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With its 240 salmon and trout rivers, hundreds of upland lakes and numerous lowland stillwater venues, as well as 750 miles of coastline, Wales has a wealth of fine fishing to offer.
The beauty of Wales - the birds and other wildlife of the lakes and river valleys of Wales; the golden beaches; the towering cliffs with their breathtaking seascapes-does much to make a fishing holiday in Wales memorable.
From the Rivers Rheidol and Ystwyth in Ceredigion, down through Pembrokeshire, around the Gower Peninsula and across to Bridgend's River Ogmore, the River Tawe is the heart of 'Sewin Country'. More sea trout are caught in West Wales than anywhere else in the UK; and for really big sewin - fish weighing over 12lb -these rivers are quite unrivalled.
The River Tawe
The whole of the River Tawe is open to those on a fishing holiday through permits issued by two angling clubs, The Tawe and Tributaries Angling Association and the Pontardawe and Swansea Anglers Society.
Fishing Permit: The Upper Tawe
The main river and tributaries (some 25 miles of fishing in all) are in the hands of the Tawe and Tributaries Angling Association and day tickets are available from Turner's Newsagents in Ystalyfera or John Davies Fieldsports in Ystradgynlais, some five miles from the fishing holiday accommodation. Salmon and Sea Trout (Sewin) may be caught from mid-March to mid-October. The season for brown trout extends from 3rd March to 30th September.
Fly fishing and spinning are permitted, although anglers fishing the Tawe and Tributaries Angling Association waters are only allowed to use centrepin reels for spinning.
A 24hr Senior Pass costs £16.00, a Senior Weekly Pass costs £48.00.
Fishing Permit: The Lower Tawe
Pontardawe and Swansea Anglers Society has a stretch on the River Tawe from Pontardawe to Morriston, where brown trout, sea trout and sewin may be caught. The final stretch of the Tawe, between Morriston Weir and Swansea Barrage, is a free fishing area requiring only a rod licence.
The Tawe Tributaries
Those who prefer the smaller more intimate rivers may prefer to fish in one of the Tawe's tributaries, the Twrch, Gwys, Llynfell, Giedd, Lech, Gurlais and Cwm Du for salmon, sea trout, brown trout and eels (trout are stocked regularly up to 3lbs). The upper reaches of the River Tawe are outstandingly beautiful.
About your rod licence
The Environment Agency is responsible for maintaining, improving and developing fisheries in England and Wales, and anyone fishing here on lakes, canals or rivers must first obtain a national rod licence. Rod licences are available from all 17,000 post offices in England and Wales, from Environment Agency offices, and at certain fisheries.
Anyone aged 12 or over who fishes for salmon, trout, freshwater fish or eels in England or Wales must have an Environment Agency rod fishing licence.
Two types of licence are available:
1. Non-migratory trout and coarse fish
2. Salmon and sea trout/sewin (entitling the holder also to fish for non-migratory trout and coarse fish)
Licences are available covering periods of a
year, eight days, and one day. Prices, together with details
of concessionary rates, are available from Environemtn Agency
offices.
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