In the last couple of weeks Cargill Lake was closed to fishing because of a low oxygen reading. The Environment Agency were involved and took water samples, and the Blenheim installed a water pump to create a flow and increase the oxygen quality, which we are pleased to say has improved the situation. We still await the Environment Agencies results of the water samples.

The river has been cleaned up in the last couple of months from Hythe End up to the railway bridge. The work took some two or three weeks and the river now needs a good flush of water to clear any debris that has been left, before fishing can get back to normal.

After a day’s fishing by 10 members at Harefield it seems that after all the time and money spent, there has been no improvement to the fishing. Further habitat improvements are being pursued by the Environment Agency but all of these things take time. British Waterways are also looking into trying to improve the situation.