When people talk about the Klostersee, they rarely fail to mention the (significantly larger) Kietzer See. And there's a reason for that: Both bodies of water have the village of Altfriedland in their midst, which is now around 80 percent surrounded by water. It's no wonder that fishing has a long tradition here. As early as the 18th century, the two lakes served as productive fishing waters. Today, the Altland Fisherman's Festival is held once a year with a big fireworks display and all kinds of fishing games.
The banks of the 60 hectare monastery lake are largely surrounded by forest and reeds and there are only a few places to fish on the banks. Outside of the bathing season, people often fish at the bathing area near the monastery ruins on the south-eastern bank. Large eels have been caught here in the past.
- Size: 60ha, Depth: 13 m
- Fish species: pike, zander, perch, carp, eel
- Tenant / Operator: Schlaubefisch eG, Ernst-Thälmann-Str. 31B, 15306 Falkenhagen,
Tel: 033603 210
The forest path on the west bank, opposite the village, is passable. Here the monastery lake is almost completely surrounded by densely growing reeds. Carp and tench swim along this spot and pike also lie in wait for their prey on the sloping edge. This side of the lake is best fished from a boat. Impressive: Sometimes you can observe kingfishers, chirping quietly like bright blue arrows as they whiz along just above the water's surface.
In addition to carp, tench and pike, the up to 13-metre-deep Klostersee is home to eels, perch, grass and marbled carp, pike-perch and many whitefish. With fine tackle, you can catch plenty of bream, roach and rudd.
