Rules
Season dates
Trout
3rd March - 30th September.
Sea trout (Sewin)
20th March – 17th October (Fly & spin only).
Fly, spin & permitted baits from 15th April – 7th October.
Salmon
20th March – 17th October (Fly & spin only).
Fly, spin & permitted baits from 16th June – 7th October.
Extracts of the rules
- No member shall be allowed to take a dog with him/her whilst fishing the Association waters.
- Any member fishing the Association waters must keep to the banks of the river. Anyone breaking fences, walking through standing hay or corn, or leaving gates open, on complaints from tenant or land owner, will be liable to expulsion from the Association.
- Fair angling by one rod and line only.
- Permits are to be shown on demand to a Water Bailiff, a Police Officer and the Association appointed Keepers, the Land Owner or any other member of the Association. Permits are not transferable.
- Any angler fishing any part of the river, if requested to move after a period
of 30 minutes of fishing the same part, must do so. - A reward will be paid to anyone giving such information as will lead to the conviction of any person liming, fishing with salmon paste or roe, using explosives with intent to take fish thereby, or using any other illegal instrument for fishing purposes in any water over which the Association has any rights or privileges of fishing. Any person having such information should immediately contact the Association’s Officials or Keepers.
- Catch limits are: Sea trout (two in a period of 24 hours). This applies from the start of the season up until the catch and release period, which is the 1st September on the River Loughor only. Salmon (limits to match those of the NRW).
- Compulsory catch and release of any sea trout caught from the 1st September to the end of the season. From the 1st September, anglers to use only one hook (single, double or treble) on any fly or lure (e.g. one treble hook on rapalas, no flying trebles on flies etc). This is to enable easier release of fish and applies to the River Loughor only.