TWAPSFishing at Blue Lake
The Blue Lake is a mixed fishery.
Blue Lake Development
THIS FISHERY IS CURRENTLY CLOSED!
Fishing ceased at Blue Lake on Thursday 31st March 2022 at midnight.
All TWAPS Members will no longer be allowed to fish the Blue Lake until the lake is handed back to us by the owners.
Some works have already started, and site security will be stepped up by Balfour Beatty as of 1st April 2022.
Members will be informed of developments and progress throughout the works.
The lake will still be bailiffed while the lake is shut.
The Committee will still be involved with developers throughout the works.
If you require any information about the Blue Lake, please enquire through the Contact Form.
See tabs below for all essential information and points of interest about fishing at Blue Lake (Northfleet, Kent).
Known species:
Common, mirror and leather carp up to 35lb plus
Roach to 2lb
Eels to 8lb
Perch
Bream
and many other species.
Update – January 2022
Following a recent meeting with the owners of Blue Lake, TWAPS was informed that construction works at the lake is due to start sometime in March 2022, starting with the removal of abandoned vehicles on the lake bed. When this happens the lake becomes a construction site, and for health and safety reasons, the entire lake will be closed to all TWAPS Members until the construction works are completed, anticipated to be sometime in 2026, when TWAPS will regain control of at least part of the lake for fishing. More details will be given as and when they become available.
During the construction works TWAPS Members will be prohibited from visiting the entire site.
Members will be notified of the actual date that the works will start in due course and will be given as much notice as we can.
We will endeavour to keep TWAPS Members informed throughout the construction process via the website, the TWAPS Official Facebook Group and by direct communication.
General Information
Blue Lake at Northfleet is a natural spring fed lake. It is not a commercial fishery and is a strictly members only water. It is approx 595m long by 248m wide. (Roughly 36.5 acres) It varies in depth from 1.2m – 15m (4ft – 48ft). It can look very daunting on your first visit there, because of its size, compared with your standard commercial fishery. To your left on entering you will see there is a huge white cliff running down the length of the lake. This is known as the Railway Bank and the other side is called the Tree Bank. There are various swims along both sides and before it was closed for water extraction these swims had names such as Gemmals (named after J Gemmals who lived in the old house at the end of the road which is now offices), Steps, The Pipes, The Ramp, The Old Pump House etc.
There are various features such as bays and gravel bars which can be fished for or in, but you will have to do your homework and put in the time in on the lake to find out where they are and when you get it right the fishing can be very rewarding. This is common though with fishing a large, deep chalk pit.
Blue Lake holds carp, (mirrors, leathers and commons) up to 35lb plus, roach to 2lb and eels to 8lb and many other species. The lake was temporarily closed for a while (approximately 5 years) whilst work was going on with the building of the new Ebbsfleet station. Fishing resumed again in 2007 but unfortunately over this period of time nature took its toll on the lake. Swims have been made by anglers who now fish the lake, but a lot of work still needs to be done.
Good quality fish are being caught with carp being the dominant species.
Access
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It has taken a long time to get the fishing rights back to be allowed to fish the lake again and therefore there are a special set of rules that apply to this Lake. They MUST be adhered to and there is zero tolerance for anyone caught breaking these rules.
Access to the lake is by combination locks on the barrier, main gate and all the inner fence gates. The combination number is on your membership card.
As this is a strictly members only water, prospective members may only view the water by pre-arrangement, if accompanied by a Bailiff or Committee Member.
Directions
Take the Northfleet exit from the A2 onto Springhead Road, then 2nd exit off the first roundabout (Springhead Road) first exit on the next roundabout on to Thames Way. The Blue Lake is on the right hand side, the entrance being just before the traffic lights. Ebbsfleet Station is on the left hand side.
A sketch map of this fishery’s location can be found here.
Memorial Bench
At the Blue Lake we have a bench to mark a member of the Society who is sadly no longer with us.
The bench currently contains a small plaque in memory of member Simon Bell.
Simon “Little Legs” Bell 1974 – 2017
May Simon rest in peace.
Blue Lake ~ 1954
Back in the 1950s there were 3 lakes in the area… Blue Lake was one and the other two were called “The Half Moon” and “Quarter Moon”, with the latter two lakes being filled in for what is now Ebbsfleet International Railway Station. It was fished by all the local factories in the area at the time. As years went by nearly all the factories closed and it was then decided by those individuals who fished the lake to form two clubs. Blue Circle has since disbanded and the water is now controlled solely by TWAPS.
Pictures of Blue Lake 1954
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