Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal11°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though river flow could be better.
Likely species
Stoneflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 18 Uhr
12 Uhr(now) — Autumn Olive
Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 49%
Also:Autumn Needle Fly40%Daddy Long Legs32%
Peak emergence window8 food groups active
Peak activity at 18 Uhr — Caperer (Caperer, 9 food groups active)
Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface
Hatch predictions
Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)
Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 3 as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence
Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.
Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Hawthorn FlyHatch
2
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Beats · 6 · 3 reaches
The best water — Glyndwr Fishery's stretch at Dolanog — runs a small, tightly limited permit scheme rather than day tickets. Lower down toward Llanymynech and Meifod, access is a mix of day-ticket club water and farm-let stretches.
Lower Vyrnwy — Llanymynech / Meifod · 3 beatsMixed
Montgomeryshire AA — Llanymynech, Warrington AA — Cross Keys / Four Crosses / Llansantffraid, Meifod farm-let stretches
The 3 beats
Montgomeryshire AA — LlanymynechDay tickets
Montgomeryshire Angling Association
About half a mile double bank at Great Dyffryd Farm near Llanymynech, close to the Severn confluence — mixed coarse-and-game water at the lower, more lowland end of the river.
2026-27 season: Full adult £55, over-65/disabled £50, day ticket £10, weekly £25.
Visit official site ↗Warrington AA — Cross Keys / Four Crosses / LlansantffraidMembers
Warrington Anglers Association
Four stretches spread through the middle-lower river: Cross Keys, Four Crosses, Llansantffraid, and one further beat.
Members only, open membership policy — no day tickets.
Visit official site ↗Meifod farm-let stretchesEnquiry
Five Meifod farms (Newbridge, Lower House Hall, Bron-y-Maen, Upper Man, Cilmawr)
Several short farm-let stretches near Meifod, above the more lowland Llanymynech water — the Grayling Society describes several miles of quality grayling fishing above Meifod.
Nominal day-ticket fees, arranged directly with each farm.
Visit official site ↗Vyrnwy tributaries · 2 beatsMixed
River Banwy — Montgomeryshire AA, River Cain — Warrington AA
The 2 beats
River Banwy — Montgomeryshire AADay tickets
Montgomeryshire Angling Association
Right bank downstream from the Llanfair Caereinion town bridge for about half a mile — a Vyrnwy tributary that Severn Rivers Trust has been actively restoring (fencing, tree planting, fish habitat work) under its multi-year Resilient River Banwy project.
Membership and day tickets available; exact current fee not published online — check with the ticket outlets.
Visit official site ↗River Cain — Warrington AAMembers
Warrington Anglers Association
A Vyrnwy tributary near Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain. Severn Rivers Trust ran the Cain & Nant Alan Sustainable Management Scheme here 2014-2020 (hedge, woodland and buffer-strip restoration to cool and de-silt the water for salmon and trout), with a follow-on natural-flood-management project completed 2025.
Members only, open membership policy — no day tickets.
Visit official site ↗What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
River Vyrnwy, Pont Llogel Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
- Temperature10030% weight
- Flow6025% weight
- Clarity9520% weight
- Feeding Time9515% weight
- Pressure8510% weight
Directions
Related guides
Casting instructors near here
Booking & contacts
Boards & regulators
Vyrnwy
Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal11°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though river flow could be better.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 18 Uhr
12 Uhr(now) — Autumn Olive
Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 49%
Also:Autumn Needle Fly40%Daddy Long Legs32%
Peak emergence window8 food groups active
Peak activity at 18 Uhr — Caperer (Caperer, 9 food groups active)
Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface
Hatch predictions
Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)
Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 3 as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence
Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.
Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Hawthorn FlyHatch
2
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Beats · 6 · 3 reaches
The best water — Glyndwr Fishery's stretch at Dolanog — runs a small, tightly limited permit scheme rather than day tickets. Lower down toward Llanymynech and Meifod, access is a mix of day-ticket club water and farm-let stretches.
Lower Vyrnwy — Llanymynech / Meifod · 3 beatsMixed
Montgomeryshire AA — Llanymynech, Warrington AA — Cross Keys / Four Crosses / Llansantffraid, Meifod farm-let stretches
The 3 beats
Montgomeryshire AA — LlanymynechDay tickets
Montgomeryshire Angling Association
About half a mile double bank at Great Dyffryd Farm near Llanymynech, close to the Severn confluence — mixed coarse-and-game water at the lower, more lowland end of the river.
2026-27 season: Full adult £55, over-65/disabled £50, day ticket £10, weekly £25.
Visit official site ↗Warrington AA — Cross Keys / Four Crosses / LlansantffraidMembers
Warrington Anglers Association
Four stretches spread through the middle-lower river: Cross Keys, Four Crosses, Llansantffraid, and one further beat.
Members only, open membership policy — no day tickets.
Visit official site ↗Meifod farm-let stretchesEnquiry
Five Meifod farms (Newbridge, Lower House Hall, Bron-y-Maen, Upper Man, Cilmawr)
Several short farm-let stretches near Meifod, above the more lowland Llanymynech water — the Grayling Society describes several miles of quality grayling fishing above Meifod.
Nominal day-ticket fees, arranged directly with each farm.
Visit official site ↗Vyrnwy tributaries · 2 beatsMixed
River Banwy — Montgomeryshire AA, River Cain — Warrington AA
The 2 beats
River Banwy — Montgomeryshire AADay tickets
Montgomeryshire Angling Association
Right bank downstream from the Llanfair Caereinion town bridge for about half a mile — a Vyrnwy tributary that Severn Rivers Trust has been actively restoring (fencing, tree planting, fish habitat work) under its multi-year Resilient River Banwy project.
Membership and day tickets available; exact current fee not published online — check with the ticket outlets.
Visit official site ↗River Cain — Warrington AAMembers
Warrington Anglers Association
A Vyrnwy tributary near Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain. Severn Rivers Trust ran the Cain & Nant Alan Sustainable Management Scheme here 2014-2020 (hedge, woodland and buffer-strip restoration to cool and de-silt the water for salmon and trout), with a follow-on natural-flood-management project completed 2025.
Members only, open membership policy — no day tickets.
Visit official site ↗What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
River Vyrnwy, Pont Llogel Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
- Temperature10030% weight
- Flow6025% weight
- Clarity9520% weight
- Feeding Time9515% weight
- Pressure8510% weight
Directions
Related guides
Casting instructors near here
Booking & contacts
Boards & regulators