Fishing Pynesfield Lake in Hertfordshire, England

• Overview

  You will find Pynesfield Lake in Hertfordshire, England. The water sits 128 feet up. Some 0.9 miles away sits Harefield, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Watford, 5.6 miles distant. Other water nearby: Horse Shoe Bay some 0.5 miles off, Eton Dorney roughly 11 miles, Brent Reservoir some 11 miles off, Verulamium Lake roughly 12 miles and Queen Mary Reservoir some 14 miles off. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Pynesfield Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Hertfordshire, recorded fish include European eel, brown trout, perch and northern pike. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Pynesfield Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and February reads 4°C. Cold never closes this one. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. On Pynesfield Lake that shapes the whole year. Water temperature lags the air by a week or so.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. A toilet block sits half a mile away. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Horse Shoe Bay, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Pynesfield Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.