Angler’s Mail – July 09, 2019

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WHERE TO FISH

WALES

WHERE TO FISH

Keith Williams

The angling newshound is a former

fi shery inspector with the EA.

Tel: 0752 650 3862 (before 9pm)

Email: [email protected]

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RIVERS
River Dee
Where? Chester Handbridge
Promenade, CH4 7BB, Sandy
Lane Car Park, CH3 5UZ,
and Chester Meadows (Earls
Eye), CH4 7AP. Free fi shing,
controlled by Chester City
Council. Tel: Chester Tackle
Locker on 01244 345069.
What’s being caught? Good
bags of roach to 1 lb, dace,
skimmers, bream, rudd and
perch to 2 lb in nets to 30 lb,
with some pike to low-doubles
through the Earls Eye up to the
Eccleston waters. Carp to 25 lb
opposite Chester Sailing Club.
Tactics? A long rod with a
3 g Bolo’ fl oat and casters over
hemp, feeding every cast, to get
down to the roach, or double
red maggot for perch shoals.
While good water fl ow remains,

I

’VE been hearing more and

more about the impact of

otters on fi sheries, especially

in West Wales, where coarse

fi shing has been on the

increase for a number of

years, to the benefi t of

tourism.

One fi shery has reportedly

been affl icted so badly,

the owner has contacted

a member of the Welsh

Assembly to express his

concern at his loss of

business, and the lack

of support from Natural

Resources Wales.

Fishery owners are asking

why grants for fencing

are being made by the EA

through the Angling Trust

in England from rod licence

income, but in Wales the NRW

offers no fi nancial support

whatsoever.

Support is needed before

more fi sheries are damaged

beyond any chance of a

recovery and further jobs lost.

There’s a need to record

the damage done by otters in

rivers and stillwaters in Wales,

to assess the impact so far. If

any fi shery drops me a line,

I can tell our readers what is

being encountered.

waggler in mid-river best at

Sandy Lane Ferry. Fish a feeder

on the Meadows, from the

Kissing Gate to Appleyards, for

the bream and roach on worm

and casters. Also expect some

big perch here. Lure anglers are

fi nding pike while roaming.

River Wye

Where? The Warren Fishery,

near Hay, Hereford/Powys

border. One mile of right-bank

fi shing immediately upstream

of Broad Street Bridge. Day

tickets £10; annual £60, from

FW Golesworthy and Sons,

Broad St, Hay, on

01497 820491.

What’s being caught? Large

catches of small chub, and

barbel to 8 lb.

Tactics? Maggot feeder for

the chub, or feeder with halibut

or Robin Red 8 mm pellets

for the barbel. Very little weed

above Hay bridge, so fi shing is

over silt or gravel and bedrock.

Early morning or after 5pm

best, to avoid canoes and wild

swimmers.

CANAL

Shropshire Union Canal

Llangollen Arm

Where? Oaklands Road Bridge

to Gledrid wides, Wrexham.

Canal & River Trust Waterway

Wanderers tickets £20. Angling

Trust members £10.

Tel: 0303 040 4040.

What’s being caught? Good

nets of dace, roach, gudgeon

and some perch.

Tactics? Start early to beat

the boat traffi c. This is a

strong-fl owing canal, so fi sh

a pole and stick fl oat for the

best control, holding back with

casters and hemp for dace

to 8 oz. Fish the wides with a

small bomb rod and Black Cap

maggot feeder, or a very small

cage feeder with breadcrumb

and 4 mm punch on a long

hook link, to winkle out some

good roach.

STILLWATERS

Andy’s Fishing Lake

Where? Trevase Farm,

Pencoyd, Tretire, Herefordshire,

HR2 8ND. Day tickets (dawn

to dusk) £7, from the bailiff on

the bank. Tel: 01989 730210 or

07815 742659.

What’s being caught? Carp to

15 lb, bream to 10 lb and roach

to 1 lb.

Tactics? Method feeder for the

bream and roach, on 6-8 mm

halibut pellets. Carp on 14 mm

halibuts or Pineapple pop-ups

with a semi-stiff rig and a PVA

bag of 2-4 mm micro pellets.

Tyddyn Sargent

Coarse Fishery

Where? Tynygongl, Benllech,

Isle of Anglesey, LL74 8NT.

Day tickets £7, on lakeside. Tel:

Kevin Twist on 01248 853024.

What’s being caught? Carp to

13 lb, bream to 4 lb, perch to

3 lb, tench to 2 lb 8 oz and

roach and rudd to 1 lb 8 oz.

Tactics? Waggler with corn and

punched meat. Pole at 8 m for

bream and roach on 4-6 mm

pellets. 10-15 mm krill boilies

for the carp.

Otter devastation

It’s time to

record otter

damage in

Wales.