| FISHERY DESCRIPTION Season 1st April - 17th October |
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THE EDWINSFORD FISHERY Season 1st April - 17th October (mandatory catch catch & release after 10th October)
Although a spate river the Cothi holds up remarkably well after a flood
with sustained fishing possible for a week if the ground is not too dry.
Needless to say on nearly 5 and a half miles with over 60 named pools there is
lots of variety with plenty of good fly water and some more inaccessible
pools where bait fishing is easier.The lower beats, purchased in March 2006, now offer more variety in low water conditions. |
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| DAN
HAWKINS WITH THE MONSTER! |
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| PETER
BEMENT WITH HIS 9lb FRESH SALMON |
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Beat 1 (10 named pools)
Beat 4 (8 named and many unnamed pools) Beat 5 (9 named pools)
Beats 7 & 8 - formerly Ty Mawr We have recently purchased the adjoining estate giving us just over a mile of additional double bank fishing. Originally part of the Edwinsford Estate this was a particularly productive part of the fishery particularly in low water during the summer months. Being lined with trees and with much broken water there is certainly a good chance of a fish during daylight hours. Some mprovements have been made to these beats and fuller notes will be provided once we are completely familiar with the pools. An extension to the estate track is being made to give better access to these beats. |
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| CURRIES
- WE HAD TO BUILD A NEW POOL FOR ROB CURRIE! |
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| MATTHEWS
- A LOVELY STREAMY POOL MADE IN 1999, NOW ONE OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE POOLS |
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The fishery was bought by the present owners at the end of the 1997 season. Records prior to this date are somewhat sketchy; one owner part-let the fishing to a syndicate while the most recent owner mainly fished only at weekends and the normally productive method of night fishing for sewin was seldom practised. In 1992, a wet year, over 350 sewin were caught with over 40 salmon in addition - it is encouraging that Dan Hawkins sewin in 98 was the earliest recorded sewin caught on the Edwinsford water within recent memory, and the first fish in 99, 2000 and 2004 were caught on the same date. However, being a smaller river the Cothi should have good water to fish well during the day and the fishing may be very challenging in daytime in low water - in 1998, our first letting year, catches started in earnest in early June although many fish were in evidence in May, with most sewin coming to the fly even if the worm might have been more productive. 1999 also started well with the first fish in April and a number of big fish, some in double figures, lost in the first half of May - this is undoubtedly the underestimated month and offers the best chance of a monster sewin. It has been noticeable that the stealthy and innovative fisherman has managed to catch more fish, especially in the most difficult conditions - an employee from the Environment Agency, fishing here in June 99, described the tail of Dolbont on beat 1 as heaving with fish and then proceeded to catch a lot! Sizeable shoals of good-sized sewin can sometimes be seen in several pools in low water and they are often catchable at night except on misty evenings - a decent sized sewin caught on the fly at night must rank as one of lifes greatest excitements! Settled water produces the best night fishing, and August is becoming the most productive month, possibly because anglers on family holidays can only escape after dark! The odd salmon is sometimes caught if we have decent water after mid-June although the main run is during September and October. The largest fly-caught sewin in 99 weighed in at seven and a half pounds, with one of six and a half pounds in 2000 and fish of over 9 pounds in 2003 and 2004 and a "monster" already lost in 2005. Many others in the 4-6 lb bracket have been caught caught. 2 sewin of over 7 pounds were caught in 2001 although fewer smaller schoolies were caught until the back end. Needless to say all fishermen are now required to record details of their catch and we have learned considerably from anglers reports.
Gyrodactylus Salaris. Anglers will no doubt have heard of the effect of this disease which has decimated stocks of many rivers in Norway and is believed to be present in many other countries. The only form of eradication is the destruction of all fish stocks in the river - such a thought does not bear contemplation! At a time when many anglers travel far and wide in the pursuit of their quarry, the risk of transfer from one river system to another is great. As far as it is known the spores can only survive under damp conditions, and it is now common practice to require all anglers to dry all their equipment when moving from one river to another - at Edwinsford we must insist on this. In practical terms this means that waders, wading sticks, lines, flies and nets must be thoroughly dry before fishing commences. This may seem pedantic but it is only by demanding and publicising safe practices that we can protect our precious resources.
The cost of fishing at Edwinsford is:
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