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
Go to Golden Grove Fishery
Catch Records
Tariffs and Rules
Sea Trout Fishing Tuition

Special Offers
For bookings and availability for this season at Abercothi and Golden Grove email us (see contact us in index) or tel 01494 524411.

Catch Records
2010 Season - 24 Aug. About thirty fish caught the last couple of days including 10 salmon on the back end of recent rains. 11lbs salmon caught on Escarpment Pool of the Cothi and 11.5lbs sewin from Goilan Pool on the Towy. A nice lot of fish, both salmon and sewin, around and fishing well. The total approaching 300 sewin and about two dozen salmon. Most returned. Golden Grove has had similar numbers too. 2009 Season - See website for Abercothi catch records. 424 sewin landed, including eight of ten pounds or more, and 46 salmon.
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