Author: Mervyn Williams

Our lake at Glan y Wern is being under utlilised by members despite there being a good head of fish in the lake.  With this in mind from the start of the school holidays in mid July to the end of August it is proposed to open up the lake for members children/grandchildren/nephews/nieces to fish […]

A work party took place on Friday 25 June to remove trees from the ‘Slips’ which had fallen into the river. We worked with the Newbridge Trout syndicate (NTS) who fish the opposite bank. The NTS boys used a small inflatable boat to cross the river and cut the branches free as some were still […]

Map of the salmon pools of the Welsh Dee compiled by Nigel Houldsworth for the Welsh Dee Trust. The map shows beat boundaries and named pools with illustrations. Map measures 100 x 35 cm. It costs £31 and is available from the Welsh Dee Trust shop by clicking this link: Map of the salmon pools […]

Due to the road closure access to Howards Beat is only possible from Ruabon, there is no access if you are travelling from the A5. The wooden gate at the top of Howard’s (just past the houses) has been replaced by a more manageable metal gate. There is a combination padlock on the gate with […]

At club meetings I’ve mentioned salmon fly fishing workshops at Chirk. This is due to comments made to me on the river bank. The session will cover casting, tactics and tackle etc. So if you wish to move on from trout and grayling or just want to have chat about improving what you’re doing at […]

Just heard of a salmon caught at Rhagatt by a member of Corwen anglers on their side of the Chain Pool. This is the first fresh fish I’ve heard of this season – excellent news