Order your copy Now Click on Book Clive Branson's Fishing Guide to Wales and the Borders   By popular demand from visiting anglers I have been asked on many occasions “Where best to go fishing including best facilities such as refreshments, toilets, disable access etc” Therefore I have introduced for each venue within the guide my personal 1-5 star rating *****. Including my personal views, helping anglers and their families decide where best to experience this great sport of ours.

Venue; SEVEN OAKS TROUT FISHERY

Location; Just of the A48 at Cowbridge to Pontyclun road
Owner Permit; Seven Oaks Fishery
Availability; Day Season tickets One 2 acre Lake
Tel; 01446 775474
Fish Species; Carp, Bream, Roach, Tench, Grass Carp
Web Site website.lineone.net/~sevenoaks/
Additional information;
Star Rating ****

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THE WHITE LION at  Ystradowen near Seven Oaks Fishery Good Food & Beer - We  welcome anglers	SEVEN OAKS FISHERY tel; 01446 775591	SHEEPLY GUEST HOUSE near Seven Oaks Fishery   Cowbridge Tel; 01446-776228 We cater for Anglers

Venue; GRIBBLES COVERT

Venue; LLANTRITHYD LAKE

Venue; WARREN MILL
Location; One mile from A48 at Bonvilston
Owner Permit ; Warren Mill Fishery
Availability; On Bank
Tel; Mr Fairfax 01446 781274
Fish Species; Roach, Rudd, Bream, Carp, Perch, Eel, Crucian carp
Web Site; www.anglers.fsworld.co.uk/warren%20mill.html
Additional information; Family Day out with Farm animals
Star Rating ****

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THE RED LION INN at Pendoylan near Warren Mill Pond. Full A la Carte and bar meals. Tel; 01446 760332 Anglers and family welcome	WARREN MILL FISHERY	THE GREAT BARN GUEST HOUSE Between Duffryn Springs and Warren Mill Anglers Welcome Tel; 01446 781010

FISH-A-MANIA 91 Main Street Barry Tel; 01446 737699	BARRY ANGLING 14 Park Cresent Tel;  01446 749639

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Locations; Penarth, Barry, Rhoose

An excellent early season flounder venue fishing best from mid January through until late March. Fish average about the pound, but genuine 2lb fish are also taken. Bass start to work the rocks on the left hand side of the estuary mouth by mid April, with mullet moving in to the estuary channel in early May and garfish feeding around the outer sandbanks. Thornbacks feed either side of the estuary on the clean ground from late April on. May to August gives good eel fishing and the flounder are back and fattening up. In September, fishing straight off the rocks finds whiting, dabs, bass, mullet, and longer casts have produced small turbot and plaice. October through to Christmas sees most anglers chasing flounder, but big bass stay around the rocks and the mullet are late to leave in milder years.

TIDES For the flounder, choose the medium to neap tides. For the bass, rays, etc, fish the spring tides, especially low water which is excellent for bass. Spring tides off the rocks gives the best chance of rays and turbot.

WEATHER Avoid periods of heavy rain when the estuary carries heavy flood water and fishes poorly. The rocks at the estuary mouth are good in a steady southwesterly wind for the bass, but it needs to be calm for the whiting, rays and flatfish.

BAITS In the early year, harbour rag or king rag baits left to move in the water take the flounder. Crab is best for the bass. A mackerel strip on a rolling lead or float fished in the current takes the garfish and occasional mullet. Fish sandeel, mackerel and squid at long range for rays, whiting and turbot. From summer to Christmas for flounder change to crab baits.

TACKLE AND RIGS A 10-foot spinning rod, small fixed spool and just 10lb line covers all the flounder fishing, eels and school bass. For bassing off the rocks, pick a light beachcaster rated for 4ozs, and a reel loaded with 15 to 18lb line. A proper 5-6oz beachcaster is needed for the rays, whiting, turbot, etc.

A single hook clipped down paternoster, or a long and low single hook rig armed with a Mustad 3261BLN Aberdeen size 2/0 to 6/0 or similar is best for the rays. Fish a three hook rig with 12-inch (30cm) hook lengths for whiting and flatfish and a size 1 Aberdeen. For bass use a single hook rig with a weak link to the lead and an 12-inch (30cm) hook length with a Mustad Bass 79514 size 4/0. Flounder take best with a flowing trace rig and 18in hook length. Aberdeen hooks are best for flounder.