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Venue; CAPEL BANGOR GOLF CLUB Location; Situated East of Junction A44 Bow Street
Sat Nav SY23 3LL Owner Permit; Capel Bangor Golf Club Availability; Day or Season tickets 2.5 acre pool and 0.5 acre Trout pool. Contact Mr W Evans Tel; 01970 880741 Fish Species; Tench, Carp, Roach, Rainbow trout Web Site; www.aberystwyth-online.co.uk/fishing/capel-bangor-golf-club.shtml Additional information; Disabled access, refreshments, WC Star Rating *
Venue; FRON FISHERY Location; Situated at Bontnewydd near to Bronant
Sat Nav SY23 4JG Owner Permit; Fron Farm Fishery Availability; Day or Season tickets 4 Lakes 3 trout and one coarse Tel; 01974 251392 Fish Species; Perch, Roach, Tench, Carp,, Salmon, Brown trout, Rainbow trout Web Site; http://fronfarmholidays.org.uk/fishery/ Additional information; Disabled access, Barbless hooks only, Tackle hire, Tuition available, Refreshments, Keepnet restrictionjs, W/C, accommodation available, Catch and release Star Rating **** Venue; CELTIC LAKES Location; located at Creuyydn Bridge 4
miles from Lampeter
Sat Nav SA48 8PY Owner Permit; Celtic Lakes Resorts Availability; Day tickets. / Season Tickets (See web site) Tel; 01570 471010 Web site; http://www.celticlakesresort.com/ Fish Species; Carp, Tench, Rudd, Golden Orfe, Roach, Rudd, Catfish Additional information; Set amongst stunning scenery, the 75 acre site at Celtic Lakes Resort was previously a mix of forestry and boggy farm land Now Celtic Lakes Resort offers superb fishing on 6 waters of varying sizes, all heavily stocked with carp to 40lb+ and catfish to 60lb+ as well as a mix of coarse fish including tench, roach, rudd, perch and bream. Night fishing is allowed and Celtic Lakes welcome touring caravans, tents and bivvies
Venue; LLANARTH COARSE FISHERY Location; Situated
2.3 mile SW of Llanarth should be Two Thirds of a mile SW of
Venue; NEW BETHLEHEM COARSE FISHERY Location;
Near to Cilcennin, Lampeter Location; Near
Oakford, 1 1/2 miles inland between
Llanarth and Aberaeron
Sat Nav SA7 0RW Owner Permit; Nine Oaks Fishery Availability; Day or Season tickets Tel; 01545 580482 Fish Species; Roach, Bream, Carp (Mirror, Common, Crucian, Koi and Grass), Tench plus Blue, Rainbow and Tiger Trout Web Sites; www.nineoaks-fisheries.co.uk/ Additional information; Tickets available on bank 2 lakes for coarse fishing, 1 coarse pool especially for juniors and 3 x 1/2 acre pools for trout. Coaching in Coarse or Trout fishing by a qualified instructor. Tea/Coffee and simple snacks available (Egg/Bacon, Pies and Pasties etc.) and Tackle sales. Excellent parking in central location with easy access to all lakes. 1 week long Fishing Festival during Mid-September ring, email or visit our web site for details. Star Rating **** Venue; TAIR LLYN FISHERY Location;
Near river Rheidol Venue; TROED-Y-BRYN FISHERY Location;
Situated at Cribyn near Lampeter Venue; TEGLAN FISHERY Location; located in the beautiful
Sat Nav SA48 8DA Owner Permit; Teglan Fishery Availability; Day tickets. Main Lake, River Aeron, Lake Tel; 1570471115 Web site; www.teglan.net Fish Species; Carp, Tench, Rudd, Golden Orfe, Roach, Rudd, Sea trout, Salmon Additional information; The top spring fed lake of about 1 3/4 acres holds eight sub-species of Carp to 30lb. Green and Golden Tench to about 4lb, Roach , Rudd and few Golden Orfe. River Lake is about 1 1/2 acres and has 12,000 fish to about 4 lb consisting of Carp, Roach, Rudd and skimmer Bream. River Aeron holds trout, sea trout (sewin) and salmon. Venue; CAMDDWR Location; Situated
near Camddwr
Owner Permit; Cymdiethas Pysgota Tregaron Angling Availability; Day tickets Tel; 01974 298162 Web site; http://www.fishinginwales.com/ Additional information; No night fishing, Close season Star Rating ** Venue; DINAS & NANTYMOC Location; Situated
near to Ponterwyd, Aberystwyth Venue; GLWYDWERN TROUT FISHERY Location; Situated
between Lampeter and New Quay, closr to Gorsgoch
Owner Permit; Glwydwern Trout Fishery Availability; Not available this next season Tel; 01570 434248 (Contact Sharon Morgan) Fish Species; Brown Trout, Rainbow trout Additional information; No Fishing until further notice; Due to an outbreak of Mink eating all the stock Venue; LLYN BERWYN Location; Situated
in mountains near to Tregaron Venue; LLYN BLAENMELINDWR Location; Situated
in Llyn Blaenmelindwr School Venue; LLYN CONACH Location; Situated
at Talybont near Aberystwyth
Owner Permit; Talybont Angling Availability; Day tickets 1 acre Lake Tel; 01970 832363 Fish Species; Brown Trout Web Site; http://www.aberystwythdirectory.com/river.html Additional information; Close season apply Venue; LLYN GRAIG-Y-PISTYLL Location; Situated
in Bontgoch near Talybont,
Aberystwyth Venue; LLYN DWFN Location; Situated
near Talybont
Owner Permit; Talybont A/A Availability; Day tickets Tel; 01974 251330 Fish Species; Brown Trout Web Site; http://www.aberystwythdirectory.com/river.html Additional information; Close season, 3 acre Lake Contact Mr M Williams Star Rating ** Venue; LLYN EGNANT Location; Situated
in mountains near to Tregaron Venue; LLYN FRONGOCH Location; Situated
SW of Devil's Bridge Venue; LLYN GWAITH Location; Situated
in mountains near to Tregaron Venue; LLYN HIR Location; Situated
in mountains near to Tregaron Venue; LLYN NANTYCAGAL Location; Situated
at Talybont Venue; LLYN OERFA Location; Situated
in Ystumtuen near Ponterwyd Venue; LLYN PENDAM Location; Situated
near to Penrhyncoch Venue; LLYN PENRHAEADR Location; Situated
near Talybont Venue; LLYN RHOSGOCH Location; Situated
near to Penrhyncoch
Owner Permit; Aberystwyth A/A Availability; Day tickets Tel; 01970 623021 Fish Species; Brown Trout Web Site; http://www.aber-angling.co.uk/ Additional information; Close season apply Star Rating ** Venue; LLYN RHOSRYDD Location; Situated
SW of Devils Bridge Venue; LLYN SYFYDRIN Location; Situated
near to Penrhyncoch Venue; LLYN TEIFI Location; Situated
in mountains near to Tregaron
Owner Permit; Cymdiethas Pysgota Tregaron Angling Availability; Day tickets 200 acre Lake Tel; 01974 298162 Fish Species; Brown Trout Web Site; http://www.fishinginwales.com/ Additional information; Close season apply Star Rating ** Venue; RHYDLEWIS TROUT FISHERY Location; Situated
near Rhydlewis, Llandysul Venue; RIVER AERON Location; Situated
in Aberaeron fishing upstream
Owner Permit; Aberaeron Town Angling Club Availability; Day tickets 2.5 miles of fishing. Tickets available from local post office Tel; 01545 571335 Fish Species; Salmon, Sea Trout, Brown Trout Web Site; http://www.aberaeron-angling.org/ Additional information; This short River is just under 20 miles in legnth. Rises on Blaenpennal to flow via Llangeitho and Talsarn to enter the Irish Sea at Aberaeron. The River's good run of Salmon and Sea trout (Sewin) begins in June. Natural Brown trout throughout. Star Rating ** Venue; RIVER ARTH Location; Situated near Pennant and runs down
stream
to river mouth Venue; RIVER CERI Location; Situated
in and around Cwmdu Bridge
Owner Permit; Teifi Trout A/A Availability; Day tickets 1.5 miles of fishing. Contact Mr B Gore Tel; 01239 841332 Fish Species; Brown Trout Web Site; http://www.teifitrout.com/ Additional information; Close season apply Star Rating ** Venue; RIVER CYCH Location; Situated
East of Aberystwyth
Owner Permit; Tiefi Trout A/A Availability; Day tickets 2.5 miles of fishing. Tel; 01239 841332 Fish Species; Sea Trout, Brown Trout Web Site; http://www.teifitrout.com/ Additional information; Close season apply Star Rating ** Venue; RIVER RHEIDOL Location; Situated
East of Aberystwyth Venue; RIVER TEIFI - ABERCYCH Location; Situated
between Cenarth and the Cych
confluence Venue; RIVER TEIFI - CENARTH Location; Situated
between Cenarth and Newcastle
Emlyn Venue; RIVER TEIFI - CWM -COU <>Location; Situated
between Cenarth and Newcastle Emlyn
Owner Permit; Tiefi Trout A/A Availability; Day tickets 4 miles of fishing. Contact Mr Gore Tel; 01239 841332 Fish Species; Sea Trout, Brown Trout, Salmon Web Site; www.fishing-in-wales.com/fisheries/game.htm Additional information; Close season apply Star Rating ** Venue; RIVER TEIFI - LAMPETER
Location;
Situated upstream of Lampeter
Owner Permit; Llandysul A/A Availability; Day tickets 4 beats between Lampeter and Llanfair Clydogau Tel; 01559 362202 Fish Species; Sea Trout, Brown Trout, Salmon Web Site; http://www.fishing-in-wales.com/fisheries/index.htm Additional information; Contact Porth Hotel Mr A Williams Close season apply Star Rating ** Venue; RIVER TEIFI - LLANDYFRIOG Location; Situated
between Newcastle Emlyn and
Pentrecagal Venue; RIVER TEIFI - LLANDYSUL Location; Situated
between Llandysul and Llanybydder Venue; RIVER TEIFI - LLANBYDDER Location; Situated
between Llanybydder and Lampeter Venue; RIVER TEIFI - LLECHRYD Location; Situated
below Llechryd Bridge Venue; RIVER TEIFI - MAES-Y-CRUGIAU Location; Situated at Maes-Y-crugiau near Pencader Venue; RIVER TEIFI - NEWCASTLE EMLYN Location; Situated
between Newcastle Emlyn and Llandysul
Owner Permit; Llandysul A/A Availability; Day tickets 4 beats of fishingTel; 01559 362202 Fish Species; Sea Trout, Brown Trout, Salmon Web Site; www.carmarthenshire.org.uk/Restaurants/porth_hotel.htm Additional information; Contact Porth Hotel Mr A Williams Close season apply Star Rating ** Venue; RIVER TEIFI - PENTRECAGAL Location; Situated
at Pentrecagal upstream of
Newcastle Emlyn Venue; RIVER TEIFI - STRADMORE Location; Situated
downstream of Cenarth Venue; RIVER TEIFI - UPPER REACHES Location; Situated
on upper river Lampeter Venue; TAIR LLYN FISHERY Location; Situated
near Rheidol Venue; NINE OAKS ANGLING CENTRE Location; Near Oakford, 1 1/2 miles inland between Llanarth and AberaeronOwner Permit; Nine Oaks Fishery Availability; Day or Season tickets Tel; 01545 580482 Fish Species; Blue, Rainbow between 2 and 7lbs and Tiger Trout plus Roach, Bream, Carp (Mirror, Common, Crucian, Koi and Grass), Tench in the Coarse lakes. Web Sites; www.nineoaks-fisheries.co.uk/ Additional information; Tickets available on bank 3 x 1/2 acre pools for trout and 2 lakes for coarse fishing, Coaching Trout fishing by a qualified instructor. Tackle sales. Excellent parking in central location with easy access to all lakes. Trout prices:- Game £10, 2 fish/4 hours £12, 3 fish/6 hours £18, 4 fish/8 hours £24. Coarse fishing £6 and £1 for an extra rod Star Rating **** Location; WEST WALES / ABERYSTWYTH The West coast including Aberystwyth , is home to one of the largest charter fishing fleets in Wales. It’s no coincidence this. "Aber" sports some of the most varied ground imaginable with a species resident list only equalled by the prolific waters off Devon and Cornwall. NOTED MARKS AND GROUND FEATURE Chief amongst these is the reef of Sarn Cynfelyn or Patches reef. A reef constructed of small pebble intermingled with rock and weed beds. This breaks it’s sequence 3 miles out being mixed sand and rough. Known as the "Gap", this holds tope, huss, rays, bream etc. At 7 miles sits the Patches buoy. Ground immediately to the northwest gives cleaner patches of mud and sand, but also uplifting rocky peaks that harbour bream. Ground due north is mainly clean sand until you hit Sarn Bwch reef off Tywyn. South of Patches reef lays the Cadwgan Reef just to the north of Llanrystyd. This too holds bream, huss, early and late season tope, plus monkfish which have topped 80lbs in nets here. However, few boats fish this area. Out from the Cadwgan Reef is the old "Trawling grounds". Literally a deeper gutter that travels roughly north to south. This harbors most species and has given hake and smoothound in the distant past. WRECK FISHING The charter fleet is currently checking the potential of numerous wrecks that lay out beyond the 40 mile mark. Trips made in the last couple of seasons have brought home pollack to 20lbs, ling to 14lbs, and cod to 18lbs. Undoubtedly, big conger and larger pollack, coalfish, ling and cod than already taken are sure to follow. SPECIES Fishing begins in March with the incoming thornback ray. Numbers taken can exceed 40 per day, but all the local skippers have a catch and return policy, so the bulk are there for another day. The thornbacks stay the main target until early May when the tope take precedence. Catches of this sleek predator often top 20 fish per day with double that not unusual. The average size lays between 30 and 40lbs which is high compared to other areas. During this early spring period, huss occur daily and can top 16lbs. Whiting, dabs, dogfish, plus the odd monkfish make up the early season catches. May sees the black bream arrive. These run in tight groups over the reefs and rougher ground with fish of 1lb normal, but sprinkled with a regular return of 2lb and 3lb plus fish. By late June all eyes focus on shark. Porbeagles running towards the 200lbs mark with 100lb fish somewhere about average. July is the main month for shark, but they can linger throughout August too. June also sees the mackerel beginning to shoal up and with them come the interesting mid summer species like pollack, gurnards, turbot, occasional blonde ray, scad and garfish. Late August sees the catches of whiting increase as the first shoals moving in for the winter are located. A 1lb fish is classed as good here, with 2lb fish very rare. The rays and huss linger throughout the winter, but by early October the tope move out. Codling are not considered a main catch, but the past five seasons has seen fish in fair numbers on the reefs and rough ground bringing in variety to the rays, whiting, dabs and dogfish that make up the normal winter’s day sport. TIDES AND WEATHER CONDITIONS Tides off Aberystwyth are not too fierce. It can run at a fair rate over the shallower reef areas, but is sedate over the cleaner ground, even on the biggest spring tides. The size of the tide does not appreciably effect the quality of the fishing. Catches remain pretty consistent throughout the tide cycle. Over the offshore wrecks however, it does flow strongly and only the smaller neaps are comfortable to fish. TACKLE Due to the light tides, you can fish with lighter tackle for all the species save for wrecking and shark. A 20lb class rod or 4-10oz uptider covers just about all options. Local anglers prefer the uptider as it gives greater versatility and more sport. Match these to a reel holding 300yds of 18lb line. Bream fishing requires a spinning rod about 9ft long, small multiplier or fixed spool reel and just 8lb line. They get the chance to show their true metal on this outfit. Leads average between 4-8ozs for general fishing, but a couple of 12oz or 1lb weights should be carried for those bigger tides. A 1-2oz lead is plenty for the bream over slack tide periods. Standard wreck tackle of 50lb class rod and reel are needed for pirk fishing for cod or using pirks and muppets for pollack over the wrecks, and for the shark. The uptider covers fishing artificial eels for pollack with 15 to 18lb line. Experienced anglers choose a 12lb class outfit and 6 to 8oz leads. Many anglers prefer the lighter 30lb tackle for the greater sport. BAITS Mackerel is undoubtedly the most popular bait used and enough can mostly be feathered on the day. However, it’s not necessarily the best bait to use. A whole small whiting or half a dab proves the better bait for tope, rays and huss, especially the whiting. Use peeler crab over the reef and you’ll pick up ballan wrasse, codling, maybe a rogue smoothound. The bream like small strips of squid, mackerel or herring, but those in the know also carry a few estuary cockles. This latter bait can be devastating at times. Lugworm tends to pick out the smaller bream. Feathers baited with lugworm picks up codling and bream. Change to mackerel strip on the feathers and you’ll see gurnards, whiting, and weevers over cleaner ground. ALTERNATIVE SHORE VENUES Try the Stone Jetty on the south side of the harbour for conger, silver eels, dabs, dogfish and flounders. Also Tan y Bwlch beach for bass, dabs, dogfish, and occasional rays.
Sea fishing trips Swift (Sea Angling Charter Boat) Old
Bake House, Talybont, Ceredigion, SY24 5EY The Swift offers the angling enthusiast the chance to catch a wide variety of species, including: tope, black bream, mackerel and huss. The trips are on average, 1 to 12 hours long. Tackle can be arranged.
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