River Tywi

[reeco]

Hi All, I will report on the River Tywi, as and when there is anything happening. The season starts April 1st for sewin/ seatrout and June 16th for salmon, I am a member of the Cross Hands and District Angling Association. ATB. Reeco

[wadef]

hello Reeco

That will be very helpful for me. This will be my 1st season of fishing for Salmon on the Tywi, so any help will be great. What flies would you recommend?

thanks
wadef

[salar76]

hi wadef

i fish the tywi quite a lot, although primarily for sewin. fly wise its pretty similar to anywhere else. little silver stoats for dawn and dusk on low & clear water to big gaudy tubes on sinking lines for coloured water and everything in between. pot bellied pigs seem to be making an impact. whilst occassional salmon are encountered from april through till october, it generally not until the first couple of floods in september that many salmon make it past Nantgaredig. obviously these floods don't always happen in september, and therefore the salmon won't run in any decent numbers. in fact, the main run of salmon seems to occur once the season is over. i know a chap who caught 3 20 pound plus fresh run salmon on the fly when collecting broodstock in november; everyone else was spinning and didn't catch. tywi anglers seem to like a good bit of colour in the river for good flyfishing conditions - anything from 6" of visibility on a decent flow should be about right.

i believe that Reeco meant that from April 1st to 16th June its catch and release for salmon, rather than the season doesn't start until 16th june.

[wadef]

thanks Salar,

My mate Dennis got me into salmon fishing, I got hooked after netting a 10lb salmon last year for him, beautiful fish. looking forward to June when I'll be fishing for salmon

cheers
wadef

[wilbert]

I fished the river this weekend for the first time and caught a huge sea trout of 10lbs 12oz which smashed my old sea trout PB. Happy as a pig in sh1t.

[tyneandrew]

Thats a belter, well done Wilbert.

Off the Tyne Alan?

[wilbert]

It was on a single hander and during the day too. I will post some pics later thats if i can manage to work out how to do it. Salar76 your assistance may be required.

[wilbert]

[salar76]

wilbert said:

It was on a single hander and during the day too. I will post some pics later thats if i can manage to work out how to do it. Salar76 your assistance may be required.

looks like you sussed it - nice one Dave!!!!

[wilbert]

I dont know what the pattern was called but it was a salmon pattern rather than a sea trout one. Now that I have the posting of photos sussed I will try and take a close up pic of the fly and post that too.

[easky]

fantastic fish, great way to start the season

[macd]

what a cracker dave- must have been something else on the wee rod

ross

[wilbert]

Here are 2 pics of the fly that the fish was caught on, anyone that knows the pattern please speak up.





It was a good fight and the reel was singing a merry song as the fish tried to get into some snags on both banks. I was crapping it that the point fly would get snagged up which has happened to me before.

[elwyman]

Well done Wilbert, a great fish to catch.

Or alternatively - you jammy beggar, I've been trying to catch one that big for years, at night as well! ;D

As for the fly, I don't know except it might be described as a silver Willie Gunn?

[plotter]

Ive just joined this site after seeing it on the sea trout website, Im looking at joining the carmarthen district, and fish downstream of cothi bridge and whitemill beat behind the garage there. This is my fist season on the towy and my fist season game fishing since the 80s when i used to fish the teifi.. Any help, advice would be much appreciated.

[plotter]

out yesterday(tuesday) nothing happening much, there was an 8lb sewin caught on the upper stretch of whitemill but no luck for me,,early days yet though so i will have another go soon...