Fishing
at the Green Lagoon Situated in the village of Arlesey Bedfordshire, the Green Lagoon is a small chalk pit. Although not so famous as the much larger Blue Lagoon which is nearby and uses the same access gate in Hitchin Road, Arlesey. About 200 metres after the gate, there is a ’Y’ junction.
Left leads to the Green Lagoon, right goes to the Blue Lagoon.
Letchworth & District Angling Association controls both lakes. The Green Lagoon can be fished on a day ticket (£ 6 on the bank) and is all year fishing. The Blue Lagoon is strictly members only.
The Green is triangular in shape and about 3 acres in size. The northern end has a shear chalk cliff dropping away to a maximum depth of 30 feet and is the deepest side.
The eastern
side is the shallowest but still around 12 feet under the rod tip, the western
side is between 14 and 16 feet under the rod tip. The middle is the deepest
at 35 feet. The area is completely surrounded by trees, which offer shelter
even in the most stormy of conditions.
The water also holds its temperature, so the fish continue to feed during the winter and become increasingly active a lot sooner than on other waters as spring approaches. It’s quite amazing to stand at ‘Magic corner’ (where the east bank meets the west bank) and watch all the species congregate here in early spring to spawn. Oblivious to other species and drooling fishermen.
There are Carp of all types in the Green Lagoon, Mirror, Common and Leather. Most of the Carp are in the upper teens but plenty of twenties are caught, best so far this season is a Leather of 25 lb. Pike to 30 lbs, Tench to 7 lbs, Bream to 8 lbs. Besides these, there is a large head of skimmers, Rudd and Roach, big Perch and the occasional Crusian carp. This lake has probably started more local lads into fishing than any other lake.
There seems to be no hotspot. Every swim has produced results and there is no need to fish far out. Most fish are caught under the rod tip on a variety of baits.
Reproduced from the
Letchworth & District Angling Association website.
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