Nick Greary sent some information about the Ribble Trust Fishing passport scheme. The passport scheme has Salmon & Sea trout fishing for £15/ rod/day, Trout fishing is £5/ rod / day. Nick says he has fished the Mitton beat a couple of years ago and had x2 very nice Sea Trout. For trout fishing:- Bashall […]

Please Help! Fish Legal.Environmental Information Regulations 2004 are on a list of legislation that DEFRA is scrapping as part of a Bill currently progressing through Parliament.Fish Legal want to show how many Angling Clubs and individual anglers oppose their right to information about water company pollution and abstraction being taken away. We are hoping all […]

There is a survey being carried out at the moment to gather public support for the release of beavers into the wild in Wales. It is probable that the results of this survey will be used by the Welsh Government to justify releasing beavers into the wild and giving them protective status – as happened […]

As a follow up to the previous post on the electric fence on our Chirk beat we have been informed that the battery has been disconnected and removed. It is currently (pardon the pun) not operating. The landowners (FCC) were alerted to Health and Safety issues regarding the fence particularly to elderly members. We may […]

An electric fence has been erected at the entrance to Chirk (see photo) to keep horses away from the farm. Members will need to unclip the fence to proceed down the track, please take care when doing this to avoid getting an electric shock. The issue with respect to grazing horses at Chirk is still […]

The following photo have been sent to me. This is how a member found the red boat today (15th Feb. 2023). The photos speak for themselves. It took him some time to clean the boat so that it was useable, there is a mop and bucket in the hut for members to use in cleaning […]

We have been advised that the metal steps at the Sun Pool (adjacent to the hut) have been undercut by the river and are unsafe to use. There is barrier tape across the top of the steps to make anglers aware of the danger in using them. We have also been advised that the estate […]

As part of the work on river restoration projects carried out by the North Wales Rivers Trust they also monitor mink activity on spawning streams. The following short video is of the Trust CEO (Laura Sanderson) setting a mink raft on the Angell a spawning tributary of the Dovey. The North Wales Rivers Trust covers […]

We have been advised that Brenig will be closed for restocking from 27th February to 18th March inclusive. Bookings will be closed for this period.