Chatsworth Club......
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Wow! Hard to believe that anything that big was ever in Chatsworth. In a way I think that its a good thing that it did not last. Can you imagine what Chatsworth would be like today if the rich and famous had kept a foothold there?
Steve
Steve
These are the cranberry picker tickets that were associated with the Chatsworth Club property. Jonathan Godfrey was president and may have run the bogs for the Prince. The bogs were sold in 1940 to Albert Stevenson and Anthony DeMarco. Very shortly thereafter, DeMarco bought out the Stevenson interest. The Estlo and Green families of Chatsworth had a connection to the Stevenson family back then. It would be interesting to see a title search of the property to see exactly how the property changed hands.
My God, that thing was huge!! Six visable chimneys. Shouldn't the foundation still be there from something that gigantic. There is an open dirt area on the western side of the lake that I recall might have been a clay pit or something. I wonder if that was the spot. On the eastern side is a house set back from the lake a bit, lots of field. That could have been it also.
Stu, the bricks that you saw...did it seem like there was a sizable foundation around?
Stu, the bricks that you saw...did it seem like there was a sizable foundation around?
The reason it is no longer there is once the prince left, sometime after that it was set fire and burned down. There is still a hole there and your can still see bricks and pieces of chimney. It is amazing to think that was there at one time. The building was huge, built by the prince and a wealthy philadelphian.
I'm new and still looking around the website. Wow! I just looked at the post card of the Chatsworth Country Club (posted 11-14-2005 by Oriental), that place looked huge! I've fished Chatsworth Lake for years and often wondered what the scattered bricks were from.
Welcome to the forum. I am an avid pickerel fishermen myself. I've fished Chatsworth lake but mostly from the shore or with waders. I never caught anything huge out of the lake but I never got all around it. Lots of small to medium fish, how have you made out there?
Jeff
Jeff
Thanks for the welcome. I've caught about the same, plus some small catfish, at Chatsworth. I put my canoe on it, you can see an old brick pillar on it's side, from the water at one spot. That's where I first noticed the bricks. Pretty interesting.
Lately I've been fishing Batsto Lake or Harrisville Lake. Is Chatsworth Lake open? Wasn't it closed for awhile? My brother had some kind of notice put on his car last year when he stopped there.
Lately I've been fishing Batsto Lake or Harrisville Lake. Is Chatsworth Lake open? Wasn't it closed for awhile? My brother had some kind of notice put on his car last year when he stopped there.
chatsworth lake closing
Hey Piker56, i also had a notice put on my car last year,when i called the guy he said it would be closed for about a year then opened for light use ,fishing canoeing ,hiking birding ,but no motor vehicle traffic will be allowed on the property. Not even on the shoulder. I've fished the lake for 32 years and i've caught two pickerel out of there that were 2 pounds but none any bigger
If you want to have fun sometime go get about 3 dozen minnows and just use a small weedless hook and cast just that all over even in to the stickups
Tom m
Hey Piker56, i also had a notice put on my car last year,when i called the guy he said it would be closed for about a year then opened for light use ,fishing canoeing ,hiking birding ,but no motor vehicle traffic will be allowed on the property. Not even on the shoulder. I've fished the lake for 32 years and i've caught two pickerel out of there that were 2 pounds but none any bigger
If you want to have fun sometime go get about 3 dozen minnows and just use a small weedless hook and cast just that all over even in to the stickups
Tom m
That is my understanding Guy! I park along the roadside. As for Chatsworth lake, some one on this forum wrote a letter asking about fishing it and they said no problem but no motors (thank God) and only catch and release. I don't know if permission needs to be granted on an individual basis.
Jeff
Jeff
electric motors
hi guys.. i'm new to this forum.. but a lifetime resident (27 yrs) of tabernacle.. minus my time in New brunswick and philly for school (still ongoing)..
i've fished in chatsworth lake a few times.. when i had permission from Mr. DeMarco to do so.. now that's its owned by the conservation soceity, i'm glad responsible usage is still allowed..
RE: motors.. are small elec trolling motors not allowed as well ? it's fine if they're not.. the canoe is easily paddled.. i'll just have to make sure my dad is up for it (he's a bit older).. but i can do most of the paddling.. thanks guys. i think i caught a redfin pickerel in here once.. i know most in the PB's are the chain pickerel.
Bob
hi guys.. i'm new to this forum.. but a lifetime resident (27 yrs) of tabernacle.. minus my time in New brunswick and philly for school (still ongoing)..
i've fished in chatsworth lake a few times.. when i had permission from Mr. DeMarco to do so.. now that's its owned by the conservation soceity, i'm glad responsible usage is still allowed..
RE: motors.. are small elec trolling motors not allowed as well ? it's fine if they're not.. the canoe is easily paddled.. i'll just have to make sure my dad is up for it (he's a bit older).. but i can do most of the paddling.. thanks guys. i think i caught a redfin pickerel in here once.. i know most in the PB's are the chain pickerel.
Bob
Welcome to the site Bob. I fished Chatsworth for many years. Redfin Pickerel? I never caught one anywhere, that was a good catch. Not sure about the electric trolling motors, you should check their web site. There are a lot of stumps though, paddling may be better. I also am glad to see it open again.
ah yes. the stumps.. i remember that .. THUMP THUMP.. i think i'll opt for paddlin and keep the elec trolling motor safe at home.. do you have a link to their site ? cheers.