Re-Opening of "EAGLE POND"
The Clapham Angling Preservation Society along with the Environment Agency and the London Borough of Lambeth were pleased to re-open “EAGLE POND” on Clapham Common South London on the 29th of June 2002.
The re-opening ceremony was carried out by Kate Hoey M.P. for Lambeth and ex-minister for sport.
The re-opening of the pond comes after a 2 year closure, to regenerate the pond by dredging out many decades of silt, the introduction of over 500 hundred aquatic plants, the building of new swims for able as well as disabled anglers and the restocking with a diversity of coarse fish to turn it into a general coarse fishery.
Also the formation of a wetland area next to the pond to encourage other forms of aquatic life that do not spend all their lives in water to take up residence and colonise the area.
The project was made viable thanks to joint funding from the Environment Agencies Urban Fisheries Development Project and the London Borough of Lambeth
COMMENT BY KATE HOEY MP.
"The newly re-opened Pond is a credit especially to the Clapham Angling
Preservation Society which has put in so much work to give an opportunity for
local children and adults alike to enjoy their fishing in an inner city setting.
It is an example of what is achievable when there is a "genuine partnership
between agencies."
"Fishing is not just about going along to a pond with a rod, it is also about the surrounding environment and looking after it."
Comment from E.A fisheries officer, Richard Tyner: “This small fishery has been transformed from a muddy carp pond into a clear water fishery, with diverse plants suitable for a range of fish species. The success of the project has been achieved by working in close partnership with Lambeth Borough Council, the Clapham Angling Society and the National Federation of Anglers. The pond is now a major asset to South London, especially for junior anglers.”
