Where to Fish in Wales - Wrexham
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Canals Trust
The Canals Trust have over 2,000 miles of waterway to look after for the many interest groups who use them. With so much water it is no wonder that fishing is high on the list of activities.
The Trust issues a Waterway Wanderers Permit that entitles you to fish on an impressive amount of water throughout England and Wales (for just £20).
For information on how to apply for a permit Goto Waterway Wanderers Permit Application for a list of waters covered by the permit Goto Canal Trust Waterway Wanderers Permit Waters
Game Fishing - Pysgota Gem | Coarse Fishing - Pysgota Bras | Angling Club - Pysgota Clwb
Game Fishing - Psygota Gem
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Afon / River
Dee
The Welsh Dee rises in the hills above Bala reservoir, which at 1100 acres is the biggest natural lake in Wales, and flows 60 miles to the sea. Compensation flows from Bala and three other reservoirs, Alwen, Brenig and Celyn help keep the river in good trim throughout the season. Stocks of salmon have suffered, as with many rivers in Wales, how ever things are on the up and up with the buy out of nets on the Dee and in Ireland. Over 20,000 sea trout enter the Dee each year making it a quality sea trout fishery.
Bangor on Dee Angling Association
Bangor on Dee AA have a great portfolio of fishing on their hands fishing on rivers, lakes, for game and for coarse fish.
On the Dee at Bala they have a good stretch fishing for wild brown trout and grayling. March to October for trout and grayling, fly only but you can fish for grayling October to March with the worm.
Llandderfel on the Dee is owned by the club and offers brown trout grayling and back end salmon fishing (Sept / Oct). Any legal method but no maggots.
Dee Outflow is a canal like stretch of water with good coarse fishing for perch, roach, pike and some grayling. Any legal method maggots allowed here.
Llafar and Lliw. The Llafar is a wild trout water stocked from time to time while the Llwi is a wild trout water, any method except maggot.
Trywern, shared with VCAA, the waters are controlled by a hyrdoelectric dam on Llyn Celyn so heigths can vary suddenly leaving you stranded on the wrong bank. Fishing is for wild brown trout supplimented with stocks of fingerlings. Salmon back end when the artifical spates can spice up sport.
For lake fishing they have:
Llyn Cwmprysor, wild brown trout.
Llyn Tegid, quite a variety of species including gwnniad a freshwater white fish Coregonus pennanti found only on Tegid (Bala lake). Herein lies a tale of woe. As with other fisheries folk, in the past, fished for pike with ruffe as live bait. Some fish survived and escaped other were just tipped in the water at the end of session. The result here (and on lochs like Loch Lomond for example) is that the ruffe have thrived and feed on the spawn and fry of native species, in this case endangering the rare gwyniad. To save them I believe that stocks have been planted out in Llyn Arenig Fawr.
As well as the above the lake holds pike, perch, roach, bream, grayling, trout and some salmon in late season.
Llyn Maes Y Clawdd, a small lake fishery stocked with rainbows, brown trout, blues, and gold trout. 2 fish limit then C & R. Fish to 7lbs present.
Season tickets only however as there is good access to this fishery, the club encourage disabled anglers to come by offering day tickets.
For further information call 07929 593319 (Club Secretary)
Day, week and season tickets available from:
Y Gwyniad Fishing Tackle High St,; The Post Office, High St, and Spanner and Hammer Tegrid St all in Bala; The Brynttirian Inn at Llandderfel and Tafarnm yr Eyron (Eagle Inn) Llanuwchiiln.
Membership is very reasonably priced with concession.
Checked 09/04/19
Llangollen Maelor Angling Association
Located on the middle Dee around Llangollen the club has 10 miles of fishing on this favoured stretch of the river.
Fishing is for salmon, sea trout of which there are excellent runs from June with the best of the fishing done at night.
Brown trout to over 3lbs and grayling to over 3lbs. There are good numbers of course fish including pike, perch, roach, chub and dace in the lower beats.
Membership is very well priced with a number of membership options. For locals you can have a salmon / sea trout / trout ticket or a trout / grayling ticket. Discounts for 16 to 23yo and under 16. For non-locals there is a country membership which is still excellent value for money.
Day and week tickets also available online go to:
Llangollen Maelor Angling
Call for further information and membership enquiries:
07984 626158 or 01978 860012
Checked 05/04/19
Llyn / Lake
See Bangor on Dee AA in Angling clubs below for fishing on Llyn Tegid, and Llyn Cwmprysor.
Trout Fisheries / Psygodfeydd Brithyllod
Chirk Fisheries
Chirk Fishery has 2 fly fishing pools and a kids bait pool all totalling 2.5 acres on their fish farm near Wrexham.
The lakes are stocked with rainbows, brown trout, American brook trout, golds, blues and tigers, quite a mix. Off course all of the fish are bred on site.
The kids pool has a walkway and a safety barrier around it, good idea.
There is also the river Ceirig which flows throught the site offering fishing for brown trout, sea trout and grayling.
There are several catch and keep options, an under 16s offer as well as a sporting ticket.
The bait pool for children has a modest fixed price which includes tackle and bait. Pay per pound for any fish kept.
The river is for season ticket holders only but it is a good buy, about double the 4 fish 4 hour ticket option. Annual membership is also available. The venue is open for hire.
Call 01691 772420
The fishery is accessible to disabled anglers.
Google Map 52.926383, -3.079367 Post Code LL14 5BL
Checked 05/04/19
Llandegla
The fishery consists of 5 spring fed lakes for both trout and coarse fishing.
There are 2, 2 acre coarse fishing lakes each stocked with mirror and common carp to 20lbs plus bream, tench, bream, roach, rudd, crucians and chub. There is 1 peg for disabled anglers.
There are 2, 1 acre lakes stocked with rainbows, brown trout, tigers, golden trout and blues. to 15lbs. There is also a natural population of rudd that rise freely to the fly.
The fishery also offers free float fishing for under 12 year old children in a small pond stocked with rainbows to 1lb. Fish taken to be paid for by the pound.
Call 01978 755851
Google Map 53.062655, -3.151358 Post Code LL11 3AA
Checked 13/03/19
Coarse Fishing Pysgota Bras
Acton Park Community Angling Club
Founded in 2008 the club has fishing on the 5 acre pond in Acton Park Wrexham which they have been continually improving. The lake is stocked with carp, bream, tench and perch.
The are 3 pegs for disabled anglers.
Members only at present however membership is inexpensive with discounts for OAPs, disabled anglers, 16 to 18yo. There is a suppliment to be paid for night fishing.
For membership application forms go to their Facebook page. Call 01978 292000.
Please note the lake is closed during wild fowl nesting season.
Google Map 53.061414, -2.978412 Post Code LL13 9PF
Bathafarn Hall Fishery
2 lakes near Ruthin stocked with carp, tench, bream, roach, rudd and perch. Day tickets available on the bank. Limited facilities for disabled anglers, call 07880527774.
Google Map 53.111529, -3.275527 Post Code LL15 2UU
Checked 06/04/19
Brymbo Angling Club
Brymbo AC have a 3 acre lake in Waterside Way, Brymbo which was a former reservoir for cooling water for the steel works. Renovated, the club has operated Brymbo since the 1970s.
Open 24/7 the lake is stocked well with a good mix of fish including carp, tench, chub, bream, barbel, roach, rudd, perch and ide. There are 34 pegs with 2 designated for disabled anglers.
Membership is inexpensive with discounts for disabled anglers, junior, oaps.
Membership and day tickets from: Wrexham Tackle LL3 7BP, Morrisons Tackle, LL13 8DW, Caergwrie Filling Station LL12 9LN or through tier Facebook page.
Commonwood Fishery
Close to Wrexham Commonwood is a new fishery put together with intent to achieve high standards.
They offer day ticket fishing, free associate membership for regular users to book in advance and there is a syndicate.
There are 8 lakes offering everything from carp to cats. The Lakes are:
Westons, a carp runs pools well stocked with fish averaging 18lbs with some 20 plus fish. There is a mix of bivvie and standard swims. No booking required during the day 7am to 7pm but nights, 7pm to 7am must be prebooked.
Llewellyn, a runs water with lots of high doubles several 20+ mostly 25 +. There are 6 large bivvie swims. Prebook only for days. Night syndicate only.
Snowdon, a specimen carp lake syndicate only with carp from 20 upwards, best fish 39lb.
Cat Lake, carp plus cats to 20 plus and growning on well. Pre book only.
The Match and Pleasure Lakes are:
Tryfan, 22 pegs a good match venue. Carp, roach, skimmers, rudd.
Glyndwar, stock as for Tryfan. 2 pegs for disabled anglers. Match and pleasure.
Aran, a tench lake with fish to 7lbs plus some carp and mixed coarse.
Gelart, a canal style pool with silvers, tench, crucians and carp.
There is a lodge on site with a cafe and a bait shop
To book call 07872900282
Google Map 53.072850, -2.929946 Post Code LL13 9TF
Checked 04/04/19
Llandegla
The fishery consists of 5 spring fed lakes for both trout and coarse fishing.
There are 2, 2 acre coarse fishing lakes each stocked with mirror and common carp to 20lbs plus bream, tench, bream, roach, rudd, crucians and chub. There is 1 peg for disabled anglers.
There are 2, 1 acre lakes stocked with rainbows, brown trout, tigers, golden trout and blues. to 15lbs. There is also a natural population of rudd that rise freely to the fly.
The fishery also offers free float fishing for under 12 year old children in a small pond stocked with rainbows to 1lb. Fish taken to be paid for by the pound.
Call 01978 755851
Google Map 53.062655, -3.151358 Post Code LL11 3AA
Checked 13/03/19
Moss Valley Lake
Located in the Moss Valley Country Park the Moss Valley fishing Club has the fishing on one of the 2 lakes next to the main car park.
Stocked with carp to mid teens, tench, rudd, roach, perch, bream, chub, skimmers and crucians.
Membership and permits from Deggys Fishing Tackle in Wrexham or try Morisons Tackle.
Google Map 53.063816, -3.028748 Post Code LL11 6HT
Checked 07/04/19
Tench Farm
A mixed coarse fishery near Penley with 3 lakes stocked with common, mirror and crucian carp. There are tench to 8lbs plus rudd and roach.
Free fishing for 2 people if staying on the touring site. Prebook day tickets available, call 01978 710098.
Google Map 52.945543, -2.917821 Post Code LL13 0NA
Checked 06/04/19
Wynnstay Carp Lake
A 12 acre lake set in grounds designed by Capability Brown no less. The lake has just 1 island and averages 6ft deep, clay lined.
Stocked with common, mirror, leather and grass carp and 3 albino grass carp plus the old stock from days gone by. Carp go to the high 30s. There are also some good bream in the 8 to 12lb class and tench in the 5 to 9lb range.
There is a lodge on site but the fishery is for members only. Not inexpensive but what a venue and what fish!
Google Map 52.977740, -3.032506 Post Code LL14 6LB
Checked 22/04/19
Angling Club Pysgota Clwb
Acton Park Community Angling Club
Founded in 2008 the club has fishing on the 5 acre pond in Acton Park Wrexham which they have been continually improving. The lake is stocked with carp, bream, tench and perch.
The are 3 pegs for disabled anglers.
Members only at present however membership is inexpensive with discounts for OAPs, disabled anglers, 16 to 18yo. There is a suppliment to be paid for night fishing.
For membership application forms go to their Facebook page. Call 01978 292000.
Please note the lake is closed during wild fowl nesting season.
Google Map 53.061414, -2.978412 Post Code LL13 9PF
Checked 05/04/19
Brymbo Angling Club
Brymbo AC have a 3 acre lake in Waterside Way, Brymbo which was a former reservoir for cooling water for the steel works. Renovated, the club has operated Brymbo since the 1970s.
Open 24/7 the lake is stocked well with a good mix of fish including carp, tench, chub, bream, barbel, roach, rudd, perch and ide. There are 34 pegs with 2 designated for disabled anglers.
Membership is inexpensive with discounts for disabled anglers, junior, oaps.
Membership and day tickets from: Wrexham Tackle LL3 7BP, Morrisons Tackle, LL13 8DW, Caergwrie Filling Station LL12 9LN or through tier Facebook page.
Goole Map 53.077299, -3.065645 Post Code LLll 5NA
Checked 05/04/19
Llangollen Maelor Angling Association
Located on the middle Dee around Llangollen the club has 10 miles of fishing on this favoured stretch of the river.
Fishing is for salmon, sea trout of which there are excellent runs from June with the best of the fishing done at night.
Brown trout to over 3lbs and grayling to over 3lbs. There are good numbers of course fish including pike, perch, roach, chub and dace in the lower beats.
Membership is very well priced with a number of membership options. For locals you can have a salmon / sea trout / trout ticket or a trout / grayling ticket. Discounts for 16 to 23yo and under 16. For non-locals there is a country membership which is still excellent value for money.
Day and week tickets also available online go to:
Llangollen Maelor Angling
Call for further information and membership enquiries:
07984 626158 or 01978 860012
Checked 05/04/19
Rhyl and St Asaph Angling Association
Rhyl and St Asaph AA have 20 miles of fishing for sea trout salmon and brown trout on the rivers Clwyd, Elwy and Aled. There are 18 beats.
They have a reciprocal arrangement with Llangollen and Maelor AA to fish some of their beats. In addition they have an arrangement to provide 2 tickets on Tuesday, Thursday and Staurday to fish on Llyn Brenig and Alwen.
In addition they have a 2 acre trout fishery Llyn, Crud, y Gwnt, stocked with rainbows with a good population of brown trout some to a good size (C & R for BT). Fishing is for memebers only, rods daily from Foxtons. They offer a lake only season ticket for this fishery.
Membership is good value for money with discounts for 16 to 21 yo and under 16s fish free.
Membership forms and bookings for the Llangollen and Maelor water and Llyn Brenibg and Arwen must be done through Foxtons in St Asaph who also sell day and 5 day visitors permits for some of the Association beats. Call 01745 583583.
Book on line go to
Rhyl St Asaph AA booking Foxtons
Checked 06/04/19
