Amwell Magna Fishery is located on the River Lea at Amwell

Amwell

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 which is 1½ miles south of Ware Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

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, England

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History

The fishery was established in 1841 and is the oldest fly fishing

Fly fishing

Fly fishing is an angling method in which an artificial 'fly' is used to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. Casting a nearly weightless fly or 'lure' requires casting techniques significantly different from other forms of casting...

 club in the UK still fishing the same water . The river was fished by Izaak Walton

Izaak Walton

Izaak Walton was an English writer. Best known as the author of The Compleat Angler, he also wrote a number of short biographies which have been collected under the title of Walton's Lives.-Biography:...

 author

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 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.

Today

The fishery is the one of the closest rivers to Central London

Central London

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 where wild trout

Trout

Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...

 can be caught and was featured in the BBC

BBC

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series Rivers which was broadcast in 2009.