton in the 17th century, our stretch of the Old River Lea in Hertfordshire, England, is home to the oldest angling club in Britain still fishing the same water.

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  • Welcome to Amwell Magna Fishery

    Fished by Izaak Walton in the 17th century, our stretch of the Old River Lea in Hertfordshire, England, is home to the oldest angling club in Britain still fishing the same water.

    Learn More»
  • Welcome to Amwell Magna Fishery

    Fished by Izaak Walton in the 17th century, our stretch of the Old River Lea in Hertfordshire, England, is home to the oldest angling club in Britain still fishing the same water.

    Learn More»
Kick Sample Surprise

Kick Sample Surprise

Bob and his team began kick sampling again at the end of April. As you…

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Weir Level Adjustments

Weir Level Adjustments

Bob Dear, Trevor Fagg and the team have recently been risking life and limb to…

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Trout on the Redds

Trout on the Redds

Thanks to Steven Mills for these photos of trout building redds in preparation for the…

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Repaired River Wall

River Wall Repairs Complete

The work to repair the damage to the river wall caused by last year’s Winter…

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Can you help?

We've lost some important historical artefacts that we would love to be reunited with; notably, a set of Fishing Memoranda chronicling the early years of the club and a very distinctive gavel featuring a pike's head, used for committee meetings.
Do you know where they are?

Friends

  • Angling Trust
  • Fly Dressers' Guild
  • Flyfishers' Club
  • Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust
  • PSFFA
  • River Restoration Centre
  • Riverfly Partnership
  • Salmon & Trout Conservation
  • SDFFA
  • Wild Trout Trust

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