The Riverside
 
Because you can often expect to be using large sea trout flies up to 3" long which can be hard to cast and possibly encounter very large fish at night, very light tackle is not advisable.

A popular combination comprises a single handed of 10 or 10.5 feet with both floating and sink-tip or medium sink lines (Wet cell 2).

Few local anglers risk fishing with a leader below a 10lb breaking strain. In drought conditions, when small flies are generally more successful than lures, a river-trout outfit rated at AFTM 6 is ideal, but even then a 6lb breaking strain leader tippet is a sensible minimum on this big-fish river.

If you prefer a double-hander for your salmon fishing, then a 13 - 15 foot AFTM 10 rod is ideal. As for lines, a floater and Wet Cel 2 will generally suffice. Alternatively, you may prefer a super-fast-sinking braided leader attached to the end of a floating line.

Spinning is also permitted (but not worming or shrimping), but only at high or coloured water. The Ghillie will advise you if this is so.

Flies - Sea Trout Specials
Name: Silver & Blue Holo SW
Sizes: 6, 8
Name: Pearly Bloody Butcher
Sizes: 6, 8
Name: Silver & Black Holo SW
Sizes: 6, 8
Name: Silver & Black & Orange Holo SW
Sizes: 6, 8
 
Name: JC Black Tube
Sizes: 6, 8
Name: Silver & Black Holo Tube
Sizes: 1, 1¼"
Name: Silver & Black & Yellow Holo SW
Sizes: 6, 8
Name: Black Mouse
Sizes: 4, 6, 8
  Resources
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Tariffs and Rules
Sea Trout Fishing Tuition

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Catch Records
2010 Season - 24 Aug. A 15lbs salmon landed, and returned, from the College Pool this morning. Nice few sewin coming out the last few days and fish seem to be throughout the beats and sewin being caught regularly, including a number of double figure fish. The total is around 300 sewin which is encouraging. Abercothi has had similar numbers too. The third night time sewin fishing course run by Jamie Harries and Illtyd Griffiths has just finished and was very successful again. For the double hander salmon course and other courses see fishing tuition link on home page on website or ring Jamie. 2009 Season - Well over 400 sewin landed and 50 salmon at Golden Grove. This includes twenty sewin of ten pounds or more. Around two thirds released.
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