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GAME COARSE
Venue; CYFARTHA LAKE Location; Situated within Cyfartha Park, Merthyr
Tydfil
Owner Permit; Merthyr Tydfil A/A Availability; Day or Season tickets 4 acre Park Lake Tel; 01685 723520 Fish Species; Rudd, Bream, Perch, Tench, Carp, Web Site; www.mtaa.co.uk/ Additional information; No night fishing, Barbless hooks only, Some bait restrictions, Close season apply, Disabled access, Keepnet limitations Star Rating ** Venue; PENYWERN PONDS Location;
Situated
at Dowlais Top, access to Penywern Top Pond is behind the Asda
superstore on the A465 Heads of the Valleys road Venue; PONTSTICILL RESERVOIR Location;
Situated North of Merthyr Tydfil Venue; JEPSONS POND Location; Situated in Dowlais
Owner Permit; Merthyr Tydfil A/A Availability; Day or Season tickets Tel; 01685 723520 Fish Species; Rudd, Bream, Perch, Tench, Carp, Web Site; www.mtaa.co.uk/ Additional information; No night fishing, Barbless hooks only, Some bait restrictions, Close season apply, Disabled access, Keepnet limitations Star Rating ** Venue; RIVER TAFF-MERTHYR TYDFIL-UPPER REACHES Location; From Merthyr Tydfil to the confluence of
Taf Fehan and Taf Fawr
Owner Permit; Merthyr Tydfil A/A Availability; Day or Season tickets Several miles of fishing Tel; 01685 377848 Fish Species; Brown Trout Web Site; www.mtaa.co.uk/river_taff.htm Additional information; The River Taff is actually three rivers, the Taff Fechan that rises in the Beacons and is controlled by Pontsticill Reservoir. The Taff Fawr, which also rises in the Beacons and is controlled by Llwyn Onn Reservoir. Both these rivers meet at Cefn Coed just north of Merthyr Tydfil to form the River Taff. The Taff is a spate river and can depend on rain, particularly in the summer months, to generate the best of its fishing but even in very low water a stealthy approach and fine presentation can produce some very rewarding if difficult sport. Star Rating ** Venue; LLWYN-ONN RESERVOIR Location; Situated
in Brecon Beacons A470
Owner Permit; Welsh Water Availability; Day tickets from vending machine 150 acre Lake Fish Species; Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout Web Site; http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/467797 Additional information; No night fishing Star Rating ** Venue; RIVER TAFF-FECHAN Location; Situated
below Pontsticill Reservoir
Owner Permit; Merthyr Tydfil A/A Availability; Day or Season tickets Several miles of fishing Tel; 01685 377848 Fish Species; Brown Trout Web Site; www.mtaa.co.uk/ Additional information; Fly only, Close season apply, Catch and release Star Rating ** Venue; RIVER TAFF- Abercynon Location; Situated at quackers yard and Abercynon
Owner Permit; Taffbargoed and Trelewis Angling Club Availability; Day or Season tickets one mile of fishing Tel; Derick Drane on 01443 412800. Fish Species; Brown Trout Web Site; Additional information; Approx one mile of fishing from pontygwaith bridge on the A 470 both banks downstream from the rusty bridge at elbow quackers yard to where the two rivers meet in Abercycnon Fly only, Close season apply, Star Rating ** Venue; RIVER TAFF-MERTHYR TYDFIL-UPPER REACHES Location; From
Merthyr Tydfil to the confluence of Taf Fehan and Taf Fawr
Owner Permit; Merthyr Tydfil A/A Availability; Day or Season tickets Several miles of fishing Tel; 01685 377848 Fish Species; Brown Trout Web Site; www.mtaa.co.uk/ Additional information; Fly only, Close season apply, Catch and release, The Taff rises as two rivers in the Brecon Beacons - the Taf Fechan (Little Taff) and the Taf Fawr (Big Taff), before joining to form the Taff north of Merthyr Tydfil. The Taf Fawr rises below Corn Du, south-west of Pen y Fan and flows south through Beacons Reservoir, Cantref Reservoir and Llwyn-on Reservoir. Underneath Cefn Viaduct, the Nant Ffrwd emerges into the river from a deep, narrow gorge. To the south of Cefn Coed-y-Cymer, the Taf Fechan and Taf Fawr merge at the wooded confluence that gives Cefn Coed-y-Cymer its name. The Taff continues south through the centre of Merthyr Tydfil, where it is joined by the Nant Morlais which emerges at Abermorlais from a culvert in the east bank. Just south of Merthyr weir, the Nant Rhydycar joins South of Merthyr, the Taff begins to meander its way between Pentrebach and Abercanaid and through Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Vale and Aberfan towards Quakers Yard. At Quakers Yard the river has cut a sharp incised meander, locally known as "Fiddler's Elbow". It is here that the third of the three Taffs, the Taf Bargoed joins the main river. (See Lower Taff) Star Rating ** Venue; TAFF BARGOED
Location; Situated
between Cwm Bargoed and Trelewis
Owner Permit; Bedlinog A/A Availability; Day or Season tickets Seven miles of fishing contact Mr E Jones Tel; 01685 710515 Fish Species; Brown Trout Additional information; This river flows for 7 miles from Cwm-Bar Coed to Bedlinog Close season apply Star Rating ** Venue; MILLENIUM PARK Location;Situated
below the old collery, reclaimed land in
between the villages of trelewis / Treharris and Bedlinog
Owner Permit; TaffBargoed Angling Club Availability; 2 Lakes Day or Season tickets Tel; 01443 413203 Fish Species; Rainbow Brown Trout Web Site; http://www.taffbargoedangling.co.uk/index.html Additional information; Close season apply, Fish limit Star Rating **
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